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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1876

192 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 10

Local News. Court of Requests. Monday, Jan. 3. (Before Messrs. Brown, Biggar, Turner, and Lindsay, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1876 · page 2

Henry Strange Fry and others v. Henry Wollas, for £5. Mr. Woodward appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr. Owen for defendant…

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Police Court. Saturday. Dec [?]

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1876 · page 2

[?]re James Wilson, E q. J[?] P. [?]stable Board v. O[?] Connelly in [?]ged with be[?] drunk and disorder in a public place[?] the evening of…

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Court of Petty Sessions Tuesday Dec 28

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1876 · page 2

(Before their Worships John Glanville, and Micheael Hyam, J.P's) Renewal of slauzhtering [?]ses granted to James Lamond, of Tarrara, Martin, Brown, of…

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Court or Petty Sessions. Monday, Jan. 10. (Before Messrs. Turner and Graham, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1876 · page 2

Thomas Nash pleaded guilty to having been drank, and was fined 5s. Charles Williams, who also pleaded guilty to having made use of obscene language, was fined…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Jan. 17Th. (Before Messrs. Lysaght, Biggar, Graham, Brown, Lindsay, and Fry, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1876 · page 2

John Anderson, charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct, was admonished and discharged. Mr. and W. Rowles were fined 5s. for…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 18

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1876 · page 2

H. Connell, Esq, P.M., on the Bench. W. Cook, Kiama Municipal inspector, V. C. Bessell. Defendant was charged with allowing a…

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Court of Requests. (Same Day, and, before same Magistrates.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1876 · page 2

M. Civsey v J. Keirnan, for £5 9s. 2d. Verdict for amount. ST. PATRICK'S CELEBRATION.—At the meeting held last Thursday evening, in connection with the…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Jan. 24Th. (Before Messrs. Biggar and Turner, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1876 · page 2

Julia Holme (a stranger) pleaded guilty to having been drunk in Wollongong, though she was not aware to what extent. Being her first offence here, their Worships…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 25

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1876 · page 2

THEIR Worships J. Robb, J. Colley, and G. L. Fuller on the Bench. W. Clarke, of Jamberoo, was summoned on the charge of using abusive language to…

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Broughton Creek. Police Court. Friday, Jan, 14

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1876 · page 2

BEFORE William Stewart and James Wilson, Esqs., Justices. Constable William Board v. George Longbottom, charged on information with using…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions Tuesday Jan. 4

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1876 · page 4

"MESSRS. Elyard, Glanville, Bice, Hyam, and Morton, J.P's, on the Bench. Senior-constable Grieve v. Wm. M'Donald, on information, for cruelty to animals,…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday. Jan. 18

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1876 · page 2

BEFORE Alfred Elyard, James Aldcorn, Michael Hyam, Donald M'Lean, and James Fraser, Esqs., J.P. G. Roberts v. Meffin, for illegally detaining…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, Feb. 28. (Before Messrs. Turner and Biggar, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1876 · page 2

Mary Ann O'Neil appeared, in accordance with her bail, to further answer the charge preferred against her of having murdered her male child, on or about the 20th January, the case being…

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Broughton Creek. Court of Requests. Friday, Jan. 28

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1876 · page 3

BEFORE William Stewart and James Wilson Esqs., Justices. Shea v Mahony, for defamation of character Damages laid at £10. Defence filed not…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Feb. 7. (Before Messrs. Lysaght and Turner, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1876 · page 2

John Osborne and Thomas Klees, charged with furious riding on the Dapto Road, pleaded not guilty. Constable Boys deposed that he saw defendants…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 1

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1876 · page 2

His Worship J. Colley on the bench. John Rogers, remanded from last week on the charge of assaulting Mrs. Randall was again remanded for a week, a…

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Broughton Vale. Revision Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1876 · page 2

THE Revision Court met on Thursday, the 27th January, at 1 o'clock p. m. Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Hanlon, H. Boyd, and Cooks. The council clerk road over the…

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Quarter Sessions Case. Kiama Police Court, Tuesday Feb. 1

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 February 1876 · page 2

W. Carson find John Rogers appeared on remand the latter having been a fortnight in the lock-up, twice remanded on the charge of unlawfully and violently assaulting and beating Ellen Randall, of…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1876 · page 2

Mrs. Jeykell v. John Kelly, for balance of £1 16s. 5d. No appearance by defendant. Verdict for amount and costs. Mary Garlick v. Thomas Wilson Garlick, for…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Feb. 14. (Before Messrs. Biggar and Graham, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1876 · page 2

Charles Robertson pleaded guilty to having been drunk, and was fined 10s. James Wallace who pleaded guilty to a similar offence, was discharged with a caution, it…

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