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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1891

121 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 5 of 7

A Bank Clerk Sentenced

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 12 August 1891 · page 2

ROBERT CHARLES COLE, lately a clerk in the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, who last week was found guilty of uttering forged warrants and pleaded guilty to…

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Murder by a Blackfellow.—The Murderer Shot

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 12 August 1891 · page 3

MR. J. G. KNIGHT, Government Resident of the Northern Territory, has forwarded to Minister of Education some papers from Inspector Foleche relating to the murder…

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Police Changes

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 3

WE understand that Constable Carpenter is under orders to proceed to Moss Vale, where he will succeed Constable Gallagher, Constable Anekett of Mittagong, will take…

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Moss Vale Licensing Court. Mr.Charker's New Hotel

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 19 August 1891 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Lice[?]sing bench was called for Wednesday last at the Court House, Moss Vale, for the purpose of formally is[?] to Mr. W. Charker a li[?]se…

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Murderous Assault on a Woman

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 August 1891 · page 3

A MAN name Cleary, living in Bathurst, committed what appeats to be a murderous assault on his wife on Thursday morning, with a block of wood. A woman named…

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Delay in Opening the Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 August 1891 · page 2

ON taking his seat on the bench at the Bowral Police Court yesterday morning Mr. Wilshire, Police Magistrate, stated that he wished to apologise for keeping the court…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, August. 21

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 August 1891 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. G. Morris, J.P. CAMM V. TURNER. This was a claim for 15s for the erection…

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The Bowral free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive eat and drink as friends. Saturday, Aug. 22, 1891. Bowral Police Court. Monday, August. 17Th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 August 1891 · page 2

BEFORE, Mr. R. S. McKenzie, J.P. "ANOTHER INJUSTICE TO THE OULD SPOT." The home and [?]ants of a man named Jeremiah Gleeson have been bereft of his…

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Horrible Murder in Victoria

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 2

INTELLIGENCE has been received from Stratford (Victoria) that a farmer named Joseph Freitog, residing about two miles outside Stratford; was murdered on…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, September 4th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 September 1891 · page 2

Before Mr. J. G. Morris, J.P. F. HARRIGAN V. W. PIGGOTT. This was a claim for £4 12/- for potatoes sold and delivered…

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The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, Sept. 5, 1891 Bowral Police Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 September 1891 · page 2

THERE was a clean sheet at the Bowral Police Court yesterday: The police report business dull, with little immediate sings of improvement…

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Bowral Police Court. Monday, September 14Th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 16 September 1891 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. R. S. McKonzie J.P. ON THE LOOSE. William Phasey admitted the soft impeachment prefeared against him by…

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Bowral Small Debts Court. Friday, September 18Th, 1891

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 2

Before Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M. W. MURRAY V. JOHN NICHOLLS. THIS was a claim of £7 17/- for goods sold and delivered…

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Burglary

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 September 1891 · page 2

We are informed that a burglarious entry was made into the Association Hall in Boolwey-street, on Saturday evening, last. The burglar, does not appear,…

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Strange Rumors Concerning an Inverell Murder

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 September 1891 · page 1

DURING the last few days, says the Inverell Argus, there have been many vague rumors in the air concerning a murder that was committed in Inverell 10 years…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, September 21

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. H. Child's, J.P. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR. Albert Davis, for the above offence was fined 10s 48 hours' imprisonment in…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, September 25Th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. T. Dawson and J. J. Campbell, Js.P. FORGERY AND UTTERING…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, Oct. 2Nd

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. WAGES. Mrs. Graham Milne was summoned by Lewis and Annie Long for the sum of £8 17/4 for work and…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, October 2, 1891

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate. J. PARKKER V. J. ELLIS. Claim for £2 15s, goods sold and delivered. Ver[?]ct for amount claimed with 16s costs…

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Bowral Police Court. Tuesday, October 6th, 1891

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 7 October 1891 · page 2

BEFORE MESSRS. J. J. Campbell, and R. S. MoKenzie, Js.P. DRUNKENNESS. Gordon Gumming pleaded guilty to being drunk…

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