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Courts & crime, 1871

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Police Court Courtestes

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1871 · page 3

AT the Dubbo police court, on Tuesday, May 26, before J. E. Serisior, Esq., J P. Sergeant Wallingas addressing the bench, said he held an information upon which a…

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Police, Intelligence. .Court of Petty Sessions! Tuesday, June 69Th, 1871

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 2

BEFORE Messer. A. Elyard, J. Aldeorn, J. Glanyille, and M. Hyan, Eaqrs., J. P. S. Joseph Thomason's W, m. Smith.- Throwing stones and rotous conduct. - J Thomason duly…

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Court of Requests

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 2

Peniston v. John Gray.—£1 2s. 6d. Goods sold and delivered. Verdict for -plantain' and costs. Same v. Christian Kunkier.—£2 1s.' SJ…

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Police District of Shoalaven

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1871 · page 3

Registration No. 4260-70. Applicant, David Hyam. Locality, County of St. Vincent, parish of Nowra, at Nowra Hill. Description—The road chain wide dividing…

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Police Intelligence. Tuesday, June 20Th, 1871. (BEFORE Messrs. Aldeorn, and Hyam, Esq. J.P’s

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1871 · page 2

Henry Hardcourt in custody, charged with having no lawful visible means of support, Constable Grieve duly sworn, says: I apprehended the prisoner yesterday at Broughton…

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Police Intelligence. Tuesday, July 4Th, 1871

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1871 · page 2

Before Messrs. James Aldcorn, John Glanville, Z. G. Bice, and M. Hyam, J.P’s. THE BOTTLE—Andrew Kennedy, was charged with being drunk in the streets,…

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Police Intelligence. Tuesday, July 11Th, 1871. BEFORE Messrs. Elyard, Glanville, Bice, Hyam, and Frazer, J.P’s. Desertion

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1871 · page 2

Samuel M’Caffery, quite a youth, was charged with desertion from H.M.S. Clio, in April last. He was apprehended on Monday last, by Constable Board, who, taking him to be a…

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An Indignant Scotch Shepherd in Court

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1871 · page 4

SOME little amusement was caused in the Supreme Court by the conduct of ad up-country shepherd named Neil McKinnon, who hails from the land o' cakes. Neil had…

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Police Intelligence. Tuesday, August 8Th, 1871.(Before Messrs. A. Elyard, J. Glanville, M. Hyam, and J. Fraser, J.P.’s

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 August 1871 · page 2

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Thomas Casey was charged by the police with being drunk and disorderly in the streets of Terrera, on the preceeding day. The defendant, with others,…

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Police Intelligence. Tctbsdit, August 15Th, 1871. (BEFORE Messrs Aldcorn, Glanville, and M. Hyain, J.P.’s

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1871 · page 2

Joseph Morrow, apprehended by Constable Grieve on Monday, the 14th instant, as answering the description of a person in the Crime Report, charged with having…

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Police Intelligence. Tuesday, August 29 1871. BEFORE Messrs. A. Elyard, J. Aldcorn, J. Glunville, Z. G. Bice, John Monaghan, and M. Hyam. J.P’s

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1871 · page 3

OBSTRUCTING THE HIGHWAY.—Two young men named Crawford and Anderson, were charged with obstructing [?]er Majesty’s highway, by laying a log across the road,…

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Police Intelligence. Tuesday, Sept 5, 1871. BEFORE Messrs. A. Elyard, James Aldcorn, M. Hyam, and John Monaghan, J.P's

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1871 · page 3

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Two men charged by the Broughton Creek police were fined 10s each for using obscene language. STEALING A HIDE. —James Barham and John…

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Police Intelligence. Tuesday, Sept. 12, 1871.(BEFORE Messrs. John Glanville, and James Waddington, J.P.’s.) Stealing a Hide

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1871 · page 2

JOHN Holland, and James Barham, on remand, appeared to answer the charge of having on or about the 7th day of August last, feloniously stolen one hide, the property of John Harris…

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Shoalhaven District Court. THURSDAY, [?] 14,1871. . (Before Judge M’Farland.)

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1871 · page 2

Mrs Honor, who arrived per steamer on the previous day, and put up at Mrs [?] Hotel Terrara, took his seat on the bench exactly at three minutes to10 o'clock…

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Police Intelligence. Tuesday, Sept. 19, 1871. (BEFORE Messrs John Glanville, Z. G. Bice, and M. Hyam, J.P’s

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1871 · page 2

Samuel Matthews v. John Emery, on information for violently assaulting and beating the plaintiff, on the 14th September, on a public highway…

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Police Intelligence. Saturday, Sept. 23

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1871 · page 3

THE BOTTLE— And Toyle was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Terrarg, was fined 5v. Fine paid. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. — James Brofplly…

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Atrocious Murder of a Bank Cashier

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1871 · page 4

MR. Glass, cashier, Newtown Stewart, County Tyrone Ireland, was murdered while alone in the bank. Terrible gashes were inflicted in his threat and on his…

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Police Intelligence. Tuesday Oct. 10, 1871. BEFORE Messrs, John Glanville and M. Hyam, J.P’s

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1871 · page 2

The only case upon the charge sheet was one of ob[?]cene language, but the defendant Joseph Goodwin, recently returned from Wollongong Goal, did not attend on his summons. The…

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Police Intelligence. Tuesday Oct 17,1871

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1871 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. J. Thomson, A. Elyard. Z. G Bice, M. Hyam, John Monaghan, Hohn Glanville, and J. Frazer, J.P’s. ATTEMPT TO MURD[?]…

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Central Criminal Court. FRIDAY, Nov. 10. BEFORE his Honor the Chief Justice. Forgery

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1871 · page 4

David Finning, alias Finch, pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery and uttering. Sentence, three years in Darlinghurst. Wounding with, intent, &c…

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