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Wilcannia (Mount Murchison) Court of Petty Sessions within the Mitchell Police District was created on 7 January 1867 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 White Cliffs Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Wilcannia Court of Petty Sessions on 1 March 1955, when the White Cliffs Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)
The Wilcannia 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. (3)
Endnotes
1. NSW Government Gazette No.15, 8 January 1867, p.46.
2. NSW Government Gazette No.8, 28 January 1955, p.182.
3. Local Courts Act 1982 (No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.
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