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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

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

Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 2

At the Police Court on Monday, before Lieut.-Col. Chisholm, P.M., Elijah-Playford and Thomas Henry Allen were charged with stealing one cow, the…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 11

At the Wollongong Police Court, on Monday, A. J. Playford and T. H. Allen were charged with stealing at Figtree, a cow the property of Wm. Buchanan…

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Police Court. Monday, November 25

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1901 · page 2

At the Police Court, before Lieut.-Col. Chisholm, P.M., three local residents, who "got too much beer aboard and failed to struggle along with the heavy cargo" on…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 7

In the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, Abijah J. H. Playford and Thomas Henry Allen were charged with having, on the 28th October, stolen a…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1901 · page 2

Being very thirsty, a labourer and a groom got into a glorious state of intoxication at different hours the other night, in Corrimal-street. Thence unsympathetic…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

At the local Police Court on Thursday before Lieut. Col Chisholm, P.M., H. Higgins proceeded against J. Coombs for insulting language. After hearing the…

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Small Debts Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 11

The only case heard this week, in Wollongong, was: Mrs. R. Cook v. W. Hazelton, claim of 21s for a setting of eggs. A verdict was given…

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A Supreme Court Case

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

In the Supreme Court, Sydney, on Monday, the action, Brownlee v. Mount Kembla Coal and Oil Company, Ltd., was initiated. Mr. L. Armstrong…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 2

Before Messrs. T. Brown and R. O. Kendall, J[?].P. POLICE v. NOLAN. CASE DISMISSED…

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Kiama Police Court. Monday, December 9Th

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 11 December 1901 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs, R. O. Kendall and T. Brown, Js P. A POLICE CASE DISMISSED. C. Nolan pleaded not guilty to a charge…

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District Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 13

The District Court was opened in Wollongong on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Fitzhardinge. The following cases were heard:…

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Kiama District Court. Friday, December [?]Th

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. P. MURPTHY V. F. NORBIS. Plaintiff (for whom Mr. K. Ryan appeared) [?] to recover £6, the price of…

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District Court. Wednesday, December 11. (Before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.) The Dapto Cycling Track

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 2

George Pinch v. J. G. Guest, Albert Cook, H. G. Wakeford, and W. J. Pearse, committee of the Dapto Bicycle Club, claim £23 10s, for work done on the Dapto…

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Kiama District Court. FRIDAY, December 13th, before his Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge. P. MURPHY V. F. NORRIS

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1901 · page 2

P. Murphy (plaintiff), for whom Mr. K. Ryan appeared, sued to recover £6, the price of two bullocks sold to defendant. There was no appearance of defendant, and…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing at Moss Vale. the Accused Discharged

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 3

ON Tuesday morning, at the Moss Vale Police Court, before Messrs. Caswell, P.M., and Messrs. Cullen and Hewison, J's.P., John Greenland and Dennis Joseph Condon,…

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Kiama Licensing Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 2

APPLICATIONS from Messrs. F. Phillips (Gerringong), Jos. Cox and J. M'Caffrey (Kiama), for billiard licenses were dealt with and in each instance granted…

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Police Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 12

The following cases came on for hearing at the Wollongong Police Court, since our last issue:—C. Currie and T. Anderson, obscene language, no…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing at Moss Vale Two Albion Park Men Discharged

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 3

IN connection with the alleged cattle dealing cases now being beard at Mess Valr, John Greenland and Dennis Joseph Conden. of Albion Park, was elrarged…

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Police Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 28 December 1901 · page 6

In the Wollongong Police Court, on Monday, Robert Vincent Gilmore was charged with indecent language at Mt. Keira. Mrs. Crozier, William Myers,…

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