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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1893

236 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 10 of 12

Small Debts Court. Thursday, September 14

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 2

A. Parsons and Co. v. George Turner, to recover 18s 9d, for goods soil. No appearance for defence. Verdict for amount claimed, and 5s…

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Police Court. Monday, September 18. (Before the Police Magistrate, Messrs. D. Williams and F. A. Thompson, Js.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 2

James Abbott, for drunkenness, was admonished and discharged. Annie Gibbs, for obscene language, was fined 10s, with 4s 10d costs, or…

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Police Court. Thursday, Sept. 21. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. F. A. Thompson, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 3

William Salisbury was charged with neglecting to comply with an order of the Court to pay 7s 6d weekly towards the support of his wife…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, September 21. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. S. Thompson, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 3

William M'Innes v. William H. Johnson, to recover £5 15s, for goods sold. Mr. Lipscomb for plaintiff…

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Bulli Small Debts Court. Wednesday, Sept. 20th. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. H. T. Hicks. J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 2

Joseph Mitchell, proprietor of North Illawarra Colliery at Austi[?]mer, sued the following miners, now on strike, for arrears of rent due and double rent for not leaving…

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Police Court. Monday, September 25. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. B. Chippindall, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1893 · page 2

Robert Donaldson was charged with having incited a prisoner named James Dwyer to resist whilst in the custody of Constable Denman…

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Terrible Tragedy at Carcoar Burglary and Murder. an Arrest at Cowra

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1893 · page 2

A shocking tragedy was perpetrated it Carcoar just before daylight on Sunday morning, when Mr. J. W. Phillips, manager of the City Bank, and Miss Cavanagh…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, Sept. 28. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 2

A Parsons and Co. v. George Brown, to recover £2 15s 1d, for goods sold. Defendant scat a communication admitting the debt, and offering to pay…

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Police Court. Tuesday, October 3. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1893 · page 2

Charles Mossassy (an Indian) was charged with stealing one shirt, one coat, one glass, one scarf, and one handkerchief, the property of Rose Porter…

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Kind-hearted Magistrate

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1893 · page 4

A very intelligent boy was before Mr. J. Giles, S.M., at the Central Police Court on Wednesday charging him with having wandered about the…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, Oct. 5. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. B. Chippindall, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 2

William Davies v. William Bischoff, to recover 16s, for work and labor. No appearance for deference. Verdict for amount claimed with 7s costs…

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Police Court. Monday, Oct. 9. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1893 · page 2

Edward Daley, an apprentice from the training ship Sobraon, Appeared in custody, charged with absenting himself from the service of Frank Condon…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, October 10

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1893 · page 2

Before the Acting-P.M. (Mr. Badham), and Messrs. T. Honey and C. W. Craig, Js P. Edward Daley, an apprentice from the…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, Oct. 12. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 3

Lewis Parsons v. James Varney, to recover £5 0s 4d, for goods sold. Mr. Lipscomb for plaintiff. No appearance for defence…

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The Police Magistrate Takes Leave of the Bench

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 2

Mr. Ryan, on behalf of the legal profession, said he learned with deep regret that the present occasion would be the last official visit of the Police Magistrate…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, October-14

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 2

Before Messrs. C. L. C. Badham (acting P. M.), C. W. Craig, T. Honey, and H. Fredericks, Js. P. The police proceeded against C. Weir,…

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Police Court. Thursday, Oct. 19. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 2

John Dennis guilty to riotous conduct and obscene language. Mr. Grace prayed the leniency of the Court on defendant's behalf…

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Bulli Police Court. (Before the P.M. and Mr. J. Wynn, J.p.) Vagrancy

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 2

A man named Garvan was charged with having no lawful means of support. The local police officers had noticed Garvan begging and loitering about the…

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Police Court. Monday, October 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1893 · page 2

Thomas Gallayer, for drunkenness, was fined 1s, or imprisonment till the using of the Court. Charles Burke, a youth, for obscene…

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District Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1893 · page 2

KIAMA: November 27th, 1893. THE KIAMA INDEPENDENT. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY…

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