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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1870

198 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 9 of 10

Court of Petty Sessions. Same Day and Magistrates

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1870 · page 2

A, Reid, charged with allowing a cow to stray in the public streets, was fined one shilling without costs William Hamilton was charged with being at…

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Local News. Court of Requests. Monday Oct. 24. (Before T. A. Reddall, J. Brown, and F. Thompson, Esqs, J.P.'s.) Sp[?] v Campbell

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1870 · page 2

To recover £3 for use and occupation of land. Mr R. Waring appeared for plaintiff. John Biggar deposed to the defendant being in possession of the property…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, October. 25

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1870 · page 2

THE hearing of appeals against the assessment of the Borough Council having been adjourned to this day, they were called on, (Messrs. W. Moles and H. Council on the Bench), and Mr…

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Court of Requests. Same Day

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1870 · page 2

(BEFORE Messrs. Colley, Moles, and Miller.) The cases set down for hearing in this Court were eighteen in number. Half of them were withdrawn or otherwise settled; six…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, 18Th Oct

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1870 · page 3

(Before Messrs. J. Glanville, M. Hyam, and J. Monaghan, J. Ps.) Joseph Goodwin v. W. J. Stuart, for assault and battery, on the 11th instant.—Pleu not…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, October 31. (Before C. T. Smith, G. Waring, and T. A. Reddall, Esqrs., J.P.'s

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 November 1870 · page 2

George Ha[?]vy was charged by Edward Birmingham with using threatening and abusive language calculated to lead to a breach of the peace. Mr Wood ward appeared for the defendant…

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Court of Requests. (Same day and same Magistrates.) Richard Driver v John Coombe

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1870 · page 2

To recover £5, the amount of a promissory note. The note was given in payment if a one third share of a fishing boat and gear. The defence set up was that the plaintiff in the action would not allow the…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Nov 7. (Before C Fairs, A. A. Turner, and T. A. Reddall, Esqs., J.P.'s) Affiliation. Rose Taylor v John Quin

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1870 · page 2

This was a case in which Rose Taylor sought to obtain maintenance from John Quin for his illegitimate child. The case had been before the Court during the early part of last month, and the evidence…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Wednesday, October 2

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1870 · page 4

(BEFORE His Honor the Chief Justice, Sir Alfred Stephen, and jury of four.) George Lawrence Fuller, J.P., v. Joseph Weston, proprietor of the Kiama…

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Court of Petty Sessions. (Same Justices.)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1870 · page 3

William Cooper v. John Boyd, on information for assaulting and beating deponent on Thursday the 27th of October. Plen, guilty under great provocation,—On hearing the…

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District News. Shoalhaven. Court of Requests. Tuesday, 1St November

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1870 · page 3

(BEFORE Messrs. Alfred Elyard, John Granville, Zacheus G. Bice,. Michael Hyam, and John Monaghan, J.Ps.) Thomas Street v. Cornolins Flyn, 8s., illegal…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Nov. 15Th

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1870 · page 2

(Before their Worships T. S. Kendall and II. Connell.) THE business of the court was delayed until twenty-five minutes to 1 o'clock by the…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Requests. Tuesday, Nov. 8

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. J. Glanville, M. Hyam, and J. Monaghan, J.P.'s. D. S. Kirkwood v. J. Sullivan, Libel. Damages, £10…

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Court of Petty Sessions. (Same Justices.) D. S. Po[?] v. T. Kelly

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1870 · page 3

In information, for taking stealing, and [?]mpting to destroy a certain promissory be valued at £5 sterling. Mr. Richards for prosecution…

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Flogging in the Melbourne Gaol

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 November 1870 · page 4

The man John Robert Morrison, convicted at the last Beechworth Criminal Court of a serious offence and sentenced to tea years' hard labor and to be three flogged, received his first whipping at…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Nov. 21. (Before C. Fairs, F. P. MacCabe, and G. Waring, Esqs., J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1870 · page 2

John O'Neil was charged with unlawfully obtaining one pound ten shillings from J. Burgess. Mr. Woodward appeared for the prosecution. Complainant deposed that a raffle for a heifer took…

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Court of Requests

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 24 November 1870 · page 2

Shehey v. Shehey, £1 8s., balance of cow. Plea not indebted. On hearing the evidence the Bench gave a verdict in favour of plaintiff, £1 without costs…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Nov. 15Th

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 24 November 1870 · page 2

(Before James Aldeorn, and M. Hyam J. P.s.) James Sand v. Alex, Frazer, under an information for using obscene expressions exciting to a breach of the peace in a public place. Mr…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, Nov. 24. (Before C. T. Smith and W. Robson, Esq., J.P.'s)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 November 1870 · page 2

enry Ranch appeared at the insurance of Samuel Chambers, charged with neglecting to complete a verbal contract fr coloring and whitewashing nine rooms in two houses on Church-hill…

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Court of Requests. (Before E. R. Evans, Esqr. J P.) Borough of Wollongong v Maguire

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 November 1870 · page 2

To recover 13s 6d. No appearance for defence. Judgment for plaintiff, EXPORTATION OF BUTTER,—We would direct…

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