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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1872

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, January 8

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1872 · page 6

BEFORE Messrs. J. M. Hassall and W. Cosgrove, J's.P. FALSE DECLARATION. William Hanley (senior), on remand,…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, January 15, BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Montague, J.P. Obscene Language

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 2

Thomas Mills, charged with having made use of obscene language in a public place, pleaded guilty, and was find 10s., with costs of Courts, 6s, 6d. The fine was…

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Bombala Police Court. Wednesday, January 17. BEFORE Messrs. E. Jones and W. Conlter, J's.P. Small D[?] Casts

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 3

Walsh v. Harpur, dishonored promissory note for £8. The hearing of the case was postponed for a fortnight. Harpur v. Walsh, claim £14. This…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, January 22. BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Mr. W. Cosgrove, J.P. STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1872 · page 3

Joseph Garrett, on remand, charged with having stolen one bottle of spirits from Byrne's Hotel on the evening of the 11th instant…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Saturday, January 27th, 1872. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Obscene Language

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1872 · page 5

Mary Ann Mellodew and Joseph Mellodew were charged with having made use of obscene language in a public place on the previous evening…

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At the Police Office, Panbula. On Monday, the 4th day of March 1872. Country Lot

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1872 · page 5

County Auckland—Parish of Panbula. Lot A, Portion 79, 50 acres, on Bald Hills Creek, Adjacent to the [?] boundary of C[?]ck's 115 acres…

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Government Sale. Sale at the Police Office, Cooma On Monday, the 4th day of March, 187[?]. Country Lots

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1872 · page 5

County Ber[?]ford—Parish of Mic[?]lage. LOT A, Portion 29, 40 acres, on the Cooma and Qu[?]nbeyen road, about [?] mile southerly from A. and D.Ryrie's 40 acres: [?] by…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court Saturday, February 3. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. drunkenness

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1872 · page 2

Robert Clark was charged with having been drunk in a public place. It being his first offence the was discharged with a caution. MONDAY FEBRUARY 5…

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Bombala Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1872 · page 2

BEFORE MESSRS. H. T. Edwards and E. Jones, J's. P, A, M'LEAN V.J, MINEHAN. Forcible Entry and Illegal Sale of…

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Government Sale Sale at the Police Office Gooma, on Monday, the 4th day of March,1872. Country Lots

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1872 · page 2

Country Bereford—Perish of Micalego LOT A, Portion 29, 40 [?] on the Gooma and [?] road,[?] southerly from A. [?]…

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The Story Teller. the Soldier and the Spy. a Tale of the Siege of Sebastopol. Chapter Xiii. the Court Martial

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1872 · page 3

On the morning after the conclave at Sebastopol, Philipo skulked back unseen to the British camp. In one place at the left of the English position, the rocks and…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Saturday, February 10. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1872 · page 2

John Davis, [?] with drunkenness in a public place was sentenced to twenty-four hours' imprisonment. INDECENT EXPOSURE…

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Scene in a Queensland Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1872 · page 3

At the trial of the McKenzies, Forrester, and Solomon, at Dalby, for stealing cattle from the Bowen Downs Company, Mr. Morehead (of Morehead and…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, February 26, 1872. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1872 · page 2

Edward Burke was charged with having been drunk in a public place on the 25th instant. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s.; in default of payment,…

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Government Sale. Sale at the Police Office, Cooma, On Monday, the [?] day of March, 1872. Country Lots. County Beresford—Parish of Micalago

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 4

Lot A, portion 29, 40 acres, on the Cooma and Quranbeyrn road, about ½ mile southerly from A. and D. Rysie'e 40 acres; selected by John Crui[?]nk…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, March 4, 1872

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Montague and Woods. SUMMONS CASE. E. Hewiton v. John Butler—Settled…

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Cooma Police Court. Thursday, March 14. BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Industrial Schools Act

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 3

Ann Ro[?]ham was brought before the Bench charged, under the above named Act, with having no means of support, and She was ordered to be sent to the Reformatory at Bilo[?]…

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Law Courts. Cooma District Court. Wednesday, March 13, 1872. BEFORE District Court Judge Macfarland. Undefended Cases

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 2

M. Halloran v. John M. Lett Claim £1 10s. Mr. Castle for plaintiff [?] Mr. Lipscomb, for defendant. In this case, which was an exceedingly paltry one the…

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Sydney Supreme Court. Friday, March 8. BEFORE Sir Alfred Stephen, C.J., and Judges Hargrave and Faucett. the Queen V. MORROW

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 3

This was a special case from the last sittings of the Central Criminal Court. The prisoner had been indicted and convicted for embezzlement, as a clerk or…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, March 18th, 1882. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Wages Case

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 20 March 1872 · page 2

James Dayle v.P. Delancey. Claim, £3 18s., wages due. Mr. Castle applied for a postponement of the case, as the defendant had not been…

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