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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1876

192 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 10

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 August 1876 · page 2

William Harrison appeared charged with having, on the 2nd instant, violently assaulted, ravished, and carnally known Christina Wilson, wife of William Wilson, of Crown-street, Wollongong…

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Court of Requests. Monday, August 7. (Before Messrs. Turner and Graham, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 August 1876 · page 2

Alexander Stewart v. D. O'Brien, for £3 7s. 4d., for goods sold. No appearance by defendant. Verdict for amount and costs…

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Kiama Police Court. Friday, August 11

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1876 · page 2

DAVID Bernstein , a German hawker in custody was brought before H. Connell, Esq., P.M. on the charge of being illegally on the premises of S. Charles , Esq., M.P.,…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Requests. Tuesday, August 8

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1876 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. A. Elyard J. Aldcorn M. Hyam , J. Glanvile, and J. Monaghan J.P.'s. Peter. M'Donald v. P. Casey, to recover…

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Local News. Mr. Andrew Lysaght, J.P., and the Police. (Before J. M. Marsh, Esq., Water Police Magistate, of Sydney

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1876 · page 2

Phillip Mackel, examined by Mr. Lysaght, deposed: On Monday morning after the row there were several persons in front of the Post and Telegraph office, of which I am master; I was…

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Court of Petty Sessions, Nowra. Same Day. Same Magistrates

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1876 · page 2

Application was made by Mr. D. Hyam, of the Commercial hotel, Terrara, for a billiard license. The application was granted…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, August 15

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1876 · page 2

James Colley, Esq. J.P., on the bench Fay, Wah Chinaman, in custody, having beets arrested by constable Williams, charged with a breach of the…

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Appeal Court. Same Day

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1876 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships J. Colley and A. Osbourne. This was the day appointed for hearing appeals against the late assessment of…

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Broughton Creek. Court of Requests. Friday, August, 11

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1876 · page 2

BEFORE Z. G. Bice, William Stewart, and Adam Boyd. Esquires, Justices. William Whitmore v. John Wiley, for work done by splitting shingles. Further…

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Local News. Mr. Andrew Lysaght, J.P., and Constable M'Garvie. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, August 14. (Before Messrs. Brown, Biggar, Lindsay, Fry, Turner, O'Donnell, and Graham, J.P.'s)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1876 · page 2

Constable M'Garvie appeared charged by Mr. Andrew Lysaght, J.P., with having in the execution of his duty, on the night of the 8th April last, beaten and ill-treated one James…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, August 22

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1876 · page 2

THEIR Worships J. Colley and G. L. Fuller on the Bench. Thomas Walker v. J. Smillee, Jun. The parties to this case were two boys,…

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Kiama Police Court. Same Day

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1876 · page 2

The use of the Court-house was granted to Mr. Croft, for two entertainments on Thursday and Friday evenings An application by Mr. John Tate, to…

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Court of Requests. Tuesday, August 29

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1876 · page 2

H. CONNELL, Esq., P.M. and R. Miller Esq., J.P., on the bench. The cause list at first contained 13 cases, but settlements and withdrawals reduced…

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Court of Requests. Friday, August 25

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1876 · page 2

Before their worships Messrs, Williams Sterwart and Jams Wilson William Whitmore v. John Wiley, for work in splitting 4500 shingles at 18s per…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1876 · page 2

Robert James appeared charged with having violently assaulted Joremiah Barnard, and pleaded guilty, Raying that the blow was given in self-defence…

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Local News. Court of Requests. Monday, Sept. 4. (Before Messrs. Turner and Lindsay, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1876 · page 2

Garrett Herbert Flynn and wife v. Jeremiah Looney and wife, for libel; to wit, that defendants said that Mrs. Flynn had driven away their geese and killed one of the same…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, September 5

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1876 · page 2

H. CONNELL, Esq., P.M. and G. L. Fuller, Esq., J.P., on the Bench. James Daley and John Ross, of James Daley and John Ross, of Jam-…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Sept. 11. (Before Messrs. Turner and Biggar, J.P's.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1876 · page 2

John Porter, charged with drunkenness, was discharged with a caution, it being his first offence. Charles Robertson, for, drunkenness, was fined…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, September 12

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1876 · page 2

THE business of the court commenced somewhat late, in consequence of Mr. Connell being engaged at an inquest, and only returning to Kiama a little after 12 o'clock,…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, Sept 14. (Before Messrs. Biggar and Turner, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 September 1876 · page 2

The case of A. H. Ritchie v. G. H. Flynn, Daniel Dwyer, Mrs. Flynn, and Mrs. Dwyer, for assault, was resumed from Monday last, the result being that Flynn and Dwyer were each fined £3,…

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