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Encyclopedia > Court houses in New South Wales

Court houses in New South Wales were designed by the Colonial Architect, later known as the Government Architect. The New South Wales Government Architect // Francis Greenway 1816-1822 The first official architect for the colony of New South Wales in a role that would become the New South Wales Government Architect was Francis Greenway. ...

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Current role

Local Courts in New South Wales have jurisdiction to deal with:[1][2]

  • most criminal and summary prosecutions
  • civil matters with a monetary value of up to $40,000
  • committal hearings
  • family law matters
  • child care proceedings
  • juvenile prosecutions and care matters
  • coronial inquiries
  • industrial matters
  • mining matters

Local Courts also provide the following services:[1]

  • Court Registries administer the sittings of the Local Court and provide registry services to the Court's clients.
  • The Chamber Magistrate provides information about legal options and court proceedings, but cannot represent people appearing before the Court. In smaller Courts, the Chamber Magistrate service is often provided by the Clerk of the Court.
  • Coroners hold inquests into deaths and inquiries into fires. Outside the metropolitan area, most Clerks of the Local Court are appointed as Coroners for the State.
  • Marriage Celebrant: Clerks of the Local Court at most country registries (and some larger metropolitan registries) are authorised to perform marriages.
  • Licensing: Most major country and outer metropolitan registries process applications for and issue certain licences such as a liquor licence or commercial agents licence.

History of New South Wales Local Courts

The first New South Welsh Charter of Justice of 2 April 1787 created the power to convene a criminal court. The first Charter of Justice also created a court of civil jurisdiction to hear and determine in a summary way all pleas relating to real and personal property, debts, contracts, grant of probates and to administer intestate estates. Magistrates appointed in the early years of the colony were unpaid honorary appointments. The first paid magistrate was D'Arcy Wentworth appointed in 1810.[3] April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Darcy Wentworth (1762 - 1827) was an Englishman who immigrated to Australia as an assistant surgeon to then-new colony of Sydney. ...


Local Courts were known as Courts of Petty Sessions. Such courts had originated in England in the fourteenth century. Although during the early years of the colony references are made to Courts of Petty Session sittings by Magistrates, it was not until 1832 that Courts of Petty Sessions were formally established in New South Wales.[3]


The first Courts of Petty Sessions were proclaimed in the Government Gazette of 3 October 1832. The proclamations gave notice that Courts of Petty Sessions were to be held at the following locations: Sydney (Police Office and Hyde Park Barracks), Inverary, Parramatta, Bathurst, Windsor, Newcastle, Penrith, Paterson's Plains, Liverpool, Maitland, Campbelltown, Darlington, Wollongong, Invermein, Stonequarry Creek, Port Stephens, Bong Bong or Berrima, Port Macquarie, Goulburn Plains.[3] October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Hyde Park Barracks, built between 1818 and 1819, is a popular landmark in the historic precinct of Macquarie Street and Queens Square in Sydney. ... Windsor is a town in New South Wales, Australia. ...


More than three hundred court houses have been built in New South Wales since settlement. The oldest existing Local Court in New South Wales is the Local Court at Windsor which was built in 1821.[3]


In 1985 the Local Courts Act abolished Courts of Petty Sessions by changing their name to Local Courts and appointments are now made under that Act. There are currently 160 Local Courts established throughout New South Wales and 130 Magistrates appointed.[3] There are over 160 Local Courts in NSW. Local Court cases are heard by a magistrate without a jury. ...


Court house buildings of New South Wales

Court houses built from 1788 - 1862

The oldest existing Local Court in New South Wales is the Local Court at Windsor which was built in 1821. The plan and specifications for the Windsor Court House were prepared by the Colonial architect, Francis Greenway. The Court House was built for a sum of 1,800 pounds by William Cox, who also served there as a magistrate.[3]
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 Court house at Berrima built between 1833 and 1838. It was designed by the Colonial Architect, Mortimer Lewis, in the Roman style. Four Doric columns support a Classical pediment. [4] The building is now stylistically classified as Georgian design. It is built of sandstone. There were a number of problems in building the court house; the first architect had resigned and three builders were involved.

The first quarter sessions were held at the court house in 1841. In 1843, the first trial by jury in the colony of New South Wales was held here. The assize courts were only continued for seven years. In 1850 the district court moved to Goulburn south of Berrima. Minor courts continued at Berrima until 1873. Notable trials were of John Lynch who was hung for the murder of at least nine people, and of Lucretia Dunkley and her lover Martin Beach who were both were hanged in 1843 for the murder of Dunkley’s husband. Dunkley was the only woman hanged at Berrima gaol. Windsor is a town in New South Wales, Australia. ... Francis Greenway, as shown on the 1966 Australian $10 note. ... Berrima is a town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. ... The New South Wales Government Architect // Francis Greenway 1816-1822 The first official architect for the colony of New South Wales in a role that would become the New South Wales Government Architect was Francis Greenway. ... Doric, a synonym of Dorian, may refer to any of the following: The Dorians, one of the ancient Hellenic races, Doric Greek, the dialect of the former, the Doric order and its distinctive Doric column, in ancient Greek architecture, the Dorian mode in music, also called the Doric mode, or... From the point of view of modern times, the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean sometimes seem to blend smoothly into one melange we call the Classical. ... A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns. ... A Georgian styled house in Salisbury. ... A jury trial is a trial in which the judge of the facts, as opposed to the judge of the law, is a jury, made up of citizens who are usually randomly selected and are generally not legal professionals. ... A landmark in Goulburn, the Big Merino Sheep Goulburn () is a provincial cathedral city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council. ... Berrima Correctional Centre is an Australian female prison located at Berrima, New South Wales, Australia. ...

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 Gundagai Court House, completed in 1859, was one of the first stone buildings to be erected after the Gundagai floods of 1852 and was the site for the trial of Captain Moonlite (the bushranger Andrew George Scott). The interior, originally red cedar, was destroyed by a fire in 1943 and rebuilt with mountain ash. The monument in front of the building is a Boer War memorial. [5]
Albury completed 1860. This court house was designed by the Colonial Architect Alexander Dawson in the palladian style. It was built out of local grey granite by Thomas Allen of Albury. In the press gallery there has been a tradition of journalists to carve their names. The first Clerk of Petty Sessions was John Roper, who had been a member of Leichhardt's 1844 expedition. [6]

Gundagai is a town and Local Government Area located along the Murrumbidgee River and Muniong and Yambla Mountain ranges, 390 km south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Headstone at Gundagai cemetery Andrew George Scott (1842-1880), known as Captain Moonlight or Captain Moonlite, was an Australian bushranger. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 664 KB) Summary Albury, New South Wales, Australia Court House built 1860. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 664 KB) Summary Albury, New South Wales, Australia Court House built 1860. ... Albury (postcode: 2640, ) is a city in New South Wales, located on the Hume Highway on the Northern side of the Murray River. ... Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from the designs of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). ...

Court houses built from 1862 - 1890

During the period that James Barnet was the Colonial Architect, his office was responsible for designing and building 130 court houses across New South Wales. Some of these replaced existing court houses where it was deemed the building had been outgrown. James Barnet James Johnstone Barnet (1827 – 1904) was the Colonial Architect for New South Wales from 1862 - 1890. ...

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 Holbrook completed in 1873.
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 Gundaroo The Court House in Cork Street was built in 1875. A solid high-ceilinged structure, it was in use until 1934. In 1940 it was sold to the Anglican Church and became St Mark's Church in 1941.
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 Tumut Court House was completed in 1878 and the Stables in 1879. The adjacent Police Station had been completed in 1874. The Court House and Police Station are characterised by a hip roof and timber verandah posts.[7]
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 Gunning was completed in 1879. It was built onto the lock-up keeper's residence, which had been erected seven years earlier. It is a painted brick building with a hipped roof, clad in corrugated iron; the chimneys are topped by chimney pots. The front verandah has plain timber posts. The original cedar joinery on the inside of the building is intact. The double-height courtroom is flanked on either side by a single storey office wing (police station and office of the clerk of petty sessions).[8]
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 Cowra - a Federation-style brick building with unusual gable ends. It is a symmetrical building with a distinctive double-height court room and Roman arches. It was completed in 1879.[9]
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 Forbes - a Classical Revival courthouse completed in 1880.[10]
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 Bathurst Court House was completed in 1880. It is in the Neo-Classical style with an octagonal Renaissance dome. The wings, built as the postal and telegraph offices, were opened in 1877. The entire structure is 81 metres long and 45 metres wide. The west wing is now occupied by the Central Western Music Centre. The east wing is now the Historical Society Museum. [11]
A court of petty sessions was first established at Yass in 1836. The present court house was opened in 1880.[12]
Boorowa completed 1884. It is a symmetrical building with a distinctive double-height court room and Roman arches.[13]
Young Court House completed in 1886. It is in the High Victorian Classical style. The building is now used as a school assembly hall.[14]
Goulburn opened 1887. Italianate style, designed by the Colonial Architect James Barnet.
Cooma court house completed in 1889. It has shuttered french windows and a front verandah.[15]
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 The first Kiandra court house was built in 1860 as part of the Police Commissioner's Camp. By the 1870s the building was being used as a barn. The second court house, which also served as the local lock-up and the police headquarters, was completed in 1890 and built from local basalt.[16]

HMAS Otways hull on display at Holbrook, New South Wales. ... Tumut is a town and local government area area in New South Wales, Australia, roughly 4 hours south-west of Sydney. ... Gunnings main street Gunning is a town on the Hume Highway, between Goulburn and Yass in the Monaro district of southern New South Wales, Australia, about 260km south-west of Sydney and 50km north-west of the national capital, Canberra. ... Cowra is a town and Local Government Area in the central west of New South Wales, Australia. ... Forbes is a small town and Local Government Area (Shire of Forbes) in the central west of New South Wales, Australia and currently has a population of 8,500. ... Location of Bathurst in New South Wales (red) Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 627 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Yass, New South Wales ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 627 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Yass, New South Wales ... Yass Court House designed by Colonial Architect, James Barnet. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2007x1428, 367 KB) Summary Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia Court House built 1884. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2007x1428, 367 KB) Summary Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia Court House built 1884. ... Boorowa is a farming town in New South Wales, Australia and administrative centre of about 3000 people. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 591 KB) Courthouse at Young, New South Wales, , Australia. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 591 KB) Courthouse at Young, New South Wales, , Australia. ... Young courthouse built in 1886 but transferred to the Department of Education in 1925 and used as a school since Young (Latitude 34° 19 0 S Longitude 148° 18 0 E) is a town and Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 641 KB) Summary Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Court House opened 1887. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 641 KB) Summary Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Court House opened 1887. ... A landmark in Goulburn, the Big Merino Sheep Goulburn () is a provincial cathedral city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 475 KB) Court House - Cooma, NSW File links The following pages link to this file: Cooma, New South Wales Court houses in New South Wales ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 475 KB) Court House - Cooma, NSW File links The following pages link to this file: Cooma, New South Wales Court houses in New South Wales ... Cooma is a town in the south of New South Wales, Australia. ... Kiandra is an abandoned gold mining town in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Court houses built from 1890 - present

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 Braidwood built 1900, a Federation single-storey brick building, characterised by four Doric columns. The first court house in Braidwood had been built in 1837 by Dr Wilson.[17]
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 Wagga Wagga built in 1900, an Edwardian complex with massive square clock tower, belltower, cupolas, decorative iron work and cedar joinery and fittings. A police building and court premises were established in Wagga Wagga 1847.[18]
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 Condobolin built 1902.
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 Temora built 1902.
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 Culcairn built 1926. The establishment of a police presence in Culcairn was announced in the Wagga Wagga Advertiser on 17 January 1891. The police rented premises until a combined police station/courthouse and residence was built.
Narooma court house was criticised as being the "smallest in the country" in 2004. At that time 11 Indigenous Australians were on trial over a claim on fishing rights based on cultural and religious practices. The case was being heard over several weeks and it was reported that

"There is no room for the men to sit in court when researchers and members of the public are present. Apart from a small wind exposed verandah there is no other shelter. There are no interviewing facilities for their lawyers who are crammed into a room which can only be described as a dog box."[19] Braidwood can also refer to the Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Wagga-courthouse. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Wagga-courthouse. ... Wagga Wagga (pronounced wogga wogga) is a city in New South Wales, Australia. ... Condobolin is a Western New South Wales town on the Lachlan River, with a population of 3500 in the town. ... Spitfire at Temora Aviation Museum Temora is a town located in south western New South Wales in Australia. ... Culcairn (postcode 2660) is a town in southern New South Wales, Australia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 592 KB) Summary Court house at Narooma, New South Wales Australia The court house has been criticised as being the smallest in the country. LOCAL Aboriginal people have slammed the facilities at Narooma Local Court where 11 of their men... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 592 KB) Summary Court house at Narooma, New South Wales Australia The court house has been criticised as being the smallest in the country. LOCAL Aboriginal people have slammed the facilities at Narooma Local Court where 11 of their men... The Uniting Church at Narooma from 1914 The parsonage associated with Naroomas Uniting Church Bridge at Narooma on the Princes Highway Narooma is a town in the Australian state of New South Wales on the far south coast. ... See also, List of Indigenous Australian group names Indigenous Australians are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...

The court moved from Eurobodalla to Narooma in 1895.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b Ian R. Hunter (2003). New South Wales Local Courts. The Thin Blue Line. www.policensw.com - Unofficial NSW Police Web site. Retrieved on 2006-02-12.
  2. ^ Local Courts of New South Wales. www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au (2006). Retrieved on 2006-02-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e f History of Local Courts in New South Wales. Local Courts in New South Wales. www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au (2005). Retrieved on 2006-02-12.
  4. ^ (1998) Robert Irving (consultant architectural historian) Reader’s Digest book of Historic Australian Towns, 2nd Edition, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia: Reader’s Digest (Australia), pp. 56,58. ISBN 0-86449-271-5.
  5. ^ Gundagai. Sydney Morning Herald Travel. Fairfax Digital (2004). Retrieved on 2006-08-21.
  6. ^ Albury Heritage Trail. Albury City (www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au) (2005). Retrieved on 2006-02-13.
  7. ^ Tumut. Fairfax Walkabout Australian Travel Guide. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved on 2006-02-22.
  8. ^ Alby Schulz (2004). Gunning conservation project to receive almost $40,000. Media releases. Alby Schulz MP, Federal Member for Hume. Retrieved on 2006-02-22.
  9. ^ Cowra. Sydney Morning Herald Travel. Fairfax Digital (2004). Retrieved on 2006-02-22.
  10. ^ Forbes. Sydney Morning Herald Travel. Fairfax Digital (2004). Retrieved on 2006-02-22.
  11. ^ Bathurst. Sydney Morning Herald Travel. Fairfax Digital (2004). Retrieved on 2006-06-19.
  12. ^ Yass, New South Wales. Australian Places. Monash University (1997). Retrieved on 2006-02-22.
  13. ^ Boorowa. Sydney Morning Herald Travel. Fairfax Digital (2004). Retrieved on 2006-02-22.
  14. ^ Young. Sydney Morning Herald Travel. Fairfax Digital (2004). Retrieved on 2006-02-22.
  15. ^ Cooma. Sydney Morning Herald Travel. Fairfax Digital (2004). Retrieved on 2006-02-22.
  16. ^ Kiandra. Sydney Morning Herald Travel. Fairfax Digital (2004). Retrieved on 2006-02-22.
  17. ^ Braidwood. Sydney Morning Herald Travel. Fairfax Digital (2004). Retrieved on 2006-02-22.
  18. ^ Wagga Wagga. Sydney Morning Herald Travel. Fairfax Digital (2004). Retrieved on 2006-08-04.
  19. ^ Narooma Court conditions slammed. Narooma News (2004). Retrieved on 2006-02-22.
  20. ^ Narooma. Sydney Morning Herald Travel. Fairfax Digital (2004). Retrieved on 2006-02-22.

 

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