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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1883

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

Quarter Sessions Case. Shoalhaven Police Court. Thursday, December 21

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1883 · page 2

Joseph Hood, a youth apparently some 17 or 18 years, a stranger from Sydney, and recently in the employ of Mr. Aizley Hyam, hotelkeeper, Terrara, was charged with that he did, on the 14th…

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Strange Confession of Murder

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1883 · page 4
Also in The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser

At West Ham police court, on November 13 Timothy De Vine, 35, the fourth engineer of the British Indian Steamship Company's steamer Manora, now lying in the Royal…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, January 2, 1883

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1883 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. H. Cornell and N. Harper. William Howell, charged by Constable Hope with making use of obscene language in a public place on the evening of the 26th…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Jan. 8. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Biggar and Ross, Js.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1883 · page 2

Benjamin Green, charged with using obscene language, pleaded guilty, and was ordered to pay a fine of £5, or be imprisoned for six woolen. Fine paid…

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Kiama Police Court. Thursday, January 4th, 1882

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1883 · page 2

BEFORE H Connell, Esq, P M. William Jones pleaded guilty to having been drunk and dis derly in Terralong-street, and it being his first offence he was…

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Kiama District Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1883 · page 2

THE District Court was opened punctually at 10 o'clock on Friday last, 5th January, his Honor Judge M'Farland presiding. The cases tried, three in number, excited a…

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Mysterious Case of Alleged Murder in Auckland

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1883 · page 4

THE "New Zealand Times" gives the following particulars of a case of alleged murder, which is causing much sensation : —Warrants have been issued for the…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Jan. 15. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J.Biggar, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1883 · page 2

Pobert Hargrave and David Mitchison, charged with behaving in a riotous manner in the bar of the Royal Alfred Hotel, pleaded guilty, and were discharged with a caution…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, January 16Th, 1883

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1883 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. C. Cameron and James Colley, Js.P. Frank Lee v. John Moffitt—Abusive language with intent to commit a breach…

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Murder of Professor Palmer and His Party

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 January 1883 · page 4

The following further information has been elicited during the investigation which is being conducted by Colonel Warren into the circumstances of the murder of Profes…

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Licensing Court. Friday, Jan. 19. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Biggar and Jenkins, Js. P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1883 · page 2

A booth license was granted to George Clout for the Wollongong Agricultural Society's Show ground on the Show days. James Anderson applied for the transfer of his…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Jan. 22. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Brown, Jenkins, Franklin, Fry, and Robson, Js. P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1883 · page 2

The following parties were fined for allowing cattle to stray in the streets: D. Griffin, jun., 1 cow, 2s 6d; E. A. Jones, 2 cows, 53; Julia Keirnan, 3 cows, 7s 6d…

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District News. Shellharbour. Police Court. January 19th, 1883

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 2

BEFORE J. M'Gill and G. A. Porter, Js P. Constable Beatty charged Joseph Blanchfield and Isaac Densmore with behaving in a riotous manner in a public place, in…

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Broughton Creek. Court of Petty Sessions. January 19th, 1883

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Stewart, Boxsell, and M'Intyre, Js.P. Catherine Fitzgerald v. E. Judson. This was an action to recover the sum of…

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Stealing a Chinese God

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1883 · page 4

Frederick Banfield was arrested on the 7th November by Detective Schmittberger, of the Twenty-ninth Precinct, on suspicion of having stolen a Chinese idol, worth 40…

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Court of Requests. Monday, Jan. 29. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. M'Phail, Fraser, and O'Donnell, Js.P)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1883 · page 2

P. Beatus v. S. Talbot, for £2 12s. 5d., goods sold. No appearance for defence. Verdict for amount with 5s. costs…

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Broughton Vale. Revision Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1883 · page 2

THE Revision Court sat in the Council Chamber on Monday, the 22nd instant, at 1 o'clock p.m. Present—The Mayor, H. Boyd, Esq., Aldermen Hanlon, W. Boyd,…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1883 · page 2

John Williamson, charged with furious riding on the Dapto Road, pleaded guilty. The same defendant, charged with using abusive language, pleaded guilty…

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Kiama Police Court. Thursday, February 1, 1882

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1883 · page 2

BEFORE H. Connell, Esq., P.M. John Henderson was charged with stealing. Constable William Carpenter deposed that he arrested the prisoner on the…

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