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Courts & crime, 1861

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Albury Small Debts Court

The Border Post · Wednesday 17 April 1861 · page 1

Doolan v Green Mr. Miller for plaintiff. Mr. Blackmore for defence. Claim of £10 for trespass. Catherine Doolan swore that on the 16th…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 17 April 1861 · page 2

(Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., J. T. Fallon, Esq., Mayor, J. J. Kealinge, Esq., J.P., and John Boper, Esq., J.P.) ADJOURNED CASES…

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Chiltern, Indigo, and Wahgunyah Police Courts. Monday, April 15

The Border Post · Wednesday 17 April 1861 · page 2

George Payne was charged by Detective Balley with robbing William Thomas of one ten pounds note, one fire found note, and a bank receipt for £100, William Thomas despond that he called at the house…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, April 16. Licensing Day

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 19 April 1861 · page 2

The business expected to be transacted on [?] occasion brought some forty; persons or so [?] Court-house; but as up magistrate put in an [?] the only thing left to pie parties who [?]…

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Wangaratta Police Court. Tuesday, April 16. Before R.W. Shadforth, Esq., P.M.

The Border Post · Saturday 20 April 1861 · page 2

White v. Burlon and Clementon—Claim for £ 10s., for six months rent of a farm. Defendants admitted the deb’, but naked for time, which plaintiff declined to give them, as the amount was…

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County Court at Chiltern: 24th April, 1861 Cause List

The Border Post · Saturday 20 April 1861 · page 2

All cause not o m £20;—Alexander Gordon v. John Crowther, £3; Joseph Roberts v. Henry Ellis £4 12s; Joseph Hoberts v. Henry O. Half, £8 5s gd: John Taylor v, Jame[?] Drummond…

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Court of Mines at Chiltern. 25th April, 1861. Cause List

The Border Post · Saturday 20 April 1861 · page 2

George Halliburton v. James Selman, dissolution at partnership claim for £32 12s: John Speight v. Isaac Alien, Dissolution of partnership claim for £35 ; Frank Goring and others v. John…

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Chiltern, Indigo. and Wahgunyah Police Courts. Wednesday April 17. Before W. H. Gaunt, Esq., P.M.

The Border Post · Saturday 20 April 1861 · page 2

Mary Jane Young trotter was compared against by Aim Green, for an assault with intent to do grievous bodily Larm. As usual, with ladies’ cases, a great derives sais to both sides Mr.[?]…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, April 23rd, 1861. (Before Capt. Browning and Dr. Keating.)

The Border Post · Wednesday 24 April 1861 · page 1

Charles St tics, poundkeeper at the Piney Range, appeared on summons to answer to the charge of levying excessive damages under the impounding Act. From the evidence of Henry…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, April 22, 1861. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and Elliot Herriot, Esq., J. P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 24 April 1861 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS. Richard Nash, charged with committing the above offence on Saturday last, was discharged in consideration of Sunday's incarceration…

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County Court at Chiltern. 24th April, 1861. Cause List

The Border Post · Wednesday 24 April 1861 · page 2

All causes not over £20 :—Alexander Gordon v. John Crowther, £3; Joseph Roberts v. Henry Ellis, £4 12s ; Joseph Roberts v. Henry O. Hall, £8 5s 6d; John Taylor v. James Drummond…

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Court of Mines at Chiltern. 25th April, 1861. Cause List

The Border Post · Wednesday 24 April 1861 · page 2

George Halliburton v. James Sellman, dissolution of partnership claim for £32 12s; John Speight v. Isaac Allen, Dissolution of partnership claim for £35 ; Frank Goring and others v. John…

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Chiltern, Indigo. and Wahgunyah Police Courts. Monday, April 22. Before W. H. Gaunt, Esq , P.M.

The Border Post · Wednesday 24 April 1861 · page 2

Mr Gaunt gate notice, the in consequence of the hellions of the County Court on that morning, the Police Tome Chiltern would sit at half past nine o’clock upon Wednesday…

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Deniliquin Police Court Tuesday, April 23, 1861. [Before Mr J. Kelly, Esq. P. M. and Mesrs Dun Peppin and [?] J.P.’s] AN [?] “SROUT”

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 26 April 1861 · page 3

Mr. Gane the publisher of the Southern Courier summoned Mr. Dillon proprietor of the Sportsman’s Arms, Deniliquin for £6 13s 3d, being the amount of an advertising account. The case had been…

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Albury Police Court. P.m.) Friday, April, 26. (Before Captain Brownrigg, HORSE-STEALING

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 April 1861 · page 2

The prisoners Thomas Green and George Watson were again brought up charged with the above, and the following evidence was taken :— Peter O'Rourke, being sworn, said: I am a…

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Album Police Court. Friday, April 26th, 1861.(Before Capt. Brownrigg.)

The Border Post · Saturday 27 April 1861 · page 1

Thomas Green and George Watson were brought up on remand, charged on suspicion of stealing a mob of sixty horses from Maneroo. Mr, Blackmore for the defence,…

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Corowa Police Court. Thursday, April 25th 1861. (Before Capt. Brownringg.)

The Border Post · Saturday 27 April 1861 · page 1

William Fox Martin appeared on summons, charged with non payment of wages claimed by John Mohrland. general servant. Claim £6 4s. Defendant ordered to pay 1.4 18s…

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Wangaratta Police Court. Tuesday, April 23. Before R. W. Shadforth, Esq., P.M.

The Border Post · Saturday 27 April 1861 · page 2

H. Johnson v. P. While; claim for £18 4s 9d, for stonebreaking. Mr Norton appeared for plaintiff. For the defence it was stated that the stone was not broken small enough, and that plaintiff had agreed to…

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A Yankee Court of Justice

The Border Post · Saturday 27 April 1861 · page 2

The following extent from the report of a trail, which was held at [?]Connection is taken from the New York Tones, of January 14. The trial was that of the prisoners charged with…

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Chiltern County Court. Wednesday, April 84. Before His Honor Judge Cope

The Border Post · Saturday 27 April 1861 · page 2

Alexander Gordon v. John Crowther, Claim for £3. This was a case that was dismissed from the last court because the summons had not been served “A savage dog was in the way,” The claim was…

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