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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1873

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

Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, October 9. (Before Messrs Turner and Biggar, J.P.'s)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 October 1873 · page 2

William Miller was fined 2s. 6d. for drunkenness. Joseph [?]hlcin v Andrew Ryan, for assault. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, October 13. (Before Messrs. Brown, Thompson, and Fry, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1873 · page 2

James Hall was fined 7s. 6d. for having been drunk in the streets on Sunday last, and 7s. 6d. for making use of obscene language at the same time and place…

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Court of Petty Sessions. 26Th September

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 16 October 1873 · page 2

Messrs, Stewart and Wilson, J.P.'s, on the Bench. Joseph Di[?]son brought up on warrant, charged with assaulting one Richard Cheyter,…

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Sroalhaven. Court of Requests Nowra. Tuesday, Oct. 14

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 16 October 1873 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships J. Glanville, M. Hyam, and J. Mohaghan, J.P.s. Thomas Pender v. Matthew Craig to recover £7, damages for breach of contract…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, Oct. 15. (Before Mr A. A. Turner, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 October 1873 · page 2

Catherine O'Harra v Michael O'Harra, for unlawfully and maliciously killing one horse. Senior-Sergeant Sheridan deposed as follows : [?] in company with constable M'Garvie…

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Court of Petty Sessions

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1873 · page 2

Same day, and before same Magistrates. Frederick Thompson, charged with having ridden a horse furiously on Fairy Meadow Road, pleaded not guilty…

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Local News. Court of Requests. Monday, October 20. (Before Messrs. C. T. Smith, F. P. MacCabe, and A. Lysaght, J.P.'s)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1873 · page 2

Jeremiah Salisbury v Hugh H'Mahon, for £4. Verdict for plaintiff. Same v Robert Campbell. Mr Owen appeared for defendant…

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Metropolitan District Court. Thursday, Oct. 16

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1873 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge Dowling. Parnell (Tomerong) v. Smith. This was an action to recover an account respecting certain transactions in timber…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions Tuesday, Oct. 21

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1873 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships J. Thomson, J. Aldcorn. J. Glanville, Z. G. Bice. M. Hyam, and J. Monaghan. Senior-constable Grieve, as inspector of…

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Diabolical Murder in Queensland

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 October 1873 · page 2

The following account of the murder of Thomas Cunroy is given by a correspondent of the 'Rockhampton Bulletin,' under date Tooram October 8. It will be seen that it bears a strong…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, October 24. (Before Messrs MacCabe and Lysight, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1873 · page 2

Catherine O'Harra v. Michael O'Harra, for maliciously and unlawfully wounding and maiming a cow, the property of John Babeet. This case, which was partly heard…

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Kiama Police Court. Saturday, Oct, 25

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1873 · page 2

JOHN Mooney was brought before H. Connell, Esq., J.P., having been arrested at Gerringong by Constable Everson, fro[?]d a description in the Police Gazette, on the charge of having…

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Kiama Court of Requests. Same Day

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1873 · page 2

Their Worships W. Moles and H. Connell on the Bench. The cases list originally contained nine cases, but seven of them being settled, were…

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Local News Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, October 30. (Before Mr Turner, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 October 1873 · page 2

Catherine O'Harra v Michael O'Harra, for unlawfully and maliciously killing a horse, the property of James O'Harra. Senior Sergeant Sheridan conducted the…

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Local News. Court of Requests. MONDAY, Nov. 3. (Before Messrs. Turner and Lysaght, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 November 1873 · page 2

Michael Casey v. John Peace, for £5, price of a ware. Mr. Woodward for plaintiff, Mr. Owen for defendant…

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Kiama Police Court. Saturday, Nov. 1

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1873 · page 2

AN application by the Rev. J. H. L. Zillman for the use of the Court-house, in which to hold the annual University examinations, was granted, their Worships J…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Oct. 28

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1873 · page 2

BEFORE their Warships A. Elyard. J. Aldcorn, J. Glanville M. Hyam and J. Fraser, JP,'S. James Sunn v. Henry Gregson , to recover £1 11s., balance of wages &c. Plan, not…

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Original Correspondence. Court-house for Milton to the Editor of the Kiama Independent

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1873 · page 2

THE four words with which I have headed this letter have become "familiar to our minds as household words" during the past few days; and judging by the action taken…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, November 7Th. (Before Messrs. Turner and Biggar, J.P.'s

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 November 1873 · page 2

Mary Looney, a girl of about 14 years, appeared charged with having pulled up a quantity of cabbages, pumpkins, onions, and eschalots, valued at £2, the same being the property of John Craig…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Nov. 11

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1873 · page 2

THEIR Worships Thomas Chapman and James Colley on the Bench. David Helton, on old offender, in custody, was brought before the Court charged with…

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