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Courts & crime, 1883

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Licensing Court. Same Day. Messrs. Jas. Thomson (Chairman). Jhon Monaghan, and J. M. Arthur on the Bench

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 1 November 1883 · page 2

The only business was the renewal of W. [?] license for his house at cambewarra; and renewals of their billard license were granted to Jas. Fitzgerald of the Greenhills Hotel…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, October 30. (Before Messrs. Z. G. Bice, Jhon Monaghan, J.M.Arthur, B. Brown, and J. Glanville, Js.P.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 1 November 1883 · page 2

F. Sinclair was fined 10s, ans costs for using obscene language at Nowra on the 20th ult. A do Mestre sued Robert Bennie, poundkeeper, of Numba, for having, on the 14th June…

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District Court. Monday, the 29th OCTOBER. (Before His Honor Judge McFarland.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1883 · page 2

VERDICTS recorded in several undefended cases. McFADYEN v. ALCOCK-On this case being called on Mr. Rawlinson stated that…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Same Day—Same Bench

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 8 November 1883 · page 2

Frank Dunn, on bail, charged with being drunk in Torrara, was admonished and discharged, he having been in the lock-up from Saturday night until 10 a.m. on Monday…

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Shoalhaven Court of Requests. Nowra, Tuesday, Nov. R. (BEFORE Messrs. J. Monaghan, B. Brown, and J. Glanville, Js.p.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 8 November 1883 · page 2

Simon Jennings v. H. Weigand. In this case the plaintiff sued the defendant for the sum of £6 7s, work and labour done in the erection of a two-rail fence on an allotment…

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Court of Petty' Sessions. NOWRA, Tuesday, Nov. 20. (Before Messrs Z. G. Bice, S. Elyard, and L. M'Intyre, Js.P.) Riotous Conduct

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 22 November 1883 · page 2

James Wilson and Morton Hall were charge with behaving riotously in Kinghorn-street, Nowra, on the 17th inst. Both defendants pleaded guilty under provocation.—Mr…

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Police Court, Eden. Thursday, 22Nd November. (Before Mr. G. P. Keon, P.M.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 November 1883 · page 2

NINE persons were summoned by the police for working on Sunday, 19th inst., such work not being one of necessity or of charity. It appeared that the…

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A Friend at Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 6 December 1883 · page 1

THE road to Favor's a hard to find The warders, at her gates unkind, With frowns wil drive thee thence, unless Thou comest clothed in courtier's dress,…

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Police Court, Eden. Monday, 3Rd December

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 December 1883 · page 2

AN auctioneer's District License for the ending year was granted at a special meeting of justice held for the purpose, to Andrew T. Gibson…

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Shoalhaven Police Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 13 December 1883 · page 2

On Tuesday last at the Police Court, there were the undermentioned magistrates present:— Messrs. John Monaghan (chairman), B. Brown, S. Elyard, James Fraser, John Glanville, John…

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The Police Court Lawyer

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1883 · page 3

AN' please, yer washups, my client here's 'Cused er getting on the beer—Hit his wife upon the 'ed…

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