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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1888

111 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 6

Moss Vale Police Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 November 1888 · page 2

Wednesday, November 14, 1888. Before Messrs F. R. Wilshire, P. M., H. E. Kater and G. Tate, Js.P. F. Williams, John Hamilton, and James…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, November 21, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 November 1888 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M, P. H. Throshy, G. Tate, T. W. Lackey, H. E. Kater, and Captain Walters, Js.P. G. T. Riley v. A. Landsdown; claim…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, November, 26, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 28 November 1888 · page 1

BEFORE Messrs. F. B. Wilshire, P.M., and H. Childs, J.P. George Lorimer pleaded guilty to using obscene language in Bowral on the 9th…

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Small Debts Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 28 November 1888 · page 1

School Attendance Officer v. James Ralston, clam 25s. Agreed to pay 1/- per week. Verdict for amount, and costs of court 8/6. W. Brazenall v. W. Mason, claim…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, December 5, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 8 December 1888 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire,. P.M., P. H. Throsby, and G. Tate, Js.P. Terence Cunningham pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness and dissoderly…

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Berrlma District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 12 December 1888 · page 1

The DISTRICT court will be opened at the Court House, Moss Yale, on Thursday next, at 10 a.m., by his Honor, Judge McFarland. There are 36 cases set down for…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, December 12, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 15 December 1888 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M. and Messrs. D. Morrice, T. Seery, W. Moses, W. Barrett, and G. Tate, Js.P. ABUSIVE LANGUAGE…

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The Bowral free Press Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, Dec. 15, 1888. Berrima District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 15 December 1888 · page 2

His Honor Judge McFarland took his seat on the Bench at Moss Vale at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning last. Mr. Moriarty (barrister) was present; and the legal…

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Cupid in the Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 19 December 1888 · page 2

I acareely thought her pretty, I know she was not wise- This sancy, laughing Kitty With sunshine in her eyes…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, December 19, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 December 1888 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M. and G. Tale, J.P. A. Brown sued J. Leggatt, of Bowral, for £5/10/l½, wages due. Mr. Oxley appeared…

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Shocking Murder at Camberwell

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 December 1888 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—At Camberwell last night a man named John Anglin shot his brother-in-law, Herbert Rhodes, in the shoulder, and afterwards murdered his own…

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