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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1844

946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 48

Murder

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1844 · page 2

THE particulars of this dreadful murder will be best given by the following report of the Inquest, which was held on the body of the deceased yesterday, at Mr. Livingston's public-house; in Church-street. A Jury…

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Local Intelligence. Police.--SATURDAY

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1844 · page 2

THE Police Office being the Supreme Court of Parramatta has, of late, taken a parellel mode of proceeding with its prototype in Sydney, and transacted its business chiefly by means of summonses, followed up by, in…

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Parramatta Police Intelligence

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 10 August 1844 · page 3

George Plotemy, (bond) messenger to the Factory, was arranged under the following circumstances :--On Saturday afternoon as the Chief Constable was riding along Church-street, he perceived an individual, whose…

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Supreme Court.—civil Side

The Australian · Saturday 10 August 1844 · page 3

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice a Beckett; and Messrs. Hollingsworth and Holt, Assessors. Walford v. Coopor.—This was an action in…

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Sydney General Court of Quarter Sessions. Monday, July 29

The Guardian · Saturday 10 August 1844 · page 170

The following is a report of the cases tried before this court. James Orr, shop-lifting; three months' labour in Sydney Gaol…

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Supreme Court.—civil Side

The Australian · Monday 12 August 1844 · page 3

SATURDAY, 10TH AUGUST, 1844.—Before His Honor Mr. Justice a Beckett, and Captain Hollingworth, and J. G. Colyer, Esq., Assessers. Walker & other, Trustees of J. T…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 August 1844 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr Justice A'BECKETT, and Captain HOLLINWORTH and J. HOLT, Esq., Assessors. WALFORD V. COOPER…

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Country News. Parramatta, Murder

The Australian · Tuesday 13 August 1844 · page 4

We briefly alluded in our issue of Saturday, to the horrid tragedy that had occured in this town. On Friday a Coroper's Inquest was held at Mr…

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Supreme Court

The Australian · Tuesday 13 August 1844 · page 3

The Court was occupied the whole of yesterday in hearing the case of the Bank of Australasia of Barnett and others. As the trial is likely to last at least two days longer, we refrain…

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News From the Interior. (From our various Correspondents.) Parramatta. Dreadful Murder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 August 1844 · page 2

ON Friday last, an inquest was held at Mr. Livingston's, the Glasgow Arms, in Churchstreet, on view of the body of Sarah M'Manus, who was found on the previous evening with…

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Supreme Court.—civil Side

The Australian · Thursday 15 August 1844 · page 3

TUESDAY, 13TH. AUGUST.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen, and Captain Hollingsworth and J. G. Colyer, Esqrs., Assessors. NEW MAGISTRATE…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Insolvency Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 August 1844 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice A'BECKETT. GRANTS OF CERTIFICATES CONFIRMED. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER moved that the certificates of discharge, granted by him to the…

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Police.--MONDAY

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1844 · page 2

THE Police business of this day may be classified under two heads--cases of drunkenness and cases of the tender passion--the former were dealt with 'as usual,' and the latter according to their merits as exemplified…

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The Murder in Ross Street

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1844 · page 2
Also in The Star and Working Man's Guardian

IN last Saturday's " Chronicle," from the late hour at which the Inquest concluded, we merely gave Mr. Flintoft's evidence before the Inquest, as affording the fullest particulars respecting this dreadful deed. We…

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Parramatta Police Intelligence

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 17 August 1844 · page 2

Ann Henry and John Lockwood, both assigned to Nelson S. Lawson Esq., of Prospect, were arraigned for having, oh the previous day, exhibited, in Phillip-street, such transcendent display of love, by hugging,…

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Police and Gaols

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 August 1844 · page 2

Your Lordship is aware, that since 1834, the whole expense of maintaining the Police and Gaols of the colony has been defrayed out of the local revenue, and consequently convicts,…

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Police and Gaols

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 August 1844 · page 2

VERY important extracts from the despatches of the GOVERNOR to the SECRETARY OF STATE, and His Lordship's replies, were laid before the Legislative…

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Police and Gaols

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 August 1844 · page 2

With reference to the question of Police and Gaol expenditure, to which you refer in your Despatch of the 28th October, No. 175, I concur in, and adopt your construction of the…

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The Late Despatches From England.—police and Gaols.— Schedules to the Imperial Act

The Australian · Saturday 17 August 1844 · page 2

THE recently arrived Despatches, to which the Colonial Secretary alluded on Wednesday, were laid on the table of the House last night. They refer to two questions…

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