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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1865

310 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 16

Court of Requests—nowra. Tuesday, May 30

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1865 · page 2

(Before Messrs. Elyard and M 'Kay, J.P.s.) James McAndrew v. Alexander Stewart, claim £3, for one hundred slabs. A set-off for work done by defendant's son was put…

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Court of Requests. Same Day. (Before same Magistrates.) James Me'Andrew v.- Alexander Stewart

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 June 1865 · page 2

£3. work done. Verdict for plaintiff, for £1 and costs. There was only one other case, which was settled out of court…

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KIAMA. Court of Requests. Wednesday, May 25, 1865. (Before Messrs Marks, Moles, and Black, J.P.s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 June 1865 · page 2

This court opened with a list of no less than thirty-three cases, the number of which entry roar be taken as a criterion of the prosperity of the district or otherwise, the price of butter being such as to give anxious…

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SHOALHAVEN. Court of Petty Sessions.—Nowra. MAY. 30 1865. (Before Messrs. A Elyard, and A.K. Mackay, J.P.'s)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 June 1865 · page 2

George Longbottom, was brought up by Senior Sergeant Pearson, charged with having on the nigh of Saturday last, in the street, opposite Mr. Issac Hotel, indecently exposed his person. The prise or…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, June 3. (Before the Mayor J.W. Welshire Esq) and Robert Owen Esq, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1865 · page 2

Ignacy Zlotkowski, sometimes called Count Zlotkowski, who had been taken into custacy on the previous day. surrendered to his boil, to answer the charge of stealing a cake of blacking, of the value…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, June 6

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1865 · page 2

(Before Messrs. Charles, King, and Emery.) ADJOURNED CASE. C. Price v. Robbins, to recover possession of premises. Mr. Jones for plaintiff…

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Court of Petty Sessions—nowra. Tuesday, June 6

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1865 · page 2

John Mason, on bail, was charged with feloniously entering the store of Richard Kemp; and stealing therefrom a sum of money, about £5, and a written agreement…

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SHOALHAVEN. Court of Petty Sessions.—Nowra. June, 6Th. (Before Messrs. A. K. MacKay, and James Aldcorn, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 June 1865 · page 2

Messrs. Thompson and Waddington were also present during part of the proceedings. Thorburn v. Gallaher. Impounding case Adjourned for a week at the…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, June 6. (Before the Mayor [J. W. Wilshire, Esq.,] and Robt. Owen, Esq., J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 June 1865 · page 2

John Boyd was charged with assaulting Thomas Carey. Senior-Sergeant Sheridan deposed that at about 5 o'clock in the previous evening he was in his office…

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Supreme Court. Special Sitting at Nisi Prius. Before his Honor the Chief J stice and a jury of fun. cook v. [?] and Another

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 June 1865 · page 2

The trial of this case, which had already lasted two days, was re[?] and concluded. It was an action by S[?] Cock a farmer of Illawa[?] against James By[?] and William Byrnes,…

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Local News. Court of Requests. Monday, 12Th June. Adjourned Cases. (Before Robert Owen, Esq., J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1865 · page 2

Parker v. O'Brief.—To recover £3 7s 9d. Judgment for plaintiff. (Before the Mayor and G. Waring, Esqs., J.P.'s) Municipal Council of Central Illawarra v. Larkin…

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Ulladulla. Court of Petty Sessions

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 15 June 1865 · page 3

(Before P. H. Shealfe, and R. Seccombe, Esqs., J.P.s.) P. Murray v. C. Murray, jun.-This was a case in which defendant was charged…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, June 13. (Messrs. Marks, Charles, and Black on the Bench.) Mary Collins v. John Boyle

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 15 June 1865 · page 2

For feloniously breaking into the house of complainant, and assaulting her by presenting a gun. Mr. O wen for plaintiff, and, Mr. Jones…

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District News. Kiama. Police Court. House[?]reaking, with Int[?]nt to Commit a Felony

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 June 1865 · page 2

John Boyle of Jambe[?]on, tool on the floor of the Court, charged, on information by Mary Collins, for that on the 4th June, 1865, he did, about 10 o'clock in the night of the some day, fel[?]ously break and…

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The Murder by the Durham Pitman

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 June 1865 · page 4

On Saturday last, at the Durham Assizes, Matthew Atkinson was convicted of the murder of his wife, and the unexampled circumstances of the crime can hardly, we presume, have yet…

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Wollongong District Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1865 · page 2

This Court opened yesterday morning, before Mr. Judge Dowling. The cause list contained twenty-five cases, some of which had been settled out of Count…

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Local News. Wollongong Court of Quarter Sessions

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1865 · page 2

The business of this Could commenced and concluded on Friday last before James S. Dowling, Esq., Chairman. Edward Rogers, Esq., acting as Clerk of the Peace, and Francis Edward Rogers, as Crown…

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Outrageous Assault

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 22 June 1865 · page 4

AN action in the Queen's Bench, in which judgment was allowed to go by default, was tried yesterday at the Sheriff's Court, Red Lion-square; before…

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The Gerringong Police Petition

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 22 June 1865 · page 2

We publish below the reply of the Inspector-General of Police to the petition of the residents of Gerringong for the appointment of a police constable in that…

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Wollongong Court of Quarter Sessions

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 22 June 1865 · page 2

John Barron was indicted for that, on the 26th day of April last, he did feloniously steal an order, for the payment of money the property of the Post Master General…

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