NRS-2700 | Minutes of proceedings [Court of Criminal Jurisdiction]

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Minutes of proceedings show date of hearing, members of the Court, names of defendants, evidence given, verdict, sentence, and, where applicable, recommendations regarding mitigation of sentence. This series is incomplete.

A chronologically arranged schedule of prisoners tried noting the location of the relevant Proceedings can be found in Appendix A, pages 6-36, of the unpublished guide to the records of the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction. There is also an alphabetical index to people mentioned in the schedule. Both the unpublished guide and the index are available in the Western Sydney reading room.

(5/1147A&B, microfilm copy SR Reel 2391; X905, 5/1149-50, microfilm copy SR Reels 2651-2652; 5/1119-21, microfilm copy SR Reel 2390). 8 vols.

Relevant items indexed in Indigenous colonial court cases 1788-1838.

Note:
This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.