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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

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Bowral Police Court. Saturday, January 1St

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. J. J. Campbell, J. P. James Harvey was charged on warrant with disobeying a magisterial order for the support of his deserted wife at the…

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Lord Carrington in Court. a Lady Writes Letters to Him. and He Prosecutes Her

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 4

LONDON, November 19.—Your ex-Governor Lord Carrington made an appearance at the Westminster Police Court last Friday, and later he will have to put…

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Mittagong Police Court. Tuesday, January 11, 1898

Robertson Advocate · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 2

B fore the P.M. and Messrs. J. Mealing and J. Beaumont, Js.P. ALLEGED TRESPASS. James T. Sheldon v. Robert…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, January 12, 1898. Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., G. Tate, and J. Cullen, Js P.

Robertson Advocate · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 2

Police v. Adeline Richards, supplying milk from a cow suffering from tuberculosis. The evidence for the prosecution went to show that the…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 5

On Monday, January 10th, Anna Cayley was charged with stealing a portmanteau and contents, value £4 the property of Mr F. Osborne, from…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, January 14

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 2

Before Mr. W. Alcorn J.P., Mr. S. M. Mowle J.P., and Mr. R. S. Mackenzie J.P. W. Bennett v L. Comer for an unlawful assault on December 31, 1837…

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Bowral Police Court[?] Friday, January 14, 1898

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

Before Messrs. R. S. Mackenzie, Wy Alcorn and S M. Mowle, Js P. W. Bennett v. L[?] Comer, unprovoked assault…

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Small Debts Court

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

Mr. R. S. Mackenzie here retired from the Branch. Municipal Council v. Agnes Barnett, to recover £3 17s, [?] of…

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Robbing the Dead. Extraordinary Theft

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 3

'A case of theft, presenting many remarkable features, and probably unique in police annuls, in which the Scottish and the New South Wales…

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A Police Sensation

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 4

On Friday morning early the Union. Clothing Factory in Sussex-street was broken open and a whole stock of goods, suits, and rolls of material were taken away to the value of £150. The job was…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 25, 1898. Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., John Me[?] and Dr. Middleton, Js P.

Robertson Advocate · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 2

Andrew M'Ke zie was summoned on a charge of indecent language at Nattai on 16th instant. The case was heard ex[?] the defendant not…

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Moss Vale Police Court. TUESDAY, 25th JANUARY 1898 (Before W.S.Caswell, P.M., and J. A. Badgery, J.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

Rev. Father Prendergast v. Robert Metz, jun. The defendant was charged with maliciously destroying certain trees…

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A Sermon to Court Loafers

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 4

A CURIOUS incident took place on Tuesday at the North Melbourne Court, Dr. Lloyd presiding (says the Melbourne "Age.") Taking a comprehensive…

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District Court at Moss Vale

Robertson Advocate · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 2

A District Court was held at Moss Vale on Monday last, his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge presiding. The list given below is taken from the official records…

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This Magistrate's Bicycle

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 2

St. Croquet was a town of 4.000 inhabitants, totally lacking in all pleasurable diversions, and whose townspeople spent their time saying disagreeable things of each other, and minding…

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Police and Small Debts Court

Robertson Advocate · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 3

Moss Vale, Wednesday, 23rd inst. Before Mr. Caswell, P.M., and Mr. G. Tate, J.P. David Clifford v. Thos. Mitchell,…

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Assault and Robbery. Critical Condition of the Victim. Arrest of the Offenders

Robertson Advocate · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 4

Another addition has been made to the already long list of victims to highway robbery, which, though how less frequent than a few years back,…

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Fruit Stealing

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 3

Speaking at the Parramatta quarter sessions, his Honor Judge Murray said it was notorious that there was a great deal of fruit-stealing going on in the…

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Moss Vale Police Court. (Before Messrs. W.S. Caswell, P.M. and G. Tate, J.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 5

D. Clifford v. Thomas Mitchell.—Claim [?]9 12s commission and valuation fee. Mr. Gale for plaintiff; Mr. Payne…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, March 4

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs R. S. Mackenzie J.P., and A. J. Harrison, J.P., Charles Benson was charged with breaking two glass windows the property of Mr. W. Murray,…

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