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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1873

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Bombala Police Court. Wednesday, 2Nd July, 1873

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1873 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs, Bennett and Campbell. Fergus Delaney pleaded not guilty to a charge of having used obscene language in Maybe-street on the 7th June…

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Gate Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, 7Th July, 1873

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. OBSCENE. Daniel Ferry was charged by Constable McDonagh with having made use…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 8Th July, 1878. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. [?]-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1873 · page 2

George Smith was charged, on warrant from Bombala Bench, with having, on or about the 13th March last, stolen a meerschaum pipe the property of Mr…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, July 14. BEFORE The Police Magistrate DRUNKENNESS

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1873 · page 2

Mary Bishop, charged with having been drunk and disorderly in a public place on the 7th instant, pleaded guilty. She having taken the pledge, the…

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Bombala Police Court. Wednesday, July 9. BEFORE Messrs. Cooke and Solomon, J.P.s Police V Ryan

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1873 · page 2

The information in this case was so framed as to make the case indictable at commonlaw—defendant being charged with having made an assault upon one…

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Panbula Poltce Court. Tuesday, July 1

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1873 · page 2

BEFORE G. P. Koo[?] P.M. C.H. Bad deley, and C.H. Dale J.P.'s Dr. Shiels was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and with using…

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4[6] Image Not Clear [?] BEFORE Mr. Justice Hargrave. [Opening of the Court.]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1873 · page 4

The newly established Court for the trial of Divorce and Matrimonial Causes was this morning opened in due form in the apartment usually known as the…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, July 16, 1873. BEFORE the Police Magistrate [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1873 · page 2

S.P. Kentish, Mining Registrar at Kiandra, was summoned by Captain E. M. Ba[?], Government agent for the Justice Davenald's property, for being in…

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Government Gazette. in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.—divorce and Matrimonial Jurisdiction

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1873 · page 4

WHEREAS I, John Fletcher Hargrave have been duly appointed Judge of the Court established under the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, 1873: Now, I…

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Sale at the Police Office, Cooma. On Monday, the 18th day of August, 1873. Country Lots County Of Beresford

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1873 · page 4

Lot A, portion 12, 40 acres, parish of Wangrah, on the right bank of Wangrah or Ryan's Creek, about three quarters of a mile above Margaret Brodie's…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Saturday. July 19. 1873

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 July 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNK. Timothy Driscoll was charged with having been drunk at Mr. O'Rourke's…

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Government Land Sales. Sale at the Police Office, Cooma. On Monday, the 18th day of August, 1873. Country Lots County of Beresford

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 July 1873 · page 4

Lot A, portion 12, 40 acres, parish of Wangrah, on the right bank of Wangrah of Ryan's Creek, about three quarters of a mile above Margaret Brodie's…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 23Rd July, 1878. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Threatening Language

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 2

Timothy Driscoll was charged with having used threatening language towards Charles Christopher Schaefer, of Cooma, on the 22nd July…

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Thursday, 24Th July. Before the Police Magistrate DRUNK

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 2

Mary Fogarty, charged with having been "too full" in sharp-street, was fined 5s., which was paid…

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Bega Police Court. Tuesday, July 15. BEFORE Mr. Broad, J.P Petty Larceny

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 2

George Smith, remanded from Bombala, stood charged with having stolen on March 13th, at Bega, a meerscha[?] pipe the property of Mr. Heady…

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Government Gazette. in The, Supreme Court of New South Wales—divorce and Matrimonial Jurisdiction

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 2

WHEREAS it is expedient to revoke and alter the 32nd Rule of the Supreme Court, in its Divorce and Matrimonial Jurisdiction, as issued by me on the 8th…

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Sale at the Police Office, Cooma. On Monday, the 18th day of August, 1873, Country Lots. Gounty of Ber[?]ford

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 2

Lot A, portion 12, 40 acres, parish of Wangrah, on the right bank of Wangrah or Ryan's Creek, about three-quarters a mile above Margaret Brodie's…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, 28Th July, 1873. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. ASSAULT

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 July 1873 · page 2

William Owers, James Owers, and Samuel Rankin appeared to answer a charge of having assaulted Lawrence Glennan at Cooma Creek on the 21st…

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Tuesday, 29Th July, 1873. Before the Police Magistrate. MURDER

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 July 1873 · page 2

Catherine Sheehy was charged, under an information that had been sworn to that morning (29th instant) by Captain Battye, with that she did, at…

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Bombala Police Court. Wednesday, 23Rd July

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 July 1873 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. S. Solomon, J.E. Benett, and Hayes. J.P. Conlon v. T. Ryan.—Claim, £1 2s. 6d., being amount paid for repairing…

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