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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1877

155 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 8

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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Local News. Court of Request. Monday, August 20. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Lindsay, Jenkins, and J. D. Osborne, J. P.'s)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 August 1877 · page 2

Mount Pleasant Coal Company v. Patrick Kiley, for 16s. Messrs, Owen and Woodward for plaintiffs. Patrick Lahiff deposed that he manager of…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, June 21

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1877 · page 2

THE Police Magistrate, Mr. Connell, on the Bench. Dennis Collins, a young man, of Jamberoo, was summoned by Constable Payne,…

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Local News Court of Petty Sessions (Monday, August 27.) (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Biggar, J. P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 August 1877 · page 2

Patrick Labiff appeared charged by Patrick Kiley with having committed perjury. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Messrs. Owen and Woodward…

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Police Court. Same Day

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1877 · page 2

Same Magistrates, with the exception of Mr. Moles, who left the bench. G. TIMBS v. T[?]FENWICJK. This was an action for assault…

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Local News Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, August 28. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Biggar, J. P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 August 1877 · page 2

Michael Murphy and John Halloran appeared in custody, charged with having on Friday night last thrown a stone through a window in the residence of Mr. John Richardson, of the Cross…

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Kiama Court of Requests. Tuesday, Aug. 28

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1877 · page 2

THEIR Worships, H. Connell, P.M., W. Moles, J.P., and W. Fryer, J.P., on the Bench. Four summonses had been issued for…

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Local News. Court of Petty Session. Tuesday, August 28. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Biggar, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 September 1877 · page 2

Michael Murphy and John Halloran appeared in custody, charged with having broken a window in the [?] Richardson near the Cross Roads, on the night of the 24th August, and with…

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Monday, SEPTEMBER 3. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Biggar, and J. D. Osborne, J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 September 1877 · page 2

The following persons were lined in the aftermentioned sums for stock straying on the streets on the night of the 24th August: John Bright, 5s.; Mary Rathmell, 5s.; Andrew Lysaght, 2s…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Sept. 4

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1877 · page 2

THEIR Worships, H. Connell, P.M., and Dr. Ewington, J.P., on the bench. M'Brine v. Hayes. This was a case of assault, but it was…

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[?] Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, September 3. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Biggar and J. D. Osborne. J.P.'s)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 September 1877 · page 2

We continue our report of the evidence given in the case of Senior-Sergeant Fort against Michael Murphy and John Halloran, for an assault alleged to have been committed by then on John…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 September 1877 · page 2

John W. Brown v. Garrett H. Flynn, for 6s. 9d. Messrs. Owen and Woodward appeared for Plaintiff, who stated that a young son of his went…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Sept. 10. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. F. P. MacCabe, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1877 · page 2

Hugh Parker, charged with having made use of obscene language, at Bulli, was fined £1 and 4s. 10d. costs. Robert Hegarty, for a similar offence, was fined…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday Sep. 11

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1877 · page 2

THE Police Magistrate, H. Cornell, Esq., on the Bench. Dennis Collins and Cornelius Collins, both of Jamberoo, were severally summoned…

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Court of Petty Sessions Monday, September. 17. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Brown, Biggar, and J. D. Osborne, J.P's.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1877 · page 2

Charles Robertson and Henry Wilmot were fined 20s. each and costs, the former for drunkenness, and the latter for drunkenness and disorderly conduct…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Sept. 18

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1877 · page 2

THEIR Worships, H. Connell, P.M., and W. Fryer, J.P., on the Bench. An application by Mr. H. Bridges for the use of the Courthouse, for two…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessios. Monday, September 24. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. D. Osborne, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 September 1877 · page 2

John Jones, an old blind man, pleaded guilty to having no place of abode or means of living. It appeared that he had recently left the Benevolent Asylum at Liverpool, and had pleaded for…

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Police Court. Julius Scriber V. Sarah Randall

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1877 · page 2

THIS case was further postponed for a week, Mr. Connell observing that a letter had been received from the Randwick institution to the effect that a transfer of the girl…

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Local Intelligence. Kiama Court of Appeal

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1877 · page 2

THEIR Worships H. Council, P.M., G.L. Fuller, J.P., and M.N. Hindmarsh, J.P., on the Bench, the latter gentleman taking no part in the appeal cases, which were…

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Court of Requests. J. WESTON V. H. BRIDGES

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1877 · page 2

PLAINTIFF sued to recover the sum of £9 13s 2d for advertising in the Kiama Independent, &c., and a plea of not indebted was filed by defendant…

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