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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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Kempsey Police Court. Friday, Jan. 27.--Before the P.M. DRUNK

Macleay Argus · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 5

Frederick Batterson, charged by Constable Robertson with being drunk and disorderly at Frederickton on Anniversary Day, was fined 10s or 48 hours. The fine was paid…

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A Mission of Identification. Burgess Seen in Gaol. Gatton

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 2

As showing the great interest in the Gatton tragedy, the police have received exactly 700 letters from all parts of the continent, offering advice. The business of dealing…

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The Queensland Tragedies. at Gatton and Oxley. the Police Reticent. the Inquest on the Victims. Mrs. Murphy Prostrate. a New Theory. an Accomplice Murdered. the Position of Burgess. Brisbane

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 2

The Commissioner for Police states, in connection with the Oxley murder, that the police have now secured something definite to work upon, and he has hopes of bringing…

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Police Court. Forster, Saturday, Jan. 28Th. (Before the Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.m.) Three Card Trick

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 2

Robert James, an alleged Sydney spieler, was brought up in custody, charged, under the Vagrncy Act, with playing an unlawful game—the Three Card Trick—on board the…

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Shall Debts Court. Forster, Saturday, Jan. 28Th. (Before the Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.m.) Claim for Rent

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 2

Robert Dun v. Thomas McBride. Claim, £5 10s for rent. A verdict for tho amount was given with 5b costs. The defendane was allowed time to pay. The first payment of…

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Kempsey Police Court. Jan. 31—Before G. B. Smith. P.M. Jan. 27.—Before Mr. G. B. Smith, P. M.

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 8

Frederick Batterson was fined 10s or 48 hours imprisonment for being drunk and disorderly at Frederickton on Anniversary Day. Samuel Taylor was fined 20s and costs for using obscene language in Belgrave-street on 27th inst. The P.M. warned bim not to appear before him again on a similar charge…

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Kempsey Police Court. Monday, Jan. 30. -- Before the P. M.

Macleay Argus · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 10

Hannah Ettor Larkins was charged with wilfully and maliciously setting fire to a quantity of timber, the property of Henry Davis, of Urulgurra, on Friday, 27th ult…

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Frightful Murder Jealously the Cause. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 2

A terrible murder occurred at Paddington yesterday, when a man named Michael Kelly shot at and killed Miss Flynn…

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Police Court. Forster, Saturday, Jan. 28. Before the Hon. E. A. T. PERY, P.M. Obscene Language

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 6

Francis Peters, on bail, charged with using obscene language, was fined 10s, or 3 days in the Forster lockup. The fine was paid…

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Shocking Tragedy at Paddington. Murder and Attempted Suicide. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 12

A shocking tragedy occurred at Paddington yesterday, when a man named Michael Kelly shot a young lady named Marion Flynn, who died shortly after…

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Murder and Attempted Suicide at Paddington. a Young Woman Shot Through Jealousy. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 5

This morning a young woman named Flynn, a governess, aged 27 years, residing at Paddington, was shot by a man named Kelly. She subsequently died from the…

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Small Debts Court. Forster, Saturday, Jan. 28. Before the Hon. E. A. T. PERY, P.M. Robert Dun V. Thos. M'bride, Junr

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 3

Claim £5 10s for house rent, and 5s costs. A verdict was given for the amount and costs, to be paid in monthly instalments of 15s, until the amount is paid…

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Another Brutal Murder

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 4

A brutal murder is reported from Claremont, West Australia. The dead body of a Mrs. Fox was found within 500 yards of her residence with her head split open with an…

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Police Court. Wingham. Wed., 8Th Feb. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Frau[?]lently Defacing a Brand

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

Joseph Small, was charged with fraudulently defacing a brand. Mr. L. O. Martin appeared for the defendant…

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At the Court House. Police Court. Monday, Feb. 6.--Before the P.M.

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 7

JOHN PERRY was charged at the instance of the police with consigning a diseased animal for sale. Mr. Gilfillan appeared for the defence…

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Murder in West Australia

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 7

A MURDER, the circumstances of which are surrounded with some mystery, occurred near Claremont, a suburb a few miles from Perth, on Saturday…

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Police Promotion. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 9

First-class Constable Reynold's promotion to the rank of senior-constable has been gazetted…

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Police Court. Wingham, Wednesday, Feb. 8. Before the Hon E. A. T. PERY, P.M. CORNISH v. SMALL

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

In this case Henry John Cornish, J.P., of Cundletown proceeded against Joseph Small, of Killa warra on a charged fraudulently defacing the brand of a certain steer, the property of complainant, at…

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Tragedy in Paris. Murder and Suicide. London

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 2

A Celestial attached to the Legatton in Paris murdered the Secretary of the Chinese Ambassador in the French capital…

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The Gatton Murder

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 16 February 1899 · page 4

The man Burke, inspected of being connected with the Gatton murders and who was recently arrested at Woolgoolga, near Grafton, was brought before the Grafton…

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