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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

93 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 5 of 5

Mining Warden's Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 2

At the Cooma Mining Warden's Court on Monday last, before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, Mining Warden Marong England Pettinger made application for…

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Gayndah Bank Murder Mysterious Crime

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1908 · page 2

News was received at Brisbane on Monday morning that a tragedy had occurred at Gayndah. The victim is Muir, one of the employees…

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Warden's Court. (Before C. B. J. Helm, Esq., Warden.)

Delegate Argus · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 3

All application by Thos. Ryan, Snodgrass, to enter portion 78, parish Grenville, county Wellesdey, to search for gold, was…

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Small Debts Court THURSDAY, 29th OCTOBER. (Before C. B. J. Helm, Esq.; P.M., A. M. Wright, Esq., J.P., and A. H. Jelfreys, Esq., J.P.

Delegate Argus · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 3

E. Booth v. Allan McDonald ; claim £11 12s 9d, goods sold and delivered. Verdict for amount and costs…

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Friday, November 13. Sheep Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 2

Issac Albert Venables pleaded guilty to stealing at Riveredale on the 6th September, 4 sheep, the property of William Percy…

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Senior Court of Petty Session. Saturday, Nov. 7th, 1908. [Bench—C.G.Holmes, Esq., P.M. and Thos. Underwood, Esq., J.P.)

Delegate Argus · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 3

Adam Sutherland v. J.H. Ingram; work and labor done £18 1s 10d, No appearance of complaint. Struck out…

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Double Murder at Rush-worth. MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 2

Careful consideration by, the police into the circumatances attending the finding of two human bodies in a shaft at the Roshworth…

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Police Court. THURSDAY,28th NOVEMBER, 1908. (Before Messrs Helm, P.M., and T.Rodwell and A.H. Jefireys, M.P.)

Delegate Argus · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 4

W. Brodia pleaded guilty to being, drank and disorderly, and was fined 10s and costs is and for using indecent language the [?] defendant was ordered to pay 10s and…

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Police Court. THURSDAY, 17th DECEMBER. Before Messrs. Helm, P.M. and Thos. Rodwell, J.P.

Delegate Argus · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 3

FOR cruelly illtreating a mare by excessive usu of the whip, which he rode in the Hurry Scurry at the recent Picnic Races, Peter…

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Warden's Court. (Before Mr. Warden Helm)

Delegate Argus · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 3

An application by Gus. Wetzel for authority to enter portion 24and 50, parish of Grenville, county Wellerley, to search for diamonds…

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Adaminsr[?] Police Court. Charge of Horse Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 December 1908 · page 2

At the Adaminaby Public Court on Monday last, before [?] Wilnox and Burnett J [?] James Sorrall, on emend was charged with stealing own…

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The "Larceny by Finding" Case. Police Court Proceedings

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 December 1908 · page 2

In the last issue of the "Mareury was given a condensed report of a case in which tow young men named Roland Glass and Percy Biyton, Coach…

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