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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1891

121 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 7

The Foveaux-street Murder

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

At the Central Criminal Court on Monday last before his Honor Mr. Justice Manning, Maurice Daulton was found quilty of the wilful murder of his wife in Foveanx-street,…

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Police

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 14 October 1891 · page 2

NEIL MACKAY was apprehended at Goulburn on Monday by Senior-constable Nies, of Mittagong, charged on a warrant for fraudulently appropriating £1 the property of…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, October 16Th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. R. S. Mc Kenzie, J.P. W. CHARKEB V. RIES. Claim of £4 3s 6d for board and lodgings…

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The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, Oct. 17, 1891. Bowral Police Court. Friday, October 16Th, 1891

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. R. S. McKenzie, J.P. BREACHES OF THE PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ACT. Richard Frost was summoned on the information…

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Banquet to Messrs. M'court and Kidd and Dr. Cullen

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 October 1891 · page 2

ON Friday evening last there was a large gathering at Brown's Sanatorium Hotel, Robertson, on the accasion of a banquet given in honor of the members for the district—Messrs. McCourt, Kidd, and Dr…

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Bowral Police Court. Monday, October 19

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 October 1891 · page 2

Before Messrs. J.J. Campbell and R.S. McKenzie, Js.P. Alexander Campbell was charged on warrant with absconding from his iudentured…

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The Land Court. a Telegram to the President

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 October 1891 · page 2

A PECULIAR iecident occurred during the sitting of the Land Court at. Hay, which showed that the dignity of the tribunal is in safe keeping in the hands of Mr. Rogers,…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, Oct. 30, 1891

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 31 October 1891 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Mr. J. J. Campbell, J. P. BREACH OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ACT. Richard Frost for neglecting to send his son to…

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Supposed Double Child Murder

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 4 November 1891 · page 2

WHAT appears to be a case a double murder was discovered at Melbourne, by alad named Henry Healy on Monday, Whilst walking along the bank of the Yarra near the…

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The Howe-miller Conspiracy The Prisoners Sentenced

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 4 November 1891 · page 2

A BRIEF sitting of the Central Criminal Court was held an Monday morning for the purpose at passing sentence on James Peter Howe and James Miller, found guilty on Saturday of conspiracy to defraud the…

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Wilful Murder

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 3

AN inquest was held in Melbourne on Wednesday upon the body of Mrs. George Best, who died from a wound inflicted by a revolver bullet discharged by her husband on Monday. The evidence given was…

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Murder Revelations by Clairvoyance

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 3

IN connection with the mysterious murder of a farmer's daughter named Langley, at Preston, near Hull, a letter written by the Rev. G. H. Lock, a well-known…

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Mittagong Police Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 November 1891 · page 2

AT the Mittagong Police Court on Tuesday last Alfred Price was charged with having felonionsly stolen, on the 8th instant, the sum of 8s 6d, the property of Henry Thomas Rush. After bearing,…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, Nov. 13, 1891

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 November 1891 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs J. J. Campbell and R. S. Mackenzie, Js.P. A DOG. Henry Murray was charged with having an…

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Small Debts Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 November 1891 · page 2

F. WYLIE v. W. L. Howarth.—Claim, £5 19/Verdict for £2 9/- and 7/- costs. Prescott v. G. F. West.—Dishonored promissory note, £6 3/8. Verdict for plaintiff, with 8/6 oosts of…

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Land Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 18 November 1891 · page 2

AT the Centennial Hall, Moss Vale, on Saturday afternoon, Mr. Gregg, of Messrs. Richardson and Wrench, offered for sale, in conjunction with Messrs. J. G. Morris…

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Bowral Police Court. Tuesday, Nov. 24

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 28 November 1891 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. J. J. Campbell and R. S. Mackenzie, J's.P. Auctioneers' Licenses were granted to J. L. Campbell, E. M. Wickham, H. E. Wickham, and…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, November 23

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 28 November 1891 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. A. Girard, J.P. POLICE V. HALLIDAY. This was a case in which Arthur Halliday, of Bowral, was summoned for running his cab to…

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Police Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 9 December 1891 · page 3

A special court was held on Monday morning before Messrs. J. J. Campbell and R. S. McKensie, Js.P. J Leach was accused of having stolen a pair of boots, the property…

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Bowral Police Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 December 1891 · page 2

A POLICE court was held in the Bowral Council Chambers, on Friday morning, Mr. Wilshire, J.P., presiding. BUNKER V. MAGUIRE…

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