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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

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Small Debts' Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

P.C. [?] v. Carroll.—Settled. [?] v. James Morrie, James Larkin, and R. Biss[?], were [?]poned to 25.h ins'…

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Complimentary Banquet to Mr. W. McCourt

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

Arrangements are now well completed by the committee. The banquet will be at the Railway Refreshment rooms. The catering is in the hands…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, July 11, 1900. (Before W. S. Caswell, P.M., and M. J. Parn[?]ll and E Hewi[?]on, J'[?].P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

Police v. Herbert Morrice.—The accased was chirped with [?] to a horse. Constable While deposed that accused, who is a wood carter, was using a horse that…

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Another Murder Near Gulgong

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 2

WORD was brought to Mudgee at one o'clock on Monday that some blacks had murdered a man aamed Alexander McKay, of Sportsman's Hollow, near…

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Banquet to Mr. McCourt

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 2

Mr. W. McCourt, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and member for the Berrima District, was, on Friday night, tendered a banquet At Moss…

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The New Speaker. Banquet to Mr. W. McCOURT

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 3

A HIGH tribute of respect was paid to Mr. W. McCourt, M.P., at Moss Vale on Friday evening last, in honor of his recent election to the responsible position of…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, July 27, 1900

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs W. S. Caswell, P.M., and W. Alcorn, J. P. Police v. W. Platt, for stocking a quantity of gunpowder without a license…

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Mess vale police Court. Wednesday, July 25, 1900. (Before Mr. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and Mesars Geo. Tate, John Cullen, and E. Howicon, J'c.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 5

John Moore was charged with riding a horse on the fool path of Argyle-street on the 6th. Accused pleaded guilty. Fined 2s 6d. costs 6s 6d, one witness 2s 6d; total [?]…

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Alleged Bike Theft

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 2

AT the Bowral Police Court on Monday before Mr R S Maukenzle J P, Simeon A Moss was charged with that he did on the 28th February last at Sydney in the house of Alfred E Lee, steal a bicycle…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday August 10, 1900

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs W. S. Caswell, P.M., B. S. Mackenzie, and A. Stephens, J's.P. Mrs Sant v. S A Moss, for threatening language. Mr Betts appeared for ac used and Mr Elliott for…

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Bowral Police Court. Saturday August 11, 1900

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and R. S. Mackenzie J.P. Police v. S. A. Moss, for stealing a hat the property of Leslie Brown…

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Berrima Police Court. to Be Closed

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 2

THE Hon. W. McCourt has kindly forwarded us the following for publication:— "Department of Justice, Sydney, 9th August, 1900.—Sir,—I have the honor, by direction of the…

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An old Woman takos Police

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 5

On Thursday, about 11.30 a,m; a woman named Bridget Dryuau, 69 years of age, was found dead in bed in Church-street, Newtown where she had been lodging with a…

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The Fatal Assault

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 August 1900 · page 2

The inquest in connection with the death of Thomas Brenner, horse-trainer, who, as the result o an assault near the corner of Park and Pitt streets…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, August 22, 1900. (Before the P.M., and Messrs. Geo. Tate and E. Hewison, J's.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 5

J. W. Norman was summoned by the police for allowing three horses to stray in Argyle street. Plea, guilty, fined 3s and 4s 10d costs. Account paid…

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The Charge of Stealing Uniform

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 2

THE case against Simeon A. Moss, remanded from the Bowral Police Court, on a charge of stealing uniform in Sydney, was brought up at the Central Police…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, September 31

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and R. S. Mackenzie, J.P. ALLEGED THEFT. Simeon Alexander Moss, on remand,…

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Alleged Incitement to Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 6

At the Christchurch, N.Z., Police Court on August 9. Henry Vincent Styche, a confidential lawyer's clerk, and well-known lootballer. was…

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Stealing a Bleyele

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 September 1900 · page 2

Simeon Alexander Moss pleaded not guilty at the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions on Thursday to a charge of having, as Sydney on February 28 last, stolen a bicycle, the…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday 12Th September 1900. (Before the Police Magistrate, of Goulburn. Messrs. G. T[?], J.Gallen, Dr. Stevenson and E. Hewison J's.p.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 September 1900 · page 2

Alfred Wright, hair dresses and tobacconist, of Argyle Sweet Moss Vale, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having committed a breach of the Early Closing Act…

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