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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1881

153 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 8 of 8

Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 7Th December Drunk

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1881 · page 3

Richard Maloney was admonished and discharged. THURSDAY, 7TH DECEMBER. FALSE PRETENCES…

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Cooma Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, 6Th December. Before Judge McFarland. Sheep Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1881 · page 1

Vincent Kanfline (on bail) was charged with having, on the 27th September last, at Green Hills, stolen seven she[?]p the property of Alexander Montague; there…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 13Th December

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1881 · page 6

BEFORE Messrs. W. Coagrove, P. J. Clifford, J. Litchfield, and J. E. Body. ILLEGAL DETENTION. M[?]rice Harnett was charged with…

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Sydney Divorce Court. Tuesday, 13Th December

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1881 · page 3

BEFORE justice Windeyor and a jury of twelve. KDWARDS v. KDWARDS. This is a suit for dissolution of…

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Cooma District Court. Monday, 12Th December

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1881 · page 6

Before Judge McFarland. 136. Joseph Rolfev Joseph welch.—Stander, £200. Jury: Wm. Blvton, W. W. [?]…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 10Th December. Before the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 December 1881 · page 3

Indecency.—Thomas Stephens, plasterer, charged by Constable Higman with indecent exposure in a public place off Commissioner-street on the 10th instant, was sent to gaol for 24 hours…

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Sydney Divorce Court. BEFORE Mr Justice Windoyer and a jury of 12. EDWARDS V. EDWARDS

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 December 1881 · page 3

This case has occupied the attention of the court since Tuesday, and is still unfinished. The petitioner claimed a divorce on the ground of…

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Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 21St December. Before the Police Magistrate, HORSE-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 3

James McGregor was charged by Senior-constable Bragg with stealing a horse the property of Mrs. McKay. Senior-constable Bragg, stationed…

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Sydney Divorce Court EDWARD. V. EDWARD

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 6

THIS was a sent by the husband for dissolution of marriage, which has occupied the Court during last Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday week…

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Sydney Supreme Court. Friday, 16Th December

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 5

BEFORE their Honors Sir J. Marrin, C.J., Sir W. Manning, and Sir G Inner. EQUITY APPEALS. COLLMAY V. DRUTT…

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Water Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 6

At the water [?] morning there were [?] for trial, most of the charges being cases of drunk causes, assaulting the police, and using…

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Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 28Th December

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNK. James Phelan, arrested by Constable Hamilton in Sharp-street on…

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Murder in Galway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 6

DUBLIN, November 4, 1881.—The victim of the horrible agregrian outrage reported from Carrigan, county Galway, was a respectable young man named Peter…

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