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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1887

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, November 14, 1887. BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M. ASSAULT

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 16 November 1887 · page 1

Edwin Cupitt was charged with assaulting William Cupitt. Mr. Shorter for plaintiff; Mr. Gale for defendant…

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The Comer Divorce Case. Supreme Court.—monday, November 14

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 16 November 1887 · page 1

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice Stephen, and a jury of twelve. Mr. Pilcher, and Mr. Wylie, instructed by Mr. Nichols, appeared for the petititioner; Mr. Want…

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The Comer Divorce Case. Divorce Court—darlinghurst Court. Tuesday, November 15th. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Stephen and a Jury of Twelve.) COMER v. Comer and Others (Part Heard.)

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 November 1887 · page 2

Mr. Pilcher and Mr. Wylie, instructed by Mr. Nicholls, appeared for the petitioner: Mr. Want and Mr. Gibson, instructed by Mr. W. J. Hill, for the respondent: Mr…

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The Comer Divorce Case. Divorce Court—darlinghurst Court. Friday, November 18th. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Stephen and a Jury of Twelve.) COMER v. Comer and Others (Part Heard.)

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 1

Mr. Pilcher and Mr. Wylie, instructed by Mr. Nicholls, appeared for the petitioner: Mr. Want and Mr. Gibson, instructed by Mr. W. J. Hill, for the respondent: Mr…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, November 28, 1887

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 November 1887 · page 1

BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Mr. Childs, J. P. John Lindsay was charged with keeping an unregistered dog. Fined 10/- and costs…

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The Police among the Bakers

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 10 December 1887 · page 2

SENIOR-SERGEANT FOWLER, Constable Noble, and another policeman paid a visit of inspection to the Bowral bakeries yesterday morning, and put the turnovers to a test…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, December 12, 1887

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 14 December 1887 · page 1

BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Mr. H. Childs, J.P. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Thomas Ritehie, engaged at the the Coal…

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Land Appeal Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 December 1887 · page 1

A COURT of Appeal, under the Crown Land Act of 1884, presided over by the Minister for Lands (Hon. Thomas Garrett), was held at the Department for Lands, Bridge-street,…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, December 26, 1887

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 31 December 1887 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. H. Childs, J.P. William Taylor, for drunkenness in Bowral on the previous Saturday, pleaded guilty, and was fined £1, in default, four…

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Berrima District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 31 December 1887 · page 2

THE above Court was continued at the Moss Vale Court-house on Thursday last, the 29th instant, before Mr. Acting-Judge Fitzhardinge, who took his seat at 9.40 a.m…

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