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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1878

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Sale at the Police Office, Bega. on Wednesday, 15Th May, 1878. Country Lots—County of Auckland. Parish of Puen Buen

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1878 · page 4

Lot A, portion 62, 40 acres, adjoining the western boundary of W. Latimer's junior, conditions [?] No. 44, and the northern boundary of W. Latimer…

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Cooma District Court. Friday, 5Th April, 1878. BEFORE Judge McFarland

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 3

Charles Fergus v. Samuel Jackson.—The claim was reduced to 6s. 6d., being excessive charge for driving cattle from Wangrah pound to Cooma…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 2Nd April. Before the Police Magistrate. Obscene Language

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1878 · page 3

Andrew Anderson pleaded guilty to the charge of using obscene language in a public place, and was found 20s, with the alternative of 48…

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Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 17Th April. Before the Police Magistrate. Illegally Riding

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 3

William Wookes was brought up in custody, on remand, charged with illegally using a gray coaching horse the property of Pooley and Malone…

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Sale at the Police Office. Queanbeyan. on Wednesday, 22Nd May, 1878

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 4

Country Lots.—County of Murray, Parish of Majors. Lot A, portion 302, 70 acres 3 roods 34 perches, adjoining the southern…

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Sale at the Police Office, Eden. on Wednesday, 15Th May, 1876

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 4

Country Lots.—County of Auckland, Parish of Genoa. Lot A, portion 2, 80 acres, on the right bank of Nungatta Creek, opposite…

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Sale at the Police Office, Bega. on Wednesday, 15Th May, 1878

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 4

Country Lots.—County of Auckland, Parish of Puen Buen. Lot A, portion 62, 40 acres, adjoining the western boundary of W. Latimer's,…

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Sale at the Police Office, Cooma, on Wednesday, 1St May, 1878. County Lots.—County of Wellesley, Parish of Maffra

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 4

LOT A, portion 59, 116 acres 3 roods, on the road from Bobundarah to Duke's Springs, and adjoining the southern boundary of Timothy O'Mara's portion…

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Wangrah Police Court. Monday, 15Th April

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 4

MESSRS. Lawson and Joseph adjudicated for Upper Bendo[?], Victoria. CATTLE CROSSING THE BORDER. John Whelan, cattle drover for Mr…

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Police Magistrates in Victoria

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 3

THE Gippsland Mercury of 16th April Writes:—Amongst the rumours which have gained currency lately, in connection with the…

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New Gaol Regulation. Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 18th April, 1878

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 4

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to substitute the following Regulation for No. 68 of the Gaol…

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Sale at the Police Office, Queanbeyan. on Wednesday, 22Nd May, 1878. County Lots.—County of Murray, Parish of Majura

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 4

Lot A, portion 802, 70 acres 8 roods 34 perches, adjoining the southern boundary of Thomas Rutledge's conditional purchase No. 301 of 250 acres,…

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Sale at the Police Office, Cooma, on Wednesday, 1St May, 1878. County Lots.—County of Wellesley, Parish of Maffra

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 4

LOT A, portion 59, 116 acres 3 roods, on the road from Bobundarah to Duke's Springs, and adjoining the southern boundary of Timothy O'Mera's portion…

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Sale at the Police Office, Eden. on Wednesday, 15Th May, 1878. County Lots.—County of Auckland, Parish of Genoa

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 4

Lot A, portion 2, 80 acres, on the right bank of Nungatta Creek, opposite portions 17 and 18 of 150 acres each, parish of Nungatta. Exclusively of a…

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Sale at the Police Office, Bega, on Wednesday, 15Th May, 1878. Country Lots.—County of Auckland, Parish of Puen Buen

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 4

Lot A, portion 62, 40 acres, adjoining the western boundary of W. Latimer's, junior, conditional purchase No. 44, and the northern boundary of W. Latimer,…

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Friday, 26Th April. Before the Police Magistrate. CATTLE-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 3

Elizabeth Hayes (on bail) and Benjamin Bed[?]low appeared, on remand, to answer the charge of stealing John Mooney's cattle…

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Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 24Th April, Before the Police Magistrate. Matrimonial Infelicity

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 3

A wife took out summonses against her husband for using obscene language and for assault, but the better half relented, did not appear, and…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 20Th April. Before the Police Magistrate. Horse Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1878 · page 3

John Riley was charged by Senior-constable Carroll with stealing a horse belonging to Edward Edmonds. Prisoner was arrested at Bombala,…

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Bombala District Court. Tuesday, April 28. BEFORE Judge McFarland. Rebecca Brown V. James Thomson. Assault, £50 damages

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1878 · page 4

Mr. Blackland, for defendant. Plea, not guilty; justified in doing what he did, as plaintiff was trespassing, and only sufficient force was used to…

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Delegate Land Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1878 · page 4

THE Bombala Herald, of which Mr. Emanuel Jones (one of the witnesses) is the proprietor, does a little "toadyism" to Commissioner King (an official who…

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