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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1857

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Police Report. Week ending April, 24th, 1857. [?]

The Border Post · Saturday 25 April 1857 · page 2

John Maher and James [?] were dismissed with a caution Bought Harold and John Shied were each fined £2. [?]…

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Police Report. Week ending May 1st, 1857. Escaping From Custody

The Border Post · Saturday 2 May 1857 · page 2

William M‘Dougall, alias M’Donald, was brought up under warrant, charged with escaping from the lock-up at Drayton whilst in custody for horse stealing…

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Police Report Week ending May 15th, 1857. DUNCSNCES

The Border Post · Saturday 16 May 1857 · page 2

John Carroll and Elizabeth Dorman were discharged with a caution. Thomas Brookes was fined £1. Thomas Williams and Mary Griffith were fined £2…

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Beechworth Police Court. Beach of the Impounding Act

The Border Post · Saturday 23 May 1857 · page 2

Henry M’lllree, the Wolonga pound keeper, appeared to answer the summons of Constable Power, of Belvoir, for having advertised excessive damages on a brown…

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Police Report. Week ending May 22nd, 1857. DRUNKARDS

The Border Post · Saturday 23 May 1857 · page 2

John Ross and John Harris were discharged with a caution. MASTERS’ AND SEAVANTS’ ACT. Thomas Sullivan was ordered to pay…

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Horrible Murder at Balranald

The Border Post · Saturday 30 May 1857 · page 3

—This part of the country has recently been thrown into a state of excitement, by hearing of the atrocious murder of Mr William Graham,…

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Police Report. Week ending May 29th, 1857. Threatening Language

The Border Post · Saturday 30 May 1857 · page 2

Richard Holmes and James Brogan were charged with using threatening language to Amie Augustus Hoon. It appeared by the evidence that defendants…

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Shocking Murder at Tumut. (From the Goulburn Chronicle Correspondent.)

The Border Post · Saturday 6 June 1857 · page 3

I very much regret to -inform you that the quietude of our township was disturbed to-day (Sunday, the 24th) by the receipt of news that a shocking…

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Police Report. Week ending June 6th. 1837. [?]

The Border Post · Saturday 6 June 1857 · page 2

Richard [?] was fined £3 for this [?] DISASTER AND [?] ACT. Charles Meyce [?] to answer the…

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Police Report. Week ending June 12th, 1957. [?]

The Border Post · Saturday 13 June 1857 · page 2

Samuel Hall and Patrick Hrogan were each fined £2 for the [?] O[?] LANGUAGE James Brogan was charged with using…

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Police Report. Week eating July 4th 1857. [?]

The Border Post · Saturday 4 July 1857 · page 2

John Carroll was fixated £2 for this offence, and James Smith was fine £4 or wing guiros whilst drunk. Charles Dumpster was fined £2. William…

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Police Report. Week ending July 10th, 1857. [?]

The Border Post · Saturday 11 July 1857 · page 2

[?] James Williams, [?] caution. Joseph Wilson [?] and Michael M’Grath was fined £1…

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Albury Court of Requests. Monday, July 8th JACKSON T. BAIXRRDGE Dismissed, plaintiff not appearing. Wi[?] Hughes

The Border Post · Saturday 11 July 1857 · page 2

A claim for £10 for work and labour. This case occupied much time, there being much contradictory evidence; but as alterations had evidently been made in an…

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Deniliquin. [From Our Correspondent.] July 19th, Deniliquin Petty Sessions. (Before the Police Magistrate and Lawrence Cockburn. [?])

The Border Post · Saturday 25 July 1857 · page 2

TYSON V. SUTHERLAND. —This was a case of illegally impounding. The complainant is Mr John Tyson of the [?] of Tyson, Brothers, who are extensive…

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Police Report. Week ending Jul 30th, 1857. DRUNKENNESS

The Border Post · Saturday 1 August 1857 · page 2

Thomas Helerton and John Ross were fined £1 for this office. James Hunter was fined £2. CHANGE OF mass-[?]…

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Police Report. Week ending August 7th, 1857. Borrery

The Border Post · Saturday 8 August 1857 · page 2

Thomas Blake pleaded guilty to stealing money from the hut of his employer on the Indigo Creck, and was committed to Beechworth…

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Escape of Prisoners From the Charge of the Police

The Border Post · Saturday 8 August 1857 · page 2

On Monday morning last, the following prisoners, convicted at the last Court of Quarter Sessions, left Goulburn goal, under charge of Constable Bickle and…

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The Stephen Street Murder.— Arrest of One of the Supposed Murderers of Sophia Lewis

The Border Post · Saturday 8 August 1857 · page 2

On the night of the 30th November last, one of the most brutal murders recorded in the criminal [?] of the colony was perpetrated in Melbourne. The public must…

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Police Report. Week carling August 11th, 1857. Cutting and Is [?]

The Border Post · Saturday 15 August 1857 · page 2

Thomas Whity was charged with stabbing Alexander Findlay.[?] departed that he was between to Mr [?] of the [?]…

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Police Report. Week ending August 21st, 1857. Non-payment of Wages

The Border Post · Saturday 22 August 1857 · page 2

William Barnwell Bicknell appeared to answer a claim for wages due to James Lloway. Plaiting had been servant to, Dr Owen for one week, at the expiration…

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