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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1879

158 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 8

Monday, February 3. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Lindsay and O'Donnell. J.P.'s)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1879 · page 2

John Hore, charged with interfering with a bailiff in the execution of his duty, pleaded not guilty. The hearing of this case occupied nearly the…

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Shoalhaven. Nowra Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, January 28

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1879 · page 4

BEFORE his Worship Bernard Brown, Esq., Dennis Raymond, on bail, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Terrara on Sunday morning last whilst the people were…

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District Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1879 · page 2

The sitting of the District Court takes place on Monday next, before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge M'Farland. The following is the cause list:—…

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Kiama Police Court. Wednesday, Feb. 5

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1879 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate (H. Connell, Esq) William Laney, charged with being drunk in Addison-street, Shellharbour, on…

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Thursday, February 6Th. Before the same Magistrate

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1879 · page 2

Esau Longbottom and Peter Walsh were charged by Senior-Sergeant Healey with riotous conduct. Longbottom pleaded guilty…

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Broughton Vale. Court of Revision. Saturday, January 25

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1879 · page 2

THE Court met in the Council Chamber at 1 o'clock, p.m. Present—The Mayor, and all the Aldermen. The Chairman read Section 57 of the…

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District Court. Monday, 10Th February. (Before His Honor Judge M'Farlabd)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1879 · page 2

David Palmer v. Edward Hester, for £5 Os. 8d., for goods sold. No appearance by defendant. Verdict for plaintiff…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Requests. Nowra, Tuesday, February 4, 1879. BEFORE their Worships, Z. G. Bice, Henry G. Morton, and Bernard Brown

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1879 · page 2

John Holland, jun. v. William Brown. Plaintiff sued to recover £5, for mare and foal. Defence filed, not indebted…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday Feb. 13. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Fraser, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1879 · page 2

A renewal of the application of Patrick Hill Madden, for a transfer of the license of the Forest. Inn, Fairy Meadow, from John Townsend to himself, was made…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, February 11

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1879 · page 2

THE Police Magistrate, and T. S. Kendall, J.P., on the Bench. An application for the transfer of the license of the Kiama Hotel from James…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 17Th February. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Biggar, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1879 · page 2

Samuel Vidler v Matthew Fendland, for damage to property. It appeared from the evidence given in this case that defendant lived in a house belonging to…

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The Victorian Police

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1879 · page 2

To show the utter ignorance which the Victorian police have of the movements or whereabouts of the Kelly gang, the Age of the 12th instant understands that all the…

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Kiama District Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1879 · page 2

THIS court opened on Friday last with the smallest cause list that there has been for some years, before his Honor Judge M'Farland, who took his seat at precisely ten o'clock…

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Court of Requests. (Same day, before Mr. Biggar, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1879 · page 2

Thomas Shanahan v. Isaac Wales, for £6. Messrs. Owen and Woodward for plaintiff. This case (by consent) was heard before one justice, the Policy Magistrate being a witness…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 18

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1879 · page 2

THEIR Worships H. Connell, P.M., and M. N. Hindmarsh, J. P. on the Bench. Ross v. Campbell. This was a family quarrel, the parties…

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Police Court. Same Magistrates

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1879 · page 2

William Whitemore v. W. Beacom. Detention of a cow the property of plaintiff Defendant pleaded not guilty. The evidence as given by the complainant…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 24Th February. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Ross, Jenkins, Lindsay, Porter, O'Donnell, and Purves, J. P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1879 · page 2

Charles Richards, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, was fined 5s., and for vagrancy was ordered to be imprisoned in Wollongong Gaol for one month…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions. Nowra, Tuesday, Feb. 11Th

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1879 · page 4

BEFORE Henry G. Morton and Bernard Brown, J.P.'s. Joseph Goodsell pleaded guilty to an information filed against him for being…

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Local News Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, March 3. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. J. R. Jenkins, J.P.

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1879 · page 2

W. S. Makin, jun., for assaulting John Beattie, at the wharf, by striking him several times and seizing him by the throat, was fined £2, with £1 1s. professional costs, 10s. cost of witness, and…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 25. BEFORE their Worships, H. Connell, P.M., and M. N. Hindmarsh, J.P.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1879 · page 2

John Davis appeared on summons to answer the charge of using Obscene language on the 5th instant, at Jamberoo. He pleaded guilty, but under aggravating…

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