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Courts & crime, 1868

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Albury Police Court. [?] 22. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 29 February 1868 · page 2

Two drunkard; were fined 5;. each, or 24 hours’ imprisonment. MONDAY FEBRUARY 24 (Before Captain Brownrigg, P. M., and George Day,…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday. [?] 29. (Before Captain Brownrigg P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 March 1868 · page 2

Charles Hopgood, on remand, charged with perjury was discharged, there not being sufficient evidence lo got to a jury. Slaughtering licenses were granted to Thomas Evan,…

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Horrid Murder at Aspinwall

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 March 1868 · page 4

The Panama Star and Herald, of the 24th January, says:—A most horrible and mysterious murder was committed in the Howard House, Aspinwall, on the night of…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, March 9. (Before J. Giles. Esq.. P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 March 1868 · page 3

Burns was charged by Constable Vaughan [?]ing obscene language in a public place, [?] being drunk and disorderly. For the [?]ence Burns was fined 40s., or fourteen…

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Albury Police Court. Wednesday, March 11. (Before J. T. Fallon, Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 March 1868 · page 2

Mary Hamilton, charged with drunkenness, pleaded guilty, and was admonished and discharged. THURSDAY, MARCH 12. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P. M. )…

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Attempt to Murder His Royal Highness Prince Alfred

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 March 1868 · page 2

OUR Sydney telegram, received yesterday, brought us the horrifying intelligence that the Duke of Edinburgh had been shot at by a miscreant of the name of O’Farrell, an…

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Albury District Court. Monday, March 9. (Before His Honor Judge Francis.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 March 1868 · page 2

The following cases were either settled, continued, or process not served : — 1. John Hartley [?] H. Palmer, of Ten Mile Creek, L100; detinue; Thorold…

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Committal of a Squatter for Cattle Stealing

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 March 1868 · page 6

BURROWA, March 16.—A special meeting of magistrates was held in the Court-house on Thursday last, to investigate the alleged charges of cattle stealing preferred against…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, March 21. (Before J. Giles, Esq., P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 March 1868 · page 6

Edward Staunton, charged with being concerned in the robbery of jewellery from Mr. [?] of Mungadal, near Hay, was brought up and remanded to the Hay Bench…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Friday, March 20. (Before J. Giles, Esq., P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 March 1868 · page 3

James Matheson was sent to gaol for seven days for being drunk and disorderly. Sullivan v. Callinan. This was a case in which defendant was charged with making use of…

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The Attempted Assassination of the Prince. O’farhel in Gaol

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 March 1868 · page 6

Parties who have held conversations with O’Farrell since his committal for trial, all agree in representing him as a person of great conversational powers, and as very willing to…

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Deniliquin District Court. Tuesday, March 17

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 March 1868 · page 4

There were thirty-five cases set down for hearing, of which eleven were settled out of court; fifteen by consent to judgment; seven lapsed and five were defended…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday March 21.(Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 28 March 1868 · page 2

Elizabeth Murray, charged with being drunk and disorderly in the public streets, pleaded guilty, and was fined £1, or in default seven days in gaol. To a second charge of using obscene language in the public…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Friday, March 27. (Before J. Giles, Esq., P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 April 1868 · page 4

John Doran and Michael Cremar were charged with assaulting and robbing a man named William Alleyne of two £5 notes, at Deniliquin on the night of Tuesday, the 24th…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, March 28.(Before J. T. Fallon and Geo. Day, Esqrs., J.P.’s.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 April 1868 · page 2

John Everett, charged with larceny, was remanded until Tuesday, 31st March. MONDAY, MARCH 30. Browning, P.M., and S. C. V. North,…

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Albury Police Court, Tuesday, April 7. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 11 April 1868 · page 2

James Harris was charged by the Commissioner of Crown Lands with illegally occupying Crown Lands. Mr Lockhart asked the Bench to inflict the highest penalty, not that lie wished the defendant to be…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, April 4.(.Before J. Giles, Esq., P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 April 1868 · page 4

James Alfred Curry was charged with stealing from the person of James Hall, on the 3rd inst., 18s 6d in silver and a cheque on the Bank of Victoria, for £1 10s…

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Appalling Double Murder at North Yanco

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 April 1868 · page 4

By the Narrandera mail on April 1st intelligence reached town of the perpetration of a most diabolical double murder at North Yanco. When the mail left Narrandera full…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, April 11. (Before J. Giles, Esq., P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 April 1868 · page 2

Mary Ann M‘Shane v. Edmund Edwin (wages £7 5s 2d). The debt was admitted, and defendant ordered to pay the full amount, with 5s 6d costs; in default levy and distress. The defendant…

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Mexican Life. (From “The Court of Mexico.” by the Countes Paula Kollonitz.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 18 April 1868 · page 4

The whole life of a Mexican bears the impress of a “dolce far nieote.” He never hastens busily through the streets; his time is never taken up. They rise early ; the ladies…

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