Kiama District Court
THE sitting of this court, appointed for Monday, March 21, and postponed in consequence of wet weather, was held on Monday last. His Honor Judge Macfarlane presided; and…
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Shoalhaven. Court of Requests, Nowra. Tuesday, March 29. (Before their worships Alfred Elyard, A. K. Makay, John Glanville, Z. G. Bice, and Michael Hyam.)
Walker v. Gregson. Case postponed for a week. John Moss. v. John Freer, to recover £9 10s. for work and labour as decided…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Frightful Murder at Springsure, Queensland
With regard to the Springsure murder, the correspondent of the Northern Argus writes: Our usually quiet township was startled on Tuesday evening, 8th March, by the discovery of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, April 11. (Before C. Fairs and A. A. Tumor, Esqs.' J.P's.)
John M'Gee, charged with being drunk, was fined 2s, 6d. John Green pleaded guilty to a similar offence, and was similarly dealt with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Requests. (Before CT.; Smith, C. Fairs, and A. A. Turner, Esqs, J.P's.) Monday, April 11. Stumbles v O'Hara
This was an Interpleader case. The plaintiff had obtained judgment against defendant but when execution was issued the cattle seized on were claimed by James O'Hara, as well as certain articles of furniture…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shoalhaven District Court. Thursday, April 7Th
BEFORE Mr. Justice M'Farland The only attorneys present were Messrs. Richards and Thurlow. At the opening of the court at 10 a.m. very few persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shoalhaven. Court of Requests, Nowra. Tuesday, April 5. (Before Messrs. Alfred Elyard and James Aldcorn, J.P.'s)
M. Walker v. H. Gregson, to recover £4 10s. 1d., balance of account. A defence and set-off had been filed; and on caring the evidence between the parties,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court of Petty Sessions. MONDAY 14. (Before Messrs. Smith and Turner, Esqrs., J.P.'s)
John Gray was charged with threatening to blow the contents of a loaded gun at his wife's head. The complainant stated that defendant was her husband, and that she was the mother of six…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Court of Requests. Monday, April 18. (Before C. T. Smith. W. Robson, and A.A. Turner, Esq's, J.P.'s.) Waldron v. Keirnan
To recover 12s for a load of wood. Plaintiff deposed to the amount being due. Defendant admitted to having received the wood as cargo, and landed it on the wharf at Sydney, where it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, April 19
Magistrates present—Messrs. J. Robb, R. Miller, and G. L. Fuller. THIS being the day appointed for the revision of the electoral roll for 1870 & 1871, two copies…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, April 21. (Before C Fairs, J. Brown, and A. A. Turner, Esqrs., J.P's.)
Daniel Dwyer was charged with indecent exposure of his person, and was ordered to remain in confinement until the rising of the Court, and pay 4s 2d costs…
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A District Court will be held at Wollongong on Wednesday, 1st June. Dapto Parliamentary Debating Class…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Requests. Before E. R. Evans, Esq , J.P.) Owen v Flanagan
To recover £4 10s. for interest on mortgage. Judgment for plaintiff, by consent. Municipality of Wollongong v. Kelly. To recover 13s 6d, for rates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, April 25, (Before C. P. MacCabe, A. A. Turner, Q. Waring, W. Robson, and E. R. Evans, Esqrs., J.P's.)
Rowles, who had been apprehended on warrant, and remanded until to-day, appeared charged with having committed an assault on Constable Parkinson. The evidence of the constable having bees taken…
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W. Bailey v. H. Moffitt.—In this case plaintiff sought to have defendant bound over to keep the peace, and in his evidence stated that defendant had been in the habit of trespassing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Court of Requests. Tuesday, April 26
THE magistrates in attendance were Messrs. J. Colley and G. L. Fuller. Twelve cases were entered on the cause list, but it consequence of the extreme…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. APRIL 28. (Before C. T. Smith, W. Robson, A. A. Turner, and G. Waring, Esqrs. J.P.'s.)
Patrick Dwyer sued Donald M'Donald for £9, being amount of money earned as a brickmaker. Complainant stated that he had been in the hired service of defendant as a brickmaker, and was to be paid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, May 2. (Before J. Brown, G. Waring, and A. Turner, Esqrs, J.P's)
Jas, Beverly, alias Jenkins, charged with forging a cheque, or order, for the payment of £7 10s, purporting to be drawn by A. Berry, on the Commercial Back, Sydney, and of uttering the same…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charge of Murder against an Alderman, at Rockhampton
On Thursday, Llewellyn Edward Davies was brought before the Court, upon suspicion of having murdered his wife, Amy Davies. Sergeant Doyle stated that, about 4 o'clock on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Requests. Same Day. (Before F. Thompson, Esq, J.P.)
Municipal Council of Wollongong v Waldron. To recover 9s for assessed rate. No appearance for defence. Judgment for plaintiff…
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