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New South Wales
Decisions of the Superior Courts of New South Wales, 1788-1899. Currently cases (1824-1841) are available. There are subject and case indexes plus a site search engine for searching for surnames. 

State Records New South Wales, Indexes Online, Court, Police & Prison includeUpdated
Bench of Magistrates (1788-1820) includes criminal and civil cases, publicans' licenses, constables appointed, controlling the markets etc.
Court of Civil Jurisdiction (1799-1814) includes judgements on legal and equity matters, especially promissory notes and recovery of small debts.
Criminal Court Records (1788-1836) includes criminal cases from the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction and the Supreme Court of Criminal Jurisdiction. The index shows date, name(s) of perpetrators, offence (including names of victims), record details and remarks.  
Criminal Depositions Received (1849-1921). A search returns, names, alias, place and date of committal, alleged offence, committed for trial at and references.
Gaol Photographs (1870-1930) for Albury, Armidale, Bathurst, Berrima, Biloela, Broken Hill, Darlinghurst, Deniliquin, Dubbo, Goulburn, Grafton and Trial Bay.  More gaols will be added as they become available.
Quarter Sessions Cases (1824-1837) includes case papers for criminal and civil cases registered by the Clerk of the Peace.

Braidwood Gaol Entrance Book (1856-1899) by Peter Mayberry. Over 2200 records online.

Queensland
Queensland State Archives. Index to Registers of Criminal Depositions (1861-1885). The index lists name and reference to the Registers which lists people charged with a criminal offence. Information given includes the nature of the offence, the court where the trial was held and gaol name if a sentence was imposed. The information from the Register is available from QSA for a small fee.

South Australia
State Records of South Australia offers online name searching of selected records using the collection search engine, ArchivesSearch. Records available include registers of prisoners Yatala Labour Prison 1866-1931; register of prisoners discharged from Yatala Labour Prison (Supreme Court cases); register of prisoners discharged from Yatala Labour (Police Court cases) and commitment warrants for military prisoners 1916-1945.

Tasmania

Decisions of the Nineteenth Century Tasmanian Superior Courts. Currently decisions 1824-1843 are available. Subject and case indexes are available plus a site search engine for surname searches.

Victoria

Public Record Office Victoria. Database indexes relating to Legal, Justice and Consumer Affairs include Court of Insolvency Records, Geelong (1855-1857 part); Certificate of Discharge, Court of Insolvency, Melbourne (1848-1875); Companies and Miscellaneous Applications Files (1884-1922) and Court of Petty Sessions Register of Applications for the Victorian Old-age Pension, North Melbourne (1902-c1908). Digitised records include an Index to Divorce Cause Books, Supreme Court of Victoria (1861-1924); Alphabetical Indexes to Central Register of Male Prisoners, (1868-1947) and the Central Register of Female Prisoners (1857-1948).

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