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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1890

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Bowral Police Court

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

THERE was a clear sheet at the police court yesterday. There were two cases in the Small Debts Court. Charles Waters v. H. L. Whittell, claim…

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Stealing a Coat

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 2

At the Picton Police Court on Friday last, (saya the Argus), before Messrs. W.R. Antill, G. Bradbury, and C. Dunn, Js.P., John Molloy was charged with the frandnlent…

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Bowral Police Court. Tuesday,july 15, 1890

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

BEFORE Messrs, T. Dawson and J. G. Morris, Js.P. Simon McDonald was charged with the thoft of two bottles of red heart rum, the property of…

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Bankruptcy Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 4

THE public examination of Ephraim Ager, baker, Moss Vale, was hold in the Courthouse, Moss Vale, on Thursday, before the Registrar (Mr. J. R. Seroggie). Mr. H. M…

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Gaol Appointments

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 3

Mr. Paton, governor of the Berrima gaol, has been promoted tot ho position of governor of Goulburn gaol, vice Mr. Herbert, who was recently promoted to Darlinghurst. As…

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Bankruptcy Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 July 1890 · page 2

A MEETING of the creditors in the bankruptey of E. H. Badgery, grazier, Caoura, was held in the Courthouse, Moss Vale, on Monday last, before the District Registrar,…

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District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 2

Following is the list of oases set down for hearing at the District Court, at Moss Yale, on Tuesday next, the 29th instant, before his Honor Judge Murray:—…

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District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 July 1890 · page 2

THE District Court was opened on Tuesday (yesterday), before his Honor Judge Murray. Messrs. Oxley, Latchford, and Gale represented the legal profession at the…

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A Much-married Lady. Three Husbands in Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 July 1890 · page 4

IN the British Probate and Divorce Division on March 29, Mr. Justice Butt bad before him the case of Bardesley v. Bardesley, Couzens, and Pierson. It was a petition…

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Moss Vale Police Court

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

MESSRS. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Geo. Tate and I. S. Ponder, Js, P., presided at the Moss Vale police court on Wednesday last…

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"Murder or Nothing."

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 2 August 1890 · page 3

THE following cold blooded item comes from Adelaide:—The most serious case tried before Mr. Pater at the Northern Territory Circuit Court on Monday was that of…

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District Court

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

FOLLOWING is the completion of the court business which failed to reach us early enough for Press on Tuesday last. Our report in last issue got the length of giving…

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Bowral Police Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 August 1890 · page 2

THE only case before the Police Court yesterday was that of Annie Noble v. Susan Triglone for using language likely to cause a breach of peace; but as the plaintiff did not appear the…

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Police Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 13 August 1890 · page 2

THERE were three cases dealt with at the Bowral Police Court on Monday morning last, by Mr. R. S. Mackenzie, J.P. James Puran for using obscene language was fined…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, August 18, 1890

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 20 August 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. F. R Wilshire, P.M. and Mr. H. Childs, J.P: Charles J. Jones pleaded guilty to having on the 18th instant plied the avocatian of a…

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The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday; Aug, 25, 1890. Bowral Police Court. Friday, August 22, 1890

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 August 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M. JohN Smith was charged with cruelly beating and ill-treating a horse in Bowral on the 13th instant…

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A Burglary In Goulburn

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 27 August 1890 · page 2

ONE night last week a well-known married lady, a resident of Goulbur[?], was the unwilling witness of a burgling scene. Waking from her first sleep about midnight, she was…

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Bowral Police Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 2

EDWARD DAYLE appeared before Mr. R. S. Mackenzie, J.P., on Wednesday morning, last, for druckenness, and was fined 5/. Ten shillings or three days for drunkenness,…

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District Court Acts Amendment Bill

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 1

A BILL is in course of preparation by the Minister for Justice for amending the District Court Acts. By this bill it is proposed to extend the jurisdiction of district…

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A Police Trooper Killed

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

A FATAL accident occurred last Thursday on the Taralga road, about fifteen miles from Goulburn. Mounted-constable Thorn, recently appointed to Taralga, had been…

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