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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1876

126 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 3 of 7

Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, 27th June. Before the Police Magistrate [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 3

John To uson, alias [?] M'Laughlae, and Joseph Grace, alias John Brenann, were brought up for examination, the former charged with forging the name of…

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Sale at the Police Office, Cooma. On Wednesday, 5th July, 1876 Country Lots.—County of Beresford, parish of Jellamatong

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

Lot A, portion 124,119 acres, near Slack's Creek, on the north side of the road Coolringdon to Jell[?]tong and adjoining the eastern and southern…

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Sale at the Police Office, Bombala. On Wednesday, 5th July, 1876 Country Lot.—County of Wellesley, parish of Gulgin

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

Lot A, portion 12, 11 acres. on the left bank of the Outskirt Creek, and about 10 chains south of A. Moses' conditional purchase of 40 acres, No. 16…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Thursday, 4Th July. B[?]e the Police Magistrate, FORGERY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 3

John Tompson and Joseph Grace, charged with forgery, were brought up for further examination. George Cohen deposed: I am an…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 3Rd July. Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs, A. Barrott and James Litchfield, J's.P

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

Cases settled—Jarman V. Alexander McDonald, Patrick Joy, William Pender[?]st, Thomas Peters, Thomas Blake, William Blake, and Ronald McDonald…

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Sydney Police Court. Tuesday, 4Th July

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 3

ALFRED TYE, alias Oyler Thirkell, was charged with bigamy. Detective william Camphin deposed that he arrested prosoner in Frost's pu[?]-house,…

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Divorce Court, Sydney. Thursday, June 22. BEFORE Mr. Justice Hargrave. FORSTER V. FORSTER

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

This was a suit far the dissolution of marriage brought by Mrs. Sophia Forster, formerly Sophia Reed, of 242, Liverpool-street, against her husband,…

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Sale of the Police Office, Cooma. On Wednesday, 26th July, 1876. Country Lots.—County of Wallace, parish of Tongaroo

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

Lot A, portion 8, 135 acres, on the left bank of M[?]tong Creek, adjoining northern boundary of portion 4, conditional purchase of 40 acres. On…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Friday, July 8. BEFORE the Police Magistrate, MURDER

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 3

William Hutton was brought up and charged with wilful murder. Senior-sergeant Brennan deposed: I received a telegram from the Yass police…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 10Th July. Before the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 3

The Court was opened a little before noon. FALSE DECLARATION. John Foley was charged with having made a false statement when getting…

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Seymour Police Court. Monday, 10Th July. Before Messrs Alexander Barrett and Thomas locker, [?]P. Larceny

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 3

William Wockes, alias "Young Fire on the Mountain," was charged with stealing a hat and coat the property of John Greenwood on Saturday evening…

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Quenbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, July 18Th. Before the police Magistrate. FORGERY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 3

[?] and Grace were again brought up. David O'Bourke, sworn:—I am an [?] and reside at Cooma; I was…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 17Th July. Before the Police Magistrate, BIGAMY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 3

Emily Burke appeared on bail to answer the charge of committing bigamy at Cooma on 27th June, when she married [?] John Foley, her husband being…

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Bathurst Police Court. Thursday, 20Th July. Before the Police Magistrate. Unsound Mind

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 4

Warren H. Kerr was charged on suspicion with being of unsound mind.—Constable Coates deposed that last night about 9 o'clock from information received,…

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Bega Police Court. Tuesday, July 18. BEFORE Messrs. Haslingdon, Stiles, D'Arcy, and Kirby, J's.P. Assault and Robbery

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 4

Michael Honlan and James higgins were charged by John Jess with the above offence. Jess had reported he was stuck and robbed of some pigs; he…

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Bombala Police Court. Monday, June 17. BEFORE Mr. James Giles, J.P. House Sealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 4

Matthew Co[?], junior, was charged with having stolen, on the 8th July last, one horse the property of Charles St[?]rt, of Delegate…

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Roma District Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 4

On the 5th instant J. M. Douglas stood charged with obtaining money, [?] ubder false pretence at Charleville; the prisoner…

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Gundagai Police Court. Saturday, July 15Th. Before Mr.Hayes and Mr. Elworthy, J's.P. Drunk and [?]Erly

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 4

William Tucker pleaded guilty to the above offence and was found 40s, or 16 hours in the lock-up. This offender, bein the public ex[?]ner on his way…

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Sale at the Police Officer, Cooma. On Wednesday, 16th August, 1876. Country lots.—Country of Wellesley, parish of Wellington

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 4

Lot A, portion 1[?]5, 49 acres, adjoining the southern boundary of A. Raukin's conditional purchase No. 133 of 120 acres, and the northern boundary of T…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 31St July. Before the Police Magistrate. Unlawfully Cutting Timber

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1876 · page 3

John Dengate, senior, was charged by Constable McCann with cutting timber on Crown lands without a license. Defendant said his son got a license…

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