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South Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1891

106 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 6

Police Co[?]t

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1891 · page 2

M[?] [?] from [?] [?] of a val[?] Mr. [?] appeared for the [?]…

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S[?]ll D[?]ts Court. [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1891 · page 2

M[?] supplied [?] Mr. [?]er[?]ford for [?]t. In this [?] the p[?] for meat suppled [?] private [?] and…

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Nowra Police Court. Saturday April 25Th. (Before the Magistrate, Mr. J. Hyde Nisbett, J.P.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 29 April 1891 · page 2

LEOPOLD JUNG was charged with having on the 10th April at Wollomin, Nowra Hill, unlawfully assaulted and Robert Wann, aged 14 years, an apprentice from the…

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Monday, April 29Th. (Before the Police Magistrate, Mr. J. Hyde Nisbatt, J.P.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 29 April 1891 · page 2

Thomas West pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness. Accused was arrested by P. C. Draper on Saturday night, but was ordinarily well behaved. In consideration of his having…

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Tuesday, April 28. 1891. (Before the Police Magistrate, Messrs. J. Green, J. Glanville. H. G. Morton, Z. G. Bice, and Dr. Brereton, Js.P.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 29 April 1891 · page 2

John Farrell and William Robertson were charged with behaving in a riotous manner on the evening of the 25th. Both defendants pleaded guilty. Sergeant Sykes stated that the…

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Path[?] Warden’s Court. SATURDAY, [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 2

ME[?]SON V. McNEE and [?] claim [?] for branch of [?] was ordered that the [?] of [?] paid to complaint [?]…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Tuesday—(Before the P.M. and Messrs. Stiles and Lanc, Licensing Magistrates.) APPLICATIONS

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 2

JOHN CL[?]SON made application for the license of the Tathra [?] Tathra, Mr. Bl[?] appeared for the applicant. The application was apposed by Mr…

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Terrible Murder

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1891 · page 4

SHORTLY [?] 2 [?] on Tuesday [?] [?] been [?] Ballock [?]…

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Murder by New Gaine[?] Natives. COORTOWN

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 4

CAPTAIN An [?]NN, of the lugger Keystone one of the oldest and must popular include [?] fishers and readers in New Go[?] was murdered by the…

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Shoalhaven District Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 June 1891 · page 2

THE business of the Shoalhaven District Court was opened on Monday morning in the Courthouse, Nowra, by Mr. Acting Judge Bennett, Mr. J. H. Nishett, P.M., and Mr. H…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday, June 2

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1891 · page 3

In B[?]—(Before their Honors the CHIEF JUSTICE, Mr. Justice INNES, o[?]d Mr. Justice FORSTER.) FN PARTE JOHN GLEESON…

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A Tenants' Land Court and How to Get It

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 June 1891 · page 2

"Over the entire country there is a cause at work—general, permanent, and far-reaching—affecting every…

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Shoalhaven District Court. (Held over from last issue.) Second Day.—tuesday, June 2Nd. Before Mr. Acting-Judge Bennett, sitting without a jury

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 June 1891 · page 2

Mr. Blackmore for the plaintiff; Mr. Whittell for the defendant, Patrick Moroney. This was an action brought to recover L150 money lent by plaintiff to his cousin, Michael,…

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Horrible Murder at D[?]quin Deniliquin

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1891 · page 4

A HORRIBLE murder was committed in Cressy-street, near the Globe Hotel, last night, at about 10 o’clock. The victim of tin tragedy was a woman…

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Supreme Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 3

Mr. PILCHE[?], Q.C. and Mr. C. B. steepen instrumented by the Crown [?] apparel the plaintiff, and [?] Attorney-General (Mr. G. B…

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Supreme Court. (Before His Honor Mr. J[?]) Connors V. K[?]LLY

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1891 · page 2

MR. PIL[?]., Q.C., MR. C.B. [?] and Mr. Fe[?]son. instructed by the [?] Crown Soli[?], appeared for the plain[?] and the Al[?]ney-General (Mr. G. P…

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The Impersonation Case. Chris. Williams, Alias 'Shine,' Before the Court. Important Disclosures

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 2

Christmas Williams appeared on remand before the Shoalhaven Police Court on Tuesday last, charged with personating one William Witty in the late Shoalhaven…

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Murder in Mar[?]es. a [?]Ded Affair

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1891 · page 3

[?] cold-blooded [?]ed at Mar[?] [?] young servant [?] and she was…

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Extraordinary Charge. Complete Break Down or Crown Case. the Action of the Police. First Day

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 July 1891 · page 2

At the Nowra Police Court on Tuesday, June 30, before Messrs. J. H. Nisbett, P.M., and H. G. Morton, J.P., the hearing was commenced of a charge against Messrs. Henry M'Pherson and…

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Original Correspondence. Who Did It? POLICE v. M'pherson. to the Editor of the Shoalhaven Telegraph

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 July 1891 · page 2

SIR.—In your full and lucid report of the above I notice that Mr. H. G. Moton, J.P., who has had many years experience of the world and magisterial work is reported to state…

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