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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1896

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, Nov. 27Th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. E. M. Wickham, J.P. James Neich was granted a renewal of his cab license. James Hunter, charged with being under…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, November 25. (Before Messrs. W. Caswell, P.M., and G. Tate, and D. Morrice, J's.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 2

The Inspector of Stock v. W. Goodfellow. Two cases were brought before the court against William Goodfellow of Bullio, for breaches of the 40th Section of the Diseases…

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Bowral Police Court. Wednesday, 2Nd Dec

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. E. M. Wickham, J.P. ALLEGED STEALING. John Riley, a blacksmith by trade, was charged with stealing on the 30th Nov. a purse containing…

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Wesleyan Sale of Work. Opened by Mrs. W. McCOURT

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

A SALE of work in aid of the trust funds of the Rowral Wesleyan Church was opened in the school-hall on Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock by Mrs. W. McCourt in the presence of a goodly number of…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, Dec. 11Th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 December 1896 · page 2

BEFORE MR. Cawell, P.M.: DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS. Henry Schofield was charged by the Inspector of Nuisances of the Bowral Muncipality with driving a…

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Small Debts' Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 December 1896 · page 2

John McCanh v. W. Alleredice, claim £7 12s 6d. Mr. Gale for plaintiff; Mr. Elliott for defendant. Case postponed uutil 22nd January. A couple of other Small Debts' Cases were settled…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, Dec. 9Th. Before Messrs. Caswell P.M., George Tate, D. Morrice, and Juo. Cullen J's.P

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 December 1896 · page 2

Inspector of Stock v Goodfellow. The Bench read a communication from Mr. John Elliott, Solicitor for defendant, stating that he (Mr. Elliott) wa unavoidably…

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Bowral Police Court. Breaking a Window

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 December 1896 · page 2

AT the Bowral Police Court oil Thursday, before Messrs. R. S. Mackenzie and J. J. Campbell, J.P. Peter Heaney was charged with maliciously breaking a pain of glass, valued at 6/, the property of…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, December 23Rd. (Before Messrs. W. Caswell, P.M., and J. T. W. Lackey J's.P.) Alleded Infringement of the Stock Act

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 December 1896 · page 2

William Goodfellow was charged with an infringement of the Stock Act at the instance of James Yeo, Inspector. Mr. C. C. Gale appeared in support of the…

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Bowral Police Court. Tuesday, Dec. 29Th

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 December 1896 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. W. S. Caswell, P.M. BREACH, OF THE N.P.A. W. T. Barnes was charged by: the Inspector of Nuisances with neglecting to…

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Small, Debts Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 December 1896 · page 4

Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. R. S. Mackenzie, and Thos. Loveridge, Js.P. G. P. Masterman v. S. A. Moss and…

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At the Court of the Sultan

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 December 1896 · page 2

"Sirrah," remarked the Sultan, "my first wife and I are one." The court mathematician bowed in affirmation…

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