Party: Supreme Court
Summary
Extensive holding dating from 1855, includes administrative records, all criminal and civil case matters, among these the Circuit Court hearings, Central and Northern Queensland. Large correspondence file including:
Letterbooks, January 1856-May 1878, August 1897-July 1912. SCT/G1-G2.OPENA,B,C.
In-letters, copies of outward letters, letter indexes and registers, January 1855-1959. SCT/A1-C4. RECENT RECORDS. 30 A,B,C.
Full range of Court records, such as judge's notebooks, minute, plaint and cash books, ledgers, registers and indexes. Records of the Supreme Court date from 1857 and are arranged according to the presiding judge, e.g.: Sir James Blair, Mr. Justice Brennan, Mr. Justice Brown. A selected listing of case records, and files in general is as follows:
Exhibits in case of Smith vs. Lucas and another, involving The Rockhampton and North Side Tramway Co. Ltd., 1884-1886. SCT/65. OPEN A,B,C.
Registrars notebook for Full Court sitting at Townsville, June 1890-July 1897. SCT/DJ43. OPEN A,B,C.
Court registers include the following:
Register of Justices of the Peace to whom oaths have been administered, 1860-1948. SCT/R69-73. 30 A,B,C.
Register of Attorneys, Barristers, Solicitors and Conveyancers admitted 1858-1934. SCT/CK1-6. SOME RECORDS RESTRICTED.
Register of Companies books 5-8, ca 1888-ca 1898. SCT/77. OPEN A,B,C.
Working files. Court Registry business include the following:
Ecclestical files, files nos. 1-11, 213, 1857-1942. SCT/P1-2463, also microfilm CST/DN1-8. OPEN A,B,C.
Intestacy files 1863-1918. SCT/01-94. OPEN A,B,C.
Insanity files, 1885-1960. SCT/CJ1-427, SCT/CS1-5. 30 A,B,C.
Matrimonial jurisdiction files, 1861-1894. SCT/CH1-20. OPEN A,B,C.
Oaths of allegiance sworn by aliens being naturalized, September 1858-January 1904, 1927-1946, with associated papers. Includes Townsville records from 1894, Rockhampton records from 1896. SCT/CF1-35, 40-41. OPEN A,B,C.