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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Charge of Assault and Robbery. Defendant Fined for Assault

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 2

AT the Cooma Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. Gates, P.M, is young [?]Author Mabon, [?]…

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Terrible Murder by Boys. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 2

The latest particulars of a dreadful tragedy at Billenbah Station, near Narrandera, are reported. Mrs. Sarah Warby…

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Cooma Police Court. Charge of Labueny

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 3

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Bendoc Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday February 4, '11 (Bench: R. Pearse, C.H. Underwood and A. Clarke, Esqs., Js. P.)

Delegate Argus · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 3

Thomas Roberts was charged with breaking and entering a dwelling and stealing therefrom a hammer valued at 35 Cd. After…

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Cooma Police Court. MONDAY, 13th FEBRUARY. (Before Mr. H. Holcombe P.m.). Charge of Assault and Robbery

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 2

PETER MANSFIELD, alias Brown, alias Johnson, was charged with having on 8th February assaulted Patrick James Kernan and…

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Smart Sentenced to Death. West Australia

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 2

The trial of Alexander Smart for the murder of Bthel Harris has concluded. The jury after three hours retirement returned a verdict of guilty,…

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Clapham Common Murder

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 2

At the Old Bailey yesterday the three men charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm upon Stephens, the cabman, who drove…

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The Murder of a Countess

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 2

A cablegram from Rome says:—It has transpired that Countess Trigona recently resolved to cease her relation with Baron Paterno,…

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Horse Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 2

HENRY WILLIAMSON, on bail, was charged with stealing a horse at Rock Flat on 11th December, 1910, the property of William…

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Assault and Robbery

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 2

Peter Manafield, described as a labourer, on the railway works, was indicted for having, on 8th February at Cooma, assaulted…

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Sentence for Morse Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 2

HENRY WILLIAMSON, who pleaded guilty to illegally using a horse, was brought up for sentence. Mr. Mitchell appeared for accused…

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Murder at Montreal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 2

An Italian was discovered to have been murdered at Montreal to-day. He had been terribly mutilated with an axe. There is…

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Town Clerk Sentenced. West Australia

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 2

Samuel Thomas McMillan, late town clerk of Fremantle pleaded guilty to having stolen four debentures of £500 each, the…

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Police Court, Bombala. Friday, 24Th March. (Before Mr. H. Holcomb, P.M.)

Delegate Argus · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 4

The case W. L. Dawson v. James Thomas was struck out, there being as appearance of partis. Arthur Henry Davis, charged with, a…

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Cooma Police Court. Saturday, 8Th April. Before Messrs. L. A. Shannon and Jap. H. Montague, J's.P. Grievous Bodily Harm

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

James Burke was charged with inflicting grievous bodily farm on Louis Mullen at Cooma on 7th instant. Constable Evans deposed that while…

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Burglary at Post Office. New Zealand

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1911 · page 2

Burglars entered the poet office at Maranui and secured over £300 in case and stamps…

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Theft from Steamships

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 2

Five seamen of the steamer Indrabarrah, were arrested at Christchurch charged with theft of various goods from the steamer…

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Cooma Police Court. MONDAY, 8th MAY, 1911. (Before Mr. Harcourt Holcombe P.m.) Drunkenness, &c

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 2

THOMAS CHAPMAN, charged with drunkenness was fined 2/6 and for using Walz was fined 10/- or 7…

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Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 2

AT the Cooma Police Court this day, before Mr. Harcourt Holcombe, P.M., the following were fined for various offences:—…

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Delegate Police Court. Thursday. May 23, 1911. (Before Harcourt Holcombe, Esq., P.M.)

Delegate Argus · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 2

Michael O. Bartley, of Bega, summoned by Sergeant Barnes for that being a drover in charge of certain cattle on the 30th March…

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