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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1878

314 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 10 of 16

Queanbeyan Police Court Tuesday August 15

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs W, Affleck, F Campbell and J. [?] John Moran [?]…

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Buckley's Crossing Police Court. Tuesday, 13Th August

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. [?] arrested by Senior constable [?]…

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Sale at the Police Office, Bega. on Wednesday, 18Th September,1878

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 2

Country Lots.—County of Auckland, parish of [?] Lot A, portion 200, 37 acres, surrounded by S. Kohn's conditional…

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Sale at the Police Office Cooma. on Wednesday, 11Th September, 1878

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 4

Country Lots.—County of B[?]ford. parish of Palmerston. Lot A, portion 59, 61 acres 3 roods, on the right bank of Dangelong Creek…

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Sale at the Police Office, Braidwood. on Wednesday, 18Th September, 1878

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 2

Country Lots.—County of Dampier, parish of Currumbene. Lot A, portion 106, 40 acres, adjacent to part of the north boundary of portion…

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Cooma Police Court. Saturday, 17Th August. Before the Police Magistrate. LARCENY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1878 · page 3

George Cook was brought up on remand from Seymour, charged With stealing a silver watch, clothing, and other articles from the dwelling of…

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Bega Police Court. Tuesday, 13Th August. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. R. M. Broad, J.P.

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1878 · page 3

Harriet Ann Meaker v. Ted McGrath.—Mr. Rawlinson for complainant. Plea not guilty. Mr. Rawlinson applied for a…

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Seymour Police Court. Monday 12Th August. Before Mr. A. BARRET, J.P. LARCENY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1878 · page 3

George Cook, alias Underwood, arrested by Constable McManus on suspicion of stealing a watch; clothing &C., from the hut of Thomas Becks,…

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The Murder of Lord Leitrim. Extraordinary Statements

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1878 · page 3

THE New York Herald of the 16th June, writing on Lord Leitrim's murder, says:—There came into the possession of the Herald information…

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Arson Case at Bombala. Bombala Police Court. Tuesday, 13Th August. Before Mr. James Giles, J.P. ARSON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1878 · page 4

Charles W. Crawshaw and Johanna Crawshaw (on remand) were charged, on sworn information by Senior-sergeant Byrne, with laving wilfully and…

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Sydney Supreme Court. Wednesday, August 14. BEFORE the Chief Justice. Nicholson and Another v. HENRY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1878 · page 4

Jury: Messrs. Richard Williams, Walter Munro, John Baptist, and James Sharp. Mr. Windeyer and Mr. Dawson (for…

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Sale at the Police Office, Cooma, on Wednesday, 11Th September, 1878. Country Lots.—County of Beresford, parish of Palmerston

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1878 · page 4

Lot A, portion 59, 61 acres 3 roods, on the right bank of Dangelong Creek, and lying between the east boundary of J. Wallace's conditional purchase No…

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Sale at the Police Office, Bega. on Wednesday, 18Th September, 1878. Country Lots.—County of Auckland, parish of Meringo

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1878 · page 4

Lot A, portion 200, 37 acres, surrounded by S Kohn's conditional purchase No. 121 of 40 acres and P. Rheinberger's conditional purchase Nos. 25,…

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Sale at the Police Office, Queanbeyan. on Wednesday, 18Th September, 1878. Town Lots.—County of Murray, parish of Gundaroo

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1878 · page 4

Lots A to E allotments 2 to 6, section 31, 1 rood 85 perches each. Upset price, £16 per acre. Lots F to J, allotments 15 to 19,…

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Sale at the Police Office, Braidwood, on Wednesday, 18Th September, 1878. Country Lots.—County of Dampier parish of Currambene

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1878 · page 4

Lot A, portion 106, 40 acres, adjacent to part of the north boundary of portion No. 105 of 50 acres, and lying about ½ mile westerly from the left bank of…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 10Th August. Before the Police Magistrate. Indecent Assault

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1878 · page 3

Benjamen Beddow was charged by Constable Corbett with committing a rape on Mary Bartley at Rock Flat, near Cooma, on the 16th August…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, 17Th August. Before the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1878 · page 4

William Terce was brought up on a charge of being of unsound mind-Senior sergeant Fenton deposed: About ten o'clock on Saturday morning I saw…

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Bega Police Court. Tuesday, 13Th August. Before Messrs. Davis, P.M., Broad and Kirby, J.P's

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1878 · page 3

A lad named Gibbs was charged with the stealing a saddle. It appeared that the lad had been told by his empower, Mr. Thos. Allan, that…

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Sale at This Police Office Cooma, on Wednesday, 11Th September, 1878

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1878 · page 4

Country Lots—County of Beresford, parish of Palmerston. Lot A, portion 59, 61 acres 3 roads, on the right bank of DAngelong Creek,…

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Sale at the Police Office, Braidwood, on Wednesday, 18Th September, 1878. Country Lots.—County of Dampier, parish of Currambene

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1878 · page 4

Lot A. portion 106, 40 acres, adjacent to part of the north boundary of portion No. 105 of 50 acres and lying about ½ mile westerly from the left bank of…

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