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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1872

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Police Court Friday, December 22Nd, 1871. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 3 January 1872 · page 3

Ah Sing was committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions for perjury. WEDNESDAY, DEC 27th. Five Chinamen were brought up for…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, January 2. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 January 1872 · page 2

Nizor v. Miller, for Using insulting language. Adjourned till Friday. J. A. Jackson, for drunkenness was fined 5[?] or 24 hours…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, January 2Nd, 1872. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 January 1872 · page 2

James Angeliffe, charged with drunkenness, was fined 10s, with the alternative of forty-eight hours imprisonment. The line was not paid, and prisoner was sent to gaol…

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Police Court. Monday, 8th January. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 10 January 1872 · page 2

E. Allpress appeared, on remand, charged with horse-stealing, and was discharged without a blemish on his character. Tuesday, January 9…

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Small Debts Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 13 January 1872 · page 2

F. W. Wynack v. Ernest Seiller. This was a claim for butchers’ meat supplied, £6 10s 3d. Case adjourned until next sitting. W. J. Jones v. Robert Costin, goods sold £5 11s…

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Denrliotfln Police Court. Tuesday, January 9. (Before the P.M., and Eras. Wren, Esq., J.p.) Small Debts

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 January 1872 · page 2

Angus M‘Kay v. John Finnessy, damage to property, £10 5s. Non-suited. J. H. Sheeted v. Benjamin Whatley, goods sold, £2 5s 5d. Verdict for plaintiff, fourteen…

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Police Court. Friday, 12th January

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 17 January 1872 · page 2

Mary Thompson was brought up for being drunk and disorderly, and also for using obscene language. She was fined 10s for each offence…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, January 16. (Before the P.M., Eras. Wren, M. Patterson, and T. Watson Esqs., J.Ps.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 2

James. M’Farlane v. Wm. Jeffery—assault. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Robertson appeared for complainant. James M’Farlane, the complainant, deposed:…

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Police Court Wednesday, 24th January. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 31 January 1872 · page 2

Thos Fox was fined 5s or 24 hours, for drunkenness, and 10s or 2 days for obscene language. Friday, 26th January…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, January 30. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 February 1872 · page 2

Lilias Lear v. John Gibson—illegal detention of a box, value £3. Defendant pleaded that he detained the box for money owing to him. Complainant being sworn, stated that she was…

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Small Debts Court, Ten Mile Creek. Wednesday, January 31st. (Before Messrs W. Williams and J. Burnas, J.P.’s)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 February 1872 · page 2

Hamilton [?] Finlay, for £4 7s. Verdict for amount claimed, with costs. A. T. Metcalf Strand, for £8 9. Settled out of Court…

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Police Court. Friday, 31st January. Before the P.M.

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 7 February 1872 · page 2

Flood, for qeing of unsound mind, was remanded for medical treatment, and afterwards discharged. Wm. Everett, charged with having a stolen saddle in his po[?] remanded in Feb. 6…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, February 6

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 February 1872 · page 4

Richard, Barret, charged with drunkenness, was fined [?], in default three days’ imrisonment. Fine paid. John Walthour v Thos. Sutherland.—In this case…

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At the Police Office, Tumbarumba. On Monday 4th, March 1873. Country Lots

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 10 February 1872 · page 5

Lot A, portion 35, 48 acres, county of Selwyn, parish of Tooma. Situated at the confluence of Tooma River and Tumbarumba Creek, adjoining the Southern boundary of…

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Hay Police Court. Friday, 9th February. Before the P.M.

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 14 February 1872 · page 2

Grosanick, charged with wife desertion, was remanded to Moama. Letts, with half-a-dozen aliases, remanded to Goulburn for horsestealing…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, F 14. (Before the P.M., and James Watson, Esq., J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 February 1872 · page 3

Australian Trust Company v John M’Culloch.— These were proceedings under the Tenancy Act to cause defendant to give up possession of a house and land occupied by him in South…

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Hay Police Court. Before the P.M. Tuesday, 6th February

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 21 February 1872 · page 2

Thos Jones was charged with the murder of Catherine McNab, on the Willanthry. Mr Reid defended prisoner. Daniel Eyre deposed to arresting prisoner between…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, February 19. (Before the P. M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 2

Edward Doris and Phillip Davis were each fined 5s with the alternative of twenty-four hour’s imprisonment for drunkenness. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20…

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Hay Police Court. (Before the P.M.) Friday 22nd February, 1872

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 28 February 1872 · page 2

Thos. Jones, alias Norris, was [?] up, on remand, charged with the murder of Catherine M'Nab[?] Reed. Dr. Thomas Lang [?] He is a duly qualified…

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Albury Police Court. Wednesday, Feb- 28. (Before Captain Brownrigg and K, McLennan, Eaq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 2

John McCleghanau give himself up, a, warrant being out against him by J. A. Kennedy for assault and battery. [?]. A. Kennedy, the poundkeeper at Albury, stated that he found the prisoner in his…

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