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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1876

126 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 7

Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 29Th December, 1875, BEFORE the POlice Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1876 · page 4

Alexander McCren, suffering from delirium tremens, was brought up by Senior constable Davis, and sent to goal for seven days…

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Braidwood Police Court. Thursday, December 23. BEFORE their Worships Messrs. Griffin and De Boos. Unsound Mind

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1876 · page 4

Edwin Willis was brought up on a charge of unsound mind. Constable Bragg deposed: I arrested prisoner this morning near Ballalaba on…

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Cooma Police Court. Friday, 31St December, Before the Police Magistrate, CA[?]-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1876 · page 4

William Albin was brought up on remand. Prisioner was defended by Mr. H. Dowson…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, January 29Th. Before the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1876 · page 5

Thomas Clune was charged with assaulting Patrick Malone. Defendant had been arrested at Crook-well by Senior-constable Moylan under a…

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Cooma Police Court. Saturday, 29Th January, Before the Police Magistrate, DRUNK

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1876 · page 4

Edward Bourke, brought up by C[?] le McCann for being drunk on the 28th January, was discharged with a caution…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 7Th February

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. Cosgrove, J. P. SMALL, DEHTS CASES. John Fitzgerald v. Henry Thoroton.—…

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Cooma Police Court. Saturday, 5Th February

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Thomas Morrison, charged by Constable Pa[?]ke with being drunk in Sharp-street on the previous day, was [?]d [?]…

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Cooma Police Court. Saturday, 19Th February, Before the Police Magistrate, Suspected Larceny

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1876 · page 4

Thomas Walker, Thomas Wiggers, and Michael Madden were brought up in custody, charged on suspicion of larceny…

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Cooma Police Court. Thursday, 24Th February

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1876 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNK. Michael Connell, charged by Constable O'Connor with being drunk and disorderly in…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 28th February. Before the Police Magistrate. ASSAULT

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 4

Charles Goodwin was summoned for unlawfully assaulting and beating John Thomas Tuckwell at Umaralla on the 28th February…

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Sydney Supreme Court. Tuesday, February 22. [?]Oclesiastical Jurisdiction. Before his Honor MR. Justice HArgrave, Primary Judge. in Re Will of James Mine[?]n, Late of Bombala, Deceased

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 4

The following written judgment was delivered by Mr. Justice Hargrave:— In this matter Mr. Cohen made an ex-parte application to me on the 14th…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 7Th March. Before the Police Magistrate. Drunk Again

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 3

Edward Mc[?]roy, charged by Senior constable Davis with being drunk and disorderly in Cooma on Monday, paid 10s. in preference to retreat within the…

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Bega Police Court. Tuesday, 29Th February

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs, Lane and Peden, J's.P. William M'Carthy, on remand, stool charged with having unlawfully solicited one Henry Cane, in December last, to…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 6Th March

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. M. Hassall, J.P. DRUNK. Jane Mercer, arrested by Constable…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, February 29Th. Unsound Mind

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. William Chaplin, an old man apparently in his dotage, was brought up charged with being of unsound mind…

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The Par[?] of Police Protection. (To the Editor of the Manaro Mercury.)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 3

SIR,—On Friday night last, a valuable bull of mine was brutally mutilated a knife evidently having been used. I had good reason to know parties…

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Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 15Th March. Before the Police Magistrate. ASSAULT

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 3

George Robinson was charged with unlawfully as[?]lting and beating one Richard Power, a lad about 14 years of age, in Cooma on the 10th instant…

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Cooma Police Court. Friday, 10Th March. Before the Police Magistrate. LARCENY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 4

Mark Noonan and Andrew Anderson were charged, on the information of Edward H. Harris, with unlawfully taking and carrying away an axle nut of the…

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Cooma Police Court. Friday, 17Th March. Before Messrs. A. Brooks, J. Lilchfield, and S. A. Pratt. Insulting Language

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 3

Peter Campbell appeared before the Court to charge George Henry Smithers with saying "There goes [?] Bishop of the three Bush Churches." Three…

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Queanbeyan District Court. Friday, 17Th March. Before Judge McFarland

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 4

Walsen v. O'Rourke.—Mr. Parr, for plaintiff; Mr. Gannon for defendant. This was an action for recovery of money received from the Treasury by defendant…

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