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Courts & crime, 1866

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Supreme Court. Thursday. Sittings in Banco. (Before their Honors Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice ; Mr Justice Hargrave, and Mr Justice Faucett,) New Trial Motion. Armstrong and Wife v Fulier

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1866 · page 2

This was a motion for new trial or change of verdict in an action for false imprisonment, wherein the plaintiffs had obtained a verdict with £25 damages. Sir William Manning, Q C., and Salamons,…

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Supreme Court. Armstrong and Wife V. Fuller

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1866 · page 2

This was a motion for a new trial or change of verdict in an action for false imprisonment, wherein the plaintiffs had obtained a verdict with £25 damages…

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District Court Kiama

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 June 1866 · page 2

This Court will sit on Wednesday, the 25th day of July next. Parliamentary Debating Class. The meeting of this class which was to have taken…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, June 21. (Before Charles Fairs, Esq., J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 June 1866 · page 2

Russell Collie was charged with allowing two horses to stray in the public streets. Defendant admitted that one of the horses belonged to him. but said he other dit not. He had…

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A Scene in Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1866 · page 4

In a case tried yesterday, in the District Court, O'Rielly v. Star, in which the plaintiff sued to recover £1 for repairing a pair of blacksmith's bellows, the following animated dialogue…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, June 25. (Before F. P. MacCabe and H. Gordon, Esqs., J. P.'s)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1866 · page 2

The only business before the Court was the appeal cases against the assessment for the present year. There were seven appellants and fourteen cases…

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Kiama Police Court. Thursday, June 21

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1866 · page 2

(Before Messrs. J. Colley, and J. Black.) The bagatelle licenses of Messrs. Adams and Hetherington, Kiama, Messrs, Curry and Hukins, Jamberoo, were, in the absence…

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Kiama Court of Requests. Tuesday, June 26

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1866 · page 2

(Before Messrs. M. Hindmarsh, R. B. Fry. J. Marks, J. [?] and [?] Emer[?] Immediately after the opening of the…

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Court of Requests,—Nowra. Same Day, (Before the same Magistrates.) J. Fulham v. W. Smith

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 June 1866 · page 2

To recover £1 5s, balance of account. Fulham said that Smith brought the axle tree of a timber carriage to be repaired, and paid for it with an order on Mr. Dest, but that Mr Dent refused to…

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SHOALHAVES. Court of Petty Sessions—Nowra. Tuesday. June 26. (Before Messrs A. K. Mackay, A. De Mestre, James Aldecorn, and J. Glanville, J.P.'s)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 June 1866 · page 2

William Ord was charged by Senior-sergeant Searson with being drank and using bad language. Prisoner pleaded guilty, but said he had never been in a lockup before, and therefore hoped the…

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Court of Requests. Monday, July 2. (Before John Stewart, G. Waring, and A. Thompson. Esqs., J. P. s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1866 · page 2

Day v. Porter. To recover £2 16s Mr Jones appeared for plaintiff. This action arose out of the contract for cutting…

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SHOALILAVEN. Court of Petty Sessions—Nowrs. Saturday, June 30. (Before A. K. Mackey and Andre De Mestre, Esqs., J. P.'s)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1866 · page 2

Thomas Hollis was brought up, and charged by Senior-sergeant Searson with stealing one handler-chief, two pounds of sugar, and half-a-pound of ten, the property of James Beha…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Friday. June 19. (Before the Mayer (J. W. Wilshire), and C Fairs, Esq., J. P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1866 · page 2

Thomas Padfield was charged with wilfully destroying a quality of milk and cream, the property of G. H. Hamilton. Senior-sergeant Sheridan deposed that about 8…

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Kiama Police Court. Friday, June 29

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1866 · page 2

(Before Messrs. T. Chapman and J. Emery.) Edwin Coles and Jonathan Cage were brought up on warrant, charged with absconding, and taking with them a mare,…

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Supreme Court.—saturday

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1866 · page 2

(Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Faucett.) APPEAL. WALDRON V. MONAGHAN…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Requests—nowra. June 29Th

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1866 · page 2

(Bofore Messrs. Aldcorn, M'Kay, De Mestre, and J. Glanville.) The postponed case, Smith v. Fullham, £1 5s for work done, was again postponed…

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Court of Petty Sessions—nowra. Same Day.—Same Magistrates

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1866 · page 2

A temporary license was granted to Mrs. Isaacs for the ploughing match at Broughton Creek; also a general permission to all the publicans within the district who may…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, July 4. Before R. Owen and C. Fairs, Esqs. J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 July 1866 · page 2

John Bommary, William Legatt, and Joseph Huthway, were charged with having committed a violent assault on James Shoebert, master of the Woniers, steam collier…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, July 6. (Before R. Owen and C. Fairs, Esq)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1866 · page 2

John Bombery, William Loggatt, and J. Huthway, were again brought up in custody, charged with assaulting Captain Shoobert, of the Weniora, steam collier, at Bulli, on the 3rd instant…

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Supreme Court. Monday. Special Sittings in Banco. (Before their Honors Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice; Mr. Justices Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Faucett.) Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. Brown v. Brown.—Appeal

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1866 · page 4

This was an appeal from a decision by the Primary Judge—Mr. Justice Hargrove pronounced on the 10th of July, 1865, on a motion for probate. The suit was between two females…

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