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Courts & crime, 1872

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District Court

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1872 · page 2

THE Nowra District Court was held on Tuesday last, before Judge Macfarland, and was hurried through in the usual manner. His Honor took his seat exactly fourteen…

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Bega Police Court. Tuesday; September 17. Before Messrs. Haslingden, Stiles Ritchie, and Kirby, JP'a. WAGES

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1872 · page 2

In the case of Ah Lin against R. Hunt, £4 was paid into court by defendant, and a promise given to pay the balance of £2 on Friday. DISPUTED OWNERSHIP…

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Bega Small Debts Court

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1872 · page 2

DAVIS V M'CARTHY.—Plaintiff, Bega C.P.S., stated that the Government supplied wood for the use of his office; the gaoler's duty was to see that the hard-labor prisoners cut the wood and placed…

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Court of Requests Nowra, Tuesday, September 10

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 2

(Before their Worships Messrs. A. Elyard J. Glanville, M. Hyam, and J. Fraser.) Williams v. Maria Glanville.—This case, after being posponed three times, terminated…

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Police Districts

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1872 · page 3

It hating been necessary to alter the boundaries of certain Police Districts, the following amended description of the Shoalhaven and Dowling Police Districts, is published for…

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Bega Police Court. Tuesday; October 1. Before Messrs Wren Ritchie, D'Arey and Lane, J. P's. TRESPASS

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1872 · page 2

S, UNDERHILL V T. HAYS.—Date 27th September. Mr. Bawlinson for plaintiff. PLAINTIFF deposed that on Sunday evening he went out to his paddock, at…

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Supreme Court. Three Scales of Costs

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1872 · page 3

In pursuance of the Act 20 Vic., No. 8, section 3, the three several scales of costs in auctions-at-law hereinafter mentioned are hereby established, in accordance with…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, September 28. Ex Parte Poster—prohibition

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 10 October 1872 · page 3

This was an application upon rule nisi for a prohibition to stay all proceedings under an order of Mr. J.W. Lees, P.M., and Mr. D. Meehan, J.P., in the Court of…

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Police Intelligence. Nowra, Tuesday, October 8. (Before their Worships Messrs. Elyard, Hyam, Thompson, and Glanville.)

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1872 · page 2

DRUN[?]NNE[?].—Joseph Croom was charged with being drunk in Terra[?]a on the 2nd inst, Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge,—but this being the first offence he was admonished…

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Bega District Court. Wednesday, October 16 1872

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1872 · page 3

Before his Humor Mr Judge M'Farland. JURY.—Messrs. E.Haslingden, W. Childs, W. Graham, and J. Davis (Frog's…

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Attempted Escape from Parramatta Gaol

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1872 · page 3

On Tuesday night, the 8th Ma[?]t about half-past 9 o’clock sergen[?]t Kelly of the Parramatta Police received information to tho effect that e person named James Humphries had…

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Broughton Creek Police Court FRIDAY, October 11. ; (Before their Worships Messrs W, Stewart, Wilson, Z. G. Bice, and Z.G Frazer, J.P.’s.)

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1872 · page 2

A Court, of Petty Sessions being established at Broughton Creek, the magistrates named above met on Friday 11th instant, for the first time, having two oases of assault to…

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Police Intelligence. Nowra, Tuesday, October 22. (Before Michael Hyam, Esq., J.P.)

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1872 · page 2

THE BOTTLE.— An information was laid against John Collins for being drunk and disorderly at Terrara on Tuesday, 15th instant The case being called there was no appearance…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. Monday, October 21. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave.)

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1872 · page 2

MURDER AT ARALUEN.—Patrick Connolly was indicted for having, at Burketown, Araluen, on the 25th July last, unlawfully slain one Ebenezer Clements…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Oct. 22. (Before J. Wilson, Esq., J.P.)

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1872 · page 2

Walter Carens, in custody, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s., or 24 hours in the lock-up. Fine paid…

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Bega Police Court. Tuesday; November 12. Before Messrs. Ritchie, D' Arcy, and Broad, J.F.'s. Illegal Rescue

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1872 · page 2

PRISS V. MAHER.—Plaintiff's cast was that, on 1st. instant defendant's pigs trespassed in his (plaintiff's) paddock; plaintiff went to impound the pigs, when defendant came and took them…

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Wolfe's Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps. Suprems Court of New South Wales. Wednesday, September 25, 1872. in Equity Before Mr. Justice Hargrave, Primary Judge. BURKE V. Cattel, Akd Another—injunction

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1872 · page 3

This was a motion, made in chambers, for an interim injunction to restrain the defendants in the above suit from importing or procuring for sate a commodity…

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Central Criminal Court. Tuesday. Before his Honor Mr. justice Faucett PERJURY

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1872 · page 3

John Larkins was indicted for that he at Kiama, on the 4th of April, 1872, did make a false affidavit before Mr. William. Connell, a Commissioner of Affidavits, thereby committing…

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District [?]ligeme. Broughton Creek. Court of Petty Sessions.—friday, Nov. [?]. (Before W. Stewart and J. Wilson, Esq[?]., J. P. ’s.)

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1872 · page 2

Neil Harpur v. James M’Koy—for absconding from his hired service at Kangaroo Valley. Mr. Harpur stated he had obtained permission from the boy’s mother to retain him in his service for…

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Central Criminal Court. Thursday, Nov. 14.(Before Mr. Justice Faucett.) RAPE

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 November 1872 · page 3

Joseph Heappy, John Quye, Austin Thynne, Thomas hobbs, and Richard Douglass were indicted for that they at the North Shore, on the 15th day of September last, did feloniously and…

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