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Courts & crime, 1894

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Nowra Police Court. Tuesday, January 2. (Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M., Messrs. Dr King, Z. G. Bice, . Glanville, and J. Green, Je.P

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 2

Margaret Belmore, charged with assaulting Martha Nolan, pleaded not guilty. James Belmore, charged with assaulting Martha Nolan, pleaded guilty…

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Berry Police Court. Friday, January 5. (Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 2

E H. Boys (Sheriff's Officer at wOllongong) v. Mary Clarke, (Broger's Crook), for assault whilst in the execution of his duty, on November 28 last…

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Court of Petty Sessions, Nowra

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 2

AT the above Court, yesterday, before the P.M., and Messrs. H. G. Morton, and Z. G. Bice. Je P., hawker's licenses (with horse and cart), ware granted to Harold Head and Francis…

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Bega Police Court. Monday, 15Th January, 1894. (Before Mr. Beveridge, P.M., and Messrs. Kerrison and P. H. Wood, Js.P.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1894 · page 2

EDWARD JAMES ABBOTT was charged that he “ on the tenth day of January, at Newtown, Bega, in the dwelling-house of William Robert Emley, did steal certain…

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Nowra Police Court. Tuesday, January 16. Before Messrs. J. H. [?] P.M. John Glenville, and John [?] Js.P. Thurgate 7. Higgims

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 2

Mr. Whittell for Plaintiff Mr. Blackmore for defendent, who was charged [?] having in his [?] a gate, the property of Plaintiff. Constable May on soarch warrant procured by…

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Bega District Court. Thursday, 15Th February. ( Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 2

JUDGMENTS were entered according to confession in a number of cases, whilst others that had been settled wore struck out. HAYDEN v. J. J. RYAN. —A claim for…

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Berry Police Court. Tuesday, February 20. BEFORE Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M., and Mr. C. Robinson, J.P.

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 1

Frank M‘Alister and James Hockey, two youths, were charged with breaking and entering the premises of S. D. Marks, General storekeeper, Berry, and stealing therefrom goods to…

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Burglary at Newcastle. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1894 · page 2

Early yesterday morning the Paragon Hotel at Newcastle was entered by armed burglarn wearing masks. They terrified the landlady. Mrs. Clough, almost to…

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The Burglary Boom. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1894 · page 2

At three o’clock this morning, Mrs. Fr[?]tus, residing with her husband at their home in Kogarah Road, was roused from sleep by a disturbance caused by burglars…

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The Bridge-street Burglary. the Third Man Identified. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1894 · page 2

William Morris, alias’ Charles Delaney, who was arrested on Saturday night on suspicion of being the third man concerned in the Bridge-street burglary, has been…

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Shoalhaven District Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 2

The above court was held on Monday, before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Fitzhardinge. The legal profession was represented by Messrs. W. P. Blackmore, T…

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Berry Police Court Friday March 16. BEFORE Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M., and John Gray, J.P.

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 1

Donold M‘Kinnon was charged with illusing two horses which had sore backs, but the case was dismissed as thee servants had been summoned and fined in a previous court for the same offence…

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Nowra Small Debts Court Same Day. Same Bench

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 1

J. G. Lambert v. Henry Field Goods supplied, 15s. Verdict for amount claimed, and costs. Marks v. Drumman. Goods supplied, £2 15s…

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Intercolonial Telegrams. (From the Telegraphic Correspondent.) Police Revolvers Effective. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1894 · page 2

During the disturbance at Botany during the St. Patrick’s Day celebration, on Saturday, a constable was compelled to draw his revolver, which soon quelled the…

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Terrible Murder. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1894 · page 2

New York reports that a man, known as “The Ripper,” mutilated to death a girl of eleven years, and then boiled her romaine…

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The Murder of the Woman Coade. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 2

Richard James Connor and Frederick Dickinson are on trial on a charge of befog accessories before the fact in the murder of Elizabeth Coade, for which…

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Intercolonial Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) Infant Murder at Waterloo.two Women Arrested. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 2

TWO women were arrested yesterday on suspicion of having been concerned in the murder of au infant whose body was found on Saturday in the yard of…

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The Liquor Laws in South Carolina. Raids by the Police.the Populace Retaliates. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 2

An attempt to enforce stringent liquor laws in South Carolina has resulted in serious riots. The police raided a number of dwellings with a view to ascertaining…

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Nora Police Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 2

At the Nowra Police Court the same day, before the same bench, the heating of a charge of lareeny against F. Broors was further postponed for a week. Richard Ralph, charged with using…

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Nowra Smail Debts Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 2

AT the above court, on the 27th before Messrs. J. H. Nishett, P.M., John Glanville, and H. G. Morton, Js. p., Humphcry Henry sued John Robson for the sum of £8 Os 7d,…

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