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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

161 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 5 of 9

Queanbeyan Police Court. Friday, 30Th June. Before Mr. J.J. Wright, J.P. Ob[?]cene Language

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1882 · page 4

Cornelius Grady, who had been locked up the evening previous, was brought before the court charged with the above offence, to which he pleaded guilty…

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Cooma Licensing Court. SATURDAY, 1st July. Before Mr. R. Dawson, Chairman. TRANSFER

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1882 · page 3

On the application of Mr. Crang, a transfer of license from Samuel Maxwell, junior, of Nimitybelle Hotel, was granted to James Kiss…

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Municipal Appeal Court Cooma. Saturday, 1St July. Before Messrs. W. Cosgrove and S. A. Pratt, J. S. P. APPEALS

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1882 · page 3

ROman Catholic Presbytery, Murray-street. Valued at £120. Mr. H. Davison, for the Rev, Father Slattery, said last year it was…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 4Th July

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1882 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. C. Solomon and W. Co[?]grove, J's.P. ILLEGALLY DRIVING. Patrick Cullen and John Manton were…

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Buckley's Crossing Police Court. Wednesday, 5Th July

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1882 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. A. Blomfield and James Thompson, J'sP. [?] v. Bevan.—Claim for tarpau[?] Settled our of Court…

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A Row in Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1882 · page 3

LAST Tuesday, at the finish of the case of Joseph Woodcroft v. the Collens, the complainant waxed warm on the dearth of justice in the land. Mr. Woodcroft was…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 11Th July. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. C. S[?], J.P. Master and Servant's Act

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1882 · page 3

Patrick Mullane was summoned for refusing to pay £6 1s, 10d., wages due to Thomas Peart. Mr. Crang, for complainant; Mr…

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Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 12Th July, Before, the Police Magistrate Robbing a Hut

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1882 · page 3

James Conway was cha[?] robbing the hut of a shepherd named James Scott on the 6th instant. Michael Carroll, senior-constable of…

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Buckley's Crossing Police Court. Monday, 10Th July. Before Mr. A. Blomfield, J.P.

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1882 · page 3

A defendant, was lined 10s. for being drunk and disorderly. Patrick Leonard, junior, arrested by Senior-constable Biagg and…

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Cooma Licensing Court. Wednesday, 12Th July. Before Mr. R. Dawson, Chairman, OBSCENE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1882 · page 3

Francis Burke and John Bates, who had been arrested by Senior-constable Bragg in the hotel at Buckley's Crossing, on Monday…

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Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 12Th July. Before the Police Magistrate. Drunk and Obscene

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 July 1882 · page 3

William Brown, charged by Constable Ottaway with being drunk and, disorderly, was fined 10s, and 20s. for using obscone language, or…

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Bombala Police Court. Tuesday, 20Th July. Before Messrs. Edwards and James, J.P's HORVE-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1882 · page 3

C. Reed was charged with stealing bay mare, the property of Eugone McGrade. Prisoner pleaded the mare was lout him. Mr. Myers, for prisoner…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 25Th July

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1882 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. J. Litchfield, C. Solomon, and J. J. Devereux, J's.P. MALICIOUS INJURY…

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The Moira Murder

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1882 · page 3

ECHUCA, Wednesday.—The inquest on the body of the little girl, Louisa Preston, aged seven years, who was murdered by a man going under the name of "Fred," alias…

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Cooma Licensing Court. Tuesday, 25Th July. Before Mr. R. Dawson. [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1882 · page 3

William Huggett was summoned by Constable Ottaway for [?]ing profane language in the bar of the Free Selectors' Arms, Cooma, on the 12th instant…

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Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 26Th July. Before the Police Magistrate. INSANITY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1882 · page 4

Elizabeth [?] of Cooma, was [?] after the medical evidence [?] by the acting under [?]…

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Mining Appeal Court, Cooma. WEDNESDAY, [?] JULY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1882 · page 4

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 1St August, Before the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1882 · page 3

James Scullon was charged by Constable Paske with using [?] language in the bar of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Cooma. Defendent pleaded guilty, saying it was the…

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Bombala Police Court. Wednesday, 26Th July. Before Messrs, Edwards, Jones, Boonett, and Cruickshank. Stealing Money

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1882 · page 3

Patrick J. Collins was charged with having stolen £5 from J. Leonard, storekeeper, of Bombala. Constable F.T. Thompson, deposed: On…

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Bega Police Court. Tuesday, 25Th July

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1882 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. J. Davis, P.M., and R.M. Broad, J.P. Peter O'Brien was charged by Senior-constable Smythe with using obscene…

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