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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1884

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Cooma Police Court. Friday, 23Rd May. Before the Police Magistrate and Messis C Solomon, J.C Byrie jun., and J. E. Body, J.P's Maiming Sheep

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 3

George Main James Main, Alfred Johnson and Ernest Jonson were charged with having, on 11th instant, at or near Murrumbuces maimed 17…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 27Th May

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1884 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. C. Solomon, J.P. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Frederick Scanes, charged by…

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Cooma Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. WEDNESDAY, 4TH JUNE, James Wroe, arrested by Constable Daly, was fined 10[?] for being drunk…

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Kiandra Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. J. M. Lett and W. J. Shelly, JP's. Police v. Harris.—Obscene language. Fined 20s. Fine paid…

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Cooma Police Court. Saturday, 7Th June. Before Mr. R. Dawson, P. M. DRUNK

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 11 June 1884 · page 3

James Pitt, arrested by Constable Daly for dunkenness, was fined 10s., which was paid. MONDAY, 9TH JUNE…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, 10Th June

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. F. Rutledge. CHILD MURDER. Caroline Cole, a young girl of apparently…

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Seymour Police Court. Wednesday, 4Th June

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Thomas Locker and Alexander A. McKeabnie, J. P's. Sutherland v. Casey.—Insulting and abusive language…

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Cooma Licensing Court. Thursday 125Th June

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. R. Dawson (Chairman) and J. Litchfield. PUBLICANS. The following applications were…

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Cooma Police Court. Saturday, 14Th June. Before the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1884 · page 3

EXCESSIVE IMBOUNDING FEES. Jeremish Flynn v. John Mylan— This case was settled by consent of both parties…

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Goulburn-Police Court. Thursday, 12Th June

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1884 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Meyer. HORSE-STEALING. John Fuller, alias Pell, was charged…

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Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 18Th June

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Blomfield, J. P. DRUNK. John Riley, charged by Constable…

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Cooma Warden's Court. Wednesday, 18Th June

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. J. Giles, Warden. DAMAGE TO A RACE OR DAM. Hallaran v. A. Bloomfield—Damage by sheep to a claim…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 23Rd June. Before the Police Magistrate. Assault and Obscene

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1884 · page 3

Edward Corcoran (on watch house bail), arrested by Constable Daly for assaulting his Brother John Corcoran, and for using obscene language, on…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday. 16Th June

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1884 · page 4

BEFORE the P.M., and Messrs. Ball and Forall. LARCENY. Charles W. Mcfarlane (on remand) was…

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Tumut Police Court. Monday, 23Rd June. Before Mr. M. Tuohy, J.P. HORSE-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 3

John Fuller, alias Pell, remanded from Goulburn, was charged with this offence. Sergeant Z[?]llner prosecuted…

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Attempted Murder

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 4

ON Saturday night, at about half-past 10, a woman named Adams, the wife of one of the men employed at the Prospect reservoir, [?]shed through the bar of Radbourne's…

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Cooma Police Court. Mondy, 30Th June. Before the Police Magistrate. Drunk and Obscene

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 July 1884 · page 3

James Ritchie was charged by Constable Daly with the above offences in Cooma on Saturday. Inspector Baker stated defendant…

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Sydney Insolvency Court. Thursday, 26Th June

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 July 1884 · page 4

SURRENDER.—John Pryke, now of Middlingbank, near Cooma, late of Pambula, laborer. Liabalities £1364 11s, 8d; assets, £74 10s. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official…

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Cooma Police Court Wednesday, 2Nd July

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

BEFORE Mr. G. Solomon, J P. Thomas Gorunan, charged by Co stable Paske with being [?]ank and disorderly in Commissioner-street on…

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Adaminaby Police Court. Wednesday, 2Nd July. Before Mr. R. Dawson, P.M., and Mr. T. J. Locker, J.P. ASSAULT

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

Charles Power and William Power were charge with assaulting William Russell at Adaminaby on 16th June last…

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