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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

179 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 9

Assault and Battery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 7

In the Police Court, Wollongong, on Monday, Lee On Ly, a Celestial, charged Oscar Favry with assault on Christmas Eve. Mr. Lysaght appeared for…

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Licensing Court. Monday, January 14. (Before Lieut.-col Chisholm, P.M., F.A. Franklin and F. O'Donnell, Js.P.) the Corrimal Hotel

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 2

Lancelot A. Riddle applied for a license for newly-erected premises at Corrimal, containing thirty-three rooms. Mr. Russell, for applicant, handed in a…

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Raftery's Road. Police Court Proceedings. Alleged Obstruction

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 2

At the Police Court, on Monday, before Lieut.-Col. Chisholm, P.M., Messrs. F. A. Franklin and D. Williams, Js.P., Walter Harris and Joseph Rose were charged with…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 2

AT the Kiama Police Court on Tuesday, before Messrs. C. Cameron and J. Love, Je. P., Henry Sackley, charged with being drunk and disorderly at Gerringong, and…

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Silk Stealing

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 2

IN Sunday's "Truth" the following case, heard at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Thursday last, is reported:— Mr. Crick appeared in prosecution of two…

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Police Court. Monday, Jan. 21. (Before Lieut.-col. Chisholm, P.m..) Drunk

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 2

Edward Dalby for drunkenness on Saturday, was fined 5s, or twenty-four hours in gaol. Edward Cannon, for a similar offence was fined 10s, or forty-eight hours…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, 22nd instant, before the P.M.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 2

PATRICK MURPHY, of Shellharbor, was fined 20s, or 7 days in the look-up, for being drunk in Kiama on the previous day. The line was not paid…

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Albion Park Police Court an Indecent Picture Case

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 2

AT the Albion Park Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. J. Fraser. H. Hicks, L. Raison and J. East, Js.P., Mary Peters appeared on a…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, 29th instant, before the P.M.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

JOHN O'CONNOR, for being drunk on the Kiama showground, was fined 20s, or 7 days in Wollongong gaol; and for using obscene language in Manning street, he was further…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

A single meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Cornelius O'Keefe, of Jamberoo was held before the Registrar in Bankruptcy (Lieut.-Colonel C[?]holm,…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

A quarterly licensing meeting was held, before the F.M., Messrs. Hindmarsh and Cameron, Js.P. Senior-Sergeant Brayne (Inspector) read his quarterly report, which…

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Small Debts Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

James Somerville, on behalf of the Kiama Pastures and Stock Protection Board, proceeded against the following persons for recovery of unpaid stock taxes:…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, February 5Th

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 2

Chas. Henderson, Mathew Roach, Bert Prior Arthur Sinclair, Walter Prior and Thos, Meldrum (six youths) pleaded guilty to being found in the…

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Bankruptcy Court Re Cornelius O'keefe

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 3

A SINGLE meeting of creditors in the bankrupt state of Cornelius O'Keefe, of Jamberoo, was held before the Registrar in Bankruptcy on…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, 5th Instant, before the Police Megistrate

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

SIX youths, named respectively Charles, Henderson, Matthew Roach, Bert and Walter Prior, Arthur Sinclair and Thos. Meldrum appeared in answer to a charge of…

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An Assault Case

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

William Smillie pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawfully assaulting William Smith on the night of the 28th January, Mr. K. Ryan appeared for Smith…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 3

A SINCE meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Cornelius O'Keefe, of Jamberoo, was held before the Registrar in Bankruptcy on the 29th January. Mr. K…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, February 12Th

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 2

Thomas Whip, charged with shooting Frederick Rice at Omege on 28th January last, was again remanded for right days, Rice still being too ill in…

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Small Debts Court. Board and Residence

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 2

George Harrison failed to appear in answer to a summons issued by JonCox, for £3, board and lodging. A verdiet was entered for the amount…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, 12th instant, before the Police Magistrate

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 2

THOMAS WHIP was again brought before the Court on the charge of maliciously wounding Frederick Rice, and further remanded for eight days, Rice being still…

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