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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1870

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Cooma Police Court. Molday, January 24, 1870. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. Cosgrove. Indecent Assault

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1870 · page 5

Joseph Sindel, of Seymour, was charged with having unlawfully and indecently assaulted one Catherine Sh[?]by. Mr. Lipecomb appeared for the prisoner. Henry Bryan, senior-constable, stationed at Seymour,…

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Monday. February [?] 1870. Before the Police Magistrate Unlawfully Wounding

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1870 · page 5

Patrick Ware, of Colinton, was charged by Louis Oakes with having uniawfully cut and wounded him, on Friday, 28th January. Before going into the details of the case, the Police…

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Cooma. Police Court. Saturday, February 5. 1870

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1870 · page 5

BEFORE E. M. Battye, J.P. A person named Hugh Stewart was brought before the Bench, at the instance of senior-constable Church, no specific charge being made, and remanded till the 12th…

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Tuesday, February 15, 1870. His Honor took his seat at 10 o'clock. CATTLE-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1870 · page 7

Thomas Tingey was placed in the dock, charged with that he did, on the 1st September, 1869, at Bondi, Bmobala, felouiously steal and drive away one ox, the property of…

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Cooma District Court. Wednesday, February 16, 1870

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1870 · page 5

BEFORE his Honor District Court Judge Macfaland, The business of this Court was unimportant, having been confined to nine or ten undefended cases,…

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Bombala District Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1870 · page 5

THE Bombala District Court Was opened on Wednesday—Mr. District Court Judge Macfar land, Chairman—with the usual ceremony, or rather perhaps without any ceremony; the legal profession was duly represented. There were…

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Potato Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1870 · page 6

"AN old Bushman" contributes to the Town and Country Journal, under the bead of "On the Murrnmbidgee Thirty Years ago," the following amusing illustration of…

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Murderous Assault at Booklet

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1870 · page 7

THE following evidence of a brutal assault on an elderly man, was taken before the Bench at Rockley, on 24th February, and is report in the Bathurst Times:—John M'Lennan and Hugh…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, March 21, 1870. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Stealing Blankets

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1870 · page 8

William Hughes (on) bail] appeared to answer a charge of having stolen a pair of blankets, the property of James Waiters. Mr. Lipscomb appeared for defendant…

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Supreme Court, Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1870 · page 6

On "Wednesday took place the final close of" Murray v. Parkes"—action of libel with which moat of our readers are, no doubt, familiar; the case having been very fully…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday April 4. 1870. Bureau the Police Magistrate and Mr. A Montague. Master and Servants'

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1870 · page 5

[?] woods was summoned before the court bv JOhn Wholobhan claimed and for work and labor one Complaint, who is a laborer working about Cooma [?] engaged by defendent at Dan[?]ong by a verbal…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, April 11, 1870. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Montague. EJECTMENT

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1870 · page 5

George Woollott, agent for Mr. A. Crisp, of Buckley' Crossing, summoned W.J. Carter, of Cooma, to obtain a writ of ejectment from premiss in Sharp-street, than in possession of W. J. Carter…

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Sale at the Police Office, Cooma. On Monday, the 25th day of April, 1870. Country Lots. Country of Wallace—Parish of Bolaira

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1870 · page 3

Lots A and B, portions 70 and 71 40 acres each, adjoining Henry and Thomas Locker's portions lot A exclusively of a road 1 chain wide Selected by c. Herbert. Parish of Caddigat…

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A Barbarous Murder

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1870 · page 6

A MOST horrible murder was committed, in an hotel in Finsbnry. The victim is a yoong woman 30 years of age, 5ft. 2in. in height, and belonging to the very lowest of the class…

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Murder at Rockhampton

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1870 · page 7

WITH regard to the Springsure murder, the correspondent of the Nothern Argus writes:—Our useally quiet township was started on Tuesday evening'y the discovery of a human body under…

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Horrible Murder in Adelaide

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1870 · page 8

The particulars of the murder of Mary Legge on the 21st March (intelligence of which has already been given by telegram) nave now come to hand, and disclose shocking crime. From the report…

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The Sillwood Murder-surrender of Regan

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1870 · page 7

John Regan, the man who barbarously murdered his wife, Emma Regan, on the Westbury Road, near Sillwood, on the night of Tuesday, the 29 hultimo, is at last in custody. Between the hours…

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The Glenluce Murder

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1870 · page 7

At the Castlemaine Circuit Court, on Tuesday, Ah Pew, a Chinaman, was charged with the murder of Elizabeth Ann Hunt, at Glenluce. Mr. C. A Smyth and Mr. A. Wyalt prosecuted for the…

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Murder at Rockhampton

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 7

ON Thursday, 21st ultimo, Llewellyn Edward Davies wag (reports the Northern Argus) brought before the Court, upon suspicion of having murdered his wife, Amy Davies…

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Daring Attempt at Escape From Walgett Look-up, and Murderous Assault Upon the Police

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 7

ON Tuesday, the 14th April, two desperate characters undergoing incarceration in the Walgett lock up, prior to examination on serious charge, made a most determined effort to escape from prison,…

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