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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1894

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Small Debts Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 4

D. Clifford v. R. Croucher. Claim £1 9s goods cold.—Verdict for amount claimed, 8s costs of court and 5s witness' expenses. C. C. Gale v. J. Perry. Claim £8…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, May 2. (Before Messre. F.R. Wilshire, P.M., G. Tate, and J. Cullen, Js.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 4

Moss Vale Council v. H. Nyo. For allowing a cow to stray in the street.— Fined 50 and 60 6d costs of court L. P. Johnson v. C. C. Gale. Charged…

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Appeal Court. Before Mesers. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and J. Cullen, J.P.

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 4

An appeal by A. Elliott, against the announced rental value of his cottage in Lackey-street £27 was disallowed,…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, April 11

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Mr. J. Cobb, J.P. O. CHARLES V. RALSTON. This was a case in which Charles sued…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, 9Th May. (Before Messre F. R. Wilehire, P.M., G. Tate, and D. Cliford J's.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 4

Police v. E. Weeks. Charged (on remand) with stealing a nugget of gold. Mr. Moss who appeared for the defendant, stated that he pleaded guilty but had no iniontion of…

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Murder of a Mother at Launceston

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 3

Mary Ann Bryant, a widow, 60 years of age, reputed to be the owner of considerable property, was on Tuesday last found in her house in Law-street. Launceston, shot in the…

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A Mean Theft

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 2

MOUNT GIBRALTAR, the residence of Mr. E. Beer, was visited sometime during last Saturday night last by some person or persons who robbed the place of…

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Cummings and Leo in Gaol

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 5

Is has now been ascertained that the two prisoners committed for trial for the Barraba murder, Cammings and Leo. were what we tormed " pals" in gaol in Berrima. There…

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They'd Rather be in Gaol

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 3

A SENTENCE of four months hard labour was imposed at the Sydney police court recently on a man named William Fleming, for having stolen a 50lb bag of flour…

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Moss Vale Police Court. WEDNESDAY, May 23RD. (Before Messrs. F. R. Wilehire. P.M., D. Clifford and J, Cullon, J's.P

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 4

W. H. Reid v. Ruth Cunnlngham. Dotaining special dog. Mr. Moso for defendant. After hearing the, avideoeo the Bench found defendant not guilty, and declined to allow costs…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, May 25

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Wilshire, P.M., J. Cobb, and W. Alcorn, Js.P. W. L. Howarth (as agent for Johannes Berg) v. Wingecarribbce Butter Co.,…

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The "Hat Trick"—Alleged Theft of £350

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 May 1894 · page 3

ROBERT JAMES CLARKE appeared, before Mr. Johnson, S.M., at the Central Police Court last Wednesday on a charge of having stolen £350, and a gold watch and…

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Cummings and Lee. Were Pals in Berrima Gaol

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 May 1894 · page 2

IT has now been ascertained that the two prisoners committed for trial for the Barraba murder, Cummings and Lee, were what we term "pals" in Berrima gaol…

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Mess Vale Police Court. Wednesday, May 30Th, 1894. (Before Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M. G. Tate, D. Clifford, and A. Ocborne, J's.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 June 1894 · page 4

Alfred Townsond v. Thomas Nye.—Aooualting a bailiff whilst in the execution of his duty. Mr. C. C. Gale for complaisant; Mr. Moss for defendant…

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Small Debts Court. D. McGregor v. Graham and Graham

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 June 1894 · page 4

contractors, Croydon.—Mr. C. C Gale for plaintiff. This was an action to recover £7 13s 2d, balance due on goods supplied. Verdict for amount claimed with 17s costs…

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Bankruptcy Court. THURSDAY, May 30, 1894. (Before J. R. Scroggie, Esq., District Registrar.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 June 1894 · page 5

Re Samuel Patten. The public examination of this bankrupt took place, when he stated that he had field a statement of statement of accounts and did not wish to…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, June 8

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 June 1894 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M. A WAGES CASE. August Henrie v. Mrs. Laby.—Claim £1 17s 6d, wages alleged to be due…

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Berrima Police Court. Thursday, June 14. (Before F.R. Wilahire, P.M.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 June 1894 · page 4

Henry Edwards, arrested by Senior—Sergeant Fowler, was charged with stealing from the coat pocket of R. Chapman one pair of gloves one Saturday night. Accused was found guilty…

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The [?] Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 4

The trial of John Cummins and Alec Lee, alias Joseph Anderson, on the charge of having murdered Mr. W. C. Mackay. at Barraba, was continued at Tamworth on Thursday. The [?] for…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, June 22. BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Messrs. R. S. Mackenzie and John Cobb, J's.P. Infringement of Municipal By-laws

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 3

George Primer was charged by the Inspector of Nuisances of the Bowral council with allowing a cow to stray in Wingecarribbee-street. The defendant did not appear. John Rowlands (inspector)…

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