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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1845

1,096 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 55

Law Intelligence. Vice-admiralty Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 March 1845 · page 2

BEFORE the Worshipful S. F. MILFORD, Commissary. RADFORD v. THE "RAYMOND." Mr. BRENAN brought in libel, and the Judge…

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At the Police Office, Bathurst. Upset price £5

The Australian · Tuesday 18 March 1845 · page 4

1. Georgiana, 640 acres, parish unnamed, near Mount Lawson, Campbell's River…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings in Equity

The Australian · Tuesday 18 March 1845 · page 3

SATURDAY, MARCH 15.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice a'Beckett. Young v. Smart and Others.—This was a bill for foreclosure, in which with others, the…

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Assize Intelligence. (From our own Reporter.) Maitland Circuit Court. Friday, March 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 March 1845 · page 4

Samuel Webb and William Maloney were placed at the bar, and pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging them with stealing two hundred slabs, the property of William Charles…

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Maitland Circuit Court

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 19 March 1845 · page 2

His Honor the Chief Justice arrived at Morpeth on Tuesday the 11th instant by the steamer Rose accompanied by the Solicitor General, the Criminal Crown solicitor, the Under sheriff and the Clerk of…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—equity Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1845 · page 2

SUPREME COURT.—EQUITY SIDE. TUESDAY…

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Court of Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, March 11

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 19 March 1845 · page 2

Charlotte Johnson was convicted of a larceny and sentenced to be kept to hard labour, In the factory, at Parramatta, for six months,…

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Country News. Maitland Circuit Court

The Australian · Thursday 20 March 1845 · page 4

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12.—Before His Honor the Chief Justice. His Honor took his seat on the bench at twelve o'clock, and the following gentlemen…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings in Equity

The Australian · Thursday 20 March 1845 · page 3

TUESDAY, MARCH 18 18.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice a'Beckett. Pendray and Others v. Gore and Other.—His Honor delivered judgment in this matter…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Insolvency Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1845 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice DICKINSON. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION. In the estate of Robert Cruden Gordon, a dividend of 9d, in the pound was confirmed by…

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Assize Intelligence. Maitland Circuit Court. Saturday, March 15. Sentence.—fraud

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1845 · page 2

Henry Thompson, who had pleaded guilty on Friday to an indictment for obtaining goods under false pretences, having been placed at the bar to receive sentence,…

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Local Intelligence. Police Office.—monday, March 17. (Continued.) Before his Worship the Mayor

The Australian · Thursday 20 March 1845 · page 4

This morning the drunkards' list presented above an ordinary Monday's plenitude of names there being no less than twenty-three upon it Of these four were discharged as first offences, and…

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Gaol Delivery

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 22 March 1845 · page 2

John James Lindsay and William M'Lore[?] were discharged with the consent of the Solicitor General Sumuel Taylor who had been committed for a burglary was also discharged…

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Suicide and Alleged Murder

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 22 March 1845 · page 3

AT a very early hour of the morning of Wednesday, week, the neighbourhood of York-street was thrown- into a considerable state of excitement--by a man named Mahony, a well known characten in Sydney, as…

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Parramatta Police

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 22 March 1845 · page 2

Hartley Smith (Ticket-of-leave) was charged with disorderly conduct exhibited in the gross infraction of certain orders given to him respecting his moral welfare. The offender was an individual whose…

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Police Intelligence

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1845 · page 2

H. Greenwood, charged with being an accessary in the robbery of the wool, from Messrs. Boulton, at Wellington, was admitted to bail, to appear when called upon, in consequence of several witnesses produced by…

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Sydney News. Suicide and Alleged Murder

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1845 · page 4

AT a very early hour of the morning of Wednesday week, the neighbourhood of York-street was thrown into a considerable state of excitement -- by a man named Mahony, a well known character in Sydney, as…

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Maitland Circuit Court

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 22 March 1845 · page 141

His Honor the Chief Justice delivered an opening address to the Jury, after which -- Hamlet, a man of colour, a native of the West Indies, was placed at the bar, charged…

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Country News. BERRIMA. -- Circuit Court

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1845 · page 3

Dionysins William Bloomfield, indicted for a rape on Elizabeth Turner was acquitted; as, although the present offence was clearly proved, it was evident from various facts which came out in the cross-examination…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Saturday, March 15

The Australian · Saturday 22 March 1845 · page 3

Henry Thompson, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of obtaining, under false pretence, four horses belonging to Captain Hungerford, was placed at the bar, and sentenced to be…

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