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Courts & crime, 1867

133 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 7

The Reported Murder of Dr. Livingstone

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 April 1867 · page 2

The Times of India of 13th March contains the account given by an Arab, named Moosa, of the murder of Dr. Livingstone; the great African traveller, but in the same journal of the 15th March doubts are…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, April 20, 1867. [Before E. Wren [?] J.P., and A. [?] Esq. J.P.] [?] From the [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 April 1867 · page 2

John [?] and [?] on remand [?] as above Mr. Robertson appeared for Tayor, and Mr. Miller for [?] Sergeant [?] asked for a remand until…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Thursday, April 25. (Before Messrs. [?] and A. Landale.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 May 1867 · page 2

John Taylor and Jeremiah Sullivan were brought up on romand, charged with felony. Mr. Robertson and Mr. Miller appeared for the defence…

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Deniliquin Police Court. [Before G. Peppin Esq., J.P., and Dr. Lang, Esq., J.P.] Tuesday, April 30th. Music License

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 May 1867 · page 2

An application for a music license for the Wanderer Inn, North Deniliquin, was made through. Mr. Miller, sol[?]tor, and was granted for the nights of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, for one month…

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Albury Police Court. Thursday, Mat 2. (Before J. J. Keatinge and & Bay, Esq.’s., J.P.’s.) One individual pleaded guilty to a charge of inchriety, and was fined 5s

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 May 1867 · page 2

One individual pleased guilty to a charge of inchriety, and was fined 5s. J. T. Fallon, Esq., J.P., here took his seat. Robert Thomson was summoned by Alexander…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, May 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 11 May 1867 · page 2

(Before Capt. Carey, P.M., and R. Gayer, Esq., J.P.) J. Faris, of Wallandool, was summoned by Norman P. Lockhart, Inspector of Sheep, for a breach of the 74th section of the Scab in Sheep Act, in failing to…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, May 4. [Before T. B. Carne, Esq., J.P., and A. Landale, Esq., J.p.] Assault

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 May 1867 · page 2

Edward Sackett appeared, on remand from the previous day, and was charged with assaulting on aboriginal, named Shelly, at Deniliquin, on the 4th February. Thomas Johnston deposed : Saw prisoner and Shelly in…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, Mat 7. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and Messrs. Day and Fallon, J.P’s.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 11 May 1867 · page 2

Three individuals, charged with drunkenness, were mulcted in the turn of 5s. each. John [?] and Edmard Kelly were fined, the former 20s. and the latter 5s. with 6s, 6d. costs for…

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Attack on the Police by Fifteen Prisoners. (From the Empire.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 11 May 1867 · page 2

Official telegrams were received on Tuesday, announcing that fifteen prisoners, while being conveyed from Bathurst to the metropolitan gaols, rose upon their escort in the vicinity of Pulpit Hill—that several…

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Murder of a Bank Manager

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 18 May 1867 · page 2

Intelligence of what appears to be one of the most atrocious murders over committed in Victoria, was received in Ballarat on Saturday afternoon last, the victim of the foul deed being Mr. T. U. Burke, a…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, May 11. [Before T. B. Carne, Esq., J .P.] Obscene Language

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 May 1867 · page 3

Margaret M‘Dougall appeared before the Bench, charged as above and was fined 40s., or, in default, one month’s imprisonment. Tuesday, May 14…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, May 14. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and George Day, Esq, J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 18 May 1867 · page 2

Lewis Jones was summoned by Daniel O’Bryan for £4 10s. wages, for cutting hay. By plaintiff’s evidence he admitted he was not a [?] servant, and by consent the ease, quantum…

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Albury Small Debts’ Court. Tuesday, May 14. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and Georgo Day, Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 18 May 1867 · page 2

Daniel Bathington v. W. Smith, Work and labor, £3 [?] W.J. Jones [?] Davis, rent, £6 Settled. W. Mec[?]am v. Thomas Field; work and labor,…

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The Piggoreet Murder

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 May 1867 · page 1

There was general joy manifested over the town last night when the news was brought in by police that the gold and mosey taken from the murdered Mr. Burke, as also the pistols…

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Murder at Collindina

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 25 May 1867 · page 2

Last Saturday evening a murder was committed at Collindina, at Knight’s Hotel. The man killed was named James Bowen, and it appeared from the evidence that [?] was killed by a man named Daniel…

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Dreadful Murder at Benalla

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 25 May 1867 · page 2

The inhabitants of this neighborhood have been thrown into a elate of the greatest excitement by the (news of a dreadful murder, which occurred at Broken Creek, about eight miles from Benalla, on Saturday…

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The Murder at Collendina

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 May 1867 · page 3

On Saturday evening last, a man named Daniel Neil, or Neale, belonging to the snagging party new employed between Collendina and Mulwala, in the colony of Kew South Wales, was in Knight’s Hotel in the former…

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Bushranging and Murder at Timberumba

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 25 May 1867 · page 3

On Saturday night last great excitement was caused by a report that a Chinese store at Upper Tumberumba had been stuck-up. and that the unfortunate celestial in charge had been mortally wounded. The…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, May 21, 1867. [Before C. G. N. Lockhart, Esq., A.P.]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 May 1867 · page 2

Henry Walters appeared before [?] charged with uttering; a cheque for £8 tm Wm. M‘Donald at Conargo on the 30th May. The cheque purported to be signed by James M‘Bean…

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The Murder of Mr. T. U. Burke

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 25 May 1867 · page 3

With reference to the murder of Mr. Thomas Click Burke, at Smythesdale, Mr. Comyns, formerly manager of the Bank of Australasia, at Happy Valley, states that three or four months ago, when travelling from…

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