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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

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Cooma Police Court Saturday, July 31St (Before Messrs. Z Moriarty and J. A. Norris, J's.P.)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 2

Michael Burke was fined 5/- for drunkenuess in Sharp-St., on the previous day. John James Roche was…

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Police Court. Monday, 9Th August. (Before Messrs. Angove and Beileiter, J's P.)

The Bombala Times · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 4

Edward Gladstone Tucker (18) was charged with, on the 31st July, at Bombala, stealing one Rover biciycle, the property of…

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Cooma District. Court Monday, 9Th August, 1920 before Mr. Acting Judge D.S. Edwards). BRIDGES V. MAILER

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 2

This was a claim by Harold Bridges, farmer,of Umeralla Siding, of [?]215/5/4 for luc-erne bought for starving stock…

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Cooma District Court Monday, August 9, 1920 (Before Acting Judge Edwards) IVILL V. JONES

Delegate Argus · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 2

Mr. F. F. Mitchell appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. A. Rose for defendent. In opening the case to His…

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Cooma District Court. (Before Mr. Acting Judge Edwards.) Action for Slander

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

At the Cooma District Court last week, John James Thornton, skin buyer, Nimmitabel, sued Reginald Kenneth Draper, freezing works…

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Cooma police court. Friday, 20Th August,1920. Before Mr.j.l.shropshire, Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 2

Six sommonses alleging assault and insulting words (two being for assault aud fo[?]r for insulting words), were heard…

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Court. Tuesday, 7Th September. (Before Mr. Shepherd, P.m.) Police Court

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

H. A. Gerathy applied for an extra-district auctioneer's license for the district of Eden.—Granted as from the 7th September…

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Charge of Theft from Surveyor's Camp

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 2

At the Cooma Police Court on Thursday, before Messrs. J. J> Montague and J. A. Norris, J's.P., Charles…

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Small Debts Court

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

William Perkins claimed £5 from Anthony Bastany, which he alleged was due on a contract. The defendant paid £3 into…

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Drink Easy to Procure. [Published by Arrangement.] Supreme Court Ruling Ignored. All You Want Is Cash

The Bombala Times · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 4

The New York correspondent of Montreal "Star" writing on June 12th last, said:—In the middle of the week we…

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Cooma Police Court. FRIDAY, 24th SPET., 1920. Before Mr. J. L. SHROPSHIRE, P.M.

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 September 1920 · page 2

The adjourned summons for insulting words Wallace Kaufline versus David Victor Parker, was withdrawn by…

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Retire[?] Presentation by Police

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 September 1920 · page 2

At the opening of the Cooma Police Court on Friday the Police Magistrate (Mr. J. L. Shropshire), said he had a…

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"Rite D'Australie" Tribute From Dernan-court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 September 1920 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) has received a letter from the Mayor of Deranancourt, in France, stating that the Municipal…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M.)

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 4

John Niven, charged with using indecent language in Maybe Street, Bombala, on the 9th August, pleaded guilty. Fined £3,…

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Court. Tuesday, Oct. 5th. Licensing Court

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 4

The Inspector's quarterly licensing report was read, and considered satisfactory. Mr. S. P. Wilton, of the Federal…

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Nobility of Character (Published by Arrangement) Not Achieved by Police Restraint Admiral Hall's Wise Words

Delegate Argus · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 2

Writing in the London "Evening Standard" Rear-Admiral Sir Reginald Hall, M.P., declares the history of prohibition to be one of…

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Cooma Police Court. Friday, 22nd, october, 1920. (before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 October 1920 · page 2

Police v. Agnew.—The police proceeded against Adam Bede Agnew, carrier of Numer[?]lls, for having on 8th October ill-fronted…

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Cooma Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1920 · page 2

On Wednesday, 27th october, before Messrs Z. Moriarty and G. P. C. Circuit, J's P, Patrick Reardon and Aleck Lambe were charged…

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Court. Police Court. (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.m.) Tuesday, 2Nd November

The Bombala Times · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 1

John Beileiter, jr., indecent language, fined £3, costs 8s. John Naylor, indecent behaviour, fined £2, costs 8s…

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Licensing Court

The Bombala Times · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 1

Renewal of publican's license was granted to Mrs. Elizabeth Woolley, for the Commercial Hotel, Bombala. An extension of time for the…

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