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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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The Gatton Tragedy. the Police Still Baffled. Strange Statements by a Frenchman

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 2

Gatton, Friday.—Sir fresh mounted police constables and their horses arrived at Gatton last night, also three black trackers from Fraser Island. The…

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Moss vale police court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 2

Before messere. I. S. Ponder, goa. Tato, M. J. parnoll. end D. Merrice, jo.P. john lawton was charged with…

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Berrima Police Court. Friday, January 6Th

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 5

Armfield V. Metz, illegally impounding. Malcolm v. Carrie illegally impounding…

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Mittagong Police Court. Tuesday, 10Th January

The Mittagong Express · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 2

Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., J. Mealing, and J. Beaumont, Js.P. G. W. Austin charged Edward Armfield with ill-treating a horse by beating it with…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, January 11, 1899. (Before W. S Caswell, PM., and R .P. Richardson, J.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

Elizabeth Elliott v. Margaret Maroney. Defendant was charged with using indecent language in Lackey—street, Moss Vale, on Dec. 29 1ast…

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Bowral Small Debts Court. Friday, Jan 13

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and W. [?]and R. S. [?],. Js.P. D. Rutherford v. W Adams, claim £5 13s 2d, goods sold. No appearance of…

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Moss Vale police Court. (Before E. A. Davies, J. P.,)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 5

On Friday, 20th January, George Hines, o young man, was charged with attempted burglary at the Royal Hotel, Moss Vale, constable James…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Police Baffled

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 2

That the police hare been thoroughly baffled over this terrible Gotten business goes without saying, and the circumstances point to more…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Saturday, Jan. 21St. Before Messrs. I. S. Ponder and L. Samuel, Js.P. Alleged Breaking and Entering

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 2

James Hynes was charged with breaking and entering a room at [?] Roy [?] Moss Vale. From the evidence given it appears that the accused, together…

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Attempted Burglary at the Royal Hotel, Moss Vale. Early Visitors & Oily Customers. Saturday, January 21St. 1899. (Before Messrs. I. S. Ponder and L. Samuel, J's.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 2

GEORGE HAINES, a young man, was charged that with others he attempted burglary at the Royal Hotel, Moss Vale, on Friday morning, 20th inst. In ranly to the…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1999. Before Messrs. W. S. Casswell, P. M., and J. Mealing, J.P.

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 2

M. Ryan v. W. and S. Graham, rescuing cattle from being impounded. Mr. G. C. Gale for complainant, Mr. F. G. H. Payne for defendant…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 1

At the Moss Vale Police Court on Wednesday last, a case, M. Ryan, v. W. and S. Graham, rescuing cattle from being impounded, was heard…

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Unsuccessful Police Efforts

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 2

The police seem to be again at fault over the Gatton tragedy, for at time of writing it looks very much as though Burgess would manage to prove an alibi…

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Berrima Police Court. Friday, Feb. 3

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 4

BEFORE. Mr. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and Mr. A. Cordeaux, J.P. Joseph Armfield, sen., proceeded against William Metz, of Berrima, for alleged…

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Berrima District Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 2

The February sittings of the Berrima District Court took place at the Courthouse Moss Vale, on Tuesday last, before His Honor Mr. Judge…

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Berrims District Court

The Mittagong Express · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 3

The February sittings of the Bernm[?] District Court took place before [?] t the [?] vale Court house on Tuesday last. The [?] with were of…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, Feb, 10

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs W. S. Caswell P.M., and W. Alcom J.P. John Barton pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Bong Bongest. on the 9th inst., and was…

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Moss Vale Police Court Friday, Feby. 3

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

Before W. S. Caswell, P. M., and G. Tate, J. P. Charlotte Prood v. Thomas Frood; wife desertion and maintenance…

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Murder and Suicides

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 3

We have bad our fill of horrors during the past week or two, and in view of the character of some would be suicides, one is inclined to ask, what…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, 11Th Feb

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

Before [?] W. S. Caswell, P. M., and W. [?] J.P., John Barton pleaded guilty to a charge of being [?] in Bong Bong-street, Bowral,…

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