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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, January 24th, 1907. (Before Mrs. Galbraith, P.M., and Tho[?]dwell and A. H. [?]roye, J's.P.)

Delegate Argus · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 2

Pat. Ga[?] v. D. O'Hare; claim £5 for la[?] No appearance for defendant[?]erdict for plaintiff for amount [?] 23s…

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The murder of Mr. Whiteley. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 2

The identify of the murderer of Mr.Whiteley, the "universal provider," and also the motives that prompted the crime are uncertain…

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A New Zealand solicitor sentenced

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 2

H. S. lzard, a solicitor in New Zealand, who embezzled a large amount of trust funds has been sentenced to 5 years hard labor…

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Wife murder in Victoria. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 2

Joseph Deane shot his wife with a pea rifle in the head at North Prentice, near Rutherglan, Victoria, on Sunday. The husband then…

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Double murder by a boy in Russia

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 2

A youth shot at and killed the Governor of Porze, (formerly — of the provinces of Kasan) Russia; and also shot an assistant of police…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Thursday. Murder through Jealousy

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 2

Yesterday evening Samuel Joseph Leith, aged 43, a laborer, abot Henry Albert Medhurst, aged 60 in the head with a revolver. Leith…

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Theft from an art gallery

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1907 · page 2

Nineteen good pictures have been stolen from the Art Gallery at [?] Carnarvonshire, Welse,…

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The murder of Miss Lake

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1907 · page 2

Concerning the murder of Miss. Lake at E-sen, in October last, in which a young man named Alfred Land, a clerk of Essen gave…

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Cooma District Court. Thursday, 28th FEBRUARY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 2

(Before his honour Judge Fitzhardings.) CLAIMS FOR DIET. G.T.C. Miller v. William…

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Small Debts Court. (Before same Bench.)

Delegate Argus · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 2

In re P. Campbell v. D. O'Hare; claim £5 for work done. In the absence of defendant on last court day, a verdict was given for the amount…

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Warden's Court. Thursday, February 28th. (Before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, Warden)

Delegate Argus · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 2

THE adjourned inquiry into an application by W. Baker (per C. J. Dudley) under the Gold and Mineral Dredging Act, was resumed yesterday…

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Court of Petty Sessions. THURSDAY, 28th FEBRUARY. (Before Messrs. Galbraith, P.M., and Thos. Rodwell and A. H. Jeffreys, J's.P.)

Delegate Argus · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 2

John Hawkins pleaded guilty to a charge of creating a disturbance by whistling at a recent concert in the School of Arts…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 4Th March, 1907

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 2

At the Cooma Police Court to-day before Mr. F. H. Galbraith P.M. Flora Oliver, of Berridale summoned James Mc Gufficke of…

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Cooma Warden's Court Monday, 18th MARCH, 1907

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 2

Before the Acting Mining Warden, Mr. E.G. Hattersley. AUTHORITY TO ENTER. Ernest [?], Cooma, appeared to…

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Theft of valuable registered letters

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 2

A box of registered letters valued at £80,000 was stolen while in tran it from New York to Paris. A man [?] £8,000 was…

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Rayner Sentenced to Death

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court to-day Horace George Rayner was found guilty of the murder of Mr. William whiteley, the "universal…

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The West bourne Grove Murder

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 2

The evidence behind the prisoner Rayner faded to establish that he was the son of Mr. Whitely. One witness, as aunt, Louise…

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SYDNEY, Thursday. Stealing from Bather's Clothes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 2

A man for stealing two shillings from the clothes of a bather as Manly Beach has been sentenced to six months hard labour. Owing…

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Assault with Latent. a Jindabyne Case

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1907 · page 2

At the Jindabyne Police Courts on the 6th April before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M., Joseph [?] was charged on remand from 30th March, with having…

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Cooma Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 4

At the Cooma Police Court on Monday, before Mr. F. H. Galbraith P.M.. W. Hure, summoned for being [?] and disorderly,…

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