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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

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The Murder epidemic. Another Wife Murdered. Melbourne

The Manning River Independent and Advocate of Native Industries · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 3

Another victim to the brutality of a husband was added to the list last night in Glasgow-lane, off Arnold street, Bendigo, when, between 7 and…

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The Tumberumba Murder. Particulars of the Crime. Albury

The Manning River Independent and Advocate of Native Industries · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 3

FULL particulars of the Tumberumba murder came to hand this morning. It seems that at about 11 o’clock on Tuesday night a Mr. Quinlan gave…

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Kempsey Police Court. Tuesday. (Before the P.M.)

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 February 1892 · page 2

John Stack, charged with (drunkenness, was fined 10s. or 48 hours. Edgar Thurston was charged with escaping from the Public Works…

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Wife Murder Epidemic. PERTH

The Manning River Independent and Advocate of Native Industries · Tuesday 23 February 1892 · page 3

West Australia has added another link to the chain of wife murders so recently committed in New South Wales, New Zealand, and Victoria…

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Escaped From Gaol and Suicided. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1892 · page 2

A man named Shelly, escaped from Newcastle gaol and afterwards committed suicide…

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Kempsey Police Court. Tuesday. (Before the P.M. and O. Sutherland, Esq., J.P.)

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1892 · page 2

Charles Smith v. John Peterkin and David Worboys.--No appearance. Case struck out. John T. Locke (nuisance inspector)…

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Opening of the New Court. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1892 · page 2

The new court of Quarter Sessions was opened yesterday, Judge Backhouse presiding…

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Kempsey Small Debts Court. Tuesday. (Before the P.M. and G. Sutherland, Esq., J.P.)

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1892 · page 2

T. G. Savage v. Albert Sydenham. --Claim £1 5s 10d. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount and costs…

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Escaped From Gaol. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 March 1892 · page 5

A man named Bridge who was sentenced to two years for housebreaking on Wednesday last, at Murrarundi gaol, escaped last night…

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A Bank Manager Sentenced to Seven Years

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 March 1892 · page 5

Low, the manager of the Northumberland Banking Co., was sentenced yesterday to seven years hard labor. The Judge remarking that £14,000…

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Committed for Attempted Murder. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 March 1892 · page 5

Samuel Kirby was yesterday committed for attempted murder of his mother, in Market-street, on February 8th…

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A Hideous murder. Melbourne

The Manning River Independent and Advocate of Native Industries · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 3

A fearful discovery of the remains of a murdered woman was made in an unoccupied house at Windsor to-day. The cottage was taken about six weeks…

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Bankruptcy Court

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 3

Re Nicolai Christensen examined before Mr. Arthur Henry, Registrar. The bankrupt said his statement had been prepared by Mr. Jones of Kempsey. He gave…

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The Windsor Murder

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 4

One of the most startling murder mysteries of recent date das just come to light at Windsor, Victoria. A person house-hunting there came…

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Murder Revelations

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 2

DURING the past fortnight Melbourne has been moved to it's very centre by the discovery that a murder has been committed at Windsor, the details of…

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Macleay District Court. Monday, March 14. (Before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.)

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 2

Barristers in attendance: Mr. Browning, Crown Prosecutor, and Mr. Addison. The Attorneys were Messrs. J. A. I. Perry, P. P. Jones, J…

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News by Wire. Court-martial on the H.M.S. Royalist. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 2

A court-martial was held on board H.M.S. Royalist yesterday, when several deserters were dealt with…

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The Windsor Murder

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 6

Inquiries made by the Sydney Morning Herald and also the Melbourne papers show that Williams (as he is now called) the Windsor murderer, is…

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The Divorce Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 2

A considerable amount of interest attaches in arisocratic circles to the Russell matrimonial suit, which [?]s down for hearing in the Law Courts this week. The Countess Russell is the petitioner, praying for a…

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General News. a Police Constable Killed

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 3

An affray occurred at Bendigo, Victoria, shortly before 1 o'clock on Sunday morning, resulting in the death of a constable named Arthur William Brown, aged 33…

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