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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1844

946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 48

Police Office

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 7 December 1844 · page 3
Also in The Bee of Australia

STEALING TYPE.—On Monday last Thomas Gray, compositor, at present in employ of Mr. Duncan, proprietor of the Register, appeared at the Police Office. under a warrant issued for his…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Saturday 7 December 1844 · page 4

SATIRIST CASE—Thomas Grey again appeared, on his bail, before Mr. Windeyer and Major Smythe, at the Police Office, on Wednesday, to answer the…

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Parramatta Police

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 7 December 1844 · page 3

William Dolley (ticket-of-leave), Zachaziah Cooper (free), William Sparks (free), Mary Eager (assigned to Mr. Badgery, of South Creek) William Leverston, alias Leversuch (free), and John Hague (free) were…

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Police Intelligence

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1844 · page 2

George Stearn, who had been remanded from the previous day, on a charge of stealing leather, the property of his employer, Mr. Charles Jackson, of Church-street, was again brought up…

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Important Court-martial

The Australian · Saturday 7 December 1844 · page 3

A court-martial was held at Devonport, on Wednesday, on board the St. Vincent, for the trial of Lieut. E. E Gray, late commander of her Majesty's brigantine Bonetta, on the following…

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Parramatta. Police Office Nov. 30

The Bee of Australia · Saturday 7 December 1844 · page 2

A CASE OF SLY GROG-SELLING.--A female of the name of Martin, who finds the officers of the 58th regiment with edibles and potables at so much per head,…

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At the Police Office Goulburn

The Australian · Saturday 7 December 1844 · page 4

1. Argyle, 640 acres, parish unnamed, near Corowong, Lake George. 2. Argyle, 640 acres, parish unnamed, near Corowong, Lake George…

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At the Police Office, Hartley

The Australian · Saturday 7 December 1844 · page 4

1. Roxburgh, 640 acres, parish of Thornshope…

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At the Police Office, Bathrust

The Australian · Saturday 7 December 1844 · page 4

1. Georgiana, 640 acres, parish unnamed, near Mount Lawson. 2. Georgian a, 900 acres, palish unnamed, near Mount Lawson…

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Port Phillip. Melbourne Criminal Court. Wednesday, Nov 20. Before His Honor Judge Jeffcott

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1844 · page 4

Jean Juliane was indicted for the wilful murder of John Field. Mr. Barry appeared for the prisoner. William Fryett deposed, that he was a servant of Mr. Mitchell, living at Mount Macedon; he knew Field,…

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Port Phillip. Melbourne Criminal Court. Wednesday, Nov. 20. Before His Honor Judge Jeffcott

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 7 December 1844 · page 4

Jean Juliane was indicted for the wilful murder of John Field. Mr. Barry appeared for the prisoner. William Fryett deposed, that he was a servant of Mr. Mitchell, living at Mount Macedon; he knew Field,…

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The Court of Requests and Its [?] Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 December 1844 · page 4

Equity in law is the same that the spirit is in religion, what every one pleases to make it; sometimes they go according to conscience, sometimes according to law, sometimes according to the rule of court.—[?]LDEN…

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Law Intelligence. Court of Vice—admiralty

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 December 1844 · page 4

BEFORE the Worshipful S. F. MILFORD, Esq., Deputy Judge and Commissary. [?] AND ANOTHER [?] THE "PROTEUS." Mr. BROAD[?] having moved the admission…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—equity Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 December 1844 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice A'BECKETT, TURNER v. WALKER AND OTHERS. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved for, and obtained, writs of attachment against J. Walker,…

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Murder of Mr. Darke by Natives, and Return of the Port Lincoln Expedition

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 11 December 1844 · page 3

To-day it becomes our melancholy duty to record the death by the native violence of a gallant and successful explorer, in the person of the late much [?]mented Mr. Darke…

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Supreme Court

The Australian · Thursday 12 December 1844 · page 3

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11TH.—Before their Honors the Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice Dickenson. INSOLVENCY JURISDICTION. On the motion of the Chief Commissioner…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Insolvency Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 December 1844 · page 4

BEFORE their Honors the CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. Justice DICKINSON. CERTIFICATES. The certificates of discharge granted by the…

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Country News. Parramatta. Police Office, Dec. 7, 1844. Forged Notes

The Australian · Thursday 12 December 1844 · page 4

In Friday's Australian we briefly adverted to several parties being in custody on a charge of uttering forged £1 notes of the Bank of New South Wales. We now…

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General Grievances Report. Police and Gaols

The Australian · Friday 13 December 1844 · page 4

The next grievance submitted to your committee is connected with the police and gaols of the Colony. Previously to 1835, the whole of this…

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