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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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Cooma Licensing District. Quarterly Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1909 · page 2

At the Cooma Quarterly Licensing Court to-day, before Messrs. C.J.B. Helen, P.M., and I.A. Shennon and J. H. Montague, Js.P., the quarterly…

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Police Court, Bombala. Wednesday, July 28th, 1909. (Before Mr. Helm, P.M.)

Delegate Argus · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 3

James Beddingfield v. David McKeachie; wages, £15 15s. Adjourned for three months, estate of defendant being sequestrated…

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Small Debts Court

Delegate Argus · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 3

A. Scllars v. Ryan; money lent. Settled. Fakhry v. A. Sellars; claim £5 12s 1d, Goods sold. Verdict for…

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Police Court. THURSDAY, 29th JULY. (Before Messrs C.J.B. Helm, P.M., and A. H. Jeffreys and A. M. Wright, J's.P.)

Delegate Argus · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 3

W. Whitby v. H. O'Hare; claim for wages, £5 10s 6d. Verdict for the amount and costs, 6s. Police v. R. Watling;…

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

Delegate Argus · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 3

Application for suspension of labor conditions on Leases 301, 302, 303, by Border Extended G.M. Coy. As one of these leases…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 9Th August, 19O9. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm. P.m.).charge of Embezzlement

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 2

Richard Cook, Post Office employee, Cooma, was summoned for having on or about 27th April embezzled the sum of £13, and on…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Accused Committed for Trial

Delegate Argus · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 4

AT the Bruthen Court of Petty Sessions last week, before Mr. Holmes, P.M., Dr. Bond and Mr. Archibald, J's. P., Henry Moon was charged by…

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Murder is Chinese Dwelling

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 September 1909 · page 2

A white woman, named May Phillips, was found murdered in the residence of Ah Duck, a Chinese, with whom she lived at…

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Cooma Dramatic Company the Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 2

THE Cooma Dramatic Club, which early in June produced "Dandy Dick" in aid of the Mowbray Memorial ambulance fund,…

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Warden's Court

Delegate Argus · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 3

Application by Dave Crawford, to enter for mining purposes portions 130 and 131, parish Corrowong. Granted for one month,…

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Court of Petty Sessions, Delegate. Wednesday, Sept. 22nd, '09

Delegate Argus · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 3

Magistrates—Messrs C.J.B. Helm, P.M., and A. H. Jeffreys, J.P. Jas. Collins: v. W. Caldwell; breach of Masters' and Servants'…

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Land Appeal Court. Sydney, 20Th September. (Before Mr.H.A.G. Curry, President, and Commissioners Brandie and Houston.) Snow Lease Enlarged

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 2

Mr. Pike appeared for George Mackay and John Walter Smith. jun., in support of an application to have an area of 1390 acres…

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Charge of Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 2

Richard Cook, on bail, was charged with stealing on 27th April, at Cooma, £13, and further with stealing on 26th May £4, the property of the…

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Charge of Sheep Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 2

Jimmy Ah Woo, an aged Chinaman, was charged with having on 1st July last at B[?]bo, stolen seven sheep the property of the Perpetual Trustee…

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Cooma District Court. TUESDAY, 5th OCTOBER, 1909. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Fitzhardinge.) Case of Alleged Slander

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 2

Albert William Galvin, manager of Peak View Station, Adaminaby district, sued William Lynch, grazier, of Dry Plain, to…

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Warden's Court

Delegate Argus · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 3

Partial suspension of labor conditions were granted to J. B. Tonner for two months on a mining tenement, parish Grenville, county…

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Small Debts Court

Delegate Argus · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 3

J. Fakhry v. E. Bryant (D. H. McKay garnshee). Postponed to following court. C. M. Burton v. J. Bulgaries…

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Court News. Wednesday, October 27. (Before C. J. B. Helm, Esq., P.M.)

Delegate Argus · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 3

Police v. W. Dunn ; riotous behaviour. Fined 203 and coats 8s. Edward Ivill v. J. W. Clifford ; using insulting language to…

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Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 16Th November. (Before Mr.C. J.R. Holm, P.m.) Charge of Attempted Suicide

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 2

James Albert Tick, a young man of about twenty and described as a labourer, was charged on remand with having attempted…

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Small Debts Court

Delegate Argus · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 3

C. Commons v. Steve Kerrison; application for leave to proceed as if personal service had been effected. Leave granted…

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