Licensing Court
The Licensing Bench sat at Moss Vale on Wednesday last, and granted renewals to the holders of wine and publican's licenses in the Berrima district, there being…
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Courts & crime, 1886
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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, 26th July, 1886
BEEORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., P. L. C. Shepherd, and H. Childs, Js.P. Arthur Corrie of Bargo, aged 21 yours (on bail), was charged with presenting a loaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions for Bowral
DURING the past few days a petition signed by 130 residents of Bowral has been obtained in favor of the establishment of a court of petty sessions in Bowral; and will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, August 28, 1886. Moss Vale District Court
THE above court was opened at Moss Vale on Wednesday. His Honor Judge McFarland presided, and the legal profession was represented by Mr. Moriarty (barrister) and Messrs. Carrathurs, David…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mittagong Police Court. Monday, September 6, 1886
BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M. and Messrs. Childs and Girard, J's.P. Two drunk cases were disposed of; George Clout being fined 10/ or 14 days,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Indecent Assault
AT the police court, Moss Vale, on Wednesday, William Lee Matthews, of Bowral, was charged by William Stokes with having committed an indecent assault upon his daughter, Lydia Stokes, aged eighteen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder and Suicide in Melbourne
A TERRIBLE tragedy was enacted on Monday afternoon at Holder's oyster shop Elizabeth-street, Melbourne when Wm.Williams, brother-in-law to the owner of the shop,…
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A DETERMINED case of suicide was discovered when the cells of the goal at North Goulburn were opened on Monday morning at the usual hour. Frank Roderick, a man,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, Oct. 13
BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire P.M. Badgery and Kater, Js.P. William Woods pleaded guilty to using obscene language and was fined 40s., and 6/6 costs of court…
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AT the Bathurst Circuit Court on Monday, Joseph Yeomans was charged with shooting and wounding with intent to murder on the 17th of May, Robert Kibble, at Bon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moss Vale Licensing Court. Wednesday, Oct. 20
BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and J. Badgery, and H. E. Kater, Js. P. William Charker applied for a publican's license for a house situated in Bong Bong…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, November 2Nd. (Before Messrs. H. Connel, P.M., J. Colley, and T. Browne, J's.P. Sly Grog Selling
Charles Snell was charged with thathe did on 25th October last, wilfully sell liquour in a house situated on the Jamberoo mountain, the same house not being duly licensed, and he not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moss Vale Police Court. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, 1886
BEFORE Messrs. R. P. Richardson, H. E. Kater, G. Tste, P. H. Throsby, and W. Barrett. A transfer of the license of Elm Court was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mittagong Police Court. Monday, December 13, 1886
BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and H. Childs, J. P. A. P. DUPREZ v. T. HASSE. Mr. Oxley for plaintiff; Mr. Gale for defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moss Vale District Court
THE only case of local interest at the the District Court last Wednesday was that of Richard Williams v. John Grey to recover £10, loss of a heifer The defendant was…
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