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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

176 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 8 of 9

Alleged Assault

The Southern Mail · Thursday 31 October 1901 · page 2

Before Mr. W. Murray, J.P., yesterday, Francis Henry Limer was charged with an indecent assault at Bowral on a girl under the age of 14 years. On…

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A Wa[?] Question. [?]Court Proceedings

The Southern Mail · Thursday 31 October 1901 · page 2

[?] interest was [?] in [?] heard at the Bowral Police Court on Friday morning last, relating to the right of persons living on the banks of a…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, December 27. Before Messrs. W S. Caswell, P.M, and R. S Mackenzie, J P. Detention of Military Articles

The Southern Mail · Thursday 31 October 1901 · page 2

Captain Napier, of the H. Co. 2nd Infantry Regiment, brought an notion against Senior Constable Gallagher for illegally detaining several military…

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The Murder of Nicholas Jasprizza

The Mittagong Express · Friday 1 November 1901 · page 1

In respect of the murder of Nicholas Jasprizza, 75 years of age, at Three mile, near Young, on May 8 last—at whom two shots were f[?]ed through…

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Alleged Assault at Bundanoon

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 2

At the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions on Monday before Judge Docker and a jury, Makhew Willis, a tall, strongly-built young man (on remand from Moss…

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Bowral Police Court. Thursdy. November 21, 1901

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 3

Before Mr. W. Murray, J P. George Harvey, blacksmith, (stranger) was charged with being drunk in Bong Bong street. Accused pleaded guilty, and was fined 5/- or 21 hours…

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Campbell Sentenced to Death

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 5

A young man named Joseph Campbell was indicted before Mr. Acting-Justice Pring and a jury at the Central Criminal Count on Wednesday…

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Mittagong. Tolice Court

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 2

At the Mitagong Police Court on Friday morninn, before Mr. J. Mealing, J.P. William George Totterdell, who had been arrested on warrant, was charged with disobeying a sommons for an order of…

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Police Court News

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 26 November 1901 · page 3

At the Bowral Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. W. Murray, J.P., George Harvey (a travelling black smith)was fined [?] or 48 hours for…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 November 1901 · page 5

(Before the C.P.S., Aubrey Mowle, J.P.) Patrick Ryan was charged with throwing stones in the Family Hotel to the danger of the residents. He was fined £2 or one month…

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Court House

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 2

The work of renovating and painting the court house has been commenced by the successful tenderer, Mr. A. E. Lees. This building has long required attention. The next on the list should be…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, November 27,1901. (Before Mr. W. Burton Smith, P.M., and

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 2

Messrs. G. Tate and E. Howisoo, J's.P.) Florence Co Oakey v. Albert Edgar Limond. Mr. Payne appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. C. C. Gale. of Gale and Paine…

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Alleged Extensive Theft of Horses and Cattle

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 3 December 1901 · page 2

A sensation has been created in Bowral by the arrest of Henry Schofield on Saturday morning, on a charge of stealing certain live stock…

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Alleged Extensive Theft of Horses and Cattle

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 4 December 1901 · page 2

Bowral is at present experiencing quite an excitable time, in fact quite a sensation has been caused in our midst through an alleged extensive theft of horses and cattle…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Mittagong Express · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 2

In connection with the alleged theft of stock from Mr. S. Horcern’s Retford Park estate, the police of Bowral, together with those in other parts of…

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Bowral Police Court

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 3

At the Bowral Police Court yesterday (Friday) morning, before Mr. W. Murray, J.P., John Garbut, an old age pensioner, was charged with being drunk A fine of 10/- or 48 hours was inflicted, the payment…

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Alleged Theft of Cattle and Horses

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 3

The matter relating to the alleged theft of horses and cattle from Mr. S. Hordern's Retford Park Estate, is the all absorbing topi[?] of the hour. The affair has assumed dimensions far larger than was at first…

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Moss Vale. Alleged Cattle Stealing

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 11 December 1901 · page 2

Two men were arrested at Moss Vale by the police on Saturday, and charged with cattle stealing. They were brought before the court on Monday, and remanded, bail…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Saturday, Dec. 7Th, 1901. (Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and I. S. Ponder, L. Samuel and. Hewison, J's.P) [?] before the

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 December 1901 · page 2

Arthur Chapman was s[?] court charged with that he did on 2nd December, 1901, at the railway station, Bundanoon, commit an…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 2

Mr. Want, instructed by Mr. Thomas Marshall of Pitt-street, Sydney, appeared for T. A. Smith, J. A. Griffiths, Chapple, W. Stenner, J. Brooker, W. Emory, G. Roberts. Alex Smith, and B. Moss…

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