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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

212 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 11

Licensing Court

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 2

Licenses for hawking (to Rudolph Martin Krippner), and billiards (Sarah Cleary), were granted on Monday…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, March 24th, before Lieut-Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1903 · page 3

Tuesday, March 24th, before Lieut-Colonel Chisholm, P.M. JOSEPH SACKLEY pleaded guilty to using obscene language at Gerringong on the…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

[?] on [?] W. Thompson, "C[?] on [?] charged…

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Kiama Police Court. TORRENS v. GILMORE

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 2

AT the Kiama Police Court on Tuesday before the police Magistrate, Alexander Torrens sued James Gilmore, of Bombo, for assault…

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Licensing Court

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 2

A quarterly [?] of the Licensing Court will be held at Wollongong on Thursday, April 23…

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Attempted Burglary

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 2

On Sunday night an attempt was made to enter the wine shop of Mrs. Lewis. A pane of glass in one of the back windows was broken, and the catch forced up…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The decision in the case of Inspector of North Illawarra Council v. Patrick Carroll, for an infringment of the sanitary by-laws, was delivered. The case was hoard on…

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Horse Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 11

James Nicholls, a youth, on remand from Cooma, was charged with having stolen a horse from Wm. Waters, at Unanderra on Feb. 17th, and a saddle…

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Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 2

Several cases came before the P.M. and several local magistrates for hearing on Friday last. One ease assumed rather a serious aspect, and might have resulted…

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Bankruptcy Court

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 2

The first examination in the estate of Eustace W. Fieldhouse was heard before the Registrar in Bankruptcy at the local court on Monday…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1903 · page 3

Tuesday, April 7th, before Lieut,-Col Chisholm, P.M., and Messrs. M. N. Hindmarsh and R. O. Kendall, Js.P. George Hockey, of Shellharbor, pleaded…

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Miners' Troubles. the Arbitration Court's Award How It Affects the Hewing Rate. the Miners Indignant

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the miners' Delegate Board, held at the Terminus Hotel on Thursday, a communications was read from the Southern Proprietors'…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1903 · page 2

TUESDAY, 14th April, before Lieutenant Colonel Chisholm, P.M., and Messrs. R.O. Kendall and M.N. Hindmarsh, Js.P…

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Smith's Mill Tragedy. Appeal to the Full Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1903 · page 2

THE Full Court at Perth has given its decision upon an appeal against the conviction of three Frenchmen and three Frenchwomen in connection with the…

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Settled Out of Court. He Wanted the Old Horse Killed

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 15 April 1903 · page 5

Some time ago an express train, while passing through a lonely part of the country, killed a horse. A representative of the company accordingly went down at once to…

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Police Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 11

At the Wollongong Police Court, the cases dealt with this week were :—M. Kelly, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s. Augustus Manning was…

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The Kiama Court House

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 2

MR. ALEX. CAMPBELL, M.P., is receipt of the following from the Public Works Department, dated April 15th:— Sir,— I have the honor to state for your information…

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Police Court. Before the P.M.

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1903 · page 2

Margaret Hero v. Charles Hore, sen., claim for maintenance, Mr. H. Cox for claimant, Mr. Simpson for defendant. Mr. Simpson objected to the jurisdiction of the…

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