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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1887

34 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 2 of 2

Cooma District Court. Friday, 5Th A[?]. Before His Honor Judge [?] Farland. Unde[?]nded Cases

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1887 · page 3

T. W. Faulkner, v. James Spenoer—Pro note, £52 9s 8d. The summons was served on James Sp[?] junior: the senior Mr. Sponear, who is the…

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Nimitybelle Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1887 · page 2

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1887. BEFORE Messrs. S. McDonald and A. Thompson J. Ps. Larceny…

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Cooma Police Court Monday, 5Th September. Bryore Mr. S. Love, P.M. HORSE-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 September 1887 · page 2

George barnes, alias Gass, appeared before the Court on a charge of stealing a horse the property of Andrew Crawford, of Micalage…

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Nimitybelle Police Court. Friday, 2Nd Sept. 1887

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1887 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. S. McDonald and W. Jardine, Js.P. INSULTING LANGUAGE. Ronald McDonald v. William Hayes…

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Small Debts Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1887 · page 3

Jemes Bobbin v. William Bell, Rent for a dwelling house, £7 16s; case adjourned to next court. T. and W. Hutchinson, v. Joseph…

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Nimitybells Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 November 1887 · page 2

FRIDAY, 4TH NOVEMBER 1887. BEFORE Messrs. James Giles, P.M., and S. McDonald, J.P. Joseph James, obscene language, pleaded…

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Cooma Police Court. Thursday, November 15

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 November 1887 · page 2

RECORD Mr. M. S. Love, P.M., [?] Murray appeared one charge of ille[?] occupying Grown Land. The case was adjourned commonwealth on the application of…

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Cooma Police Court. Friday, Nov. 18, 188. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Illtreatment of a [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 2

Wm. Foster appeared on summons charged with illtreating a horse my leaving it without water for twenty-four hours, it being tied up all that time at Mr. Mullene's…

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Cooma Police Court. FRIDAY, 25th NOVEMBER

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 November 1887 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. I. A. Shannon, J.P. GEORGE SCARLETT V. HUGH MATT[?]EWS AND JAMES LEONARD…

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Nimitybelle Police Court Friday, 2Nd December, 1887

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 December 1887 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs James G[?]es, P.M., and S. McDonald and W. Jardine, J.Ps. Police v. William Russell. Charged with keeping an unregistered dog…

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Small Debts Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 December 1887 · page 3

J. E. Nolan v. John Barvey, value of a wheel, [?] The plain[?] appeared, no a [?] of defeadant, but the account sued for and costs had been paid into court…

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Cooma District Court. Saturday, 3Rd December, 1887

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 December 1887 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor acting-Judge Fitzhardinge. UNDEFENDED. W P. Gunn v. James Byrnes—Goods sold…

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Cooma Police Court. Saturday, 10Th December. Before Mr. M. S. Love, P.M. PERJURY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 14 December 1887 · page 2

John Thomas Garroghty, on remand, appeared to answer the above charge. The enformation was lengthy, the particulars of which are disclosed in the evidence…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 13Th December. Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. N. S. C. Berry and J. Clifford, Js.P. ASSAULT

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1887 · page 2

Patrick Horley was charged with having assaulted Joseph George Shepherd on the 6th instant. Mr. Montague for plaintiff. The complainant was a witness in the…

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