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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1864

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, August 9

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1864 · page 2

On the Bench—Messrs. Grey, Hindmarsh, Waugh, Marks, Moles, Charles, and King, J.P.'s. Mary Court, on bail since last Tuesday,…

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Local News. Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 August 1864 · page 2

There was no business transacted yesterday, the only summons case on the business sheet being struck out from non-appearance of parties. The Mayor, and Messrs. Wilshire, [?]Cabe, Fairs and Smith, attended…

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District News. Kiama. Police Court. Tuesday, Aug. 9. (Before the full Bench.) Constable Young v Mary Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 August 1864 · page 2

The Court held its usual weekly sitting [?] when the only case of any importance was one which was adjourned from last sitting, wherein one [?] Court was brought up for having in her possession…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Aug. 16. (Before C. Fairs, and F. P. McCabe, Esqs., J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1864 · page 2

Thomas Musgrave was charged with unlawfully assaulting and beating William Osborne. Mr Jones appeared for complainant, and who stated that his client was not anxious to press the charge…

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Kiama Police Court. Saturday, August 13

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1864 · page 2

James Armstrong was brought up by Constable Goddard, at the instance of John Marks, Esq., charged with being illegally on his premises for an unlawful purpose…

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KIAMA. Police Court. (Before Samuel Charles and Alexander King, Esqrs., J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 August 1864 · page 2

James Armstrong was brought up, under the Vagrant Act, before the Bench on Friday last, to answer a charge of being illegally on the premises of John Marks, Esq. The delinquent appears to labor…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, Aug. 19. (Before the Mayor, C. T. Smith, and W. Osborne, Esq., J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 August 1864 · page 2

The business was confined to two police cases, in one of which a publican was fined £1 for not keeping a light burning, and the other in which a fine of 5s. was inflicted for allowing cattle to stray in the public…

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KIAMA. Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1864 · page 2

James Armstrong, of Jamberoo, appeared before the Court on Thursday, the 18th intant, to answer two informations which had been lodged against aim by John Marks, Esq., J. P., and D. L. Waugh…

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Court of Petty Sessions

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1864 · page 2

There was no business of importance before the Court yesterday. Roster. For Thursday, August 25.—Messrs. McCabe…

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Court of Requests. (Same day.) (Before the same Justices.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1864 · page 2

R. H. F. Kemp v Charles Massey Bindont Dishonored order, £2 3s 9d. Verdict for plaintiff and costs. John M'Arthur v Thomas Duff…

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SHOALHAVEN. Court of Petty Sessions.—Nowra. Tuesday, Aug. 16

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1864 · page 2

(Before Messrs Elyard and Waddington.) Patrick Kearney v Charles Moore.—Wages, Settled out of Court…

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Kiama Police Court. Thursday, August 18

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1864 · page 2

(Before Messrs, Gray, King, Charles, and Emery, J.P.'s.) James Armstrong appeared to answer two informations filed against him for…

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Court of Petty Sessions.—nowra. Same Day

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1864 · page 3

Patrick Kearney v. Charles Moore (under Masters and Servants' Act) for £6, wages as labourer. Withdrawn. Montgomery v. Moss.—Insulting…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Requests—nowra. August 16

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1864 · page 3

(Before Messrs. Elyard and Waddington, J.P.'s) R. H. F. Kemp v. C. M. Bindon—Claim £2 3s. 9d., dishonored order. No…

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A Slave-whipper Condemned to Five Years' Imprisonment in the Penitentiary. Proceedings of a Court Martial in Tennessee.—pungent Remarks of "Honest Abe."

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1864 · page 4

1. BEFORE a military commission, consisting of Captain C. Thompson, 19th Michigan Volunteers; Captain Owen Griffith, 22nd Wisconsin Volunteers; Captain…

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Wollongong District Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 August 1864 · page 2

The next sitting of the District Court will take place on the 19th September next ensuing. Licensing Session. A licensing sessions will be held on the 13th of…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, Aug. 24. (Before C. T. Smith and C. Fairs, Esqrs. J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 August 1864 · page 2

John Tate was charged with absenting himself from the hired service of James Brown, of Fairy Meadow. The complainant being sworn, deposed that…

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Vice Admiralty Court. (Before his Honor Judge Milford.) Illawarra Steam Navigation Company v. Baines and others

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 August 1864 · page 2

This case was resumed and concluded. It was an action [?] salvage, brought by the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company against James Baines and Company, of Liverpool. The amount originally…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Aug. 29. (Before the Mayor, J. W. Wilshire, and C. Fairs, Esqrs., J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 August 1864 · page 2

Thomas Lane was brought up, charged with stealing money from the till of Charles Ziems, of Bulli. Sarah Jane Ziems deposed that early in the morning of the 25th instant as she was coming out of her…

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Kiama Police Court. Thursday, August 25

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1864 · page 2

BEING unavoidably prevented from attending the Court on Thursday last, we have no report of the proceedings, but believe there was only one unimportant case of assault…

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