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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1862

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, February 10, 1862

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Tuesday 11 February 1862 · page 3

Before the opening of the Court the Police Magistrate, observing Mr. Noyes present, inquired of the Chief Constable if he had heard anything about the witness summoned from the…

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Sydney. Central Criminal Court. Wednesday, 5Th, February. (Before Mr. Justice Wise.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 12 February 1862 · page 2

MURDER ON BOARD THE SHIP [?] [?] Ali, [?] (No. 2), [?] [?] and Kadah (No. 2), were severally charged with having murdered one Syed [?]…

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Moama Police Court Saturday, February 15th 1862. Before J [?]

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Tuesday 18 February 1862 · page 3

[?] renowned [?] was charged with [?] the [?] of Edward [?] of the [?] on the 2nd instant. The prisoner…

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Albuby Police Court. Monday, Feb. 17. (Before the Police Magistrate.)DRUNK

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 19 February 1862 · page 2

Thomas Deas was charged with being drunk. He pleaded, " Not guilty. The offence was proved: fined 20s, pr forty-eight hours' imprisonment…

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Late Murderous Assault Back Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 19 February 1862 · page 2

Early yesterday morning the unfortunate man, John Mear, who was so brutally kicked a fig-lit that occurred In the tent of a man named Malone, in the M'lvor road, died of…

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Murder of an Inspector Police, in Adelaide

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Friday 21 February 1862 · page 4

The S. A. Register of February 5th has the following :— The city of Adelaide has perhaps never been so suddenly and so rudely startled as it was…

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Police Court, Wodonga. Thursday, Feb. 20. (Cefore Cap[?]ain Brow[?]rigg, P.m.) [?]Ly-[?]rog

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 22 February 1862 · page 2

[?] [?], of the Old Bar[?][?]watha Store, was summoned for selling to one Mul[?]olla[?]d one glass of b[?][?]ndy, on the 30th January last. Mr. Miller appeared to prosecute, Mr. Blackmore…

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Albury Police Court. Friday, February 21. (Before Captain Brow[?]rigg, P.M., the Mayor, and J. T. Fallon, Esq., J.p.) Wages

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 22 February 1862 · page 2

Martha Aon Hughes was summoned by John Gree[?][?][?]w for non-payment of £4 wages. Mr. Campbell for complaina[?]t, Mr. Miller for the defence…

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Albury Police Court. Friday, February 28. (Before the Police Magistrate, and John Roper, Esq., Mayor.) Evasion of Toll

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 March 1862 · page 2

Samuel Martin was summoned by Daniel Driscoll, lessee of the Albury Bridge toll bar, for crossing the river with cattle with intent to evade the toll payable on the bridge…

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Murder at Yandoit

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 March 1862 · page 4

About twelve months ago, an old man named Hampshire, well-known as a newspaper runner, and as keeper of a store distinguished as the Four L’s Store, at Yandoit,…

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Police Court, Wodonga. Thursday, Feb. 27. (Before Cap[?]ain Brow[?]rigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 March 1862 · page 2

The several sly grog cases (four in number) against W. K. Smith and wife were again proceeded with, Mr. Miller appearing to prosecute, Mr. Blackmore for the defence…

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Yass District Court. Friday, Feb. 21. (Before His Honour Judge Callaghan.) WATT V. POTTINGER

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 March 1862 · page 3

This was a jury case. It was an action to recover £200 damages for an assault. The plaintiff was Mr. Thomas Redfern Watt, a settler in the neighbourhood of Cowra,…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, March 1.[Before John Phillips , and J. N. Alexander, Esqus., Jj.p.] Assaulting and Wounding

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Tuesday 4 March 1862 · page 3

John Taylor appeared to a summons, charging him with committing an assault and wounding one Peter Steel, carrier , on Thursday afternoon last…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, March 3.(Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)DRUNKENNESS

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 5 March 1862 · page 2

Michael Carter, for the above offence, was fined five shillings. As he was a decided advocate for the credit system, he was allowed seven days to pay it in…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, March 4th. (Before J. N. Alexander, Esq., J.p.) Assault

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Friday 7 March 1862 · page 3

A charge of assault, preferred by Adolphus Flanagan against Alexander Bell, was called on, but as the summons had not been served, a fresh summons was granted for Tuesday, 11th March,…

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Police Head Quarters

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Friday 7 March 1862 · page 3

It now appears we were not wrong in our surmise that Mr. Mate has incorrectly stated the views of the N.S.W. Ministry, in reference to the appointment of a police superintendent for…

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Albury Police Court. Thursday, March 6, 1862. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 March 1862 · page 2

The men Hale, Maning and Ellis, who were taken up some ten days since on suspicion of having stolen horses in their possession, were again brought up, for the…

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Attempt to Escape From Darlinghurst Gaol

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 March 1862 · page 3

On Monday forenoon, the drain running from Darlinghurst Gaol to the quarry which terminates in Palmer Street, being under course of repair, two men, attached to the…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, 11th March. (Before John Phillips, Esq., and James Tyson, Esq, J.jp.) Small Debts’ Court

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Friday 14 March 1862 · page 3

Henry Lee v. Michael Sullivan.—Claim for [?] 6s for goods sold and delivered. No appearance of either party. Case dismissed. Henry Lee v. James Flood.—Summons not…

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The New Police Force

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Friday 14 March 1862 · page 4

The Sydney Morning Herald gives a digest of the rules drawn up for the regulation and [?] of the Police Force under the new Act. We extract a few of the…

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