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Courts & crime, 1845

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The Border Police

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 14 June 1845 · page 278

THE constitution of the present Border Police, it will be remembered, formed one of the items included in the Report brought up last year by the "Select Committee on Crown…

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Parramatta Police

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 14 June 1845 · page 2

Margaret Hanbury, (ticket-of-leave), was charged with being like many other people who get half seas over, entirely out of her "latitude." It appeared that this interesting specimen of her sex,…

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The Late Murder in Parramatta Street. Coroner's Inquest

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 14 June 1845 · page 3

The adjourned inquest on the body of Mary Ann Clark, which was found on the 4th instant, in a house in Handcock's buildings Parramatta-street, was resumed at the police office, on Thursday…

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Police Office.—thursday, June, 12. Before his Worship the Mayor

The Australian · Saturday 14 June 1845 · page 4

There were twelve drunkards on the list this morning, four of whom wore discharged, and eight dealt with under the Police Act. Francis Bourke was committed to take his…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday, June 10. Equity Jurisdiction. Before His Honor Mr. Justice A'Becketi. WALKER v. NICHOLS

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 14 June 1845 · page 2

This was a suit of foreclosure, and a final order for foreclosing was granted on the motion of Mr. Gordon. M'DONALD v. COULSON AND OTHERS…

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News From the Interior. (From our various Correspondents.) Parramatta. Police Court—friday. Important Case Under the Toll and Ferry Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 June 1845 · page 3

Mr. James Bibb, proprietor of the Red House public-house, on the south, or Sydney side of the Parramatta River, appeared on summons, to answer an information preferred…

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Local Intelligence. Police Office.—saturday, June 14. Before His Worship the Mayor

The Australian · Tuesday 17 June 1845 · page 3

There were seven drunkards on the list this morning, two of whom were discharged, one sent to the stocks, three to the cells, and one to the mill…

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Parramatta Street Murder.--inquest

The Sentinel · Wednesday 18 June 1845 · page 1

On Thursday last the inquiry was resumed at the Policy Office as to the death of the unfortunate Mary Ann Clarke, whose mangled remains were found on the 4th instant, in Hancock's buildings…

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Supreme Court Rule

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1845 · page 3

THE following Rule of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, respecting the collection of Intestates' Estates, having been made by their Honors the Judges, is published for general…

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Jurisdiction of the Court of Requests

Commercial Journal and General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1845 · page 2

AN important case in reference to this jurisdiction, was heard on Monday last, in chambers, before Mr. Justice Dickenson, and as it involves several points of much…

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Police Office. Saturday, June 14, 1845. (Before His Worship the Mayor.)

Commercial Journal and General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1845 · page 3

There were seven drunkards on the list this morning, one of whom was sentenced to pay a fine of 5s., or to sit for two hours in the stocks; three were sent to the tread-mill; one to the cells; and…

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Court of Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, June 10. Before the Chairman

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 18 June 1845 · page 2

Mary Ann Martin was convicted of stealing from the person, and sentenced to three months labour in the factory at Parramatta. John Hunter was found guilty of an assault and…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—equity Jurisdiction. Tuesday. Before His Honor Mr. Justice A'beckett. Brown and Others v. Norton and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1845 · page 2

His Honor delivered judgment in this case to the following effect:— This case came on for hearing on the 25th January, and was concluded on the 7th March…

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Court of Vice Admiralty. Tuesday. Before the Worshipful S. F. MILFORD, Esq., Deputy Judge and Commissary. MANNING v. the Ship "Terror."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1845 · page 3

The JUDGE, on the petition of Mr. DILLON, and by the consent of Mr. WANT, (the former being the Proctor for the promovent, and the latter the Proctor for the impugnant), decreed…

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Local Intelligence. Court of Quarter Sessions

The Australian · Thursday 19 June 1845 · page 4

This Court commenced its sittings on Tuesday, the 10th of June, and the whole of the cases wore concluded on Saturday. The following is a list of the trials and their results, the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court, Insolvency Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 June 1845 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors the CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. Justice DICKINSON. PLANS OF DISTRIBUTION. The following plans of distribution were…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings in Equity

The Australian · Thursday 19 June 1845 · page 3

TUESDAY, JUNE 17.—Before His Honor Mr. Justice a Beckett. Brown and others v. Norton and others.—This case came on for hearing on the 25th of…

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Police Office.—tuesday, June 17. Before His Worship the Mayor

The Australian · Thursday 19 June 1845 · page 4

There were five drunkards on the list this morning, one of whom was discharged, one paid a fine of 11s., two went to the cells, and one to the mill…

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The Salt-hill Murder. (From the Globe.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 June 1845 · page 3

The strong feeling excited in the public mind by this extraordinary and justly abhorred event invests every incident, however trivial, connected with the previous history of the…

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Court of Requests. Wednesday, June 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 June 1845 · page 2

BEFORE A. CHEEKS, Esq., Commissioner, and Messrs. W. DAWES and Hollinsworth, J.P.'s. Assessors. BOOTH v. PEARCE…

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