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Courts & crime, 1845

1,096 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 55

Court of Vice Admirality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1845 · page 2

BEFORE the Worshipful S. F. MILFORD, Esq., Deputy Judge and Commissary. THOMAS WILLIAMS v. THE "MORAYSHIRE." This was a suit brought by the promovent to…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—civil Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1845 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE, and a Jury of four. BEATTLE v. EALES. This was an action on promises, brought to…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—civil Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1845 · page 2

BEFORE their HONORS the three JUDGES in Banco. SHERIDAN v. WASON AND OTHERS. Mr. WINDEYER moved upon notice for…

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Police Report

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 25 January 1845 · page 2

TUESDAY.—CONJUGAL AMUSEMENT.—Thomas Lowry, who had some few years back held the situation of overseer of the hospital at Norfolk Island, but subsequently retailed milk through the…

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Police Intelligence

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1845 · page 2

Mary Dundas stood charged with having been found sleeping under the Colonnade in George-street, at a very early hour of the morning. The constable not being of the sect of Stoic Philosophers, and considering…

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Parramatta Police

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 25 January 1845 · page 2

Elizabeth Greedy (free) and William Burr and William Heydon, two individuals labouring under the temporary inconvenience of being assigned to Mr. J. Blackett, of Quaker-hill, were charged by that…

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The Criminal Court

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 25 January 1845 · page 3
Also in Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser

The Gaol delivery was completed this day by the passing of the following sentences. John Hawdon, Esq, J. P., for a violent assault at Broulee, sentenced to pay a fine of £100, and to enter…

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Supreme Court.—(civil Side.) Sittings in Banco

The Australian · Saturday 25 January 1845 · page 4

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23.—Before their Honors the three Judges. SHERIDAN, V. WATSON AND OTHERS. Mr. Windeyer, on the part of John Hawdon, Esq…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—civil Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1845 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors the three JUDGES, in Banco M'LAUGHLIN v. LITTLE. This was a suit in Equity to recover the…

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Supreme Court. Civil Side.—sittings in Banco. Monday, January 20

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1845 · page 2

Before their Honors the three Judges, who took their seats on the Bench (this being the first day of term) in full judicial costume. RETURNS…

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Court of Vice Admiralty. Wednesday. before the Worshipful S. F. MILFORD, Esq., Deputy Judge and Commissary. Thomas Williams v. THE " MORAYSHIRE."

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 25 January 1845 · page 23

This was a suit brought by the promovent to recover a certain sum alleged to be due for his services as a Cook on board the above vessel. The libel having stated the above facts, the…

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Police Office.—saturday. Before his Worship the Mayor

The Australian · Monday 27 January 1845 · page 3

John Keith, charged with stealing six striped shirts from the door of Mr. Levy, in George-street, was committed for trial. Two men, named Smith and Adams, were…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—in Equity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1845 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice A'BECKETT. BROWN AND OTHERS v. NORTON AND OTHERS. The defendants in this case were sued on the part of the Bank of Australia, and the plaintiffs…

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News From the Interior. (From our various Correspondents.) Parramatta. Court of Requests.—friday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1845 · page 2

KEMP AND FAIRFAX v. HOPKINS.—This was an action brought by the proprietors of the Sydney Morning Herald, to recover the amount of subscription due by the defendant. It appeared…

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Court of Vice Admiralty

The Australian · Wednesday 29 January 1845 · page 3

TUESDAY, JAN. 28—Before the Worshipful S. F. Milford, Esq. Deputy Judge and Commissary. WILLIAMS, v. the ship Morayshire,—Judgment was given, by consent, in this matter…

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Court of Vice Admirality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1845 · page 2

BEFORE the Worshipful S. F. MILFORD, Esq., Deputy Judge and Commissary. WILLIAMS v. THE SHIP "MORAYSHIRE." Judgment having been reserved in the above…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—criminal Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1845 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors the three JUDGES. REGINA v. JABEZ WELDON. The above-named prisoner, Jabez Weldon, had been indicted at the last sittings of the…

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Police Office.—tuesday, Jan. 28. Before His Worship the Mayor

The Australian · Wednesday 29 January 1845 · page 3

Seven drunkards were brought up before his worship, who severally fined and dealt with. William Cross, charged with assaulting…

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Supreme Court.—criminal Jurisdiction Tuesday, January 28. Before their Honors the three Judges

The Australian · Wednesday 29 January 1845 · page 3

Queen v. Weldon. The prisoner, Jabez Weldon, had been indicted for feloniously abusing a child under ten years of ago; but the Jury before whom the matter was triad found a…

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