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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1890

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Bowral Police Court. Monday, Nov. 17

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

BEFORE Mr. R.S. Mackenzie, J.P, William McBryant, a plumber, was charged: with having struck Constable Carpenter in his manly, bosom with an…

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Bowral Police Court. Thursday, November 20, 1890

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 November 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. R. M. Mackenzie, J.P. THE CONTHROLLING INFLOOANCE. William' Alford pleaded guilty to having partaken too freely of the "cup that…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday, November 18. In Divorce—(Before his Honor Mr. Justice Windeyer.) Stanfield V. STANFIELD

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 November 1890 · page 2

APPLICATIONS for decree nisi. Mr. Ralston appeared for the petitioner,, the wife; the: respondent did not appear. Ellen Emma Stanfield, the petitioner,…

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Moss Vale Land Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 2

A SITTING of the Local Land Board took place at the Court-house, Moss Vale, on Monday last. Messrs. A. O. Moriarty (chairman) and D: Morrice adjudicated…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, November 24. (Before Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., H. Childs, A. Girard, and James Beaumont, Js.P.)

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 3

ADAM BOYD was summoned by W. Brazenall, an engineer, for using threatening language to him at Mittagong on 30th October…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, November 28

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. P. DUNNE was summoned by the police. for drunkenness and disorderly conduct…

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Revolting Murder in Victoria

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 3

A REVOLTING murder is reported to have been committed at Mount Riddle, three miles from Healesville, Victoria, where the naked trunk of a man was discovered slightly…

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ACKROYD V. Campbell. Supreme Court.—wednesday, Nov. 26

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 1

IN Banco.—Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Innes, and Mr. Justice Foster. Mr. Barton, Q.C., and Mr. Pring, instructed by Messrs. Russell Jones Brothers (for Mr. H. M…

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Bowral Police Court. Saturday, November 29th, 1890

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

BEFORE Messrs. W. McCourt and R. S. Mackenzie, Js.P. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Frederick Kirk Stuart, charged, on the…

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Bowral Police Court

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

When the matter of holding a police court at Bowral was first mooted, and it is only a short time back, it was opposed on the ground that it was quite unnecessary, and that there was not…

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Brutal Assault

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

ON Wednesday afternoon last a brutal assault took place in front of the Grand Hotel in Bong Bong-street. Two mates, named Boylan and Seymour, had been drinking,…

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Bowral Police Court. Wednesday, Dec. 3

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

BEFORE Mr. R. S. Mackenzie, J.P. WILFUL MURDER George Sutton was charged with having at Bowral, on the 29th November,…

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Friday, December 5. (Before Mr. R. S. M'Kenzie, J.p.) Murder

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

George Sutton, on remand, was again brought up charged with the murder of Denis Quinn, at Bowral, on the 29th Novomber, and was further remanded to the…

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The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, Dec. 6, 1890. Fatal Street Quarrel. Denis Quinn Dies in the Hospital. Deceased only Ten Days Married. Sutton Charged with Murder

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

As briefly announced in our last issue a street row occurred in front of Mr. W. Charker's, in Bong Bong-street, on Saturday night last about half-past eleven, when…

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Moss Vale Police Court

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

AT the above court on Wednesday last, Messrs. Wilshire, P.M., and G. Tate, J.P., adjudicated and dealt with the following cases:—F. Yabsley and R. Casey pleaded…

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Bowral Small Debts Court. Friday, December 12

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

BEFORE F. R. Wilshire, Esq.. P.M. Bowden v. Lake.—This was a claim of 7s. for rent. The facts of the case are as follows:—Some few weeks back the life interest of Mrs. Bowden in…

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Bowral Police Court. Monday, December 15th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 17 December 1890 · page 2

BEFORE R. S, Mackenzie, Esq., J.P. DRUNK and DISORDERLY. EDWARD MCBRIEN pleaded guilty to being, drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner…

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Assault with Intent

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 20 December 1890 · page 1

AT the Goulburn Quarter Sessions on Monday last before his Honor Judge, Murray, Francis Conrad Rose was charged with having, at Mittagong on 20th October last,…

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Bowral Police Court. Monday, December 29Th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 31 December 1890 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. R. S. Mckenzie and J. J. Campbell, Js.P. The applications of Messrs. William Murray and J. Rice for renewals of their…

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Wife Murder and Suicide

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 31 December 1890 · page 2

A SHOCKING tragedy occurred at Waverley, near Wanganni, on Christmas Day, when a man named Gallagher shot his wife and then committed suicide. The unfortunate…

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