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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1871

96 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 2 of 5

Bombala Police Court. Wednesday, April 12. 1871

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1871 · page 2

Magistrates present: Messrs, Edwards, Cook, and Giles. SLY GROG-SELLING. Police v. Catherine Low Hawk.—…

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Commercial. Crown Lands. Sale at the Police Office Cooma. On Monday, the 15th day of May, 1871. Country Lots. County Wellesley—Parish of [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1871 · page 4

LOT A. portion [?]…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, April 17, 1871. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Indecent Exposure

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1871 · page 2

William Platt was charged with having, on the 4th February last, indecently exposed his person in Sharp-street. The defendant pleaded not guilty, but the…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, April 24, 1871

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1871 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Montague. ILLEGAL POSSESSION. James Moore was charged with…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Saturday, April 29, 1871. BEFORE the Police magistrate. Indecent Conduct

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 2

Peter Bishop, charged with indecent exposure in a public place on the 28th of April, was admonished aud discharged…

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Monday, May 1, 1871. Before the Police Magistrate, Small-druts Cash

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 2

I. Shanuon v. T. J. Potter.—Claim, £7 7s. 6d., for goods sold and delivered. Mr. Lipscomb, per Mr. H. Dawson, for plaintiff; Mr. Castle, for defendant…

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Bombala Police Court. Wednesday, April 26, 1871

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 2

Magistrates present: Messrs. Giles, Coulter, and H. Solomon. POLICE V. JOHN MINAHAN. The defendant was charged with…

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New Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, May 8, 1871

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. As Montague. ILLEGAL IMPOUNDING. Lawrence Glennan appeared before the…

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Miscellaneous. Extraordinary Conviction for Contempt of Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1871 · page 4

IN November last, Govindrao Ramehunder, a vakeel of Dhoolia, in the district of Khamdeish, was charged before the Hon. G. A. Hobart, Session Judge of…

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Bombala Police Court. Wednesday. May 17, 1871

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1871 · page 2

Before Messrs. James Giles and H. Solomon, J. P.'s ASSAULT. Thomas Rootecy, for assaulting…

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Bombala Police Court. Manning V. Brown

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1871 · page 2

In this case, the prosecutor, one Manning, gave Brown, a sawyer, into custody for stealing a purse containing £9. It appears that Manning dropped a…

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Scene in a Police Court at Queensland

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1871 · page 3

IN the case of Rutherford v. Gibbs, for absconding from hired service, heard before the Townsville Police Court on 2nd May, the following scene occurred, which…

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Scene in a Country Police Court. Before Mr. J. E. Serisier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1871 · page 4

Sergeant Wellings, addressing the Bench, said he held an information upon which a summons had been issued and served; but there was no appearance of…

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Law Courts. Central Criminal Court Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1871 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Judge Cheeke. MURDER. Kum Tow, a Chinese was charged with having, on the 29th of March last,…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, June 6, 1871

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Montague. SMALL DEBTS CASES. R. Williams v. P. Morrissey.—No…

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Saturday, June 10. Before the Police Magistrate. STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1871 · page 2

John Adams was brought np on suspicion of having stolen a pack from Mr. Blyton's horse, outside the Australian Arms Hotel, Cooma, on the evening of…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Friday, June 9, 1871. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1871 · page 2

Mary Ann Wheeler was charged with having stolen bottle of wine and one tumbler from the bar of the Cooma Hotel…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Saturday, June 17

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. STEALING. John Adams, on remand, was again brought before the bench charged on…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Saturday, June 24

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1871 · page 2

BEFORE THE POLICE Magistrate. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. John H. Savage was charged with having, on the 22nd of June, in…

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Colonial Items. an Indignant Scotch Shepherd in Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1871 · page 3

SOME little amusement was caused in the Supreme Court by the conduct of an upcountry shepherd named Neil M'Kinnon, who hails from the "land o'cakes." Neil…

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