NRS-3126 | Bench book [Windsor Court of Petty Sessions at Lower Portland Head]

Full description

Minutes of proceedings of the Bench noting date and place of meeting, magistrates present, detail of party or parties, charge or cause and summary of evidence. The Benches held special annual sittings for granting licences and these are usually entered in the Bench books.

This appears to be a record of the Windsor Court of Petty Sessions. The Windsor Police Magistrate, Samuel North, also sat on the Windsor Bench at Lower Portland Head (Wiseman's Ferry) near the Hawkesbury River in the Police District of Windsor. (1)

(9/2690; microfilm copy SR Reel 670). 1 vol.

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

Endnote
1. NRS 3126, Bench Book, 11 Feb 1836-4 Oct 1838 [9/2690 p.11] Reel 670; NRS 1286, Colonial Secretary; Returns of the Colony (Blue Books), 1836 [4/268, p.110] Fiche 468; Ballierers' The New South Wales Gazetteer, 1866, [COD 243B] p.321.