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228 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 12
Archimedes Byrne Liscombe was charged with having, on the 7th September, 1856, embezzled the sum of £40, belonging to the Government, which he had received as Clerk of Petty Sessions, at Molong…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr William Spence, of Keira House, charged Mrs Margaret Kearns, with having unlawfully and maliciously pulled down a fence on the 26th of April last, which he had put up as a portion of a boundary fence. Mr Rogers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Ryan, of Shannon View, appeared at the instance of Patrick Brown, of Moruya, charged with assault. Defendant pleaded guilty to having pushed Brown, and was fined £1 10s, and 4s 6d coats. Fine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A very remarkable and alarming event has occurred at Alton Penitentiary, United States. A convict named Hall one morning knocked down a turnkey, stunned him, dragged him into one of the lower cells, tied his hands…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →John Haydon, otherwise Big Jack, a very young man about six feet six inches in height, was brought before Mr de Mestre, charged with assault, and various other charges arising therefrom, and was remanded till Tuesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This most extraordinary case has at last undergone investigation, and the mystery of Mr Smith's motive is solved. The following particulars of the singular story are from the Home…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →James Burns appeared in custody, charged by the Chief Constable with having used ob[?] language in a public place, in the township of Moraya, on the 16th inst. Pleaded Guilty. Fined £1, or in default 48 hours in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The monthly court for adjudicating in claims for sums under £10 was held on last Thursday. Messrs D. L. Waugh, R J. Perrott, R. Monzies. R. B. Fry, and S. S. Kendall, were the presiding magistrates. The list of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Punch was charged with having broken a pane of glass in the window of the press-room of the Mercury Office. The offence was committed between two and three o'clock on Monday morning when the pressmen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →D. L WAUGH (as Chairman of the K. S. N. Company), v. CHARLES FAIRS, sen., formerly agent to the said Company. This action was to recover £7 11s 3d, being the value…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Jones was charged by the district constable with having assaulted T. Hapgood and other parties in the employment of Mr Wason, and also with placing the wife of Mr G. Hapgood in bodily fear. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hannah Booth appeared to answer a charge of assault preferred against her by Ann James. Mr Owen appeared for the defendant. There were several witnesses examined, and the case, which was of the most frivolous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schadel v. M'Guire. Schadel sought to recover the value of a mare lost through M'Guire turning her out of his paddock. The Bench told him that be had no case against M'Guire. T.M.Richards V.A. Fleming, for promissory note, £10. Plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Chinese case was first called on, and the defendants, surrendered. The prosecutor, Ke-tao, was in attendance. The evidence supported the defendants' version of the matter, and the Court considering that they had great provocation, and had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Donald M'Pbee charged William Adway for that he had good reason to suspect that he (William Aldway) did unlawfully and maliciously wound a bullock belonging to the said Donald M'Phee, with some sharp instrument, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A most deliberate murder was committed yesterday at Macnamara's Wharf, between twelve and one p.m., on board the above vessel, by one of the seamen; the unfortunate victim being Mr William A. Abden, the first…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jane Oates was charged by Christopher Murray with wilfully leaving down a slip-pannel. Murray admitted having called her "pug-nose" when he told her to put it up, and the defendant said she would have put it up but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An inquest on the body of the unfortunate chief officer of the Oliver Jordan, Mr William A. Aldens, whose death was caused by a knife wound in the neck, received on board during Friday last, was held on Saturday, before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Michael Carew, of Moruya, was summoned, and appeared at the instance of Matthew Sheil, of Glenduart, charged with unlawfully using abusive and threatening language towards him in a public place, on the 15th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Henry Thrower appeared on warrant, to answer the charge of having absented himself from the indented service of his employer, Mr Thomas Garrett. The charge was fully proved, and the boy found guilty, reprimanded,…
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