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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1883

218 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 9 of 11

The Tarampa Murder (Queensland.)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1883 · page 4

THE Ipswich correspondent of the Brisbane "Courier" telegraphing under date September 5, writes:—"The case against William Fechner and August…

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The Murder of James Carey

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1883 · page 4

THE "Cape Argus," of August 7, contains an account of the final examination of P. O'Donnell before the police magistrate at Port Elizabeth, on the charge of the wilful…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Sept. 18. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Biggar, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 September 1883 · page 2

Joseph Coombs, charged with drinking liquor in the. Harp Inn, on Sunday, the 2nd September, plended not guilty.Mr. Lipscomb for defendent…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Sept. 23. (Before the Police Magistrate and Captain Owen. J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 September 1883 · page 2

Joseph Brady pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was fined 5s. John Kelly prayed that a prohibition might be granted to restrain publicans from serving his…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, Sept. 27. (Before the Police Magistrate and Captain Owen, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 September 1883 · page 2

John Kelly prayed that a prohibition be granted to restrain publicans from serving Bridget Kelly, his wife, with intoxicating liquors. Patrick Kelly deposed that he had frequently…

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Shellharbour Small Debts Court. Friday, September 21, 1883

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1883 · page 2

BEFORE Henry Connell, P.M. and John Conway, J. P. James Rogan v. John Fittler. Plaintiff claimed £3, value of a bull sold…

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Kiama Small Debts Court. Tuesday, September 25, 1883

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1883 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. H. Connell, James Colley, J. Conway, W. Moles, and John Colley George Slater v. James Smillie.—Balance or wages, 9s…

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Kiama Police Court. Friday, September 28

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

BEFORE H. Connell, Esq., P.M. Patrick Brophy, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Terralong-street, on the previous day, and also with making…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday. Oct. 1. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Lindsay, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 2 October 1883 · page 2

Vehicle licenses were granted to Joseph Makin, Robert Barker, William Bennett, John Copas, John Beattie, and James Frow, Richard Cormack, alias Lord Richard Ormond…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, October 2

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

BEFORE H. Connell, Esq., P.M. Riotous Behaviour.—John Gaffney and William O'Brien were charged with conducting themselves in a riotous manner in a…

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Court of Petty Sessions. [?] Monday, Our. 8. Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. MacCabo and O'Donnoll, Js.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 9 October 1883 · page 2

Edward Woods (a stranger) plended guilty to having made use of obseene language. The same dependant planed guilty to assaultinig Coustable Earl in the expention of his duty…

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Wednesday, October 10. Before the Police Magistrate

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 2

Frank Freeman was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Terralong-street on the previous day. Fined 20s or 24 hours in Kiama lock-up…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, October 9

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Thomas King pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly in a public place at Jamberoo. Fined 10s or 24 hours…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Oct. 15. (Before the Police Magistrate and Captain Owen, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 October 1883 · page 2

A vehicle license was granted to John Gavin. John Buchanan pleaded guilty to making are of obscene language in Keira-street, on Saturday night…

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Kiama Police Court. Friday, October 12

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1883 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. Michael Doherty, in custody since the previous evening, was charged with being drunk. The case being proved on the…

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Saturday, October 13. Before the same Magistrate

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1883 · page 2

Jacob Linklator, apprehended by Constable Bell, by virtue of a warrant issued, was charged with wife-desertion. As the prisoner had returned to his wife and…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Oct. 16

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

BEFORE Messrs. Connell, Colley, and Hindmarsh, Js.P. W. J. Newnham was charged by G. C. James, school attendance officer, with…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Oct. 16. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. H. S. Fry, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 October 1883 · page 2

Elizabeth Farmer, otherwise Elizabeth Short, of Bulli, was charged with stealing one flannel shirt, one memorandum book, two tablecloths, and one shirt, the property of James Duncan, of the same…

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Assault on a Priest During Service

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 October 1883 · page 4

The usually quiet city of Cohoes was thrown into a state of intense excitement by the strange conduct of a well known young man named John Rafferty, who…

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Licensing Court

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

Before Messrs. H. Connell and James Colley, licensing magistrates. Thomas Coughran, of the Royal Hotel, applied for the transfer of his license to…

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