NRS-3765 | Minute books [Newcastle District Court]

The information given includes: number of plaint, name of plaintiff, plaintiff's attorney, name of defendant, defendant's attorney, cause of action, amount claimed, for whom judgment, amount of judgment, costs, order, and result of appeal or new trial. The date of judgment is frequently noted. Early volumes are entitled "Minutes of Judgments, Orders and other Proceedings" and include other entries besides plaints such as Supreme Court issues, ca sa summons and interpleader summons. The dates given are the dates of judgments although in later volumes this date is not given at the top of the page and is much harder to establish. (34/2056-63). 8 vols. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.