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Courts & crime, 1847

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At the Police Office, Yass

The Australian · Thursday 1 July 1847 · page 4

KING.—1. Six hundred and forty acres, near Jenara, two miles west of the confluence of Grabben Gullen Creek with the Lachlan River…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 July 1847 · page 2

Tns second term, pursuant to the new rules, will commence on Monday next. The foliowing are the new trial motions, demurrers, and esses in the special paper…

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Police Reports

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 3 July 1847 · page 2

A Canny Customer.—James Kelly was introduced to the Bench on a charge of prigging a milk can from one Charles Ireland, a gentleman who squints, and vends hot coffee to the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1847 · page 3

The second term of the Supreme Court will commence on Monday next, The following is a copy of the term paper:—NEW TRIAL MOTIONS.—Carrington v. Coffey,…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—saturday, Equity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 July 1847 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors the three JUDGES, CHRISTIE v [?]ALES. In this suit, on a former day, Mr. GORDON, on behalf of the plaintiff, moved for and…

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Government Gazette. Friday, July 2, 1847: Court of Claims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 July 1847 · page 3

COURT of Claims' Office, 30th June. Notice is hereby given, that the following claim for a deed of grant will be ready for the examination of the Commissioners at the expiration of two…

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Police Office

The Australian · Tuesday 6 July 1847 · page 3

THURSDAY, JULY 1.—Of eight drunkards, sever were ordered to pay lls. each or be confined in the cells for twelve hours; one in default of paying 5s., sat in the stocks for an hour…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court

The Australian · Tuesday 6 July 1847 · page 3

MONDAY, JULY 5.—Before their Honors the three Judges. This being the first day of Term, the Master in Equity the Prothonatory and the High…

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Supreme Court.—monday. First Day of Third Term

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1847 · page 3

BEFORE their Honors the three JUDGES. PICKERING v. POLACK. Mr. BROADHURST moved upon notice for judgment as in case of nonsuit. The affidavit…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—july 3. in Equity. Hunter V. O'hara and Another

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1847 · page 2

MR. JUSTICE THERRY delivered judgment in this case, which was argued for several days before him, by Messrs. Foster, Broadhurst, and Lowe, for the plaintiff; and Messrs. Windeyer…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—monday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 July 1847 · page 2

BEFORE the full Court. WOOLLEY v. WOOD. In this case a summons had been taken out, and was made returnable before the Chief…

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Government Gazette. Friday, July 2. Court of Claims

Sydney Chronicle · Wednesday 7 July 1847 · page 4

Court of Claims' Office, 30th June.—Notice is hereby given, that the following claim for a deed of grant will be ready for the examination of the Commissioners at the expiration of two months from this…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—saturday. Equity Jurisdiction. Before their Honors the three Judges. CHRISTIE V. EALES

Sydney Chronicle · Wednesday 7 July 1847 · page 3

An order had been obtained in this case for the production of a deed, but in setting the minutes of the order, the Master had inserted a passage to the effect, that the plaintiff should be at liberty to read…

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Police Office

The Australian · Thursday 8 July 1847 · page 3

TUESDAY.—OF six drunkards on the list, one was discharged, two paid 11s. each, and three were ordered to pay a like sum, or be confined for twenty-four hours in the cells. There were…

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Equity Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 July 1847 · page 3

Before the PRIMARY JUDGE. M'ELHONE v. DOYLE. Mr. DONNELLY moved that the defendant be committed to gaol, until he clear himself of…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—tuesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 July 1847 · page 3

BEFORE the full COURT. CARRINGTON V. COFFEY. The plaintiff in this action, an infant, sued by her next friend in the form of trover to recover…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings in Banco

The Australian · Thursday 8 July 1847 · page 3

TUESDAY, JULY 6.—Before their Honors the three Judges. MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIALS. Carrington v. Coffee.—Mr. Darvall, with…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—thursday. Before The Full Court. ATKINSON v. Cox and Otkers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 July 1847 · page 2

This action was tried on the 13th of August in the last year, before His Honor Mr. Justice DICKINSON and a Jury of four, when a verdict was found for the detendants…

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Police Reports

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 10 July 1847 · page 2

Paying off a Score.—A little pumpkin-fact lady, one Elizabeth Pearson, residing in the re tired locality of Union-lane, Pitt-street, "pulled' a sharp-visaged specimen of the great unsho[?]…

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Court of Requests

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 10 July 1847 · page 2

NOTWITHSTANDING the disjointed specimen of rhetorical declamation, recently dished up with prudish coquetry by a Quixotic scribe and QUASI-practical Pharisee, in the…

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