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Courts & crime, 1870

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Deniliquin Police Court. (Before the P.M., and Dr. Wren, and Mr. Noyes, J.Ps.) The following was held over last week from want of space

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 July 1870 · page 4

An Application was made through Mr. Jeffery, for the transfer of the license of the Exchange Hotel, from Richard De Custer to John Nugent. Mr. Jeffery stated that Nugent was a married man,…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Friday, July 7. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 July 1870 · page 2

Thomas Holmes. charged with [?] [?] James [?] [?]…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, July 2. (Before Messrs. G. Day and K. M‘Lennan, J.P.’[?]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 9 July 1870 · page 2

Richard Leahy was charged by Mr Lockhart, Sheep Inspector, with travelling sheep without a license. Fined £3 and costs. MONDAY, JULY 4…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, July 12. Small Debts Court

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 July 1870 · page 2

August Werner v. E. [?] for plaintiff, with 5s costs. Thomas Robertson v. Brejamin What[?] promissory note. Defendant did not appear, and a…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, July 9. (Before Geo Day [?] J.P)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 16 July 1870 · page 2

James [?] was fined [?] hours, for drunkenness, and £5, or two months in gaol, for using language of a disgusting-nature in the public [?] TUESDAY JULY 12…

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[?] Crown Lands Sales. at the Police-office, Albury, On Friday 29th July. Country Lots

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 16 July 1870 · page 2

Lot A, 188 acres 3 roods, county of Goulburn [?] of Bowna, adjoining the eastern boundary of Hore’e portions of [?] and [?] acres…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, July 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 23 July 1870 · page 2

Robert Campbell, alias Palmer, was brought up on remand from Wangaratta, charged on suspicion of murder. The prisoner’s appearance exactly agreed with the Police Gazette description of the suspected…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, July 19. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 July 1870 · page 2

Thomas Hogan, charged with furious riding, was ordered to pay a fin of 40s, and was hound over in his own recognizances to appear on Tuesday to pay the fine. In default of payment to be imprisoned for fourteen…

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Albury District Court. Monday, July 25. Civil Cases

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 23 July 1870 · page 2

33. T. H. Mate & Co. (Fleming) v. M. Moriarty ; goods sold and delivered, £22 7s 8d. 34. Robert Parker (Thorold) v. George Betts ; work and labor, £12 10s…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, July 25

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 July 1870 · page 2

Andrew Farrell v. Wm. Cad[?].—la this case the defendant was accused of stealing, at the Four Post Island, a white barrow pig, the property of the complainant. Andrew Farrell deposed that he last saw tho pig in…

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Deniliquin District Court

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 July 1870 · page 2

The following are the cases for hearing at the April sittings. 17. Thomas Sullivan (Robertson, attorney) v. Henry Kelly, goods sold, 11[?] 2s…

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Albury District Court. Monday, July 25.(Before His Honor Judge Francis.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 30 July 1870 · page 2

33. T. H. Mate & Co. (Fleming) M. Moriarty; goods sold and delivered, £22 7s 8d. Verdict for amount by default. SETTLED CASES…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, July 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 August 1870 · page 2

John M’Grath was fined 5s, or 24 hours, for [?] TUESDAY, AUGUST 2. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and Messrs. James…

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Hat District Court. List of Causes

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 August 1870 · page 2

12. Sutherland and wife (Reed, attorney) v. W. L. Smith (Twynam, attorney), 200?, libel. 14. Boyle (Reed) v. William Crwwys (Twynam) 82/ 4s, work and labour…

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Deniliquin District Court. Tuesday, August 2. Undefended Cases

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 August 1870 · page 4

Duncan Wm. Campbell (Robertson). v. James Iron, goods sold and money lent (Levy and De Lissa) 80l 11s 6d. Mr. Moseley applied for the postponement of the trial to next court, on the grounds that…

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Deniliotin Police Court. Tuesday, August 9. (Before Messrs. R. Landale, E. Wren, H. Hinketson, A. W. F. Noyen. and T, Watson, J.Pa.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 August 1870 · page 2

SMALL DEBTS. Thomas Sullivan v. John M’Culloch, work and labour £4 16s. Verdict for plaintiff. Sa[?] Lyon’s William Cadman, £3 18s, goods…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday August 16. [?] P.M. and Messrs. S. G. [?] and K. M’lennan J.P.’s.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 August 1870 · page 3

[?] case, in which [?] charged under the [?] Act, [?] cattle yards that were [?] to the [?] in the hearing of this case it appeared…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Friday, August 19. (Before Messrs. R. Landale, E. Wren, and A.W. F. Noyes, J.P.’s)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 August 1870 · page 2

Edmund Huxtable was charged with furious riding. He pleaded guilty, and stated in extenuation that he had been assisting Thomas Lennon to bring in a horse, and while doing no was overtaken with a violent…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Friday, August 19

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

Thomas Brennan, alias Bullocky Turn, and Alexander Daniels, were charged with stealing a strawberry bullock, the property of John Price, at Redbank, on 18th John Prices deposed : Am a carrier living at Bundure…

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Proposal to Reduce the Number of District Court Sittings

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

A meeting of magistrates and solicitors was held at the Court-House on Tuesday last for the purpose of considering a circular which had been issued from the Attorney-General’s office on the subject of reducing…

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