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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1870

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Cattle Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1870 · page 8

OUR readers will doubtless recollect the detection, some time since, of a most barefaced system of wholesale cattle-stealing in the neighbourhood of Seymour, and that two of the gang, Burke and…

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Bega Police Court. Burgess V. Bran[?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1870 · page 2

Claim for £4 3s. for subscription to, and advertising in Bega Gazette during the last quarter of Burgess' Proprietorship. Plaintiff denied that he had agreed to…

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The Storn Teller. Diggers' Tales. Murder Unavenged

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1870 · page 4

IT was in the year 32 that a friend of mine. Many Satton, who had lately at [?] England, having business in South Australia, took passage in Port…

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Police Court. Cooma Police Court. Monday, August 22, 1870. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. Cosgrove, J.P. Wages Case

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

Donald Ryrie, of Kalkite, was summoned by G. H. Kellyer, who claimed the amount of £19s. 13s. for balance of wages and travelling expenses whilst…

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Sale at the Police Office, Bombala. On Wednesday 14th September, 1870. Country Lots

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 3

Country of W[?]laco—Parish of Maharatta. Let A. Portion 59, 67 acres 2 roods 16 perches Let B. portion 62. 40 acres. Let A and B are adjoining and near Coronel's…

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Sale at the Police Office, Bega. On Wednesday, 14th September, 1870. Country Lots. County of Auckland—Parish of Meringn

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 3

Let A. portion 167. [?]6 acres, at the junction of the made from [?] and Moringo to [?], adjoining Morcheal's and Hand's portions Exclusively of two made, each 1 chain wide…

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At the Police Office, Cooma. On Wednesday 14th September, 1870. Country Lots. Courts of Wallace—Parish of Rul[?]undarn

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 3

Let A portion 9 40 acres, on the left bank of Bul[?]ndara Cowk, adjoining the southern boundary of Robertson's conditional purchase of 60 acres. Exclusively of a road 1 chain wide selected to Elwin Thomas…

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Police Court. Cooma Police Court. Saturday, August 27, 1870. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Unsound Mind

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1870 · page 2

Angus McDonald, of Burrangandra, Nimitybelle, charged with being of unsound mind, was remanded for medical attendance…

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Shocking Attempt at Murder

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1870 · page 4

WE are now enabled to place before our readers a full account of the late outrage at Yabba. The Police Magistrate, with Mr. Lloyd and Dr. Burke, arrived at the…

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Police Court. Cooma Police Court. Saturday, September 3, 1870

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. STEALING FROM THE PERSON. Peter Bishop and Mary Wheeler, remanded on a charge of having stolen…

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Sale at the Police Office, Bombala. On Wednesday 11th September, 1870 Country Lots

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1870 · page 4

Country of Wall[?]—Parish o Maharatta. Let A. portion [?] 67 acres 2 made 16 [?]ches Let B. portion 62. 40 acres Lets A and B are adjoining and near Coronel's…

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At the Police Office, Cooma. On Wednesday, 11th September, 1870. Country Lots. Country of Wallire—Parish of Rulendarn

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1870 · page 4

Let A. portion 9 10 acres on the fall bank of Bul[?]darn C[?]k. adjoining the southern boundary of Robertson's conditional at purchase of [?] Exclusively of a told 1 chain with [?] by Erwin Thomas…

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Sale at the Police Office, Bega. On Wednesday, 11th September, 1870. Country Lots. County of Auckland—Parish of Meringo

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1870 · page 4

Let A. portion 167, 56 acres, at the junction of the made from Merinralo and Merine to [?] adjoining Marchead[?] and Hand's portions Exclusively of two roads, each I chain wide…

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Police Court. Cooma Police Court. Friday, September 16, 1870. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. VAGRANCY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 2

Hannah Connors, charges with having no lawful or visible means of support, was brought before the Court. It appeared that the defendant was, on…

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Police Court. Cooma Police Court. Saturday, Sepetmber 17, 1870. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Resisting the Police

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 2

Joseph Woodcroft was charged with having, on Friday, the 16th instant, resisted the police, who had been ordered by the Police Magistrate to eject…

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Police Court. Cooma Police Court. Monday, September, 26, 1870

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. ILLEGAL DETENTION. William Wallace was charged with having illegally detained possession of…

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Police Court. Cooma Police Court. Monday, October 8, 1(70

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Police Magistrate. There being no charges on the police sheet, the small debts cases were proceeded with…

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Police Court. Cooma Police Court. Monday October 17, 1870

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. Richard Main, charged with having been drunk in Sharp-street on Sunday,…

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The Springsure Murder

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1870 · page 3

AT the Criminal sittings of the Rock [?]pton C[?]cuit Court on Monday, October 3, before [?] Honor the Chief Justice, Donaid Rome and S[?]rah Burgce Race, stood inchared for that they, on…

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Murder of in Old Man at Laungeston

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1870 · page 4

A [?] member has been [?]petrated at Leuteston. The Cora[?] Chronicle staters:—"shout 10 o'clock on Saturday night Tho[?] H[?] the [?] st the General…

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