Court of Requests. Wednesday. (Before Dr Mackenzie, Dr Aldcorn, A. Elyard, and Jas. Aldcorn, Esqs.)
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 11 October 1858 · page 2
Mackay v. Jones. This case, postponed from last Court, was again stopped in limine, by Mr Richard's objection—that the case having been adjudicated in another Court, could not be re-opened here; also, that the case…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern Coast Districts. Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions Numba. Tuesday, 12th. October, 1858. (Before Messrs Aldeorn, Aldeorn, and Elyard )
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 18 October 1858 · page 2
Julie Noonan was brought up in custody charged with the appropriation of £73, being notes lost by James McGuire in May last. She had been caught by Mr Wheatley of Numba in the attempt to change one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder of a Young Lady by Her Lover
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 25 October 1858 · page 1
The quiet and secluded village of Darley, near Ripley, on the line of the Leeds Northern Railway, was on Monday the scene of unusual excitement, in consequence of the discovery of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, 21st October. (Before Messrs Perrott and Kendall.)
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 25 October 1858 · page 2
Mrs William Blaney, of Jamberoo, was charged with being drunk on the public road. Her husband appeared for her and pleaded guilty, urging in extenuation that she had been "aggrivated, and people would take a glass…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. (Before P. J. Murray, P.M., and H. G. King, J.P.)
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 25 October 1858 · page 2
Jessy M'Lean was charged with neglect of a female child, aged about ten years, she had had under her protection for a considerable period. It appears her general treatment of the child when sober has been of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court.—thursday. Before Mr Justice Dickinson and a jury of four. ARMSTRONG V. Q'BRIEN
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 25 October 1858 · page 3
This was an action to recover a sum of £150 and a cheque for £50, which had been deposited in the hands of defendant, as a stakeholder, on a wager of £100 a side upon a horse race, between the plaintiff and a Mr Duncan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions. October 9th, 1858. (Before Dr. Aldcorn, D. M'Kenzie, Messrs. de Mestre, Aldcorn, and Mackay.)
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 25 October 1858 · page 2
Julia No man was brought up on remand, charged with larceny of £75 notes, belonging to James M'Guire. Your readers will have seen that a search warrant had been issued directed to the premises of Catherine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eden, Twofold Bay. Murder of Mrs. Brace, Late of Wollongong, by Her Husband
Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1858 · page 2
On Wednesday, the 13th instant, between eleven and twelve o'clock a.m, a brutal murder was perpetrated in the township of Eden, Twofold Bay. The victim of this shocking outrage was a woman called Esther Brace, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court,—saturday. Before Mr Justice Dickinson, and a jury of four. EMERY T. SHARP
Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1858 · page 3
This was on action of ejectment by a lessor against a lessee, based upon the right of re-entry thereby accruing to the former. The Attorney-General and Mr Cary appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 25th Oct., 1858. (Before Messrs. A. Thompson and R. J. Marshall.)
Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1858 · page 2
William Crittenden, hired servant of Thomas Wholohan, sued to recover £6 due to him as a balance of three months' wages. He was hired for 12 months, but at the time of engaging it was understood, he said, that he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Insolvent Court. Surrenders
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 1 November 1858 · page 2
Robert Charlow, of Parramatta-street, Sydney, time burner. Liabilities, 59l. 17s 6d. Assets—value of personal property, 21l. Deficit, 38l. 17s 6d. Reuben Lewis and David Galt, both late of Melbourne,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Ketty Sessions
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 1 November 1858 · page 2
Hines v. F. Barr, of Terry's Meadows, for drunkenness. Burr not appearing when called upon, a warrant was issued for his appearance. Curry v. Parish, for assault. The parties reside at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. October 11th, 1858
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 1 November 1858 · page 2
Before the Police Magistrate and W. T. Collett, Esq., J.P. Patrick O'Hair, of Mogo Diggings, laborer, appeared, charged on the oath of Henry Smith, of same place, with an assault. Smith stilted that he was working on his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Requests. Thursday, October 28. (Present—Messrs Hindmarsh, Perrott, Kendall, and Chapman, J.P's.)
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 1 November 1858 · page 2
There was an unusually small number of cases—only eight—for adjudication, the first being J. Crawford v. R. Ewing, which was adjourned on the written application, and inconsequence of the absence of,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Requests. Monday, November 1, 1858. (Before C. T. Smith.)
Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1858 · page 2
Mr Murphy v. William Scurr, for £1 16s 6d work and labor. No appearance for defence. Verdict for plaintiff. Chas. Pope v. John Payne, for £1 15s for wages, 7…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1858. (Before C. T. Smith and J. W. Wilshire.)
Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1858 · page 2
John Turney and Ann Turney, husband and wife, appeared charged with having stolen a sum of money, namely about £90, from the dwelling house of the Rev. W. X. Johnson, R. C Clergyman, of Wollongong. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Insolvent Court
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 8 November 1858 · page 3
Before the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Henry Parkes, a third meeting. Twenty-one debts were proved, and the official assignee read his report. It appeared that council's opinion had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Petty Sessions. 23rd October, 1858
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 8 November 1858 · page 3
John Hawdon, Esq., of Kiora, appeared by his attorney, David Evan Jones, summonsed to answer the complaint of his hired servant, Gerge Bolton, for the sum of £16 0s 8d, for work and labor done as per agreement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Petty Sessions. November 3, 1858
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 8 November 1858 · page 3
Gramy v Miller, for illegal impounding. Miller had impounded off his run near the Kangaroo River, three head of cattle branded SG. The only witness in the case, john Aldons, deposed that he was about two months…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, October 4th. (Before Messrs Waugh and Fry, Justices.)
Illawarra Mercury · Monday 8 November 1858 · page 2
Ann Gay charged her husband, James Gay, with leaving her and five children without the means of support. She stated that about 9 months since she had had Gay bound to the pence, and had received neither money…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →