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Series No. 201
Series Title  FILES - CIVIL WRITS
Start Date  1 Jan 1832
End Date  1 Jan 1888
Contents Start Date  -
Contents End Date  -
Series Description  The Civil Court of Western Australia was established in 1832 to deal with all cases as did the Courts of Westminister in England. Suits were to be commenced in the Court by summons and not by arrest. Pleadings in the court were to be oral and made in person. In 1861 all powers of the Civil Court were transferred to the Supreme Court. The civil files date from the foundation of the Civil Court and continue with the transition to the Supreme Court. They include writs, summons, affidavits, warrants, orders and notices, recognizances, calendars, paper books etc. These various documents are filed together with other similar documents eg, writs with writs, affidavits with affidavits. Therefore papers relating to any one case may be filed at several numbers.

There are also papers relating to cases heard in equity (included in items 74-84), and to bankruptcy, divorce, ecclesiastical (probate and administration) and all the areas of civil law. Also included are notes and papers of Mr Justice Stone and his associates (items 93-115) relating to civil matters.

The most useful registers for locating the early civil files include the Records of Plaints (Record Series No. 129) for 1832-1861, Cause Books/Records of Judgement (Record Series No. 131) for 1861-1894, and Minute Books-Civil Court (Record Series No. 136) for 1832-1884.



Original Format  Files
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Arrangement  Numerical
Bridging Aids  -
Copies  -
Series Access Status  -
 
Current agency responsible 
44 SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1 Jan 1861 ~   Detail
 
Preceding Series 
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Succeeding Series 
575 FILES - JUDGEMENTS 1 Jan 1861 ~ 1 Jan 1881   Detail
576 FILES - CIVIL WRITS 1 Jan 1881 ~ 1 Jan 1889   Detail
577 FILES - CIVIL WRITS 1 Jan 1889 ~   Detail
 
Related Series 
129 REGISTERS - CIVIL COURT RECORDS OF PLAINTS 1 Jan 1832 ~ 1 Jan 1861   Detail
129 REGISTERS - CIVIL COURT RECORDS OF PLAINTS 1 Jan 1832 ~ 1 Jan 1888   Detail
131 REGISTERS - JUDGEMENTS OF SUPREME COURT OF W.A. 1 Jan 1861 ~ 1 Jan 1894   Detail
136 MINUTE BOOKS - CIVIL COURT 1 Jan 1832 ~ 1 Jan 1884   Detail
297 REGISTER - CASES IN EQUITY 1 Jan 1832 ~ 1 Jan 1888   Detail
889 FILES - CASES IN EQUITY 1 Jan 1832 ~ 1 Jan 1888   Detail
890 FILES - CASES IN EQUITY 1 Jan 1832 ~ 1 Jan 1888   Detail
 
Controlling Series 
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Controlled Series 
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Activities documented by this series 
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Agencies creating this series 
44 SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1 Jan 1861 ~ 1 Jan 1888   Detail
101 CIVIL COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1 Jan 1832 ~ 1 Jan 1861   Detail
 
Record Items in this series 
001 Writs and Affidavits 1 Mar 1832 ~ 31 Mar 1833   Detail
002 Affidavits 1 Mar 1833 ~ 31 Mar 1834   Detail
003 Affidavits 1 Mar 1834 ~ 31 Mar 1835   Detail
004 Warrants 1 Mar 1834 ~ 31 Mar 1835   Detail
005 Writs 1 Mar 1835 ~ 31 Mar 1836   Detail
006 Affidavits and Warrants of Attorney 1 Mar 1835 ~ 31 Mar 1836   Detail
007 Writs 1 Mar 1836 ~ 31 Mar 1837   Detail
008 Articles and Rules of the Sons of Australia Benefit Society 1 Jan 1837 ~ 31 Dec 1838   Detail
009 Affidavits 1 Mar 1836 ~ 31 Mar 1837   Detail
010 Affidavits and Warrants of Attorney 1 Jan 1837 ~ 31 Mar 1838   Detail
011 Writs 1 Mar 1837 ~ 31 Mar 1838   Detail
012 Writs 1 Mar 1838 ~ 31 Mar 1839   Detail
013 Affidavits and Cognts 1 Mar 1838 ~ 31 Mar 1839   Detail
014 Writs 1 Mar 1839 ~ 31 Mar 1840   Detail
015 Affidavits 1 Mar 1839 ~ 31 Mar 1841   Detail
 

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