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Courts & crime, 1861

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Yackandandah Police Court. [?]W. Welshman, Esq.. and a ,S. Palmer, Esq., J.P.’s Wednesday, November 20

The Border Post · Saturday 23 November 1861 · page 7

Asdren Sha[?] summoned for being [?]a business license, and was fined 10s. [?]9s, 6d. cost. J. Fars was summoned for using abusive…

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Chiltern, [?]Rutherglen, and [?]Police Courts. Before W.D. [?]Esq, P.M. Thursday 21 [?]November 1861

The Border Post · Saturday 23 November 1861 · page 2

[?]a [?]for [?]on [?] without a [?]As [?]had not [?] him the [?] of a licence [?]…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, November 25th. 1861. (Before Captain Brownrigg)

The Border Post · Wednesday 27 November 1861 · page 3

Andrew M’Culloch, charged with carrying fire arms within the town boundary, was dismissed. Tuesday, 26th. David M’Cann was fined 5s, for drunkenness,…

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Beechworth Police Court. Monday, November 25. Before E. T. Barnard, Esq., P.M.

The Border Post · Wednesday 27 November 1861 · page 6

Mary Donnelly was charged with using abusing language to Catherine Loftus, on Pennyweight Flat. A number of witnesses were examined, and the case was one of the usual…

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Wangaratta Police Court. Monday, Nov, 25, 1861. Before R. W. Shadforth, Ess. P.M.

The Border Post · Wednesday 27 November 1861 · page 1

John Belton v. John Deg’s.—Claim for 30s, balance of account for strenchreaking. Mr Norten for defendant Plaintiff and his mates had broken three [?] of three-inch metal, which had been measured…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, November 26. (Before Captain Browningg, P.M., and J. T. Fallon, Esq., Mayor. the Dog Nuisance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 27 November 1861 · page 2

Some half-dozen persons were fined 20s. each for having their dogs at huge without registry. ' " OBSCENE LANGUAGE…

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Chiltren, Indigo, Rutherglen, and Wahgunyah Police Courts. Monday, November 25. Before W. H. [?] Esq., P.M.

The Border Post · Wednesday 27 November 1861 · page 1

John Murphy, an old off [?] with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 40s, or in default 14 days. Tuesday, November 26…

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Deniliquin Police Court Friday Nove 22, 1861. [Before the Police Magistrate and J. N. Alexander, Esq., J.p.] Drunk

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Friday 29 November 1861 · page 3

A small man, characteristically named [?] who had fallen into the hands of the police was discharged with a caution upon his admission that he had been overcome by liquor…

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Beechworth Police Court. Wednesday, November 27. Before E. T. Barnard, Esq., P.M.

The Border Post · Saturday 30 November 1861 · page 8

Ah-Hang who had only recently been discharged from gaol, was charge by the governor, Mr. Castlen, with lowering about the goal, and endeavouring to introduce tobacco, and a letter…

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Rutherglen Warden’s Court

The Border Post · Saturday 30 November 1861 · page 1

Lindholm and party “the Independent Company” v. O’Neill and party. —This case has been requently before the court, and win at last satisfactorily decided by Mr Wardan Butler in the…

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Chiltern, Indigo, Rutherglen, and Wahgunyah Police Courts. Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1861. Before W. D[?]mmond, Eso. P.M., and W. Butler, Esq, J P.

The Border Post · Saturday 30 November 1861 · page 1

Darid Small v [?] Sullen. Claim for £20, for assault. Mr Ogier for complainant. It appeared from evidence that on the 18th instant Suiton a met Small in the public street of Wahgunyah, and after…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, December 3.(Before the Police Magistrate, &, J. Roper, Esq., J.P-ALLAN V. CHAUNCY

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 4 December 1861 · page 2

Mr. Campbell for plaintiff, Mr. Blackmore for defendant. Claim for hire of wench and tackling, £3. William Halbert deposed that Mr. Chauncy…

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Beechworth Police Court. Monday, December 2. Before E. T. Barnard, Esq., P.M.

The Border Post · Wednesday 4 December 1861 · page 8

Two lunatics were brought brought before the Bench, and were each remanded for seven days’ for medical enquiry. Richard Field was charged by Thomas…

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Wangaratta Police Court. Wednesday, 27th November: Before R. W. Shadforth, Esq., P.M.

The Border Post · Wednesday 4 December 1861 · page 4

Patrick Murphy Jot indecency, was fined 20s of 24 hours. James Fallon, who had been arrested on a warrant for illegality driving cattle off the Rev Joseph Docker’s…

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Albury Police Court. (Before Captain Brownrigg, F.M., end J. Roper. Esq., J.P. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1861

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 4 December 1861 · page 2

James Tynan was fined 5s. for breach of Police Act. Richard Kelly, allowing dogs to stray without a license, was fined 20s…

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Yackandandah Court of Mines. Friday. December 6

The Border Post · Wednesday 4 December 1861 · page 8

Collins v Williams, dissolution of partnership. George Maynard, Clark of Court…

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Chiltern. Indigo, Rutherglen, and Wahgunyah Police Courts. Saturday, Nov. 30, Before W. Drummond Esq. P M.

The Border Post · Wednesday 4 December 1861 · page 4

Mr W. Smith v. Emma Simons.—Obtaining money under false pretences. Mr Ogler appeared for defendant. Evidence proved that defendant had obtained £5 from Mrs Smith on a bill of exchange on…

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Deniliquin Police Court Tuesday December 3rs, 1861. [Before the Police Magistrate] [?]

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Friday 6 December 1861 · page 3

[?] left his hired service , and using abusive language in his master. [?]for the defendants, took…

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Albury Police Court. Wednesday, December 4. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 December 1861 · page 2

Charles Smith, a notorious character in the Albury lock-up, was charged with using most abusive and obscene language to Robert Jones, the present acting-gaoler…

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