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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1891

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Indecent Assault at Marulan

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 1

AT the Goulburn Circuit Court last Monday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Foster, Patrick Whitford was oil urged with having at Marulan, on 21st December, 1890, committed an…

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The Narbethong Murder

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 2

THE medical gentlemen appointed to examine Colston. the Narbethong murlerer, with regard to his sanity, and who were unable to agree after the first examination, have made a further inquiry into the…

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Attempted Suicide in Berrima Gaol

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 1

AT the Goulburn Circuit Court on Monday last, before his Honor, Mr. Justice Foster, George Harris was charged with having on 15th January last attempted to commit suicide in Berrima…

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A Boy Sentenced to Death

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 29 April 1891 · page 2

WILLIAM DEAKIN, a boy 15 years of age, appeared before his Honor the Chief Justice, Sir F. M. Darley, at the Circuit Court at Broken Hill, last week, charged with the murder of George Tulon, a…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, May 1st

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate. WAGES. T. W. Jacob was summoned by Minnie Healey for the sum of £12/- for work and labour done…

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Bankruptcy Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 2

ON Thursday last, at the Court-house, Moss: Vale, before the District Registrar (Mr. J. R. Scroggie), the public examination in the bankrap estate of John Merrifield, of…

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Bowral Police Court. Monday, May 4Th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 6 May 1891 · page 3

Before Mr. R. S. McKenzie. HE IMBIBED. One Crouch, a distinguished visitor from the classic precincts of Mittagong, had,…

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The Peak-Hill Murder

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Executive Council on Tuesday the case of Lars Peter Hansen, who was tried before Mr. Justice Stephen at the last Circuit Court at Dubbo and found…

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Bowral Police Court. Wednesday, May 1[?]

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. R. S. McKenzie, J.P. INDECENT BEHAVIOUR. James McClee pleaded guilty to the above and was fined 10/- or 48 hours in the…

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Revision Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 2

A COURT for the revision of the Electoral Roll for the police district of Berrima was held at Moss Vale on Wednesday last, before Messrs. C, L. Nicholson, A. D. Badgery, G. Tate, T. Dawson,I.S. Ponder, D…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, May 29th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and J. G. Morris, J.P. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. James McGuire, a carter, appeared to answer a…

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Small Debts' Court. Friday, May 29

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and J G. Morrice. W. Piggott v. George Keep.—This was a claim for £6 17/8 by William Piggott against George Keep,…

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Berrima District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 3 June 1891 · page 2

THE above court will be opened at the Courthouse, Moss Vale, at 10 o'clock, to-morrow morning, before Acting-Judge Bennett. The following cases have been set down for hearing:—…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, June 5Th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. J. G. Morris, J.P. DRUNKENNESS. Robert Lloyd, pleaded guilty to having imbibed too freely, and to save himself from…

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Supreme Court Issue

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 2

DARRETT AND ANOTHER V. LACKEY AND ANOTHER. Claim £30, work done, &c. This was an action against the Hon. John Lackey, and others, officers of the Berrima District…

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The Boweral free press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink at friends. Saturday, June 6, 1891. Berrima District Court. Thursday, June 4Th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Acting Judge Bennett. The legal profession was presented by the following gentlemen:—Messrs, Moriarty and Passmore (barristers, Sydney), Messrs. Betts and J…

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Mr. Morrice and Mr. M'court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 10 June 1891 · page 2

Will speak in the Bowral School of Arts this evening on the various questions engaging attention…

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MESSRS. McCOURT, Morrice, and N. H. THROSBY

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 13 June 1891 · page 2

Spoke at the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday night, and were well received, Mr. Mc Court especially so. Mr. McCourt gave an account of his work in the last parliament…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 24 June 1891 · page 2

ON-Monday afternoon, in Hanover-street, Waterloo, an attempt was made by a man named James Pride to murders woman numal mary Wenman, who resides in Kellick-street, Waterloe. The result was…

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The Dora Dora Murderers. the Serrima Police on the Scent. Senior-Sergeant Fowler Fires at one of them but Misses him. Their Capture Daily Expected

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 24 June 1891 · page 3

THERE is considerable excitement in the Berrima district in consequence of the Dora Dora blacks having been seen at Bullio. They visited a surveyor's camp, and also…

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