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Courts & crime, 1844

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Tables of Rates Upon Vessels at the Port of Sydney. Water Police

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 13 July 1844 · page 117

Coasters, 3d, per ton register, payable every 12 months. Every vessel registered at Sydney, and trading to Van Diemen's Land, 3d, per ton per…

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Supreme Court Criminal Sittings. (Before Mr. Justice Stephens.) Friday, July 12. Obtaining Money Under False Pretences

The Guardian · Saturday 13 July 1844 · page 140

Samuel Onions, who had been acquitted on a previous day on a charge of uttering a forged promissory note, purporting to be a promissory note made by one George Hill, and which note turned out to be…

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Central Criminal Court. Saturday, July, 6. Before His Honor Mr. Justice Stephen, and a Common Jury

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 13 July 1844 · page 16

John Hamilton, Thomas Bell, and Dennis Hannan, having been called upon to appear upon their recognizance, and having appeared upon the floor of the court accordingly,…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court -- Criminal Side. Tuesday. July 9. Before Mr. Justice Stephen and a common Jury. Uttering a Forged Order

The Dispatch · Saturday 13 July 1844 · page 1

Thomas Brown, of Sydney, labourer, was placed at the bar on a charge of having, on the 28th of May last, uttered a forged order for £7 15s. purporting to be drawn by John Perkins upon Messrs…

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Police Incident

The Australian · Monday 15 July 1844 · page 4

FRIDAY, July 12.—Before Charles Windeyer, Esq., P.M. FRAUD.—Thomas Sheldon (a black), cook of the whaling barque NELSON was…

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Penrith Police Office

The Australian · Monday 15 July 1844 · page 4

Tuesday, July 9.—Before R. C. Leth-bridge, Henry Cox, Henry Bayley, and Lawrence Dalhunty, Esquires, Justices of the Peace…

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Supreme Court. Regule Generalis

The Australian · Monday 15 July 1844 · page 3

The Supreme Court of New South Wales.Friday, the 12th day of January, 1844.It is ordered, that the Sittings of this Court…

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Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Australian · Tuesday 16 July 1844 · page 4

FRIDAY, JULY 12.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen. FRAUD. Samuel Onions, who had been indicted on…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—banco Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 July 1844 · page 2

THIS being the first day of term, Mr. Justice STEPHEN took his seat upon the Bench at a little after ten o'clock, accompanied by W. A'BECKETT, Esq., the newly appointed Puisne…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Saturday, July 13. MURDER

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1844 · page 2

His Honor Mr. Justice Stephen took his seat on the bench precisely at ten o'clock. The Attorney-General appeared for the prosecution Mr. Purefoy and Mr. Michie for the prisoner…

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Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Australian · Wednesday 17 July 1844 · page 3

SATURDAY,JULY 13.—Before HIS Honor Mr. Justice Stephen. MURDER. George Vigors, Thomas Burdett, and John Rankin, laborers, were indicted for having on…

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Law Intelligence. Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 July 1844 · page 3

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice STEPHEN. THE QUEEN V. HAMILTON.—QUEEN v. BELL. The JUDGE, on taking his seat, said, that in the cases of these parties, in which an…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 July 1844 · page 2

THE following Rule of the Supreme Court has been transmitted to His Excellency, by direction of their Honors the Judges; and will be forwarded as soon as conveniently may be, to…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—civil Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 July 1844 · page 4

BEFORE their Honors Mr. Justice STEPHEN and Mr. Justice A'BECKETT, in Banco. EXPARTE MOLLOY v. NICHOLLS. In this case a rule nisi had been allowed,…

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SUPREME COURT.—Criminal Side July 15, 1844

The Australian · Thursday 18 July 1844 · page 3

His Honor Mr. Justice Stephen took his seat on the Bench at half-past eleven o'clock precisely, and the names of the Jury having been called over, at once proceeded with the trial…

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Law Intelligence. Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 July 1844 · page 4

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice A BECKETT. THE PARRAMATTA FACTORY CASES. The defendants, Bell, Hannar, and Hamilton, having appealed upon the floor of the…

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The Revenue. Supreme Court—criminal Side

The Australian · Friday 19 July 1844 · page 3

IN TUESDAY'S AUSTRALIAN we published Abstracts of tho Revenue' of New South Wales and Port Plillip, for the Quarters ending June 1843 and 1844, respectively THURSDAY—Before His Honor Mr. Justice a Beckett. PARRAMATTA CASES. The defendants Sell. Hannan, and Hamilton…

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Parramatta police Intelligence

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 20 July 1844 · page 2

DRESS AND ADDRESS.--Michael Jettet, (bond) was brought before the Bench for having arrayed the nether members of his body in two different species of that article of wearing apparel called trousers. The good…

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Supreme Court

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 20 July 1844 · page 3
Also in The Star and Working Man's Guardian

Saturday havingbeen specially appointed for the trial of the prisoners charged with the murder of the late Mr. Noble, the prisoners George Vigors, Thomas Burdett, and John Rankin were placed at the bar, and on…

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