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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1888

191 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 10

Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, January 3, 1888

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 2

BEFORE H. Council, Esq., P.M. and D. L. Dymock, Esq., J.P. John Hanson was charged with unlawfully using a horse, the property of David…

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Kiama Police Court. Monday, January 9Th

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1888 · page 2

John Hubert Plunkett Hobbs, chemist of Kiama, was charged with attempting to commit suicide on Friday night last. A considerable amount of evidence was…

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Wollongong Petty Sessions. Monday, Jan. 9. (Before the Police Magistrate, Messrs. T. Armstrong and G. M.'Phil. Js. P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1888 · page 2

John Beattie, junr., for furious [?] Harbor-street, was fined £1 with 2. 6d. costs. Alfred Makin, for a similar offence. was fined 10s. with 2s. 6d…

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Wollongong Petty Sessions. Monday, Jan. 9. (Before the Police Magistrate, Messrs. T. Armstrong and G. M'Phail, Js. P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1888 · page 2

John Beattie, junr., for furious driving in Harbor-street, was fined £1 with 2s. 6d. costs. Alfred Makin, for a smilar offence, was fined 10s. with 2s. 6d…

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Kiama Police Court. Monday, Jan. 9Th

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 11 January 1888 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs, Connell and Hindmarsh. Regina v. Hobbs.—Attempt to commit suicide. John Hubert Plunkett Hobbs was charged with having, on the night of Friday, 6th…

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Kiama District Court

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 11 January 1888 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Judge M'Farland. The business of the District Court yes[?] comprised only four cases, which, however, were all defended; and the hearing of these…

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[?] Court. [?]Esday, January 10

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 2

[?] Honor Judge Macfarland [?] were four cases [?] at this [?] the first being. Francis Lee v. E. [?]-£23. This was a…

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Kiama Police Court. January 13

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 2

BEFORE H. Connell, Esq., P.M. Nathan Hemick, George Swan, and Maurice Walsh were severally charged with having cruelly treated horses by working them with…

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Kiama Police Court. Friday, January 13, 1888

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1888 · page 2

BEFORE H. CONNELL, Esq., P.M. Nathan Henrick, George Swan, and Maurice Walsh, were each charged with and plended guilty to ill-treating horses…

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Shocking Murder at Suva

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1888 · page 4

ON Wednesday last (reports the "Fiji Times" of December 31). S[?]a was thrown into a state of great excitement by the news that a Polynesian[?]ad had…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, Jan. 17. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. J. R. Jenkins. J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1888 · page 2

John Heal applied for a conditional publican's license for a house to be erected by him at Austinmer, to be called the North Illawarra Hotel. The Licensing Inspector objected, on the…

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Kiama Police Court. Saturday, January 21

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1888 · page 2

John Fitzgerald was charged with furious driving between the railway station and Evans' Hotel, Kiama, and pleaded not guilty…

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Wollongong Petty Sessions. Monday, January 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1888 · page 2

Richard Hean, charged with assaulting Thomas Crosswell, pleaded guilty. From the evidence of prosecutor, it appeared that he was riding along the road near Figtree…

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Shoalhaven District Court. Thursday, January 12, 1888

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1888 · page 4

(Before His Honor Judge M'Farland.) E. M'LELLAND v. HENRY BRYEN. Mr. Richards for plaintiff; Mr…

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North Illawarra Council. Revision Court. Wednesday, Jan. 21

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1888 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Mr. P. Lahiff), and Aldermen Dobinson, Parsons, Bate, Hicks, Williams, and Gibbons. Moved by Alderman Parsons, seconded by…

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Kiama Police Court. January 21

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. M. N. Hindmarsh and W. Grey. Js.P. John Fitzgerald was charged with furious [?]…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, January 24

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1888 · page 2

Three boys named Arthur Westley, Lewis Sutch, and Hugh Byrnes were charged with unlawfully bathing within view of the public road, near the Kiama…

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Wollonoong Petty Sessions. Monday, January 30. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 2

John Skerritt, charged with being the keeper of a ferocious dog, pleaded not guilty. Constable Smith and Senior Constable Roberts deposed that they saw four dogs, the property of…

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Kiama Police Court. January 31

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. C. Cameron, T. Brown, J. Love, and W. Grey. The hearing of the charge against Alfred Spinks for furious riding was resumed, having…

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Court of Requests

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 2

Before the same magistrates. A. Torrens v. W. Henry.—Promissory note, £6. Mr. Ryan appeared for plaintiff, and Mr…

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