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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1881

205 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 11

Kiama Police Court. January 5

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1881 · page 2

MESSRS. Connell, Hindmarsh, Kondall, and Harper on the Bench. RIOTOUS CONDUCT. John Williams, John Davis, John…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Jan. 10. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Porter, Ross, and Robson, Js.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1881 · page 2

Frank M'Crohan, for drunkenness, was fined 10s. Michael Ryan, for a similar offence, was fined 10s…

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Court of Requests. Same Day. (Before same Magistrates.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1881 · page 2

John Healy v. Peter Skerritt, for £1 1s 5d, for goods sold. No apperance for defence. Verdict for amount and 5s costs…

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The Bulli Police (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1881 · page 2

SIR,—I should like to know through your valuable columns how it is there are two policemen at Bulli and Coal-Cliff is left without police protection. I and others understood that on the [?]…

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Court of Requests. Monday, Jan. 17. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Biggar, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1881 · page 2

W. J. Poulter v. G. Fitzgerald, for £9 8s 5d, for goods sold. No appearance for defence. Verdict for amount with 5s costs…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Same Day. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Biggar and Robson, J.s.P)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1881 · page 2

A. C. Waldron v A. A. Waldron, for £1 4s., excessive poundage fees. Mr. Woodward for plaintiff who deposed:On the 5th inst. I saw six of my horses in the pound;…

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Court of petty Sessions. Monday, January 21. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1881 · page 2

John Smith, charged with trespassing upon the property of James Gallagher, at Mount Keira, pleaded not guilty. Mr. Woodward for plaintiff, and Mr. Nichols…

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District News. Broughton Vale. Revision Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1881 · page 2

THE Court of Revision sat on Saturday, the 22nd instant, at one o'clock, p.m. Present, the Mayor, Aldermen Walker, M'Kenzie, Clarke, and Priddle…

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Kiama Court of Requests. January 25. MESSRS. M. N. Hindmarsh and James Colley on the bench

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1881 · page 2

J. M'Auliffe sued J. Ford for £1 10s, being the estimated amount of damages committed by pigs belonging to defendant in the plaintiff's potato crop at Wallaby…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Jan. 31. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. M'Phail and O'Donnell, J's.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1881 · page 2

J. Shannon, for obsence language, was fined £1. John Dowd, Timothy O'Brien, Thomas Kilkelly, and Matthew Reen were charged with interrupting Senior Sergeant Ford in the execution of his duty…

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Kiama Police Court. February 1

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1881 · page 2

MESSRS. Connell and Harper on the Bench. Michael Glenny and John Green were charged by the police with having been drunk and disorderly at the Jamberoo…

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District Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 February 1881 · page 2

The sitting of the District Court takes place today, before his Honor Judge M'Farland. The following is the cause list:—John Williams v. Alfred Vidler, for £5 5s, work…

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Original Correspondence. What Are the Police Doing! (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 February 1881 · page 2

SIR,—Common remour says that at more than one of our roadside public-houses youths of from 14 to 18 years of age are harboured and encouraged to spend what few shillings they have to spare in…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Feb. 7. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1881 · page 2

A. C. Waldron and Peter Sloane were fined 2s 6d each for stock straying in the street. Thomas Connors, charged with assaulting James William Shannon, pleaded not guilty…

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Court of Requests. Same Day. (Before same Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1881 · page 2

Michael Flynn v. John Reed, for £10, value of a horse. Mr. Woodward for plaintiff. Defendant pleaded not indebted…

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District Court. Friday, Feb. 4. (Before his Honor Judge M'Farland.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1881 · page 2

John Williams v. Alfred Vidler, for £5 5s, work and labour. Mr. Woodward for plaintiff. No appearance for defence…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Feb. 14. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Biggar and Robson, J's.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1881 · page 2

Christina Bruce, on remand, was charged with being of unsound mind and [?] to be at large Drs. Cliffyn and Gould dept. [?] to having examined defendant, and wee of [?] on that she…

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Kiama Police Court. February 15. MESSRS. Connell and James Colley on the Bench

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1881 · page 2

J. R, Morrow and Win, Robertson were charged by Constable Hope with having been drunk and disorderly on the previous Saturday in the township of Gerringong…

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Court-house for Bulli

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 February 1881 · page 2

A fairly attended public meeting took place at the Denmark Hotel, on Friday evening, to consider what steps should be taken to urge the Government to erect a Court-house at Bulli…

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Broughton Creek. Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1881 · page 2

BEFORE William Stewart, Esq., J.P. John Chisholm appeared before the Court in answer to summons charging him with using threatening, language towards…

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