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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1896

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Small Debts Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 2

D. Rutherford v. Alfred Lambert, claim £4 6/½. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount and costs. John Small [?]. S. A. Moss, claim £1. damagesl…

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Alfred Lambert. Mittagong Police Court. Tuesday, September 1, 1896

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 2

BEFORE Dr. Middleton, Mr. H. J. Wynne, and Alderman Beaumont, Js.P. Police v. A. Lambert, to show cause why he should not be committed to gaol for…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday, September 2Nd, 1896. (Before Messrs. John Badgery and N. H. Throsby L.M's

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 2

The only application before the Bench was that of William Mayze, for the transfer of the license of the Tourist Hotel, Bundanoon, which had been adjourned for three times…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 5

The following J's.P., Messrs. C. L. Nicholson, J. A.,Badgery, J. Callen, G. Tate, D. Clifford. I. S. Ponder, M. J. Powell, T. W. Lackey, H. C. Rose, and L. Samuel, attended at the Police Court…

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Small Debts Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 5

Daniel Parmenter v. W. Massey, claim for £2 200 rails supplied. This was a case in which Massey gave on order to Parmenter for 200 rails. After the rails had been supplied a disagreement…

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Small Debts Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 2

E. A. Allerdice and Co. v. W. Emery, claim £9.I ¾. Mr: Oxley for the plain tiffs; Mr. Elliott for the defendant. W. Allerdice deposed that he was one…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, September 25th. (Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and J. J, Campbell, and W. Alcorn, Js.P.)ALLEGED HORSE-SPEALING

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 September 1896 · page 2

John Flook was charged with stealing a horse valued at £5, the property of William Patrick Kelleher, of Bowral. Mr. H. M. Oxley for the prosecution; Mr…

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Berrima Bistriet Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 2

The following cases have been set down for hearing at the District Court to be held at Mess Vale on Tuesday next October 6th, before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge:-…

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Moos Vale Police Court. Wednesday, September 30. (Before Messrs. G. Tate, J.P., and E.A. Davis, C.P.S.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 2

The Inspector of Nuisances proceeded against Messrs. H. Hunt and A. Shaw for having dirty yards on the 10th September. Each of the defendants pleaded not guilty,…

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Berrima District Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 2

The October sitting of the Berrima District Court took place at the Moss Vole Courthouse yesterday (Tuesday) before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge…

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Small Debts Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 5

H. Allen v. Maria and John Norris, Claim £10 4s 6d for bread supplied. Mr. Gale for plaintiff; Mr. Walker for defendant. This case was adjourned for a week, the plaintiff…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, Oct. 7Th, 1896. (Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., J. A. Badgery, and G. Tate J's.P

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 5

The Inspector of Nuisances proceeded against H. Hunt, for allowing stagnant water and other filth to remain on his premises on the 10th Sept…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. Caswell and Badgery)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 2

There being no police objections the following renewals of licence were granted:—Thos. Monk, Royal Hotel, Sutton Forest; J. R. Harper, Surveyor General Hotel, Berrima; M. Rice,…

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Moss Vala Police Court. Wednesday, October 14, 1896. (Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and G. Tate. J.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 October 1896 · page 2

William Evans and Charles Romis were brought up charged with being drunk in Argyle-street. As this was the first offence they were discharged…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Messrs. Caswell, P.M., G. Tate, and N. H. Throsby, J's.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 October 1896 · page 2

H. Allen v. Maria and John Norris.—Claim £10 4s 6d, bread sold. Mr. Gale for plaintiff, Mr. Walker for Mrs. Norris…

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Bowral Police Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 October 1896 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. H. Foord, J.P., on Saturday afternoon last, Charles Freeman was chargcd with having in his possession a Colonial oven, supposed to have been stolen…

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Suicide in Goulburn Gaol

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 October 1896 · page 5

A prisoner named E. Waterfied, who was serving a long sentence in Goulburn Gaol for setting fire to his uncle's property at Albury, committed suicide in a most…

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Revision Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 3

At the conclusion of the above proceedings, a Revision Court of the Bowral division of this electorate was held. Charles Noble, revision clerk, produced…

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Moss Vale Police Court. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11TH. (Before Messrs. I. S. Ponder and D. Clifford, J's.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 5

Thomas Ward was brought up of being of unsound mind. Constable Torpey stated that Thomas Ward was brought to the lockup by his wife on the 16th inst…

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The Court Would Do It

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 25 November 1896 · page 2

Bismark was for some time an official reporter for one of the courts of justice, Upon one occasion, when questioning a witness, the latter made an impudent re[?]ort,…

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