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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1879

279 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 13 of 14

Goulburn District Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1879 · page 4

BEFORE Judge Macfarland. Stranger's Friend and Victorian Lodges of Oddfellows, M.U., v.Thomas Moran…

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Bega Police Court. Tuesday, 21St October. Before the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 2

Henry Wilmot was lined 20s. for using obscene language in the bar of the Club Hotel, or to be imprisoned 48 hours…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 27Th October

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. James L[?]field and Charles Solomon, J's.P. DRUNK, DISORDERLY, OBSCENE. Edward Burke was charged by…

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Sale at the Police Office Cooma. on Wednesday, 29Th October, 1879

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 3

Country Lots.—County of wallace, Parish of Cootralantra. Lot A, portion 104, 40 acres, adjacent to part of the east boundary of E…

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Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 29Th October. Before Messrs. C. Solomon and F. Keon, J's.P. Register Your Dogs

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1879 · page 3

William Butler, Mark Rollason, and John Gotwald were charged with having unregistered dogs in their possession, and were fined 10s. 6d.,…

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Sale at the Police Office Cooma. on Wednesday, 5Th November, 1879. Country Lots.—County of Beresford, Parish of Palmerston

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1879 · page 4

Lot A, portion 118, 40 acres, on both sides of the road from Coonerang to Nimitybelle, and adjoining the west boundary of T. K. Hudson's conditional…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 3Rd November. Before Messrs. James Litchfield, J. E. Body, and C. Solomon, J.'sP. GAMBLING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 5 November 1879 · page 3

John Shepherd, John Phillips, and James Colquohon were charged with gambling at John Hanley's Seymour Hotel, Cooma, on the 11th October…

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Sale at the Police Office Cooma. on Wednesday, 5Th November, 1879

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 5 November 1879 · page 4

Country Lots.—County of Beresford, Parish of Palmerston. Lot A, portion 118, 40 acres, on both sides of the road from Coonerang to…

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Sale at the Police Office, Queanbeyan. on Wednesday, 3Rd December. Country Lot.—County of Murray, parish of Canberra

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 5 November 1879 · page 4

Lot A, portion 85, 50 acres, adjoining the south boundary of T. Southwell's portion of 40 acres, and the west boundary of P. Shumack, junior's, conditional…

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Cooma Police Court. Saturday, 8Th November. Before Messrs. Body and Solomon, J's.P. LUNACY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 November 1879 · page 3

Margaret McMahon Was brought up on remand. She had been examined by Drs. Daniell and Clifford, who pronounced…

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The Sunday School Assault

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1879 · page 4

Some strange circumstances surrounding the Sunday school assault case were disclosed at the adjourned hearing of the charge at the Water…

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Cattle Stealing at Buchan. Extraordinary Case

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1879 · page 3

WE stated some time back that revelations were pending with respect to a starting case of alleged cattle duffing at Buchan. The cat is now…

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Moruya Police Court. Thursday, 13Th November. Before Mr. J. Mckeon, J.P. Wife Desertion

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1879 · page 8

Walter Cooper, barrister-at-law, appeared on warrant, to answer the above charge, and was bound in two securities of £40 each to appear in Sydney on…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 17Th November. Messrs. James Litchfield and Charles Solomon, J's.P. Rescuing Sheep

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1879 · page 3

Patrick O'Donnell was summoned by Edward F. Druitt with illegally rescuing about 3000 sheep that had been seised for the purpose of…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 18th November

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1879 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs, Charles Solomon and W.R. Hepburn, J's P. OBSCENE. Maurice O'Donnell, summoned by…

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Central Criminal Court. Wednesday, November 19. Prrjury at Pambula

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1879 · page 4

John Stephen Jones pleaded not guilty to the above charge. The case for the Crown was that, on the 15th March last, prisoner falsely swore that John Lowe…

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Kiandra Warden's Court. MONDAY, 17th November. Before Warden De Boos. Hallohan and Burke V. Ah Lum

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1879 · page 3

Complainant in this case claimed damages to the amount of £50. The complaint was that the defendant's tail race, daring a late flood at the Nine…

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Sale at the Police Office, Eden

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1879 · page 3

ON WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH DECEMBER, 1879. Country Lota.—Country of Auckland. Parish of Perice. Lot A, portion 25, 40 acres…

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Cooma Police Court. MONDAY, 1st DECEMBER

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1879 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs, James Litchfield and Charles Solomon, J's.P. SMALL DEBTS. J. E.P. Walker v. Thomas…

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Sale at This Police Office, Bombala, on Wednesday, 31St December, 1879. Country Lots.—County of Wellesley, Parish of Gulgin

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1879 · page 4

Lot A, portion 83, 114 acres. Lot B, portion 85, 93 acres. Lots A and B are on and near the right bank of Rock Flat Creek, adjacent…

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