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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

174 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 9

Court of Petty Sessions. Same Day. (Before same Magistrates.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1882 · page 2

John Beattie, jun., charged with assaulting James Moore, by throwing a stone at him, pleaded not guilty. Mr. Woodward for complainant, who deposed…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, August 7. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Jenkins, Lindsay, and Fry, Js.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1882 · page 2

A hawker's license was granted to Thomas Dobing. The following parties were fined for stock straying in the streets:—E. A. James, 1 cow, 5s;…

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Broughton Creek. Court of Petty Sessions—august 4 1882

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1882 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Boxsell and M'Intyre. Alex. Fraser v. William Stewart. This was an action to recover the sum of £5 as damage to a maize crop by the…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, August 8, 1882

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1882 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs, H. Connell, N. Harper, M. N Hindmarsh, and C. Cameron. William Charles v. Mary Farraher. This was an action to recover the sum of…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, August 14. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. F. P. MacCabe, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1882 · page 2

John Hourigan pleaded not guilty to a charge of having been drunk on Sunday last. After hearing the evidence of constable Tipping their Worships considered the charge proved, and…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, August 15, 1882

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1882 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs, James Colley and N Harper. Robert Ellis v. George Somerville. Cruelly torturing a goat, the property of…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, August 21. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1882 · page 2

Kate Robinson, alias Ryan, pleaded guilty to having been drunk in the Market-square, on Saturday last. Defendant said she was released from gaol on…

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Shellharbour Police Court. Friday, 18Th August, 1882

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1882 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. H. Connell and J. M'Gill, John Swan appeared charged by Constable Beatty with making use of obscene language at Albion Park on the 20th July…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, August 22, 1882

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1882 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Connell, Hindmarsh, Cameron, and James Colley. Bridget Daly v. Timothy M'Kinnary, his wife, and two daughters—Assault…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1882 · page 2

A. Beatson was fined 7s 6d for allowing two cows to stray in the streets. Henry M'Neil, charged with having made use of obsence language near the Illawarra Hotel,…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1882 · page 2

Margaret Rae v. William Barker and wife, for £1 10s. Plaintiff deposed that defendant's wife engaged her as nurse, but that she afterwards secured the…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, August 30. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 September 1882 · page 2

William Wilson, for drunkenness, was ordered to pay a fine of 5s., or be imprisoned 24 hours. The same defendant, for making use of obscene language, was fined £1, or to be imprisoned for…

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Thursday, August 31. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 September 1882 · page 2

Randolph Adolphus Latter on remand, was changed with stealing one pair of boots, the property of John Chad. Senior-Sergeant Grieve deposed: On the 29th…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, August 29, 1882

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1882 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Connell, Harper, and Conway. George Smith appeared in custody charged with being drunk and disorderly in…

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Court of Requests

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1882 · page 2

Before same magistrates. In a case C. H. Jones, against Mrs. Farraher—ejectment—there was no appearance of either parties…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Sept. 4. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. J. R. Jenkins, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1882 · page 2

Archibald Graham, jun., for allowing seven heart of cattle to stray in the streets, was fined 10s. A hawker's license was granted to Richard…

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Broughton Creek. Court of Petty Sessions. September 1st, 1882

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1882 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Boxsell and M'Intyre Js.P. Bernard M'Gettigan v. Christian Kunkler. This was an action to recover the sum of £5 10s being the amount of a…

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Attempt to Murder a Warder in Berrima Gaol

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1882 · page 2

ON Saturday evening last a notorious prisoner named Charles Cunningham made a most determined attempt to murder warder John Izard. It appears Cunningham is…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Sept. 11. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. O'Donnell, and M'Phail, Js.P)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1882 · page 2

The following parties were fined for allowing stock to stray in the streets:—James Taylor, 1 goat, 2s 6d; Julia Keirnan, 1 cow, 4s; Joseph Makin, 1 cow, 5s; Patrick Cabill, 1 goat, 2s 6d;…

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Attempt to Murder a Warder at Berrima

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1882 · page 4

On Saturday evening last, says the Scrutineer, a notorious prisoner named Charles Cunningham made a most determined attempt to murder Warder John…

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