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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1877

155 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 8

Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, June 26

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1877 · page 2

THEIR Worships H.Connell, P.M., G. L. Fuller, J.P., and J. D. Osborne, J.P., on the bench. Bagatelle licenses were granted to james…

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Kiama District Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1877 · page 2

THE June sitting of this Court took place on Monday last before his Honour Judge M'Farland, who took his seat some ten minutes after the usual time…

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Appeal Court. Same Day

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1877 · page 2

TWENTY-FIVE notices of appeal against the recent assessment of ratable property in the borough of shellharbour had been given. The first case heard was that of G.L.Fuller,…

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Kiama Court of Requests. Same Day

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1877 · page 2

G. BULLEN v. A. GORDON.—Goods sold and delivered, £9 Os 4d. There was no defence. Plaintiff produced a letter he had just received from the defendant, asking that…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, July 2. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Brown, Biggar, Lindsay, and J. D. Osborne, J.P's.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1877 · page 2

Bernard Fox, for cruelly ill-using a horse by working him whilst having a sore shoulder, was fined 10s. and 4s. 10d. costs. John Anderson, for drunkenness, was fined 5s…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1877 · page 2

THEIR Worships, J. Black and M. N. Hindmarsh, on the Bench. A license for the sale of colonial wine, was granted to B. Timbs, of Pheasant…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, July 10. H. CONNEL Esq., P.M.,and T. S. Kendall, Esq.,J.P., on the Bench

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1877 · page 2

R. Haddon and A. Torrens appeared before the Court, each having been summoned for keeping at large vicious dogs, that attacked persons passing along the…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, July 11. (Before Messrs. Turner and Biggar, J.P's.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 July 1877 · page 2

William Pike appeared in custody, charged with having assaulted Maria Pike, in the Brighton Hotel. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, July 16. (Before Messrs. Turner and J. D. Osborne, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1877 · page 2

Isabella Rowland, remanded from Thursday last, charged with having caused the death of her male infant, on the 4th instant, appeared in custody…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, July 17. THEIR Worhips, H. Connell. Esq., P. M., and M. N. Hindmarsh, Esq., J. P. TRESPASS

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1877 · page 2

W. Geoghegan, v. F. Perry, C. Olive, and J. Glover. In this case the prosecution was conducted ted by Mr. King…

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Startling Evidence in a Divorce Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 July 1877 · page 4

A suit brought by a resident of Adelaide named Mary Nicholas Marshall for divorce from her husband, William Smith Marshall, on the ground of his desertion, cruelty, and…

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Local News. The late Investigations between the Police and Mr Andrew Lysaght

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 July 1877 · page 2

In compliance with a resolution moved in the Legislative Assembly, by Mr. Leary, on the 21th April last, copies of all correspondence, &c., connected with the late investigation concerning the…

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The Court. London, June 8

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 July 1877 · page 2

Her Majesty is in good health at Balmoral, whither she proceeded with Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice on the 18th May. The Court will return to the south in a fortnight…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, July 30. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Fry, Jenkins, and Lindsay, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1877 · page 2

William Pike pleaded guilty to having assaulted Ellen Peek. Constable Robert Duncan Moritz deposed to defendant having been given in custody by Ellen…

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Kiama Police Court. Same Day

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1877 · page 2

MICHAEL Fitzgerald, of Shellharbour, was summoned by Constable Smithers, on the charge of having made use of obscene language…

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Appeal Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1877 · page 2

A NUMBER of appeal cases against the recent assessment of rateable property in the borough of Shellharbour, were, a month ago, as our readers may recollect, postponed…

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Court of Requests. Tuesday, July 13

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1877 · page 2

THEIR Worships H. Connell P. M., W. Moles, J. P., and John Colley, J. P., on the Bench. The cause list at first contained ten cases,…

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Local News. Court of Requests. Monday, August 6. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. O'Donnell, Biggar, and Osborne, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1877 · page 2

John Reed v. John Cleary, for £3, amount of dishonored cheque. Messrs. Owen and Woodward for defendant. Plaintiff deposed that he deposited a cheque for…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, August 13. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Brown, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1877 · page 2

William Maloney, charged with having been drunk and making use of obsene language, was fined 10s for the first offence and 20s for the second…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, August 14

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1877 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships H. Connell, P.M. G. L. Fuller, J.P., and M. N. Hindmarsh, J.P. Robert Johnson appeared on summons…

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