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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

218 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 11

Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, 5th instant, before the Police Magistrate

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1900 · page 2

ALFRED THOMAS, labour, pleaded guilty to behaving in a riotous manner on the 26th May, and was fined 10/6, together with 6/8 Court costs, and 78 for the…

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Appeal Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 10

Quite a lengthy array of appeals was set down for hearing on Monday, the day fixed by the Wollongong Council for the hearing of appeals against its…

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Port Kembla Harbor. Application to the Supreme Court

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 2

As mentioned in Tuesday's issue of the MERCURY, efforts were then being made to avoid, if possible, the somewhat cumbersome mode of passing an Amending…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, 12th June

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 14 June 1900 · page 3

THE above Court was held on Tuesday morning last, the Police Magistrate and Mr. Thos. Love, J.P., being on the Bench, Mr. C. Cameron, J.P., who is also a…

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A Police Magistrate's Mistake

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 2

An amusing incident occurred at the Bowral police court on Friday last, when the court was well filled and it was so cold that every time a person breathed a small…

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Parliamentary. Mr. Speaker M'court

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 2

THE people of the Illawarra district of which Mr. WILLIAM M'COURT, M.P., may be said to be a native, will have hailed with much pleasure the elevation…

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Police Court. Monday, June 18. (Before Lieut.-Col. Chisholm, P.m.) Child Desertion

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 2

James Tierney was charged with having left his daughter without means of support at Nowra, since January last. Constable Faunce having given evidence…

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The Raftery Road Matter. Before the Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 2

The Chief Justice in Equity had before him on Friday a motion for a decree in respect of a suit in which the plaintiffs were the borough of Central Illawarra and…

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A Police Magistrates' Mistake

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1900 · page 3

AN amusing incident occurred at the Bowral police court on Friday last, when the court was well filled and it was so cold that every time a person breathed, a small…

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Police Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 10

In the Wollongong Court, on Thursday, James Molloy was fined 5s for drunkenness, and Billy Button (aboriginal) was held till the rising of the…

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Small Debts Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 10

In the Small Debts Court list, for Thursday, there were 18 cases, but only one came to a judgment—A. G. Bodimeade v. John Denniss, claim…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 2

MARY SLATES pleaded guilty to being drunk in Kiama on Saturday night last, and was fined or imprisonment till the rising of the Court…

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Breach of Coal Mines Regulation Act. Caution to Miners. Police Court Prosecution

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 3

At the police court, yesterday, before Lieut.-col. Chisholm, P.M., Samuel Smithers, a miner employed at Corrimal colliery, pleaded guilty to having committed…

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THe South Bulli Colliery. Arbitration Court. Opened Before Judge Murray

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 2

The arbitration case in connection with the above colliery was opened at the Bulli Police Court yesterday at 11.30 a.m. before Mr. District Court Judge Murray. Mr. T…

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Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 2

At the kiama Police Court on Tuesday last, before the Police Magistrate John Burch, for drunkenness at Shell-harbour on the 25th instant, was fined…

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South Bulli Colliery. Arbitration Court

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 2

The arbitration case in connection with the above colliery opened at the Bulli Police Court on Monday at 11.30 a.m., continued its sittings…

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Police Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 10

On Wednesday, at the Wollongong Police Court, Charles M'Cormack was fined 20s and costs, for being drank and disorderly. Yesterday for…

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Kiama Police Court. a Determined Thief

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 2

AT the Kiama Police Court yesterday, before Messrs, M. N. Hindmarsh and S. S. Wells, Js P., Ja[?]. Murphy. appeared in [?] charged with stealing, on…

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Kiama Police Court. Friday, 29th instant, before Messrs. M. N. Hindmarsh and S. S. Wells, Js.P

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 2

Friday, 29 the instant, before Messrs. M. N. Hindmath and S. S. Wells, Js.P. JAMES MURPHY was charged with stealing one [?] of whiskey and one corkscrew,…

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All About a Watch and Chain a Local Man Charged and Acquitted

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 2

At tho IjiBinoro Polico Court ou Friday last, boforo tho P6H00 JMugistrato, Frodorick Rankin, of Unandorra, was ohargod with having, on tho 19th May, stolen at tho Twood Heads a. watch, chain and picco of gold from a man numod T.JBrumby. Ac­cused would not. agrco to being doalt with by tho P.M., so ho was committed to tako Ins trial nt tho SoHsions, bail boing allowed, i…

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