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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

155 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 8

Kiama Police Court. Monday, Nov. 22

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1875 · page 2

RURERT M'PRAIL, in custody, was charged before the Police Magistrate, by sergeant Healy and constable William, first with being drunk and second with using observe language; he…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. MONDAY, Nov. 29. (Before Messrs. Brown, Biggar, and Turner, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 November 1875 · page 2

George Case appeared charged by Senior-Sergeant Sheridan with having given entertainment at the Temperance Hall, on the evenings of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday last, without a license…

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Police Court. Same Day. C. Leggatt v. P Wells

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1875 · page 2

The information charged defendant with unlawfully entering and trespassing on plaintiff's land. Defendant was not present; but he had sent a certificate froth Dr. Torrent, to…

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Kiama Court of Requests. Tuesday Nov. 30

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1875 · page 2

THE cause list was unusually large, and after waiting till 11 o'clock for the attendance of a second magistrate, Mr. Council with the consent of both parties proceeded with the first…

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Court of Petty Sessions Tuesday, Nov. 23

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1875 · page 2

BEFORE their Watshps Messrs. A. Elyard, J. Glanville: H. G. Morton, and M Hyam. James Sinclair v. John Holland, jun., on information for assault, whilst employed as…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, December 6. (Before Mr. A. A. Turner, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 December 1875 · page 2

George Graham v. James Kelly, for malicious destruction of property. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Plaintiff deposed that he owned a piece of land…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Dec. 7

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 9 December 1875 · page 2

A LITTLE before 11 o'clock their Worships J. Marks, W. R. Hindmarsh, A. C. Osborae, and the Police Magistrate, Mr. Connell, took their coasts on the bench, also G. Warbarton, Esq.,…

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Broughton Creek. Court of Requests. Friday, Nov. 19

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 9 December 1875 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. W. Stewart and A. Boyd. One case was settled out of Court. Wilson and Co. v. A. B. Elyard, £4, price of…

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Local News. Court of Requests. Monday, Dec. 13. (Before Messrs. Biggar and Turner, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 December 1875 · page 2

John Kelly v George Graham, for £2 16s. Plaintiff daposed that defendant had impounded several of his cattle, and charged £2 16s. damages for the same, whereas the fence through which the…

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Kiama Police Court. Saturday, Nov. 27

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1875 · page 2

THEIR Worships Messrs. Warburton, J.P., and Connell, P.M., on the Bench. Thomas Wright, being of unsound mind, was, by his father, Peter Wright, of Albion…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, December 20. (Before Messrs. Turner and Lindsay, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 December 1875 · page 2

Senior-Sergeant Sheridan charged Duncan M'Aphee with cruelty to animals in driving a horse in a cart with sore shoulders. Defendant pleaded guilty…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Dec. 21

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1875 · page 2

THEIR Worship W. R. Hindmarsh, J. P., and H. Connell, P.M., on the Bench. D. Cramond was summoned by constable Payne for being drunk, He pleaded guilty,…

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English Mail News. Murder Mystery in Rome. a Body Found in a Box

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1875 · page 2

The Rome correspondent of the 'Daily News' has the following: Murders and misfortunes never come singly, and to the Whitechapel mystery in London we have just had a very fair replica in…

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Kiama Court of Requests. Tuesday Dec. 28

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 30 December 1875 · page 2

THEIR Worships A. Osborae, J P., and H. Connell, P.M., on the Bench. The cause list contained only four cases, two of which were settled and withdrawn,…

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Inmates of Horse Monger-lane Gaol

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 December 1875 · page 4

"A Prisoner," who had been committed to gaol for a debt under £10, gives the following account of his experiences in the Echo: On your arrival as a debtor at…

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