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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1864

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, December 31St. (Before the Mayor, Messrs Fairs and Smith.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 January 1864 · page 2

Charles Hoare was charged with interrupting Benjamin Faweett in his public day as bailiff of the Court of Requests. On being asked to plead, the defendant said that…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1864 · page 2

The only case brought into court on Tuesday last, was that of a man named Blanchfield, who was taken into custody for having, while drunk, made use of…

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Shoalhaven. Court [?] Sessions. Nowra. December 2[?]

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1864 · page 2

(Before Messrs, Aldeorn and Waddington, J.P.'s) James Thompson, J.P., v. William Rouse.—Under 18 Vic., No. 27; trespass…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, January 7Th. (Before the Mayor and W. Robson, Esqrs. J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 January 1864 · page 2

There were three cases on the summons sheet, in two of which the parties did not appear. Thomas Kelly was summoned, to answer the charge of unlawfully imponnding two horses…

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The Police

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1864 · page 2

THE following communication has been addressed to the various local benches throughout the colony. We may congratulate ourselves that the magistrate of…

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Ulladulla. Court of Petty Sessions. January 5

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1864 · page 3

(Before D. Warden, J. Kendall, R. Secombe, and J.Warden Esqs. Sheaffe v. Cluerles Murray jun.—This was a charge of excessive damages on…

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Court of Requests, Nowra. Tuesday January 5

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1864 · page 2

(Before a full Bench.) Henry Norman v .S. Freeman.—Claim, £2 14s., for bags. It appeared that Norman took some wheat to Freeman's mill in…

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Court of Petty Sessions.—Nowra "O'Connor v Gouldive

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1864 · page 2

For obtaining a saddle under false pretences. Constable O'Connor, duly sworn, said: On the 25th November, I received information from Dr. Reid, that a saddle which he had borrowed from D…

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Court of Petty Sessions. (Same day, before the same Justices.)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1864 · page 2

O'Connor v. Goulding.— Stealing a saddle. Mr. Richards for defendant. Defendant pleaded not guilty. From the evidence it appeared that some time in the…

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SHOALILAVEN. Court of Requests.—No[?] Tuesday, January 5Th. (Before a full Bench.) Foreman v Freeman

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1864 · page 2

For the price of some wheat bags, lent to defendant. Verdict for plaintiff. Fletcher v Parnell…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Jan. 11. (Before the Mayor, John Stewart, and A. Thompson, Esq., J.P.'s)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1864 · page 2

John O'Neil appeared charged with unlawfully as sanlting S. R. M'Pliail. The complainant stated that on Tuesday last he arrived from Sydney with his wife and family, and…

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Wollongong District Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 January 1864 · page 2

The above Court will be held on Monday the 15th of February. Police Court. The only business at the Court yesterday was the…

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District News. Kiama. Police Court. Friday, January 8Th. (Before Messrs Kendall and Colley.) Threatening Language

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 January 1864 · page 2

Thomas Lanney was brought up by Senior Constable Young, for having made use of threatening language fitted to provoke a breach of the peace. The charge was proved, and Lanney was fined in…

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Court of Petty Sessions.—No wra Tuesday, Jan. 12Th. (Before A. K. M'Kay and James G[?]ha, Esq.'s, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 January 1864 · page 2

William Davenport and Frederick [?letcher, charged with highway robbery, on Wednesday, the 6th January, 1864, at Tomerang Prisoners pleaded not guilty…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday January 12

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1864 · page 2

MESSRS. Hindmarsh, Chapman, Marks, Robb, Kendall, and Charles, on the Bench. Joseph Coombs was charged by senior-constable George Young with having on…

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Horrible Murder in Ireland

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1864 · page 4

A murder, the details of which are almost too horrible to be credited, is reported from Ireland. In a desolate district in the county of Waterford, about…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions. Nowra. January 12

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1864 · page 2

(Before A. K. M'Kay and James Graham, Esqs., J.P's.) John Fletcher and William Devonport, in custody, charged with highway robbery,…

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To Correspondents. We have received a communication relative to certain proceedings of late at the police Court, Nowra. It is however, too long. and came to late for insertion. Mails by the Bombay

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1864 · page 2

The Mails by the Peninsular and Oriental steam Navigation Company's steamer BOMBAY, will be made up at this office on FRIDAY, the 22nd instant, at 9 a.m., for…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Jan. 18. (Before the Mayor, and W. Robson, Esqr., J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1864 · page 2

Charles Innes, an agent of Mr. Robert Haworth, was charged by Stephen Evangelist Bloomfield, with impounding one horse and charging five shillings thereon, being a larger amount than authorised by…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, Jan. 21St. (Before the Mayor, C. T. Smith, and W. Robson, Esq.'s, J.P.'s)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 January 1864 · page 2

William Rose was charged with having maliciously thrown down a panel of fencing belonging to Patrick Larkin, whereby injury was inflicted to the amount of 10s…

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