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Dutch Maritime Explorers
While it is probable that Portuguese sailors in the 16th century came in sight of the west coast of what was imagined to be the Great South Land, the usual route taken by the Dutch and Portuguese spice traders on … Continue reading
Magistrates – 1803-1824
The background to the operation of the justices of the peace in Van Diemen’s Land goes back to 1787 and the First Charter of Justice for the Colony of New South Wales. This document provided that Justices in New South … Continue reading
Vice Admiralty Court 1787-1812
In 1787 the First Charter of Justice provided for the establishment of courts of justice in the Colony of New South Wales to deal with criminal and civil matters. In addition to the Letters Patent issued to set up these … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Miller, Arthur Phillip, Francis Grose, Henry Brewer, Henry Waterhouse, John Hunter, Richard Atkins, Robert Ross
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Governor’s Court 1814-1823
The Second Charter of Justice abolished the Civil Court of Judicature in the Colony of New South Wales and, by Letters Patent 4 February 1814, established three new civil courts, two in New South Wales and a third in Van … Continue reading
Lieutenant Governor’s Court Van Diemen’s Land 1815-1823
In July 1812 the House of Commons published the Report of the Select Committee on Transportation; The Committee had been set up to inquire into the effectiveness of sentences of transportation and other matters in the Colony of New South … Continue reading
Court of Criminal Jurisdiction 1788-1823
From 1788 to 1823 criminal cases in the Colony of New South Wales were heard in the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction. Established through the First Charter of Justice as a court of record, its powers and functions were regulated by … Continue reading
