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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

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Charged with Neglecting his Family. a Burrawang Case

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 2

At the Moss Vale Police Court last Wednesday, Thomas Bunt, a laborer, of Burrawang, was charged with having neglected to provide his children…

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Murder at Picton

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 5

All doubts as to the way in which Charles Smith, whose dead body was found on Thursday near Douglas Park, under circumstances pointing to foul…

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The Douglas Park Murder

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 3

Now that the facts of the murder of Charles. Smith, an aged hawker, who was done to death at Douglas Park, have been gathered, the deed is shown to have been…

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An Assault Case

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 2

An attractive looking young woman named Teresa Hamilton charged her husband at Melbourne on Thursday with unlawfully [?]ulting her. The…

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Support M'Court

Robertson Advocate · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

I wonder what's the matter With our old well-tried M.P.; He seems not altogether To be pleasing two or three—…

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The Recent Bowral Burglary

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions on Thursday, before Judge Backhouse and a jury, William Smith pleaded not guilty to a charge of having on January 20 last…

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An Adelaide Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 3

At the Adelaide Criminal Court on Thursday, before Mr. Justice Boucaut and jury, Thomas Horton (24) was charged with the murder of his wife, Florrie Eugenia Horton,…

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Small Debts Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

Corneliu[?] Howard v. Wm. Piggott. Claim £5 for a separator. Mr. B.H. Paine for plaintiff, and Mr. McCarthy for defendant…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, 13Th April, 1904. (Before Messrs. Maitland, P.M., and E. Hewison, J.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

Thomas Nye v. James O'Donnell.—Mr. B.H. Paine appeared for the complainant, and Mr. T.A.F. McCarthy for defendant, who pleaded not guilty…

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We'll help M'Court to hold the Fort

Robertson Advocate · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 2

"Well you've had a "rosy billet, Now let another fill it;" That's both the text sermon Of "the one of six or seven."…

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Supreme Court

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

IN the Supreme Court, 6th April, 1904. Before his Honor Mr. Justice Walker. GARNISHEE APPLICATION…

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Goulburn Circuit Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 3
Also in The Mittagong Argus

The above court was opened on Wednesday last, his Honor. Judge Cohen presiding, ALLEGED NEGLECT OF A CHILD. Thomas Buut, of Burrawang, was charged…

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Alleged Theft of Butter at Mittagong. Jones Convicted. Esserman Acquitted

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

At the Goulburn Quarter Sessions on Thursday, Richard Jones, on remand, pleaded guilty to stealing at Mittagong last February 150lb. of butter, the…

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The State Elections. Contesting the Wollondilly Seat. Mr. McCOURT to Have Opposition

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

Mr. W. McCourt is to have opposition at the coming elections in his candidature for the Wollondilly seat in the State Parliament…

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Stealing Butter

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 2

On Thursday, Richard Jones was charged with stealing at Mittagong during the month of February last 150lbs of butter in three lots of 50lbs of each the property of the…

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Charge of Sheap Stealing

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 2

Daniel Richard Parameter wad charge with stealing in 1903 sheep, the property of William Cooper Lyons and another. There was a second count of receiving…

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Sheep Stealing

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 3

At the Goulburn Quarter Sessions last week, Daniel Richard Parmenter was charged with stealing at Belanglo, between 1st June and 30th November, 1903, thirteen…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. Before his Honor Judge Cohen. Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 3

Daniel Richard Parmenter was Charged with stealing between June 1 and November 30, 1903, 13 sheep, the property of William Cooper Lyons and…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. Before his Honor Judge Cohen. Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 4

Daniel Richard Parmenter was charged with stealing between June 1 and November 30, 1903, 13 sheep, the property of William Cooper Lyons and…

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