Kiama District Court
THE February sitting of this court was opened punctually at 10 a.m. on Wednesday week last, by his Honour Judge M'Farland. The legal profession was represented by…
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Interesting to Municipal Councils. Kiama District Court; Wednesday, February 3Rd. (Before his Honor Judge M'Farland.)
James Sharman v. the Municipal Council of Geringong. Mr King appeared for the plaintiff, who s[?] 15 recover the sum of £50, for personal inquiries…
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P. MALONE, arrested by Constable Williams the previous evening, was brought before H. Connell, Esq., P.M., on two charges—one, being drunk and disorderly in Terralong-street,…
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AN occurrence perhaps without parallel was witnessed at the close of the assizes at Chester, of which the Manchester Guardian gives the following account:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Feb. 22. (Before Messrs Turner and Graham, J.P.'s.)
Joseph Rouch and John M'Guinerty were each fined 5s for having been drunk and disorderly. A charge for drunkenness against, John Turner was dismissed…
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BEFORE W. Stewart and A. Boyd, Esqs., J.P. 's D. Livingstone v. S. Huxley, for £4 14s. 3d. due on promissory note. Amount, with costs, paid into court. Verdict for plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Court of Requests. Same Day. J. Emery v. J. Francis
PLAINTIFF sued to recover £8 10s., balance of purchase of a horse; and defendant had field a set-off, paid £1 into court, and pleaded not indebted for the remainder…
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BEFORE James Colley, Esq., J.P., who took his seat on the Bench about half-past 12, a number of auitors and witnesses having been in attendance some two hours. The first case called…
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AFTER waiting a considerable time for a second magistrate, Mr. Colley, who was early in attendance, decided on hearing such cases as came within the jurisdiction of one…
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A RATHER Unusual circumstance occurred at the Central Criminal Sessions, when one of the jurymen empanelled to try a charge of cart-stealing against a man…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kiama Court of Requests. Same Day. D. M'Dermott v. J. Russell
Balance of account for board and lodging, £1 18s, Defendant had failed to enter defence, but was allowed to do to on payment of the usual fee, 2s., and he pleaded not indebted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inconvenience of the Court House. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR,—The inconvenience of having the Court House where it is must have occurred to many of your readers from time to time. Why that building with its different offices should be where it is,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Requests. Monday, March 8. (Before Messrs. Turner and Lysaght, J.P.'s.)
Arthur Robinson y John Roberts, for 10s 4d, for vegetable supplied. No appearance by defendant. Verdict for amount and costs…
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H. CONNELL, Esq., P.M., on the Bench. R. Jones appeared an bail to answer the charge, preferred by Constable Williams, of being drunk and disorderly in Terralong-street…
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A most brutal murder was committed on December 66, at The Grove, nine miles from Coleraine, and midway between Garvagh and Kilrea, whereby a man named Stephen Church,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, March 15
(Before Messrs Tumor and Biggar, J.P.'s. Thomas Pearson was fined £2 for cruelty to animals by working horses in harness with sore Backs…
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THE Magistrates on the Bench were Messrs. T. S. Kendall, R. Miller, G. L. Fuller, and H. Connell, P.M. Richard Fadden, a boy only 12 years old, in…
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AT the Emerald Hill Police Court, on Saturday, an extraordinary case was investigated, when Father O'Callaghan, a Roman Catholic priest, appeared to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, March 22. (Before. Messrs Brown, Biggar, and Turner, J.P.'s.)
A. Beatson was fined 2s for allowing two horses to stray in the streets, and P. Andrews, A. Herd, and W. Staff 1s each for similar offences with one horse respectively…
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BEFORE Messrs, Connell and Dale. John Murphy was charged by Constable Payne with the use of abusive and obscene language in the public street, Jamberoo. He…
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