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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1860

371 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 19 of 19

Braidwood District Court. Crozier and Wife V. Gurney

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 December 1860 · page 2

Claim £91 14s, 2d., for money received by defendant as registrar under an execution out of this Court, in a cause of Hetherington v. Backhouse. It appeared in evidence that in December last one…

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Kiama Police Court. Thursday, December 20th

Examiner · Saturday 22 December 1860 · page 2

Dixon v. Price.—Obscene language on public road. Jane Dixon stated: I live at Jamberoo. Between 8 and 10 o'clock on the evening of 6th December…

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Supreme Court. Sittings in Banco

Examiner · Saturday 22 December 1860 · page 3

Before Chief Justice Sir John Dickinson and Mr. Justice Wise. IN RE FITZPATRICK. This was an application by rule nisi for a…

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Kiama Police Court. Thursday, December 20. (Before Mr. Robb and the Mayor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 December 1860 · page 2

DIXON V. PRICE —OBSCENE LANGUAGE ON PUBLIC ROAD. Jane Dixon stated: I live at Jamberoo. Between 8 and 10 o'clock on the high road at Jamberoo,…

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Supreme Court. Collins V, Black and Another

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 December 1860 · page 2

The following judgment in this case wad delivered by the Chief justice on Monday the 10th instant. This case intel came before the full Court on a re-hearing, by way of appeal from the decision of his…

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Court of Petit Sessions. December 24,1860. (Before J. Garrett, J. W. Wilshire, and T. Hale.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 December 1860 · page 2

Michact Moran, poundkeeper, was summoned at the instance of J. R Marshall, J. P. wherein he (Moran) was charged with a breach of the Impounding Act. From the evidence we gathered that on or…

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Central Police Court

Examiner · Wednesday 26 December 1860 · page 3

Before the, Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Penden, E S. Hill, Oatley, Sutherland, and Campbell. Joseph Vickery appeared on summons to…

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The Road Murder

Examiner · Wednesday 26 December 1860 · page 4

The investigation into the mysterious child-murder at the Road has entered upon a new phase. On the 27th September the magistrates at Trowbridge issued a warrant for the…

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Supreme Court. Sittings in Banco. Collins V. Black and Another

Examiner · Wednesday 26 December 1860 · page 3

This case lately came before the full Court on a re-hearing, by way of appeal from the decision of his Honor Mr. Justice Milford, the Primary Judge in Equity…

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Court of Petty Sessions. (Thursday, 27Th December.) (Before the Mayor and J. Garrett, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 December 1860 · page 2

Joseph Collins appeared to answer the summons of Bridget Collins, his wife, charging him with assaulting her. He pleaded guilty. As the bench felt reluctant to encourage matters of difference between…

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Supreme Court. Saturday. Last Day of Fourth Term

Examiner · Saturday 29 December 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Full Court. BERRY v. LANG. Judgment in the above case was delivered A new trial was granted costs to abide the…

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Saturday, December 29, 1860. Court of Requests. Thursday 27Th December

Examiner · Saturday 29 December 1860 · page 2

The number of cases set down this month was much smaller than that for some months previous, being only eighteen (with two adjourned cases from last sitting) and of these several as usual…

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