Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Courts & crime, all years

Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1883

218 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 11

Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, July 23. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Biggar.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 July 1883 · page 2

John Brennan (a stranger in the district) pleaded guilty to drunkenness and disorderly conduct in Crown-street, also to having made use of profane language. For the first offence, he was ordered to…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Horrible Murder in Russia

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1883 · page 4

A HORRID murder took place at Kharkoff on the 27th of March. A shopkeeper of that town, called Krasilnikoff, one day disappeared, taking with him the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, July 24, 1883

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1883 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. H. Connell, and James Colley. Larceny. Martia Moran, on remand from the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

His Last Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1883 · page 4

OLD Judge Gregson, a Justice of the Peace, was never known to smile. He came to Arkansas years ago, before the carpet baggers began their reckless…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, July 30. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1883 · page 2

The following parties were fined for allowing stock to stray in the streets.—John Cane, 1 horse, 2s 6d; John Armstrong, 5 horses, 10s. Bridget O'Brien pleaded guilty to having made…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Thursday, August 2. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 2

John Edwards, alias Edward Fitzgerald, appeared in custody, charged with cattle stealing. Senior-Sergeant Grieve deposed: On Tuesday morning, in company with Constables Beattie,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, August 1. (Before the Public Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 2

Charles White, charged with hawking without a license, pleaded guilty, and was fined £1…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Kiama Police Court. (Same day before same Magistrates.)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 2

On the application of the Kiama, Municipal Council, Tuesday, 28th August was appointed a day for the hearing of appeals against the recent assessment in that…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Wickcliffe Murder

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 4

THE Hamilton correspondent of the "Argus gives the following report of the proceedings at the Assizes there on the occassion of sentence of death being…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Kiama Court of Requests. Tuesday, July 31, 1883

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Connell, Cameron, Hindmarsh, John Colley, and Conway. G. Bullen v. L. Meredith—Goods sold and delivered, 19s 4d…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, August 6. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Lindsay, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1883 · page 2

Matthew Young pleaded guilty to having made use of obscene language, and was fined 10s and 4s 10d costs. The following parties were fined for allowing…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Police Court,—Same Day

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 2

James Gulhan appeared on summons, charged with making use of insulting language at Broughton Creek, with intent to, provoke a breach of the peace. Fined 1s…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Kiama Police Court. Wednesday, August 1, 1883

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 2

BEFORE H. Connell, Esq., P.M. Joshua Howes pleaded guilty to exposing his person while under the influence of drink at Gerringong on the previous…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

District News. Broughton Creek. Court of Petty SESSIONS—3rd August

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Stewart, Boxsell, Fraser, and M'Intyre, J'sP. John W. Wiley v. John Wright. This was an action to recover the sum of…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Charge of Murder

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1883 · page 4

AT the criminal sittings of the Supreme, Court, before his Honor, Sir George Innes, William Elliott, a middle aged man of respectable appearance, was indicted for the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Murder in the South Seas

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1883 · page 4

CAPTAIN ADRIAN, of the labour vessel, Jabberwook, which reached Mackay on August 3, has given the following particulars respecting the murder of Captain…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Murder and Suicide in Nelson Gaol

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1883 · page 4

ON the morning of July 28, between 6 and 7 o'clock, a dreadful tragedy was enacted at Nelson gaol. It appears that the only warder in charge, John Adams, must have…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Kiama Police Court. Friday, August 17

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1883 · page 2

BEFORE the P. M., H. Connell, Esq. George Harding, a seaman of the steamship Beagle, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly on the previous evening,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Auoust 20. ] (Before the Polico Magistrate and Messrs. Biggar and Roeson, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 August 1883 · page 2

Thomas Tolbert pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness and obscene language, and was fined £L. William Josephs charged with being at too…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wednesday, August 22. Before the Police Magistrate

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1883 · page 2

Michael Brennock, charged by Constable Hope with being drunk and disorderly in Gerringong on the previous evening, pleaded guilty, and being his first offence,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →