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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1884

171 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 9

Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 1St January. Before the Police Magistrate RIOTOUS

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 3

Thomas Corbett and Joseph Thorn, arrested by Constable Boer for riotous conduct on 31 st December last, appeared on bail; Corbett was discharged, and Thorn…

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Cooma Police Court. Friday, [?]Th January. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. C. Solomon, J.P. ASSAULT

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1884 · page 3

Hurry Hurley and William Hugg[?] were summoned for assaulting Ah Lin at Cooma on 25th December. Mr. Crang, for complainant; Mr. H…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 8Th January. Before the Police Magistrate. Robbing a Dwelling

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1884 · page 3

Martin Bartley, a boy 13 years of age, was brought up on remand, for breaking into and stealing from the dwelling of E. F. Druitt…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 15Th January. Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. J. Litchfield, J. E. Body, and J. J. Devereux, J's.P

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1884 · page 3

The case of David Orr against R. English was, by consent of Messrs. H. Dawson and Crang, postponed for a week…

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Cooma Licensing Court. Tuesday, 15Th January. Before Messrs, R Dawson (Chairman) and J. Litchfield, J.P.

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1884 · page 3

Mr. Clang applied for a transfer of license from James Kiss to Samuel Maxwell. A case had been settled at last District Court on condition…

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Buckley's Crossing Police Court. Wednesday, 16Th January

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. W. Edward and E. Merritt, J's.p. OD[?]CENE AND DRE[?]. Roes Jones, for using obscene language…

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Bombala Police Office. BOMBALA

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 3

William Brewer, charged with stealing a saddle, was ordered to be imprisoned in Cooma Gaol for three calendar months…

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[?] Police Court. BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Thursday, 17Th January

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 3

Joseph Butler, brought up by Constable Paske for drunkenness paid a fine of 5s. SATURDAY, 19TH JANUARY. Charles Stevens, charged by Constable…

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Cooma Police Court. Friday, 25Th January. Before the Police Magistrate. ASSAULT

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 3

Edward Moore was charged with assaulting A.C. Betts at Coolringdon on 11th instant. Defendant was fined £2, with £1…

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Bombala Police Court. BOMBALA

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 2

Thomas Hayes, for assaulting James Sullivan, was committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions to be holden in Cooma. Sullivan has…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 4Th February

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNK. Edward Burke, arrested by Constable Paske in Masssic-street on…

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Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 6Th February. Before the police Magistrate DRUNK

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 3

Richard Maloney was charged by Constable Paske with being drunk in Sharp-street on 5th instant. Cautioned and discharged…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 11Th February. Before the Police Magistrate. LUNACY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1884 · page 2

William Atherton, who was arrested by Constable Smith at Brodbo on Friday, was remanded for seven days…

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Assault Case

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1884 · page 3

AT the Water Police Court on Friday, before Mr. Addison, S M., Win. McMaster was charged with having, at Sydney, on the 20th January last…

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Cooma Gaol. Monday 11Th February. Before Mr. R. Dawson, P.M. Disgraceful Conduct

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1884 · page 2

Martin Bartley, a prisoner, was brought up for conduct that cannot be described, and was sentenced to solitary confinement on bread and…

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Cooma Poilce Court. Tuesday, 19Th February. Before the Police Magistrate. Illegal Detention

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1884 · page 3

Patrick Leonard was summoned by Michael Byrnes for illegally detaining a horse. Mr. F. Blaxland, for defendant…

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Bombala Police Court. BOMBALA

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1884 · page 2

The charge against Law Hawk for sly grogselling was dismissed…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 20Th February. Before the Police Magistrate. School Absentees

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1884 · page 2

William Hughes was charged with not sending his son James Hughes to school the required number of days. Mr. IT. Dawson, for defendant said…

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Agrarian Murder

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1884 · page 3

A DESPERATE agrarian murder is reported from Annaghdrun, four four miles Galway. The victim was a farmer named John Moylan, who…

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Horrible Double Murder

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1884 · page 3

CONSIDERABLE excitement has been caused in Rome by one of the most cold-blooded and carefully-planned double murders on record; and the…

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