AGY-1434 | Corowa Court of Petty Sessions

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Corowa Court of Petty Sessions was created on 19 February 1861 under the provisions of s.17 of the Offenders Punishment and Justices Summary Jurisdiction Act of 1832 (3 Wil.IV No.3). (1)

The records of the Howlong Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Corowa Court of Petty Sessions on 30 May 1969 when the Howlong Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)

The records of the Oaklands Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Corowa Court of Petty Sessions on 31 July 1970 when the Oaklands Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (3)

The Corowa Court of Petty Sessions was abolished on 31 December 1984, when the Local Courts Act 1982 abolished all Courts of Petty Sessions and replaced these with Local Courts. (4)

Endnotes
1. NSW Government Gazette No.44, 19 February 1861, p.453, gazetted as Corrowa [sic] Court of Petty Sessions. A post office at 'Corowa, between Howlong and Deniliquin', was established on 1 January 1861 (NSW Government Gazette No.1, 1 January 1861, p.2.). Colin Pentland was appointed to be 'Clerk of Petty Sessions at Corowa, near Albury' on 26 April 1862 (NSW Government Gazette No.75, 29 April 1862, p.812.)
2. Ibid. No.55, 9 May 1969,  p.1679.
3. Ibid. No.91, 31 July 1970, p.2878.
4. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.