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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1896

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Small Debts Court. (Before the same Bench)

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

John Bruce v Robert Roberts, goods sold, 13s 7½d. Defendant paid 7½d. into Court, in which amount he considered he was indebted, he being charged for two…

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The Muswell Lodge Murder

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 6

THE two ex-convicts, Albert Milson and Henry Fowler, arrested on suspicion of the murder of Mr. Smith, an old gentleman residing at Muswell Lodge, North…

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Delegate Police Court. Tuesday, June 2, 1896. (Before Messrs. Liddle and D'Arcy, Js.P.) HORSE-STEALING

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 4 June 1896 · page 4

WALTER FARMER was charged with larceny as a bailee of one bay horse, branded LF near shoulder, the property of George T. Morrison…

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Delegate Police Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 11 June 1896 · page 3

A GOOD deal of business was transacted at the Police Court yesterday before a full bench, when a couple of trespass cased were dealt with, but owing to one…

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Bendoc Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, June 6, 1896. (Before Messrs. W. S. Grenville and J.A. Henleigh, Js.P.) Alleged Cattle Stealing

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 11 June 1896 · page 4

WILLIAM R. JOHNSON was charged, on the information of M. W. O'Rourke. junr, with stealing one bally heifer, the property of informant…

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Service of Warden's Court Summonses

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 11 June 1896 · page 3

A MINER who takes out a summons in a local warden's court against a person resident in Sydney is obliged to effect service of it himself, or through an…

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Bendoc Court of Petty Sessions

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 11 June 1896 · page 3

THE business at the above Court on Saturday last was exceptionally, heavy, the Bench sitting until midnight. We shall in our next issue have something…

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Small Debts Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 18 June 1896 · page 4

At the Small Debts Court on the following day, Thomas Ivill sued M. Dobson for £5 5s 9d, work and labor done. A set-off was filed by defendant…

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Bendoc Court House

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 18 June 1896 · page 4

ON the occasion of the last monthly Court of Petty Sessions held at Bendoc, we availed ourselves of the offer of a drive over, end as there were several…

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Delegate Police Court. Wednesday, June 10, 1896. (Before Messrs. Rankin, Campbell, Liddle, D'Arev and Rodwell, Js.P.)

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 18 June 1896 · page 4

D. ULRICH, charged with the larceny of three rails from the Show ground, pleaded guilty and was ordered to be imprisoned till the rising of the Court…

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Bombala Licensing Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 2 July 1896 · page 3

AT the above Court on Tuesday, 23rd ult., before Messrs. Joseph and Stafford, renewals of publicans' licenses were granted to John Coote, Royal Hotel…

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Local Intelligence. Delegate Police Court

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

At the above Court yesterday, before Messrs. R. Liddle, D. Campbell, T. Rodwell, and R. D'Arcy, Js.P., a case, Neil Deeney versus Robert Collins, obtaining…

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Delegate Police Station

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

MR. W. H. Wood, M.L.A., has received a communication from the Police Department, intimating that tho sum of £600 will be placed upon next year's Estimates…

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Small Debts Court

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

At the Small Debts Court, on the same day and before the same Bench, Watling and Baldwin proceeded against A. Standen for the recovery of the sum of £5 7s,…

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Delegate Police Court. (Before R. L. D'Arcy, Esq., J.p.) Monday, July 13Th

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 16 July 1896 · page 4

JOHN CALLAGHAN, in custody, pleaded guilty, to a charge of using obscene language. The Bench in addressing the offender…

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Sheep Stealing

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

FOR some time past sheep have been missed from the Little Plain station, tho property of Messrs. Dalgety and Co. The manager had reason to believe they were…

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Delegate Police Court. Thursday, July 23. (Before Messrs. R. Liddle, R. L. D'Arcy, and D. Campbell, Js.P.) Sheep Stealing

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 30 July 1896 · page 4

JAMES CULLEN and JOHN HENRY BEVERIDGE were charged with stealing one sheep from Little Plain station, the property of Dalgety and Co., Limited, of…

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Delegate Police Court

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

AT the Police Court, on Wednesday, before Messrs. R. Liddle, T. Rodwell, and D. Campbell, Js.P., R. Collins appeared on summons, charged with…

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Small Debts Court

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

ON the same day, and before the same Bonch, E. Booth proceeded against B. Bryant for £30, goods supplied. Verdict for plaintiff for amount and 50 costs—…

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Delegate Police Court. WEDNESDAY, 9th SEPTEMBER. (Before Messrs. R. L. D'Arcy, R. Liddle, D. Campbell, and D. Rankin, Js.P.) Wages Case.—andrew Byrne v. C. W. EVANS

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 10 September 1896 · page 4

ANDREW BYRNE, on oath, deposed: He was a laborer residing at Delegate; he received a letter from defendant in Goulburn in March last, asking him to go to…

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