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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1871

210 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 9 of 11

Nowra. Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Oct. 17

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1871 · page 3

(Before Messrs. Thompson, Elyard, Glanville, Bice, Hyam, Monaghan, and Eraser.) Mary Hawkey was brought up on remand from Thursday last, charged with unlawfully…

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Insolvent Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1871 · page 2

A MEETING of cruditors, for proof of debts in the insolvent estate of George Hunt, Broughton Creek, took place in the Court house. Kiama before the District Commissioner, H. Connell,…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Oct. 24. (His Worship H. Connell on the Bench.)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1871 · page 2

Brown Ward, of Jamberoo, appeared on summons to answer the charge, preferred by Senior-constable Goddard, of using obscene language in a public place at Jamberoo on the…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, October 20. (Before A. Lysaght and A. A. Turner, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 October 1871 · page 2

Thomas Galvin and Catherine Kelly were respectfully charged by Senior-Sergeant Sheridan, with allowing one heifer each to stray in the streets of Wollongong. Both defendants pleaded…

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News by the Last Mail. a Brutal Murder

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1871 · page 3

The vicinity of Kentish Town has been the scene of a deliberate and cold-blooded outrage, which, on September 4, resulted in death. The victim is Mr William Phillips, of 56…

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Bathurst Circuit Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1871 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Justice Hargrave. On Monday, October 23, Ellen Ryan was indicted for that she did, on the 4th of July, 1871, administer ten grains of…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Requests, Tuesday, Oct. 31. (Before their Worships Messrs. Glanville and Hyam.)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1871 · page 2

(Before their Worships Messrs, Glanville and Hyam.) Wm, Smith such H. J. Gram for £[?] for work and labour, Postponed for a fornight…

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Local News Court or Petty Sessions. Thursday, November 2Nd. (Before Mr. A. A. Turner, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 November 1871 · page 2

Ellen (Mrs.) Moore, appeared charged by Catherine (Mrs.) Green, with having made use of abusive and insulting language to her on the 26th ultimo, the same being of such a nature as to be…

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Court of Petty Sessions. (Same day, and before same Magistrates.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1871 · page 2

A. J. Daly was fined 1s without costs for allowing a horse to stray in the streets. ROSTER. — For Thursday, November 9th. — Messrs. Lysaght, MacCabe, and Osborne, J.P.'s…

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Court of Requests. Monday, Nov. 6. (Before Messrs Robson, Turner, Lysaght, and Evans, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1871 · page 2

Michael Foley v John Perkins, for £5 16s 3d. Defendant did not appear, and it was stated that it had been found impossible to serve the summons on him in time…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1871. (Before their Worships S. Charles and H. Connell.) F. B. Read v. J. Willmott

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1871 · page 2

(Before their Worships S. Charles and H. Connell.) F. B. Read v J. Wilmott. This was case under the Tenements Act…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Nov. 7. 1871

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1871 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. J. Thompson and M. Hyam, J.P.'s. Constable G[?] v. E. Flatcher.—Defendant was charged with having a held in his…

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Kiama Court of Requests. Tuesday, Oct, 31. (Their Worships R. Miller and H. Connell on the Bunch.) T. Black v. J. Hayden

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1871 · page 2

(Their worships R. Miller and H. Connell on the Bench.) T. Black v. J. Haydon. This was an action to recover the sum of…

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Local News. Court or Petty Sessions. Wednesday, Novemer 8Th. (Before Mr A. A. Turner, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 November 1871 · page 2

William Reid was charged by Senior-Sergeant Sheridan with being drunk and disorderly in the streets of Wollongong on Monday the 6th instant. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s or…

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Second Court. (Before Mr. Justice Hargrave.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1871 · page 3

Thomas Culbert, 65, was charged with having, on the 11th September last, at Bombala, indecently assaulted and abused a child named Bertha Amelia Muleck, aged nine years…

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Central Criminal Court. Friday, November 10Th. (Before the Chief Justice.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1871 · page 3

Mary Hockey, 16, was charged with having, on the 14th day of October last, at Tomarong, in the Sholhaven district, feloniously, unlawfully, and maliciously wounded Enos Hockey, her father…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, November 13th. (Before Messrs Smith, Waring, Turner, and Thompson, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1871 · page 2

Abraham Charlesworth appeared charged with having incited James Joseph Gallaher a boy 13 years of age, to sell him some corn without the knowledge or consent of his father, James…

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Court of Requests

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 16 November 1871 · page 2

Sturrock v God by Balance for goods, Verdict for plaintiff.—The plaintiff complained of the great length of time required by the old rates of Court for entering plaints (nine…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, November, 6

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 16 November 1871 · page 2

Summons case, for unlawful detention of 25 fence rails. The complainant, being sworn, stated that about a year and a half ago he employed a man…

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Court of Requests. (Before M. Hyam, Esq., J.P.)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 16 November 1871 · page 2

Thomas Kelly sued John Benson for 15s., for work and labour and obtained a verdict for the amount and 6s. 6d. costs. Smith v Gram.—This case was again…

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