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Courts & crime, 1890

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, January 6, 1890

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 8 January 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P. M. and H. C[?] J. P. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. The [?] Police v. Joseph…

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Bowral Court of Petty Sessions

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 8 January 1890 · page 2

MR. F. R. WILSHIRE, P.M., has been, requested by the Minister for Justice to report upon the question of establishing a court of Petty Seassions at Bowral. The…

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Sudden Death of a Gaol Warder

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 22 January 1890 · page 3

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—Michael Sullivan, a warder in the Maitland gaol, dropped dead at noon to-day, whilst in the execution of his duty…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, February 8, 1889

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 February 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. F.B. Wilshire, P. M., and A. Girard, J. P. John Madden pleaded guilty to a charge, laid by the police of ill-treating a horse, on…

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Small Derts Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 February 1890 · page 2

W. A. Comer V. Ah Pong, damage to a horse, claim £10/. Mr, H. M. Oxley for plantiff; Mr. Roberts, sen., for defendant. Samuel, Peterson' groom in Comer's…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, February 5, 1890

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 2

Before Mr. R.S. Wilshire, P.M., and Messrs. T. Lackey and G. Tate, son., Js.P. Robert, Henry, Joseph, and John Freeman were charged by Thomas Tooth of…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, February 17, 1890

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Mr. A. Girard, J.P. SMALL DEBT'S COURT Mittagong Coal Co. v. John Hilder, claim…

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Supreme Court Sydney. Friday, February 14. IN BANKRUPTCY.—(Before the Registrar). Public Examination

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 3

RE John Leggatt. This was an examination under r[?] 72 of the Act. The bankrupt, examined by Mr. Nathan, solicitor for the official assignee, said that he lived at Bowral…

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Metropolitan District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 3

GALE v. Wingello Coal Company, Limited. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.) The plantiff, C. C. Gale, solicitor at Moss Vale, sued the Wingello Coal Company, Limited, 41…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, March 31, 1890

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 2 April 1890 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and H. Childs, A. Girard, and T. Ferguson, Js.P. D. McDonald, for making use of indecent…

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The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Wednesday, April 2, 1890. District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 2 April 1890 · page 2

THE above court was opened at Moss Vale on Tuesday morning last, at 10 o'clock. His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge presided. The legal profession was represented by Mr…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, April 2, 1890

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and G. Tate J.P. Thomas Turner, of Bowral, was charged by Senior-Sergeant Fowler with having on…

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The Police Force of London

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 1

THE total population within the police district of London is, in round numbers, 5,500,000 people. The police force consists of about 14,000 men. Exclusive of the…

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The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, April 5, 1890. District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 2

THE above court was resumed en Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock, before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. W. L. HOWARTH V. J. S. ARMSTRONG…

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Bowral Court of Petty Sessions

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 9 April 1890 · page 2

The material progress of Bowral advanced another step on Tuesday, the 8th instant, when a Court of Petty Sessions was opened at the Town Hall. For the past three…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, April 9, 1890. Small Debts' Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 1

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and G. Tate, J.P. Sutton Forest Butchering Company v. Mrs. J. McCann; claim, 18/10, balance of…

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Assault on a Young Girl

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 2

AT the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of twelve. Thomas Atkins, a young man, was presented for having, on the 19th March last, criminally assaulted…

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Mr. McCourt and the Maintenance Men

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 1

WEDNESDAY's Herald had the following:—Mr. William McCourt has received a letter from the Department of Public Works, in reply to a request that maintenauce men…

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Bowral Court of Petty Sessions. the Banquet

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 4

Immediately after the opening of the nowlyestablished Court of Petty Sessions at Bowral on Tuesday last, a report of which appeared in our last issue, magistrates, members of the legal profession,…

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Bowral Police Court. Monday, April 14

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 16 April 1890 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. T. Dawson and R. S. Mackenzie, Js. P. Bartholemew O'Connor, for drunkenness in Bowral on the previous Saturday night,…

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