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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1873

235 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 8 of 12

Supreme Court, Sydney. Thursday, August [?] Jury Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1873 · page 2

BEFORE Judge Faucett and a jury of four. GOWING V. RITORIE AND ANOTHER. This was an action in which damages…

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Sale at the Police Office, Bega, On Monday, the 8th day of September, 1873. Country Lots. Country of Damnier. Parish of Tanis

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1873 · page 4

Lot A. portion 24, 99 acres, on the road from Bega to Barmagne, adjoining and between the conditional purchases of E.P.Logge, H. Pittman. and Fred[?]…

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Government Land Sales. Sale at the Police Office, Cooma. On Monday, the 8th day of september,1873. Country Lots. Parish of Blakefield

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1873 · page 4

Lot A, portion 6, 40 acres shout 2 miles south-easterly from J. Williams[?] conditional purchase of 40 acres. Selected by E. Williams…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday, August 25. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. STABBING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 2

Theodore Zieball, a German, was changed with stabbing Nelly, an aboriginal, on saturday night last, at her camp, Queanbeyan…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Friday, August 29, 1873. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. HOUSEBREAKING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 2

John Bourke, a youth about 16 or 17 years of age, was changed with having broken in to certain promises, and stolen property therefrom, on or about the 14th…

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Wednesday, August 27. Before the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 2

Alexander Davis was charged with fighting on the ploughing match ground on the previous day, and at the request of the sergeant of police was discharged…

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Bombala Police Court. Wednesday, August 20

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1873 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs, Giles and Jones, J.P'S SLY GROG SELLING —GOOLP V. SHAW. William Shaw was charged with having unlawfully sold liquor without a lisence…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, September 1

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. The Court opened at [?] o'clock p.m. SADDLE-STEADING. A lad named Wat[?] was charged…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Friday,—september 5. BEFORE the Police Magistrate, HOUSEBREAKING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 2

John Bourke, on remand, was again brought before the Court, charged with having broken into the dwelling of Henry Filtness on or about the 4th August…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Friday, August 29

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Alexander Davis and George Davis were charged with stealing from the person of one James Pringle the sum of…

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Bega Police Court. Tuesday, September 9. BEFORE Mr. C.T/ Stiles, J.P.

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 September 1873 · page 2

Mr. Rawlinson applied to the Bench in the matter of an order issued on the 22nd August, by Messrs. Haslingdon, Stiles, and Broad, to restrain the…

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Cooma Police Court. Thursday, [?] SEPTEMBER, 1679. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1873 · page 3

DESTROYING IS WORTH OF PROPERTY. John Joseph Cahill, a compositor, was brought up charged by Malco'm W. [?] Burns publisher of the Cooma Gazette…

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District Court. Friday, September 19. Before Judge MeFarland. Undefended Cases

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1873 · page 2

Hain and Son v. Br[?], Dishonored promissory [?] Claim £75 5. Verdict for plaintiffs in the amount claimed with one witness…

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Burrowa Police Court. Friday, September 12

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. W. J. E. Wotton. John Ryan, under remand, was charged with stealing a piebald mare, branded JFG( the J reversed) on near…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, 15Th September

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 2

[?] the police Magistrate and Mr.Congreve. FALSE PRETENCES. William J. Jackson, [?] W. G…

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Cooma District Court. Friday, 12Th September. [?] and Spring

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 3

Mr.Colen opened the case by finding it necessary to address them at some length, from the circumstance that in cases of this nature the plaintiff may not…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Saturday, September 20. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 September 1873 · page 2

John Ryan, on remand from the Burrows Bench, was charged with having stolen blankets and wearing apparel from the dwelling of Thomas Williams, at…

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Monday, September 22. Before the Police Magistrate. SHEEP-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 September 1873 · page 2

Victor C. Ryall, on remand, charged with having stolen five sheep, the property of J. M. Hassall, of Wambrook, again appeared before the Court…

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Tuesday, September 23. Before the, Police Magistrate. LUNACY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 September 1873 · page 2

John Glover, charged with being of unsound mind, was brought before the Court. The father of the unfortunate young…

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Government Land Sales. Sale at the Police Office, Bombala, On a Friday, the 26th day of September, 1878. Country Lots

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 September 1873 · page 4

Country Wellesly, parish of, Ti[?]y. [?] A, portion 82, 118 acres, on the west side of the road from Bombala to Nimity[?]elle, adjoining the northern boundary of…

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