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Courts & crime, 1871

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[?] Court. [?]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 January 1871 · page 5

[?] were granted to [?] Richard O’Keeffe. [?] JANUARY 2. [?] Blackman was fined 5s, or 48 hours…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Thursday, January 5. (Before A. W. F. Noyes, Esq., J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 January 1871 · page 2

George Stevenson, and his wife Grace Stevenson, were charged with the murder of Elizabeth Boucher in October last. Constable M‘Manus deposed that he apprehended the…

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Crown Land Sale. at the Police Office, Albury. On Monday, 30th January. Countay Lots

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 January 1871 · page 2

Lot A, 102 acres, county of Hume, parish of Walla Walla, adjoining part of the southern boundary of Lieschke’s conditional purchase of 250 acres…

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Counsel’s Opinion on the Jurisdiction of Magistrates in the Small Debts’ Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 January 1871 · page 4

Some time since a question arose in the Small Debts’ Court as to the jurisdiction of magistrates in cases where the amount sued for is a balance of a debt originally amounting…

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Wentworth Police Court. (Per favour of the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 January 1871 · page 3

SIR,—It is said you can always live, and learn, but I never thought I should have such excellent opportunities of adding to my stock of knowledge and experience when I came to this place. But so it is—surprises are…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, January 10. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and K. M'Lennan, Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 January 1871 · page 2

R. Manning v, E. Kelly; an impounding case. Remanded for a week to allow of attendance of defendant. Thomas Rogers and Thomas Davis were…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday. January 10. (Before — Gordon, Esq., P.M. and Theodore Watson E. q., J. P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 January 1871 · page 2

Henry v. Rosefeld.—Abusive language. This case which has been adjourned several times for want of magistrate to a[?] upon it, was dismissed in consequence of an informality in the information sworn to…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, January 21. (Before the P.M. and T. Watson, Esq., J .P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 January 1871 · page 3

Jane Francis, charged with [?] pleaded [?] and was [?] 10 gaol for four days. Richard Hunt was charged with [?] a briar wood pipe, the property of Duncan Wm. Campbell, of…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, January 17. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and W. M. N. Edmondson, Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 January 1871 · page 2

John Strodl, on remand, was charged with stabbing J. Proctor. The prosecutor being still unable to attend, the case was further remanded for a week. Thomas Rogers was charged with damaging…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, January 17. (Before the P.M., F.Y. Wolseley, and J. Davidson, E. qs , J.Ps.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 January 1871 · page 2

A music license was greeted to Robert Pyke, for the [?] Arms, North Deniliquin. William [?] v. John [?] Defendant was charged with driving sheep on the Mathoura run,…

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Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 28 January 1871 · page 2

There were several cases disposed of at the Court here on Wednesday last, the presiding magistrates being Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and John Burns, Esq., J.P…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, January 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 28 January 1871 · page 2

A. Dodds, drunkenness. Fined 5s., or 24 Lours. MONDAY, JANUARY 23. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Friday, January 20. (Before the P.M. and Messrs. F.A. Gwynne, J. Davidson, J.Ps.. and G. Maunsell, P.M. (Moama)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 January 1871 · page 2

George and Grace Stevenson, on remand from Thursday last, were committed for trial at next Circuit Court, for manslaughter of Elisabeth Voucher in October last. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, February 4. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 February 1871 · page 3

Mary Egan was charged with making use of obscene language within the bearing of a public plane. Constable Shelves gave evidence of the the offence, and the prisoner was fined £2. with the alternative of a month’s…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, January 31. (Before the P.M., and A. W. Noyes, Esq., J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 February 1871 · page 2

William Burnt v. Henry Lee.—This was a ruse in which defendant was churned with assaulting complainant, and doing him “grievous bodily harm.” Mr. Robertson appeared for defendant…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, January 28. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., James Day, J. J. Keatinge, and W. M. N. Edmondson, J.p’[?] Alleged [?]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 February 1871 · page 2

Catherine Webster appeared on remand, charged, on the information of James Feeney, with having murdered her illegi[?]imate child in the year 1857. Mr Fleming for the defence…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, February 4. (Before the P. M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 February 1871 · page 2

Mary Egan was changed with [?] language within the hearing at a [?] Constable [?] gave evidence of the [?], and the prisoner was [?] £2, with the alternative of a month’s…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, February 4. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and James Day Esq, J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 11 February 1871 · page 2

Antoine Adelaide, for drunkenness, was fined 5s or 24 hours. William Booth was charged with exposing himself to a young girl. The prisoner was summarily dealt…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, February 18. (Before A. W. F. Noyes, and Jas. Watson, Esqs., J.Ps.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 February 1871 · page 2

Samuel Taylor, an East Indian, was charged with using obscene language, and was fined £1, or one month’s imprisonment. The same prisoner was then charged with larceny as…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Wednesday, February 22. (Before A. W. F. Noyes, Esq., J.F., [?] James Watson, Esq., J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 February 1871 · page 2

Thomas Ashby, charged by Constable Vaughan with drunkenness, was fined £1, with the alternative of a week’s imprisonment, and for making use of observe language, he was ordered to pay a fine of £3 or go to gaol…

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