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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1886

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Moss Vale Police Court. Monday 28th December

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 2

Before Messrs. G. Tate, and W. McCourt, Js.P. Charles Swceney was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Moss Vale on Sunday last; also…

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District Court Moss Vale. Wednesday December 30

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 2

BEFORE h[?]s Honor Judge McFarland. The legal profession was represented by Mr. E. P. Field (barrister); Mr. A. G. Ralston (Barister); Mr. G. R. Nichols,…

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Moss Vale Licensing Court. Wednesday, January 13

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 16 January 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. P. R. Wilshire, P.M., Licensing Magistrate, and H. E. Kater. Senior-Sergeant Fowler presented his quarterly report. [?]which stated that the Commercial…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, January 20, 1886

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Messrs. Tate, Kater, and Badgery, J's.P. Robert Jackson, arrested in Bowral by Constable Quinn for using obscene language, was fined 10s…

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Adjourned Licensing Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 2

Before Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Messrs. Kater and Badgery, Licensing Magistrates. The application of James Tate for a license for a house proposed to be erected at Fitzzoy Falls was…

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Murder of a Child by her Mother and Sisters. Extraordinary Tragedy Near Melbourne

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 2

A shocking tragedy took place early on Tuesday morning, at Coburg (formerly known as Pentridge), in the house of Mr. Charles Hampton, why has for many years keen a warder in the Pentridge prison…

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Mittagong Polce Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 2

AT the above police court on Monday, before Mr, Wilshire P.M., and Mr. Childs J.P., partly assisted by Mr. Forsyth, J.P., the following cases were tried…

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Mittagong Police Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs H. Childs, J. G. Morris, and L. Girard, Js.P. Charles Smith for using obscene language at Bowral had been summoned by Constable Quinn,…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Monday, 8Th March

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. W. W. S. Bridges, C. L. Nicholson, and W. McCourt, J.'sP. J. Duffy, John Hanrahan, Timothy Mackay, Edward Mackay, and Frederick Swan were charged…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Saturday, 13Th March

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Bridges, A. D. Badgery, Nicholson, and M'Court, J.'s P. Timothy Mackey, I. Duffy, John: Hanrahan, Edward Mackey, and Frederick Swan, on remand,…

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Police, Changes

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 2

ON Thursday morning last Constable Quinn, who has been stationed in Bowral for several years, left, with his wife and family, for Parramatta, wither he has been removed. Mr. Quinn takes with him the…

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Mittagong Police Court. Wednesday April 14

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. A. Girard J. P. John Jones pleaded guilty for riotious conduct at the municipal election in Bowral on the previous day, and was fined 5s…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, April 21

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. H. E. Kater, E. P. Richardson, G. Tate, P. H. Throsby, and J. A. Badgery, Js.P. Police v. Ellen Mason Senior-constable Roberts deposed to having…

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Moss Vale District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 2

THE above court was opened on Friday last by his Hon. Judge McFarland. The legal gehtlemen present were—Mr. E. Bateman (Barrister); Mr. J. Davidson of…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, May 3

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 8 May 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs Shepherd, Childs, and Girard, Js.P. Mary Cribbens (who was on the tramp from Wagga to Sydney) pleaded guilty to a…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, 5Th May

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 8 May 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. R. P. Richardson, H. E. Kater, and G. Tate, Js. P. John Ryan and J. Rice for riotons conduct at Burrawang were fined £l each with 6/6…

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Banquet to Mr. W. McCourt

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 2

ON Tuesday afternoonalust a complimentary bauqeuet was tendered to Mr. W. McCourt (whhasaa just retired from eho proprietary of the Scrutioeer) in recognitin…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Thursday, May 27. In Equity.—(Before his Honor the Primary Judge. Payne V. Payne and Another

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 2

DR. DONOVAN, instructed by Mr. Goodfellow, for the plaintiff; Mr. Knox, instructed by Mr. G. E. R. Jones, for the defendants. This was a suit brought by Mrs. Elizabeth…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, June 14

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 2

The public school truant inspector, Mr. C. Stratford had eleven cases before the court. The defendants were each fined in various sums. Among them is the following case from Bowral,…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, June 16

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., J. A. Badgery, and R. P. Richardson, Js.P. S. Cutler was charged with being drunk and troublesome in Bowral…

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