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Courts & crime, 1848

922 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 47

Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 September 1848 · page 2

BEFORE W. A. PUREFOY, Esq., Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of James T. Grocott, a third meeting was held. The following claims were…

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Assize Intelligence. Goulburn Circuit Court. Friday, September 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 September 1848 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon, his Honor Mr. Justice Manning, accompanied by the Sheriff and his Honor's associate, Mr. Carter, arrived at Goulburn, and took up their quarters at…

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Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 September 1848 · page 2

BEFORE W. A. PUREFOY, Esq., Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Windeyer and Eldershaw, an adjourned third meeting was held. The…

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Assize Intelligence. Goulburn Circuit Court. Saturday. September 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 September 1848 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice MANNING. In consequence of his Honor suffering from indisposition, the Court did not sit to-day till twelve o'clock…

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Goulburn Circuit Court

The Australian · Thursday 7 September 1848 · page 3

The Goulburn Assizes commerced on Friday, the 1st Instant, before His Honor Mr. Justice Manning and a common jury. HORSE STEALING—William Dickey pleaded…

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Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 September 1848 · page 2

BEFORE W. A. PUREFOY, Esq., Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of John Richard Pacard, a single meeting was held. No business was…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings in Insolvenoy

The Australian · Thursday 7 September 1848 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6.—Before their Honors the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Dickinson. The Court confirmed the issue of a certificate of discharge to Cornelius O'Brien…

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Goulburn Assizes. Circuit Court,--friday, September 1

The Sentinel · Thursday 7 September 1848 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon, his Honor Mr- Justice Manning, accompanied by the Sheriff and his Honor's associate, Mr. Carter, arrived at Goulburn, and look up their quarters at Mandleson's…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Thursday, September 7, 1848. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I," Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Insolvency Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 September 1848 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors the CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. Justice DICKINSON. CERTIFICATE ALLOWED. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER moved the…

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Murder

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1848 · page 2

William Cooper, late of Berrima, labourer, was indicted for that he on the 30th day of January last, with force and arms, not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being seduced and at the…

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The Police and the Publicans

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1848 · page 2

ON more than one occasion lately we have borne testimony to the good conduct and efficiency of the Police force, as well as to the skilful arrangements and…

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Assize Intelligence. Goulburn Circuit Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 September 1848 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice MANNING. John M'Donnell, described as late of Goulburn, labouror, and who had been tried and acquitted on a charge of larceny on Saturday,…

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Sydney Police Court

The Australian Sportsman · Saturday 9 September 1848 · page 2

On Monday last, Darby Carr was fully committed for stealing a watch from Samuel Sykes, whom he had previously knocked down in Union-street, on Saturday night.--John Callaghan was…

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Police Sketches

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 9 September 1848 · page 3

KEEP YOUR FLUES CLEAN.— The Esquimaux, the Laplander and the Russian, who like some of the modern lamps, consume their own smoke, of course have no necessity for chimneys…

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The Police and the Publicans

The Australian Sportsman · Saturday 9 September 1848 · page 2

WE are glad to perceive that our worthy contemporary, the DAILY ADVERTISER, has commenced a crusade against those worthless members of the Sydney Police who…

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Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 September 1848 · page 2

BEFORE W. A. PUREFOY, Esq., Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of John Stilwell, deceased, an adjourned second meeting was held. A…

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Assize Intelligence. Goulburn Circuit Court. Monday, September 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 September 1848 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice MANNING, MURDER. William Cooper was indicted for having on the 30th day of January, 1848, at Berrima, in…

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Tables of Rates Upon Vessels at the Port of Sydney. Water Police

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 9 September 1848 · page 220

Coasters, 3d. per ton register, payable every 12 months. Every vessel registered at Sydney, and trading, to Van Diemen's Land, 3d. per ton per annum…

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Penrith.—police Report. Present—Henry Cox and George T. Clark, Esquires, J. P.

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 9 September 1848 · page 3

Mr. John Anderson, landlord of the Star Inn, Penrith, appeared under summons to answer the complaint of a dapper little fellow, with a neatly fitted peruke, named Cottrell, (the former…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—in Equity. Tuesday, September 5. Smart V. Hughes and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 September 1848 · page 2

BEFORE Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, C. J. The plaintiff being in default, not having in due time served any subp[?]na to rejoin, or filed any replication, the defendants who have…

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