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Courts & crime, 1899

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Kangaroo Valley Police Court. (Before Messrs. T. Rendall & T. Watters, Js.P.) Thursday, February 23. Smalt Debts Court

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 2

Wiley Bros. v. Charles Robinson.—Claim for £5 18s 6d, alleged to be due for lent. Hearing postponed for a fortnight. Pethebridge v. George Webster:—Claim for…

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Stealing From a School of Arts

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 2

Those people who are in the habit of removing papers and magazines from the reading [?] of the Nowra School of Arts should take warning from the case…

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Mining Court

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 2

The [?] cases, F. W. [?] Alex Hay—one of disputed possession , with regard to the Eclipse Battery site, Yalwal-again occupied the attention of…

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Police Court Nowra, Tuesday, February 28. Before Mr. Nisbett, P.M. Indecent Language

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 2

Thomas Shepherd Jun., pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent language on the evening of the 10th February, at Cambewarra with in the…

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Stealing From a School of Arts

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 2

Those people who are in the habit of removing papers [?] magazines from the reading [?] of the Nowra School of Arts should take warning from the case…

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Police Court. Nowra, Tuesday, February 28. Before [?] Nisbett, P.M. Inde[?] Language

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 2

Thomas Shepherd, jun., pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent language on the evening of the 10th February, at Cambewarra, within the…

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Mining Court

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 2

The postponed cases F. W. King v. Alex. Hay— one of disputed possession with regard to the Echoes Battery site, Yalwal— again occupied the attention of…

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Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 28. (Before Messrs. Kennedy, W. D. Warden, and C.A. Cork, Js.P.)

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 3

Henry Andrews, Arthur Andrews, Robt. Robson, Heber Young, and David Young were charged with having stolon from the enclosed lands of John Evans, jun., of…

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Police Court Nowra,. Tuesday, March 7

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 2

Before Messrs. J. H. Nisbett, P.M., Dr. King, J. Glanville, and J. Green, Js.P. DRUNKENESS AND LANGUAGE…

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Attempted Murder at Ktandra. Two Miners Shot

Eden Free Press and Eden District Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 2

A man named Thomas Ryan, to day at about noan, shot two other miners named James Harrington and H. E. Bridle, at Duffer Gully,…

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Police Court. Nowra, Tuesday, March 7 Before Messrs. J. H. Nisbett, P.M., Dr. King, J, Glanville, and J. Green, Js.P. Drunkenness and Language

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 9 March 1899 · page 2

Denis Raymond, under arrest, pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk also to to using obscene language. He was fined [?] or 24 hours for the…

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Kangaroo Valley Police Court Thursday March 9. Small Debts Court. (Before Messrs. T. Nelson & T. Watters, Js.P.)

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 2

Wiley Bros v. Charles Robinson.—Claim for £5 18s 6d to rent [?] Mr. W. T. Blackmore appeared for plaintiffs, and. Mr. T. Marriott for defendant…

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Alleged Theft of Money

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 2

AT the Berry Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, PM., Joseph Hetherington was charged with stealing the sum of £7 from John M‘Lean, on the 8th instant…

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The Racing Mare Lioness a Sydney Court Case

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 2

At the Redfern Police Court on Thursday last, Charles Jones (32) was charged with having taken and used a horse belonging to John Disson of…

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Bega District Court. Before Judge Fitzbardinge. Wednesday, March 15, 1898

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 2

IN W. Haslingden v. James Law, Mr. Bland applied for a postponement; defendant was at present a typhoid patient in 'Bega Hospital. Mr…

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Police Court. Nowra, Tuesday, March 21

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 2

Before Messrs. J.H. Nishbett, P.M., James Fraser and C. Graham, J’s.P…

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Police Court. Nowra, Tuesday, March 21. Before Messrs. J. H. Nisbett, P.M., James Fraser and C. Graham, J’sP. Drink and Disorderly

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 23 March 1899 · page 2

Daniel Ryan, arrested by Constable May, was charged with being drunk and disorderly on Friday night. The constable said that defendant was…

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Small Debts Court

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 2

At the Nowra Small Debts Court yesterday before Messrs J. H. Nisbett, P.M., and Z G. Bice, J. P.), H. Russell sued J. Apperly for the…

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Small Debts Court

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 2

At the Nowra Small Debts Court yesterday (before J. H. Nisbett P. M. and Z. G. Bice J. P) H. [?] J ‘Apperly for the…

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Nowra District Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 2

This Court was opened on Wednesday morn-ing, his Honor Judge Fitzbardinge presiding. There were some 30 cases on the list, but many of thoso were settled out of court, and…

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