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Courts & crime, 1881

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Shoalhaven District Court. Nowra, Tuesday, Nov. 1

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 3 November 1881 · page 2

Before His Honor Judge M'Farland. His Honor took his sent at 10 a.m. The legal profession was represented by Mr. Marshall and Mr. May, of Kiama, and by Mr…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, Nov. 8. BEFORE Messrs. T. T. Gaunon and R. Anderson, J.’sP. H. W. Barton v. M. Carew

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 12 November 1881 · page 2

£2 17s 6d for professional service as auctioneer, expenses in connection with sale, &c. Defendant put in a set-off that placed…

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Shoalhaven Police Court. Friday, Nov. 11, 1881. (Before Messrs. S. Elyard and John Glanville, J’sP.)

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 17 November 1881 · page 2

Michael Burke was charged with having, on or about the 2nd inst. stolen one shirt, three pipes, and one razor, the property of Robert Sindel, jun.—Prisoner elected to be dealt with…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, 8Th November

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 17 November 1881 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. H.G. Morton, B. Brown, S. Elyard, and John Glanville, Js.P., John M'Namara appeared to answer a charge by William Murray for assault and biting. Some…

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Broughton Creek. Police Court, Friday. November 25,1881.(Before Messrs. William Stewart, George Tate, Lewis M’lntere, Z. G. Bice, and J. Boxsell.)

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 1 December 1881 · page 2

John Skeldon v. Tierney and Kelly was ordered to stand over till later in the day. Constable Parker v. James Tierney, for using obscene language at Kangaroo Valley…

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Shoalhaven Police Court. Tuesday, Dec. 6 1880. (Before Messrs, Brown, Glanville and Elyard) Insulting Language

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 8 December 1881 · page 2

Robert Russell, John Hardy, Morris Fitzgerald and Jonathan Peniston stood severally charged, on information laid by one George Henry Raymond for that they did on Sunday…

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Bateman’s Ray. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, 1st DECEMBER, 1881. Before H. M. Keighley, Esq., P.M., and Francis Guy, Esq., J. P.

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 10 December 1881 · page 2

Thomas Connell and four others were charged with cutting down and destroying the house of Thomas Stapley of Mogo. Thomas Stapley, being sworn, stated that…

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Riddle Clique Suum Thursday December 15,1881 Broughten Greek Police Court—friday, Dec 9,1881 Court of Request (Before Messrs J. Tate J. M‘Intyre J. Boxsell and Wm. Stewa[?], J. S. P Trepass

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 15 December 1881 · page 2

Charles Wiley, sen., v. T. Sinks: Claim for the sum of £3 for trespass of ten pies in a crop fit corn. Defence filed—not indebted. Plaintiff, bring sworn, stated: I found the…

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