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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

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Magistrate's Advice to Boys

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 4

Two respectable-looking boys appeared when certain names were called during the su[?]ouses at Worship street police court recently, and Mr. Cluer, looking surprised at…

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Police Court. THURSDAY, 25th FEBRUARY. (Before Mr H. S. Hawkins, P.M., and Messrs. T. Rodwell and A. M. Wright. Js.P.)

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 7

Police v. J. H. Ingram (on summons), charged with alleged larceny of a dog in May last, the property of John H. Davis. Plea— Not Guilty…

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Small Debts Court, Delegate. Thursday, Feb. 25th, 1904. (Before the P.M., and Messrs T. Rodwell and A. M. Wright, Js.P.)

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 7

E. Booth v. Peter Richmond, £16 19s 7d, goods sold. This was a disputed account, the major portion of the goods having ,been supplied to Walter Lucas, defendant's…

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Wife murder at Adalaide. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 February 1904 · page 2

A t[?] occurred at Adlaide in a crowded throughfare known as Dundle Street, on Saturday evening…

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Murder of a girl

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 2

The Macdonalds of Rockhamp ton have been sentenced to death for the murder of Grace Macdonald aged 15, at Longresch. The…

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Dalghty Police Court. Charge of Sheep Stealing. Wednesday, 10Th March, 1904

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 2

Before Messrs J. C. Ryrie, H. C. Morett, John Crisp, R. J. D. Sellar, and William Morrice, Justices of the Peace. Charles Minchan, of Paupong, was…

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Police Court. Wednesday, 23Rd March, 1904. (Before Mr. H. S. Hawkins, P.M.)

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 2

G. Savage, charged with stealing portion of a fence on the 4th January, valued at £1, the property of Mary Jane Morrison. Plea, not guilty…

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A Brutal Murder. Old Man Attacked with an Syrian Hawker Arrested

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 8

PICTON, Friday.— All doubts as to the way in which Charted Smith, whose dead, body was found yesterday near Douglas Park, met his death have been…

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Sheep Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

Charles Minehan, on bail, was charged with having, on 9th February last, at paupong, stolen one sheep, the property of Thomas Reid. Accused pleaded not guilty,…

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Police Court. Friday, 15Th April, 1904. Before Mr. H. S. Hawkins, P.M.

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

William Edward Panton, on remand, was charged with larceny as a bailee of £70, the property of John Edward Wright, at Bombala, on or about 14th June, 1898…

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Arbitration Court add Criticism

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 5

ON Friday afternoon, during the pro[?]ings in connection with the carters industrial dispute the Arbitration Court considered the clause of the Act which…

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Cooma Quarter Sessions. Friday, 15th APRIL, 1904. Sheep Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 2

Charles Minehan, on bail, was charged with having, on 9th February last, at Paupong, stolen one sheep, the property of Thomas Reid. Accused pleaded not guilty,…

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A Remarkable Case. Son Charged with Murder. Brisbane, April 15th

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 4

Andrew Every, june., was charged at the Charters Towers Police Court to-day with the attempted murder of his father, who became suddenly ill…

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District Court. Tuesday 19Th April 1904. (Before His Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge.)

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 3

C. Commons v Geo. Decks. Insufficient service. Continued. C. Commons v F. Johnson, work done £1 [?] Verdict for amount…

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Strange Trial for Murder

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 9

THE court-martialling of an elephant isn't such an every-day occurrence as to pass unnoticed, even, in Central India,…

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Bendoc Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, April 5th, 1904

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 7

(Bench.— Messrs. Pearse and Clark Js. P.) JOSEPH John Mahomed proceeded against Karter Singh for threatening language, unlawful assault, and insulting…

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Bombala Court. Tuesday, April 19th, 1904. (Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.)

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 7

CHAS. Commons v. George Desks, continued on account of insufficient evidence as to service. Chas. Commons v. F. Johnson, work…

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The Kiandra Murder Case GOULBURN, Monday, 5.30 p.m

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1904 · page 2

The hearing of the charge against Jane Hetherington of murdering her husband, William Hetherington, of Kiandra, by poisoning, in October…

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The Kiandra Murder. Accused Sentenced to Death

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2

The trial of Jane Hetherington for the murder of her husband William Hetherington by poisoning, at Kiandra, in October last, was commenced on Monday at the…

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A London Magistrate. Philosopher and Philanthropist. Mr.plowden

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 4

Probably the best known, certainly the best-hearted, magistrate in the whole of London is he who has for the past eight years tempered Justice not…

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