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Courts & crime, 1889

99 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 5

Spiritualism and Murder

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1889 · page 4

MR. WILTON, the undertaker who furnished the funeral of Mary Kelly (one of the White-chapet victims), was doubtless more than justified in refusing a lock of the poor creature's…

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District Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 2

A DISTRICT Court was held at Nowra on Saturday last before his Honor Judge M'Farland when the following cases were disposed of, the undefended cases being first taken…

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Stealing News Sheets

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 3

Into the squabble which is now going on respecting the premature publication of Sir Morell Mackenzie’s book I am not going to enter. I have no doubt that all in dispute…

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Police Court, Bega

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 2

Yesterday, before the P. M. Messrs, J. Ta[?]ton, Kerrisar, and Wood Js.P. occupied [?] on the [?] but they took no part in the case.)…

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Shoalhaven Police Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 2

AT the Nowra Police Court on Tuesday, before the Police Magistrate, Mr. J. H. Nisbett, and Messrs. James Monaghan, John Monaghan, and John Glanville, Js.P., Mr. Russell, School…

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A Phonograph at the Law Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 4

A NEW use for the phonograph was displayed on December 17 before Mr. Justice Kay in the Chancery Division of the London Law Courts. His…

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Alleged Murder of a Steamer. [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 4

LATE on Saturday evening a murder is alleged to have been committed in [?] when a [?]…

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The Phonograph at the Law Court

Moruya Examiner · Friday 15 February 1889 · page 4

A new use for the phonograph was displayed on December 17 before Mr. Justice Kay in the Chancery Division of the London Law Courts. His lordship was engaged in trying…

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The Police Magistrate at Burrowa

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 20 February 1889 · page 2

Mr. Middleton, recently appointed Police Magistrate at Burrowa by Mr. Slattery, has resigned…

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Shoalvaven Police Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1889 · page 2

AT the Nowra Police Court yesterday (Tuesday) before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M., and Messrs. James Fraser and S. Elyard, J's.P., Peter Ah Wong was fined 5s and 4/10d costs of…

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Murderous Assault near Coraki. Coraki

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 March 1889 · page 4

ON Tuesday last a murderous assault was made on Mr. Far[?] M’Lemon. an old resident, of [?] by a tenant of his named [?]…

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Bega District Court. Wednesday, March 2[?] 1889

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 2

HIS HONOUR JUDGE BACKHOUSE provided, and the legal gentlemen present were Messrs. Butterworth (barrister), Rawlinson and Bland and Curtis…

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Shoalhaven Police Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 April 1889 · page 2

AT the Nowra Police Court on Tuesday before the Police Magistrate (Mr. J. H. Nisbett, J.P.) and Messrs. H. G. Morton, D. M'Ilwraith, Jno. Glanville, and Dr. Brereton, Js.P., James H…

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Warden's Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 April 1889 · page 2

A WARDEN'S Court was held at Nowra on Friday last before Mr. James Aldeorn, P.M., Warden, for the purpose of enquiring into the objections lodged by A. Linkenbagh against the…

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Shoalhaven Police Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1889 · page 2

THE Nowra Bench were engaged for a considerable time yesterday in investigating a criminal charge preferred by Henry Middleton against William Francis and Thomas Emery,…

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Murder of an Editor in South Carolina

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1889 · page 4

THE murder is reported from Charles, ton, South Carolina, of Captain F. W. Dawson, editor of the News and Courier, the leading newspaper of the State, it…

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Murder of a Monte Carlo Gambler

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1889 · page 4

M. WILLIAM GEISENDORFF was murdered in a railway carriage near Cannes. When he was found on the line not far from [?], Liguria, he was still…

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Warden’s Court

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 18 May 1889 · page 2

A court was hold at Nowra on—Wednesday last before Mr. Warden Aldcorn, when the following cases were disposed of, viz.:— William Bryce v Andrew Hardie M Cultoch…

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Police Court, Moruya

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 22 May 1889 · page 2

Before R. Anderson, Esq., J.P., and W. H. Simpson, Esq., J.P. Charles Eyles in custody, was charged with being drunk and disorderly and using [?]…

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Shoalhaven Police Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 May 1889 · page 2

THE Nowra Beach of Magistrates were yesterday engage for some considerable time hearing charges of obstruction and furious driving preferred by the Sergeant of Police against the…

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