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Courts & crime, 1846

846 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 43

Police Court

The Star · Friday 1 May 1846 · page 2

A PIKE CASE.--Charles Brady, appeared on summons, for a breach of the Turnpike Act, in doing the Lessee of the Broken Back Bridge Gate, out of the toll for a cart, by coming into town from the Governor's…

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Alleged Murder at Braidwood

The Star · Friday 1 May 1846 · page 1

DURING the last three months our generally quiet township has on each succeeding Wednesday (being the day on which our weekly Police Court is held,) presented a scene of…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—banoo Sittinos. Thursday. Before their HONORS the three Judges. MACALIETER C. MACDONALD

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1846 · page 2

This was a motion, on notice, by which the defendent aought to set aside a Judge's order, referrig the above case to the Protinomotary, under the provisions of the colonial statute,…

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Police Court

The Sydney Weekly Transcript · Saturday 2 May 1846 · page 3

DRUNKARDS.--There were eighteen cases on the drunkards' list this morning, namely: one man and one woman were discharged; one man paid five shillings; seven men and one woman were…

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Port Phillip. Police Office. Monday, April 20, 1846

The Spectator · Saturday 2 May 1846 · page 171

BEFORE the Mayor, Messrs. M'Lachlan and Smith, J.P.'s. This being the day fixed for the investigation of the charges of embezzlement to be preferred against Mr. A. H. Hart, the auctioneeer, the court was crowded to excess, and a…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—banco Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 May 1846 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors the three JUDGES. MAYNE V. TUUNER. The CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the decision of the Court in this case. The application was…

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Government Gazette. Friday, May 1, 1846. Court of Claims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 May 1846 · page 3

COURT OF CLAIMS, APRIL 28, 1846.—Notice is hereby given, that the following claims for deeds of grant of land will be ready for the examination of the Commissioners at the…

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Supreme Court. Friday, April 21. Sittings in Banco. Before their Honors the Three Judges. the Queen V. M'[?]AL

The Sydney Weekly Transcript · Saturday 2 May 1846 · page 1

Mr. Pureloy moved for, and obtained, a writ of ha[?] corpus to bring up the body of the above named prisoner, who had been committed for horse-straling, that he might be admitted to bail…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday, April 28. Sittings in Banco. Before their Honors the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Therry. ABERCROMBIE V. BALFOUR

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1846 · page 2

In this case Mr. Michie moved, for and obtained [?]rule nisi, returnable on Monday next, calling on Messrs. Charles and William Abercrombie to show cause why a judgment and all subsequent…

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Supreme Court—banco Sittings. Monday, April 27. Before their Honors the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Therry. Holmes v. Flower and Others

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 2 May 1846 · page 126

The CHIEF JUSTICE said, that the consideration of the above case, although involving but a small amount, had taken up a great deal of the Judges' time, and had been to them a…

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Sydney Adjourned Court of Quarter Sessions. Before the CHAIRMAN and Major Smyth. the Queen on the Prosecution of W. H. HART v. SAMUELL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 May 1846 · page 2

This matter, which was an information against the above defendant for a nuisance arising from premises used as a boiling-down and slaughtering establishment, situate at the…

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Sydney General Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 May 1846 · page 3

BEFORE the CHAIRMAN, Major SMYTH, J.P., and JOHN HENDERSON, Esq.,'J.P. The Crown Prosecutor conducted the following cases for the Crown:—…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—banco Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 May 1846 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors the three JUDGES. WINDEYER V. RIDDELL. The CHIEF JUSTICE delivered judgment in this case as follows:—…

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Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1846 · page 2

BEFORE the CHAIRMAN and Colonel SHADFORTH, J.P. The Crown Prosecutor conducted the following cases for the Crown:—…

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Law Intelligence, Supreme Court.—banco Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1846 · page 2

Before their Honors the three JUDGES. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. BROWN. This was an information of intrusion tried on the 23rd of August last, before Mr. Justice…

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Supreme Court. Friday, May 1. Sittings in Banco. Before their Honors the three Judges. MAYNE V. TURNER

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1846 · page 2

In this case the Chief Justice delivered the decision of the Court, dismissing the application without costs. CREIGHTON V. BROWN. The Chief Justice delivered judgment in this case…

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Sydney Court of Quarter Sessions. Wednesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 May 1846 · page 2

BEFORE the CHAIRMAN und JOHN HENDERSON, Esq., J.P. The Crown Prosecutor conducted the following cases for the Crown:—…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Insolvency Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 May 1846 · page 2

Before their Honors the three JUDGES. CONFIRMATION OF CERTIFICATES, The certificates of discharge granted hy the Chief Commissioner to Robert Dixon, Hugh…

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Court of Quarter Sessions. Thursday. Before the CHAIRMAN and Major SMYTHE, J.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 May 1846 · page 2

The CROWN PROSECUTOR conducted the following cuses for the Crown:— Ellen Coast was indicted for an assault upon one Anne Godfrey. The Jury found the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—banco Sittings. Thursday. Before their Honors the three Judges. Macdonald v. MACALISTER

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 May 1846 · page 2

This was a double application, the defendant seeking, in the first place, to set aside a Judge's order for referring the above cause to the arbitration of the Prothonotary, and,…

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