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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1890

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, September 3, 1890

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Geo. Tate, J. P. H. S. Bond was charged with knowingly permitting drunken persons to remain on…

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Warden's Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 3

Mr. Wilshire, mining warder for the Argyle, Camden, and King gold-field, held a warden's court at Goulburn on Thursday, when permission was granted to the Goulburn…

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Ackroyd V. Campbell. Supreme Court.—friday, Sep. 5, 1890

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury of four. Mr. G. H. Reid and Mr. J. L. Campbell, instructed by Mr. G. F. R. Burcher (for…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, September 10, 1890

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 13 September 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and J. A. Badgery and G. Tate, Js.P. ROBERTS V. ROBERTS. This case had been before the court a…

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Small Debts Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 13 September 1890 · page 2

Sutton Forest Butchering Company v. Mrs. M. A. Prigg—claim 8/6, goos supplied. Mr. Moate swore the amount was due…

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Mittagong Police Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 17 September 1890 · page 3

At the Mittagong Police Court on Monday last before Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and H. Childs, J.P., Robert A. Mitchell charged Henry G. Fraser, of…

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Supreme Court. Thursday, September 16

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 3

IN Banco.—Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Windeyer, and Mr. Justice Forster. MURPHY V. LOVERIDGE…

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The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, Sep. 20, 1890. Bowral Police Court. Friday, September 19

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 2

Before Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Messrs. T. Dawson and J.J. Campbell, Js.P. ASSAULT…

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Great Riot in Sydney. Riot Act Read. the Police Charge the Rioters

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 3

THE strike culminated on Friday in, a great riot. The, managers and clerks of several wool warehouses proceeded with lorries to Darling Harbour to load with wool, which…

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Bowral Police Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 27 September 1890 · page 2

AT the local police court on Tuesday morning, last, before.Mr. R. S. Mackenzie, J.P., James Fisher was fined 20/- for drunkenness and disorderly couduct. On Thursday…

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Supposed Murder

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 October 1890 · page 2

PEAK HILL, Wednesday.—The body of a man who is supposed to have been murdered has been found 100 yards off the Dubbo road, 24 miles from here. It appears to be that…

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The Wagga Murder

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 October 1890 · page 3

AT the Wagga A[?] on Moanday Albert Smidt was Araigned before Mr. Justice Innes, on the charge of having wilfully murdered John Young Tayler near Wagga…

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District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 2

THIS court will be held it the Court-honse, Moss Vale, on Thursday next, the 28rd instant, before Judge Murray. The following cases have beet set down for hearing:…

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Licensing Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the Licensing Court will he held at Moss Vale on Wednesday next, the 22nd instant. The court will open at 11 o'clock…

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Goulburn Circuit Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 3

The Circuit Court was held at Goulburn on Monday, before the Chief Justice. Mr. R. M. Sly prosecuted for the Crown. The only case was that of-Alfred Norman and…

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Small Debts Court. Bowral, Friday, October 17, 1890

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 2

Before Messrs. F. R. Welshire, P.M., and J. J. Campbell, J.P. J. Rice v. P. Tigh, claim, £1 Is, for goods sold. No appearance of defendant…

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A Man of Mark in Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 22 October 1890 · page 2

AT the Bathurst District Court last Monday, a case was heard in which Cyril Leigh, delivery agent in connection with "Men of Mark," sued Andrew Paton, a local…

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District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 25 October 1890 · page 2

THE above court was opened on Thursday last at Moss Vale, before his Honor Judge Murray. The list of cases set down for hearing was an unusually small one. The…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, Oct. 31, 1890

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. T. Dawson and J.J. Campbell, Js.P. UNREGISTERED DOGS. Alfred Stephens, for keeping one unregistered…

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Mittagong Police Court

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

AT the Police Court on Monday, before Messrs, Wilshire; P.M., and H; Childs, and A. Girard, Js.P. a case of a peculiar nature wag preferred against a man named…

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