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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

138 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 7

Bulli Police Court. Monday, January 2. (Before Mr. J. Wyon, J.p.) Fraudulent Appr[?]

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 2

George Arthur Stead and Henry stead were charged with stealing from Messrs. Clift and Hyde certain colliery tools at the Bulli Pass colliery on December 31st, to…

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Wollongong Police Court. Monday, Jan. 9. (Before Lieut.Col. Chisholm, P.M., Messrs. J. J. Robertson and D. Williams, Js.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 3

John Padagi, for indecency, was fined 10s, with 4s 10d costs, or 14 days in gaol. Henry Laurence failed to appear to…

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Sudden Death in Wollongong Gaol

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 2

An inquest was held at Wollongong gaol, yesterday, before Mr C. C. Russell, coroner, and a jury composed of civilians and gaol confinees, touching the death of…

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Court Chronicles

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 2

AT the Small Debts Court, Kiama, on Tuesday last, before the Police Magistrate, the Kiama Council (for whom Mr. Ryan appeared, proceeded against the following…

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Police Barracks Contract

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 3

Mr. Winn, of Forest Lodge, the successful tenderer for the erection of the new public barracks at Wollongong, has thrown up the contract. It appears he tendered…

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Wollongong Police Court. Monday, Jan. 16. (Before Lieut.-Colonei Chisholm, P.M., Messrs. J. J. Robertson and D. Williams, J.p.) Alleged Assault

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

James Fagan was charged with having assaulted Robert Gilmore on the 30th : December. Mr. Lysaght for complainant, and Mr…

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Wollongong Police Court. Monday, Jan. 23. (Before Lieut.-col. Chisholm, P.M ) LANGUAGE

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 2

Elizabeth Roberts, for obscene language on the Bulli Road, was fined 10s with 4s lOd costs, or seven days in gaol. Henry Mount, for a similar offence…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 2

A single meeting of the creditors in Connection with the bankruptcy of Wm, Fl[?]lay[?]on was held yesterday before the District Registrar in Bankruptcy (the…

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The Wollongong Court Statistics

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 2

Mr. H. S. Bingle, C.P.S., has courteously supplied us with a copy of the annual return of business transacted by him as Clerk of Petty Sessions, Registrar…

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Wollongong Police Court. Monday, Jan. 39. (Before Lieut.-colonel Chisholm, P.M., Messrs. W. J. Wiseman and D. Williams, Js.P). DRUNKENNESS

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 2

Thomas Bowker, for drunkenness on Sunday, was fined 10s, or 48 hours in gaol. IMPOUNDING CASE…

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A Brutal Assault on an Old Kiama Resident

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 2

AT the Kiama Police Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate & Messrs. W. R. Hindmarsh and J. C. Johnson, Js.P., Oscar Scott, of Gerringong, pleaded…

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Kiama Police Court. Cruel Assault on an Old Man

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 2

AT the Kiama Police Court on Tuesday last, Oscar Scott (a comparitively young man), of Gerringong, was charged with unlawfully assaulting Thomas Windsor, of…

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Wollongong Police Court. Monday, February 6. Before Mr. H. S. Bingle, J.p.) Drunk, Language, and Indecency

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 2

John Taylor, for drunkenness, was fined 5s, or 24 hours in goal. Peter Johnson, for indecency, was fined £1, or 48 hours. Henry Tyas, for drunkenness and…

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Kiama Police Court Tuesday, February 7Th

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 2

Before Messrs, C. Cameron and J. C. Johnson, Js,P. TOO MUCH DRINK Alfred Kent appeared on remand…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, 7th Instant, before Messrs. C. Cameron and J. C. Johnson, Js.P

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 2

ALFRED KENT was brought up on remand from a previous Court, whence he had been ordered to be kept in custody pending his recovery from an attack of acute alcoholic…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

AT the above Court yesterday, before Messrs. T. Love and R. O. Kendall, Js.P., Charles Campbell (19) who had been discharged from Wollongong gaol on the…

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The Wollongong Police Buildings and Local Industry

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 3

A letter, of which the following is a copy, has been received regarding the hitch that occurred recently in connection with traders for the new police buildings, on…

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Helensburgh Police Court. Friday, Feb. 10. (Before Messrs D. A. W. Robertson and Thos. Horan, Js.P.) £10 DAMAGES

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

Charles Mahomet v. William Hanley, claim for £10 damages for loss of trade. Mohomet, it appears, was a tenant of Hanley's, and kept a fruit shop. His…

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Wollongong Police Court. Monday, Feb. 13. (Before Messrs. H. S. Bingle and J.J. Robertson, J's.P.) Drink and Language

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

George Wingate, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, was fined £1, with 7s 4d costs, or three days in gaol. For obscene language he was fined £3, with…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 4

AT the Kiama Police Court on Friday, before Messrs. T. Love and R. O. KenKendall, Js.P., Charles Campbell (19) who had been discharged from…

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