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Courts & crime, 1869

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Shoalhaven Police, Court. TUESDAY, May 4. BEFORE Messrs. James Aldcorn, and M. Hyam, J.P.’s. Unlawfully Shooting

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1869 · page 2

Frederick Cannon was brought up on suspicion of being the party who on the night of Saturday the 24th ultimo, fired off a gun loaded with shot into the black’s camp at Nowra,…

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[?] Police, Court. THURSDAY, May [?]

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1869 · page 2

[?] James Waddington, James [?] and M. [?] J. P. ’ s. APPEAL COURT. [?] the Broughton Creek and…

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Central Criminal Court. Wednesday. Before his Honor Mr. Ju[?]tice Cheeke and a common Jury. Cattle Ste[?]ling

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1869 · page 2

William James Alcorn was brought up [?] charged with having on the 26th of December last driven away a [?]ll, the property of a Mr. Jam[?]on, which he after…

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The Great Will Case. Supreme Court.—monday. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave and a special jury of twelve.) WOLF[?] v. Mitchell and Others

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1869 · page 3

THIS extraordinary case which has occupied so many days terminated on Monday. His Honor, in summing up, said that there was no evidence of any instructions having…

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Shoalhaven Police, Court. TU[?]SDAY, May 25

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1869 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. John Glanville, Z. G. Bice, and Michael Hyam, J.P.’s. HAWKER’S AND PEDDLER’S.—Mr. J. Green and Mr. B. Brown, the surities for John…

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Shocking Murder Windsor

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1869 · page 3

ABOUT half-past 8o'clock this morning(monday) our usually quiet town was thrown into a state of grievous excitement at the report of a horrible murder haying been…

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Supposed Murder. Coronae’s Unquiet

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1869 · page 4

The inquiry re posting the death of the young woman whose body was found early on Thursday morning tied up in a bag, lit Brougham-place, by police sergeant…

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Shoalhaven Police, Court. TUESDAY, June 8

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1869 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. James Aldoorn, John Glanville, Alfred Elyard, and Michael Hyam, J.P.'s. DESERTION OF AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD.— Thomas Merryman was brought up under…

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Shoalhaven Police, Court. Tuesday, June 15

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1869 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. A Elyard, J. Aldcorn, J. Glanville, M. Hyam, and Z. G. Bice, J.P.'s. DRUNK and DI[?]ORDERLY &c.—James Kelly was charged by Constable O'Connor, with…

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Wife Murder in Manchester

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1869 · page 4

On Sunday morning, a woman named Susannah Orawshaw, wife of Benjamin Crawshaw, a tailor, was received at the Infirmary, suffering from fractures of the ribs…

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The Mysterious Murder at Norwich

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1869 · page 4

THE trial of William S[?]eward, who gave him[?] on New Year’s day, charging himself with having murdered his wife on the [?]th of june 1861, was concluded on…

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Police magistrates and Retrenchment To the Editor of the Shoalhaven Netos

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1869 · page 2

Sir,—The late numerous list of appointments to the office of Police Magistrate throughout the colony naturally suggests the question— what about the boasted retrenchment of the…

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Shonlhaven Police, Court. TUESDAY, June 22

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1869 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. James Aldcorn, Alfred Elyard, John Glanville, and M. Hvam, J.P.’s. PUBLICAN’S LICENSE.—John Parnell, of Tomerong, applied for permission to extend his…

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Shoalhaven Police, Court. TUESDAY, June 29. (Before Messrs. Glanville and Hya[?], J.P.’s.)

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1869 · page 2

EDMUNDS v. EDMUNDS.—Separate Maintenance.—Bridget Edmunds, of Tomerong, complained that her husband, George Edmunds, die, on the 20th June last, unlawfully assaul[?]…

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Supreme Court.—Tuesday. (Before the Full Court.) Prohibition.—Exparte Emer[?]

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1869 · page 2

This was an application to stay, by proceeding, under a judgement by the magistrates at Shoalhaven, sitting as a Small Debts Court under the 10 Victoria No. 10…

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Shoalhaven Police, Court, TUESDAY, July 6,1869. BEFORE Messrs. James Aldcorn, Alfred Elyard, John Glanville, M. Hyam, Z. G. Bice, and A K. Mackay, J.P.'s

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1869 · page 2

BAGATELLE LICENSES..— Bagatelle licenses were granted to Mr. David Hyam, of the Commercial Hotel, Greenhills, and Henry Moss, of the Central Hotel, also of Greenhills…

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Shoalhaven Police, Court. Tuesday, July 13. 1869

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. J. Glanville. Alfred “Elyard, James Aldcorn, and M. Hyam, J.P.’s. DOUSE v. ROUSE.—No appearance of the parties. Struck out…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, JULY 20. 1809. (Before James Thomson, James Waddington, John Glanville, Z. G. Bice, and Michael Hyam, J.P.'s.)

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1869 · page 2

D. LIVINGSTONE v. B. JAQURS.—Claim £5 12s. 9d. for fencing. Plea not indebted. On hearing the evidence their Worships were of opinion it was a just claim, and gave a…

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The Batliurst Gaol.—Attempt at Prison-Breaking

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1869 · page 4

CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused Bathurst on Saturday last, by the report that the convict Pearson had nearly made his escape from his custodians, by breaking…

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Supreme Court — Wednesday. Banco Court

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1869 · page 2

BEFORE his Honour Sir Alfred Stephen and a jury of four. [?] V. BAROLAY. This was an action for trespass on the…

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