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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1876

126 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 6 of 7

Land Sales. at the Police Office, Cooma on [?], 6th Decmber 1873

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

Country Lots,—County of Wallace, Parish of Myalla. LOT A, portion 43, 40 [?] on the left bank of [?] Creeks, about 1 mile…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 6Th November

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 8 November 1876 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. H. Wallace and J. Litchfield, J's.P. Mrs. S.A. Pratt, J.P., afterwards took his seat on the Bench. A[?]SIVE [?]…

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Dreadful Triple Murder at Ropes Creek

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 8 November 1876 · page 3

A MURDER by a father of three of his children, at Collyton, Rope's Creek, not far distant from South Creek, on the Western line. The murder in Wm…

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Sydney Supreme Court. Thursday, November 14

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

BEFORE Judge Fa[?]ett, JOSEPH v. HAYES. For assessment of damages. Jury: Messrs. James Turner, John…

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Young Insolvency Court. Monday, 13Th November

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

RE [?].— Insolvent sworn, stated that he desired to antend his schedule by returning in it a creditor to whom he thought that he was indebted…

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Sydney District Court. Friday, 10Th November. Before Judge Dowling. CLARKE v. MOORE

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

In this case, wherein his Honor had reserved his decision, the following judgment was now delivered: Plaintiff had found a ten-pound note outside of the…

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Important Free Selectors' Case. Sydney Supreme Court. in Equity Grugoen v. ALLSOP

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1876 · page 5

THIS is an important case, affecting the interest of a [?]atters and free selectors and the public. It was an application for an injunction to restrain the…

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Sale at the Police Office, Cooma, On Wednesday 27th December, 1876

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 8

Country Lots.—County of wellesley, parish of Ironmongie Lot A, portion 115, 60 acres, adjoining the north-western corner of…

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Cooma. Police Court. Monday, 4Th December

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1876 · page 1

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. E. Body, J.P. ASSAULT. Patrick Collen was summoned for…

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Bulglary in Sydney. Attempt to Murder

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1876 · page 1

ABOUT 2 o'clock on Monday forenoon the Post Office in Oxford-street (South Head Road), situated in one of England's [?] stored building, was broken into, and a…

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Sydney Supreme Court. Friday, 1St December

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1876 · page 3

BEFORE the Chief Justice and Judges Hargrave and Faucet THE QUERN v. GEORGS GARDENER The prisoner was tried before Mr…

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Sale at the Police Office, Bombala. on Wednesday, 10Th January [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1876 · page 3

Country Lot A, portion 101 40 acres, county of Wellesley, parish of Cooper adjoining the eastern boundary of portion No. [?]02 and adjacent to the northern…

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Sales at the Police Office Cooma on Wednesday, 10Th January, 1877

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1876 · page 3

Country Lots—County of Beresford parish of Micalage LOT A, portion 107, 80 acres, on the right bank of the Ingelara Creek, and…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday 11Th December

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1876 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. John McNamara, charged by Constable Crawley with being drank in sharp street on Saturday, pleaded guilty,[?]…

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Orange Charter Sessions. a Scene in Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1876 · page 2

WHEN the jury, in a sheep-stealing case gave in their verdict not guilty the judge said, with some warmth, "Gentlemen, I am astonished at your verdict."…

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Cooma (Land) Inquiry Court. Monday, 11Th December

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1876 · page 4

BEFORE Commissioner King, who declared the Court open at a quarter past 10 o'clock William H. Brooks (2), Cooma, 40 acres…

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Sale at the Police Office Cooma. on Wednesday, 10Th January, 1877. Country Lots—County of Beresford parish of Micalago

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1876 · page 6

LOT A, portion 109, 80 acres, on the right bank of the Ingelara Creek, and adjoining the eastern boundary of conditional purchase, No. 108, of 80 acres…

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Cooma Police Court. Friday, 22Nd December

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1876 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Edward Burke, charged by Constable McCann with drunkenness in Massie street was admonished…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 18Th December

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1876 · page 4

Before the Police Magistrate. Mr. A. Blomfield J.P., took a sent on the Bonch later in the day. HORSE STEALING…

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Bombala Police Court. Wednesday, December 13

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1876 · page 6

BEFORE Messrs. Giles and Bennett, J's.P. POLICE v. HEDGER George Hedger was charged with…

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