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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1896

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Delegate Police Court. Friday, January 3, 1896. (Before Mr. T. Rodwell. J.P.)

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 4

Joseph Richmond, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined £1, or 3 days in the lockup. Fine not paid. Henry O'Hare, for the same offence…

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Alteration of Court Day

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 3

IN the list of fixtures for Courts of Petty Sessions within the police districts of Bega, Bombala and Eden, it is notified that the day of holding Court at Delegate…

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Delegate Small Debts Court. Tuesday, January 7Th, 1896. (Before Messrs. R. Liddle and D. Campbell, Js.P.)

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 4

N. BEGLRY v. G. ROBERTS.—Timber supplied, £10 13s 6d. in course of evidence it transpired that the timber had been supplied to the order of W. Roberts, on…

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Murder at the New Hebrides

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 23 January 1896 · page 7

IN a private letter received from Dr. Lamb, medical missionary at Amorym, New Hebrides, the doctor recounts a diabolical murder of a boy attached to…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 13 February 1896 · page 3

SEVERAL cases came before the Police and Small Debts Courts yesterday, but we were unable to attend owing to it falling on our publication day. A report of the…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 4

AT the Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. Campbell and Rodwell, Js.P., H. O'Hare v. Thos. Ivill, illegally detaining three horses. Adjourned to…

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Small Debts Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 4

At the above Court, on Wednesday last, before Messrs. D. Campbell and T. Rodwell, Js.P., Messrs. Cheesman Bros. proceeded against five persons for goods…

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Delegate Police Court. Friday, February 28. (Before the P.M., and Messrs. R. Liddle, D. Rankin, D. Campbell, and Thos. Rodwell, Js.P.)SHEEP STEALING

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 4

DANIEL REIDY was charged with stealing two sheep, the property of John and Arthur Frederick Jeffries, the owners of Delegate station…

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District Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 4

M. S. Emanuel v. Albert Toms, goods sold, £9 19s l0d. Verdict for amount and corts. Same v. George Toms, goods sold, £9…

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Delegate Police Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 3

AT the Police Court on Wednesday, 11th inst,, before Messrs. Campbell and Rodwell, Js.P., Hugh O'Hare proceeded against Thoa. Ivill for illegally detaining…

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Police Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 3

ON Saturday Jno. Callaghan was fined £5 for "language", but the wherewithal not being forthcoming, he was sent up for a month…

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Bombala Police Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 4

AT the Bombala Police Court on Tuesday, before Messrs. H. M. Joseph, A. Alexander, and J. E. Wright, Js.F., Johanna Perabo proceeded against Thes. Cleary…

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Licensing Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 4

AT the Licensing Court on Tuesday, an auctioneer's licence was granted to Mr. G. E. Maddison, of Delegate…

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Licensing Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 3

A tobacco license was granted to Edward Booth, storekeeper, of Craigie…

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Court Proceedings. Wednesday, April 15th. Police Court. (Before Messrs. D. Rankin, D. Campbell, T. Redwell, and C. D. Sullivan, Js.P.)

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 3

Michael Kavanagh v. John Johnson, insulting language. Plea, not guilty. Case proven. Fined 10s and 4s 10d costs; in default, 3 days. Fine paid…

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Small Debts Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 3

C. Commone v. M'Donald Bros., work done, £2 6s 2d. Verdict for plaintiff for full amount and 5s costs. Same v. Owen Kavanagh, work done…

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Bairnsdale Supreme Court. THURSDAY, 9th, APRIL. (Before His Honor Justice A Beckett). Bendoc Perjury Cases

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 5

Mr. J. T. T. Smith prosecuted for the Crown and Mr. Cummins appeared for the accused. ELIZABETH LOCK, EMILY LOCK, and LILIAN…

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Bairnsdale Warden's Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 3

THE "Bairnedale News" says:—In the matter of the application of C. S. Barret and W. N. A. Christensen for the forfeiture of the lease of the Clarkville Gold…

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Police Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 7 May 1896 · page 3

AT the Delegate Police Court on Friday, before Messrs. Campbell and D'Arcy, Js.P., Chas. Bohm, an aged man, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment in…

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Delegate Police Court. Thursday, May 7. (Before D. Campbell, Esq., J.p.) Drunk and Disorderly

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 5

THOMAS HASLAM, in custody, pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly, and using obscene language. For the first offence he was fined 5s or…

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