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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

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Police Court

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 3

Monday 22nd inst. Before Mr. W. R. Hindmarsh, Junr, J.P., Michael Quilty, charged on warrant with disobeying a summons for using obscene…

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Robertson Police Court. Thursday, 25Th August, 1898. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M.

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 3

ILLEGAL DETENTION. George Cupitt v. George Clarke, illegal detention of a horse. George Cupitt deposed: I am a…

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Latest News. Terrible Tragedy In Sydney. Murder and Attempted Wholesale Murders. Tuesday, Sydney, 2.30 p.m

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 August 1898 · page 5

Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning a terrible tragedy was enacted in George-str[?], chose to the Redfern railway station, where a tobacconist…

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A Furious Murder

Robertson Advocate · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 4

On Tuesday morning a tobacconist named Napoleon Jean Lis[?]on, an Australian of French descent, was spized with homicidal mains, and fairy…

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Attempt to Murder a Judge

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 September 1898 · page 4

Particulars were received by the English mail dated August 29 of an attempt to shoot Judge Parry on July 26 in the Manchester County Court…

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Bowral Police Court. September 9Th, 1898

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. R. S. Mackenzie and W. Alcorn Js. P. Charles Carey v. Richard Clayton; claim, £8/10/3 for work done…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, 9Th September

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1898 · page 1

Before Messrs R. S. Mackenzie, and W. Alcorn, Js.P. C. Corey v. R. Clayton, claim £8 10s 3d, work and labor done…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Monday Sept 12, 1898. (Before Messrs. McKall, P.M., and J Cullen J.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 September 1898 · page 2

Considerable interest was manifested in the case of William Mayze who had some time previously in conjunction with Mr. S. Irving, in the…

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Bankruptcy Court. THURSDAY. (Before the Registar, Mr. Arthur Henry.) EXAMINATIONS

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

Re Edward Imlay Aiken. The bankrupt deposed that he was now a life insurance agent, but he had been manager of a farm and dairy company…

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Berrima District Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 September 1898 · page 5

The sittings of the District Court took place at Moss Vale (yesterday) Tuesday before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. The legal gentleman present were Messrs C.C…

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Berrima District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 2

THE sittings of fhe District Court took place at Moss Vale on Tuesday last before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. The legal gentlemen present were Messrs. C…

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Robertson Small Debts' Court. Thursday, 22Nd Sept., 1898

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 2

Before Messrs, R. Turnbull and W. McKenzie, J. P. George Charles v. John Mannix; claim [?] for hire of horpe for 3 days at 10s…

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The Police Magistracy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 2

Mr. W.S. Caswell's leave expired on Saturday last. A friend saw him in Sydney last week, and reports that he is looking much better, and says that…

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Bankruptcy Court. THURSDAY. (Before Mr. Justice Walker.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 October 1898 · page 5

Re Edward Imlay Aiken. Mr. R.K. Manning. instructed by Mr. Baker, appeared for the applicant, Edward Imlay Aiken, and moved for an order directing Mr. W.H…

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Shooting Police Case

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 October 1898 · page 2

George Peisley, recently arrested by the police after a long chase, who was last week acquitted on the charge of shooting Constable M'Lean, was…

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Mittagong Police Court Tuesday, 11Th October

Robertson Advocate · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 2

Before Mr. W. S, Cawell, P. M. Thomas Worrall was charged with stealing [?] Constable Piatt gave evidence as to arrest of accused…

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Goal [?] Circuit Court

Robertson Advocate · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 2

At the Circuit Court on Wednesday, William [?] young man, for [?]…

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Small Debts Court

Robertson Advocate · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 2

A. Broman v. Wille Ney, claim £1 9s 8d, good sold. Verdict for the amount claimed with court costs and expenses amounting to £1 5s.6a…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, October 14th, 1898

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

BEFORE Mr. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and Mr. W. Alcorn, J. P. A stranger named Richards was charged with using indecent language. He pleaded guilty and…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. WEDNESDAY Before his Honor Judge Backhouse. Charge of Stealing at Moss [?]Le

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 2

William Mayze (on bill) was charged with that he did at Moss Vale on 10th November, 1897. steal 1894 akins as a copartner of the firm of Irving and Mayze;…

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