Minute books of the Civil Court from its inception in March 1832, kept by the Registrar.Volumes contain cause lists for each court sitting giving names of plaintiff and defendant, followed by minutes of proceedings, and judgement or outcome (eg st...
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MINUTE BOOKS - COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS
On 9 December 1829, Captain Stirling appointed Justices of the Peace to deal with civil and criminal matters. The greater part of their work was in connection with criminal offences and they held courts of Petty and Quarter Sessions as in England....
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MINUTES OF INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS
By authority of the Insolvent Ordinance of 1856 (20 Vic, No. 10) the Civil Court was constituted as a Court of Insolvency. Jurisdiction was transferred to the Supreme Court, when that court was established in 1861. The records which comprise this ...
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MISCELLANEOUS REGISTERS CONCERNED WITH DECEASED ESTATES
A series of miscellaneous registers concerned with deceased estates. It is not always clear how these registers relate to other series such as the probate and administration registers (WAS 56, WAS 57) or files (WAS 34, WAS 59) or the card index (W...
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The certificates were lodged with the Supreme Court in compliance with the Naturalization Act of 1871. The certificates show the name of the naturalized British subject and the person's country of origin.The certificates verify that the appli...
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NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORS RETURNS OF SCHEDULES FOR REGISTRATION
Under "The Newspaper Libel and Registration Act, 1884 Amendment Act 1888" provision is made for the Registration of Newspaper Proprietors to be established under the superintendence of the Registrar (S.C.). Registration had to take place on or bef...
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NOMINAL INDEX TO PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION RECORDS
Nominal (name-based) indexes to Probate and Administration Records.Volume 1 indexes Probate records, 1832 - August 1920. This volume records:i. name of deceased,ii. page number of volume containing copy of will & grant of probate (Record Series No...
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NOTEBOOKS - BANKRUPTCY [JUSTICE WALKER]
Notebook of Justice Walker presiding over bankruptcy cases of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
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NOTEBOOKS - CIRCUIT COURT [JUSTICE WALKER]
Notebook of Justice Walker presiding over circuit court (courts of session) cases of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
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NOTEBOOKS - CIVIL AND DIVORCE SITTINGS [P.K. HAZLITT, ASSOCIATE TO JUSTICE WALKER]
Notebook of P.K. Hazlitt, Associate to Justice Walker, in civil and divorce cases of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
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NOTEBOOKS - CIVIL AND DIVORCE SITTINGS [R.H. GOODMAN, ASSOCIATE TO JUSTICE WALKER]
Notebook of R.H. Goodman, Associate to Justice Walker, in civil and divorce cases of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
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NOTEBOOKS - CIVIL SITTINGS [JUSTICE WALKER]
Notebooks of Justice Walker presiding over civil cases of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
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NOTEBOOKS - CRIMINAL COURT [CLERKS OF ARRAIGNS]
Notebook of the Clerks of Arraigns in criminal cases of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
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NOTEBOOKS - CRIMINAL SITTINGS [JUSTICE WALKER]
Notebooks of Justice Walker presiding over criminal cases of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
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NOTEBOOKS - DIVORCE SITTINGS [JUSTICE WALKER]
Notebooks of Justice Walker presiding over divorce cases of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
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NOTEBOOKS - FULL COURT AND COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL [JUSTICE WALKER]
Notebook of Justice Walker presiding over full court and court of criminal appeal cases of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
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Policy files relating to reviews of the Companies Code and possible amendments and regulations relating to companies and corporations.
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Praecipe for subpoena - documents lodged with the Registrar by solicitors applying for subpoenas to be issued or sealed. Documents show Case number, names of parties, date, name of solicitor, sometimes name of witness for whom subpoena is to be is...
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PROBATE FILES (PUBLIC TRUSTEE)
This series constitutes files raised by the Supreme Court regarding probate matters which were then forwarded to the Public Trustee for granting of probate.
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PROBATE RECORDS [SELECTED EXTRACTS ONLY]
This series consists of microfilm copies of selected documents from the Probate files. The documents were filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU) as part of their microfilming program. The documents were selected by the GSU in conjunction...
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This is an artificial series created by the Public Records Office of Western Australia. It consists of estrays from other series of Supreme Court records and it is not known to which series they belong.
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Records of conviction transmitted by convicting magistrates or Justices to the Registrar of the Supreme Court. Many relate to Aboriginal Natives and others relate to summary convictions. In either case the record of the conviction was required by ...
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Cases heard in the Court in Equity. This register records orders and decrees given for cases in equity. Equity is a division within common law which is the body of law inherited by the Colony of Western Australia from England. Equity is a system o...
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REGISTER - CAUSE LISTS OF APPEALS
Lists of appeals heard in the Full court of the Supreme Court, listed by each sitting. This series is similar to the Cause List Books (WAS 187) except that it applies only to Appeals. It relates to the series of Appeals files (WAS 202) in that the...
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Under the Goldfields Act of 1895, Wardens' Courts dealt with goldfields cases. Many early Wardens had no legal training, and the Act allowed them to reserve points of law for the opinion of the Supreme Court. The case was suspended while the ...
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Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Act 1921.Register of orders in Council reciprocal with other states and countries. Shows Divorce file number (WAS 35), names and addresses of parties, date and details of the order. Divorce number may a...
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REGISTER - NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORS
Under the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act, 1884 Amendment Act 1888 "provision is made for the Registration of Newspaper Proprietors to be established under the superintendence of the Registrar (Supreme Court) - Registration had to take place ...
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The Petition of Right was the form used under the Crown Suits Act 31 Vic. No. 7 of 1867 for proceedings against the Crown for damages for breach of contract or for the recovery of property. The alphabetical index at the front of the volume is arra...
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Register of Protection orders under the Tenants, Purchasers and Mortgagors Relief Act of 1930 to comply with S.29 of the Bills of Sale Act 1899. Listed chronologically and numerically and providing the names of the mortgagor and mortgagee.
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REGISTER OF BANKRUPTCIES (1871) ACT
The Insolvent Ordinance of 1856 was repealed and replaced by the Bankruptcy Act of 1871 (34 Vic., No. 20). The registers and indexes which constitute this series were created in compliance with the 1871 Act. The registers include minutes of bankru...
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Register of praecipes lodged at the Supreme Court under both common law and criminal jurisdiction.Shows date, form of document (summons, fi fa, subpoena etc), date, names of parties (plaintiff and defendant) and the person lodging (whether plainti...
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REGISTERS - ACTIONS REMITTED FROM LOCAL COURTS
Actions where the amount exceeds that dealt with in the Local Court were referred to the Supreme Court and then returned to the Local Court for judgement extraction. Shows local court number, date received from local court, plaintiff and defendant...
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REGISTERS - AGRICULTURAL BANK MORTGAGES
Register of Agricultural Bank mortgages. The Agricultural Bank Act of 1895 enabled the Agricultural Bank to be established in that year as a means of enticing people to settle and cultivate the land. Advances were made within a certain limit, for ...
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REGISTERS - APPEALS FROM OTHER COURTS
Register of appeals from convictions in other courts. The Supreme Court is the Court of Appeal. Shows file number, appellant, respondent, subject, dates of notice of appeal, result.For only some of these entries there will be a file in the series ...
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REGISTERS - ARTICLES RECEIVED BY THE SUPREME COURT
Register of articles received at the Supreme Court, apparently from people who have been declared insane under the Lunacy Act (No. 15 of 1903). Under this Act the Court may make arrangement for control of the persons property, for discharge of deb...
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REGISTERS - BANKRUPTCY FILES TRANSMITTED TO THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER
Bankruptcy Act 1892Register of files transmitted to the Official Receiver, recording date transmitted and date returned.This is an office register, entries being recorded in order of transmission, there is no index and it appears to have little va...
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REGISTERS - BANKRUPTCY NOTICES ISSUED
1892 Bankruptcy Act.Register of bankruptcy notices issued by the Court.If a creditor claims an amount from someone he can sue him in the court. That may result in the Court making an order, or judgement, in favour of the creditor. Subsequently, th...
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A Bill of Sale includes any document which notifies the transfer, or the intention to transfer, property or goods. A Bill of Sale Act was passed in 1899 which required the registration of all bills of sale. The Bills of Sale registers include the ...
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REGISTERS - CASES CONDUCTED IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION COURTS
Registers of cases brought by Government agencies (eg, Commissioner of Taxes, Education Department, Chief Inspector of Rabbits, Factories Inspector etc) and which were conducted in summary jurisdiction courts.In W.A. courts of summary jurisdiction...
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Labelled "Miscellaneous", these registers apparently record cases filed and indicate where the files will be found. The registers are alphabetical, by family name or company name of parties involved.The first volume entries give the name, type of ...
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Registers of causes heard before each sitting of the court (Full Court, Civil sittings, in Bankruptcy, Divorce). Gives civil writ number, parties, solicitors, claim and the judgement given (in red ink), also the name of the judge hearing the case ...
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REGISTERS - CIVIL COURT RECORDS OF PLAINTS
List of plaints brought before the Civil Court from 1832. The Civil Court was established by the Civil Court Act of 1832 which was the first Act of the newly created legislature. Initially, all pleadings were oral and the Civil Court Record shows ...
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REGISTERS - COMPANIES PETITION FILES
The registers contain an index at the front of each volume to companies which have petitioned the Supreme Court over a specific matter. A number on year is allocated which refers to files in WAS 2242, Cons 5802.
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REGISTERS - COMPOSITIONS OR SCHEMES OF ARRANGEMENT
Under the Bankruptcy Act Amendment Act 1898 a debtor could "trade out" of his insolvency and two means of this were:scheme of arrangement - where debtors affairs were arranged to trade out, and composition - where creditor(s) agree to take a certa...
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Departmental Registers of correspondence received by the Attorney General's office. Shows from whom, to whom, subject, references to departments, how disposed of. Indexes to registers are at WAS 207.
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REGISTERS - CRIMINAL CALENDARS
Criminal calendars for the Supreme Court Perth and Circuit Courts, being registers of cases heard in the criminal sessions. Cases are given a running number for each sitting Volume 1 shows the name, charge, district, and witnesses, with the plea, ...
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REGISTERS - CRIMINAL COURTS NOTE BOOK
Criminal Courts note book kept by the Clerk of Arraigns. Gives details of cases heard in criminal sessions: number, name of accused, charge, plea, sentence, name of attorney, jury if there is one, witnesses, exhibits, times throughout trial.
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REGISTERS - CRIMINAL RECORD BOOKS
Registers of Calendar of Prisoners at various Court sittings in the Supreme Court and country centres. Registers for each sitting of the Supreme Court criminal sittings, also some quarter sessions for country areas. Shows case number, name, crime ...
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REGISTERS - CRIMINAL RECORDS OF CONVICTION
Record of criminal proceedings in Supreme Court sittings. Gives number and name of person charged and details of court proceedings.
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REGISTERS - CROWN SUITS DEPARTMENTAL REGISTERS
Cases brought by or against government agencies eg, (Commissioner of Taxation, Perth Public Hospital, Commonwealth Military Forces of W.A. etc) acting on behalf of the Crown. Deals mainly with suits for unpaid accounts (taxes, hospital fees etc). ...
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