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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

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Cooma Warden's Court. Bushy Hill Cases

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 August 1898 · page 2

This day the Mining Warden (Mr. J. McKensey) presided at the Warden's Court at Cooma, when applications for suspension of the…

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Delegate Police Court. Wednesday, August 24

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 1 September 1898 · page 2

(Before Mr. F. H. Halds, P.M.Messrs. R. Liddle, D. Rankin, D. Campbell and T. Rodwell, [?]P.) William Eppelstun, charged, on a warrant issued by the Goulburn Bench, with…

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Small Debts Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 1 September 1898 · page 7

Edwd. Booth v. M. Stanton. Withdrawn. Charles Commons v. Thos Ivill; work done, 13s. Verdict for plaintiff, with 5s…

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Cooma Warden's Court. Friday, 2nd September. Before Mr. J. Mckensey, Mining Warden

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 2

The adjourned case of J. McDonald and par[?] Macdonnell, was heard. The mining party consisting of J. McDonald, P.D. Morphy,…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 5th SEPTEMBER, 1898. [Before Mr. J. McKENSEY, P.m.] the Bill Sticking Case

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1898 · page 2

John Nichols summoned Joseph Woodcraft for maliciously injuring certain personal property of D. M. Bristol, circus proprietor, to wit…

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Cooma Mining Warden's Court. Monday, 5Th September

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1898 · page 2

Before Mr. J. McKensey, Mining Warden. Thomas McManus applied for suspension of the labor conditions for 3…

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Cooma Police Court. Thursday, 8th September. Before Messrs. I. A. Shannon Ani J. A. Montague, Js.p. [Illtreating a Horse.]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1898 · page 6

Francis Australia Robinson was charged with cruelly illtreating a horse in Cooma on 7th September…

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Charge of Horse Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1898 · page 2

Richard John Collins was charged with stealing one chestnut mare, unbranded, about 31st August, the property of Henry Agnew, of Numeralla…

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Cooma Police Court. Saturday, 10Th September Juvenile Store Breakers. Juvenile Store Breakers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1898 · page 2

William Henry Foster, aged 14 years, and Frederick William Bailey, aged 13 years, ware charged with stealing five tins of jam, four bottles of…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 19Th September, 1898

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 September 1898 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. J. McKensey, P.M., and W. H. Goodwin, J.P. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED ASSAULT. Michael Rolfe was charged, on…

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Cooma Police Court. Friday, September 23,1898. Before Mr. I. A. Shannon, J.P. Alleged Attempted Assault

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 2

Michael Rolfe was charged, on remand from last Monday, with having on the 31st July last at Cooma, assaulted Emily McDonald…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 19Th September. Before Mr. J. McKensey, P.M. Charge of Forgery

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 4

The evidence in the charge of forging and uttering preferred against a child named Mary Trainor, and which was held over from the…

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Assault Cask

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 September 1898 · page 3

John Mack summoned Barney Dunn for assault on 19th September. Case proceeding. Reports of the two latter cases are…

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Cooma Police Court Monday, September 26, 1898. BEFORE Mr. J. McKensey, P.M. Alleged Attempted Assault

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 September 1898 · page 3

Michael Rolfe was charged, on remand, from last Friday, with having on 31st July last, at Cooma, assaulted Emily McDonald, with…

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Wardens Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 29 September 1898 · page 4

Several applications were made for prospecting areas at Little Plain by Chinamen, but the warden refused them all stating he had decided not to grant…

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The Strathmerton Murder. Archer Before the Court. a Picture of Misery

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 2

The front row of the crowd before the North Melbourne Court on Monday pressed their faces against the door, and strained to catch the first…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, September 26, 1898. BEFORE Mr. J. McKensey, P. M.

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 6

Alleged Forgery and Uttering Priscilla Trainor, on remand (mother of the accused Mary Trainer who was committed for trial on the 19th September, inst.,…

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The Assault on Mr. W. H Skidmore. Accused Acquitted

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 2

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions on Wednesday (before Judge Coffey), three young men, named William Harris, Thornton Robson,…

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Cooma Polios Court. Monday, 3rd October, 1898

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 October 1898 · page 2

Before Mr. J.McKensey, P.M., and Mr. I. A. Shannon, J.P. DISORDERLY HOUSE. Johanna Parabo was proceeded…

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The Strathmerton Murder. Archer Before the Court

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 6 October 1898 · page 6

THE front row of the crowd before the North Melbourne Court on Monday pressed their faces against the door, and strained to catch the first sound of the…

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