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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1872

220 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 11

Deniliquin District Court. (Before Acting Judge Forbes)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 July 1872 · page 2

Forrest v Champion—The plaintiff sued defendant for the amount of £4 10s, for work and labour done. It appears from plaintiff’s evidence that he was…

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Hay Police Court. Thursday, July 4th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

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

Gayer v. Bates.—Abusive language. Fined 20s, or seven days' imprisonment. Fine paid. Tuesday, 9th July…

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Albury Small Debts Court. Tuesday, July 9. (Before Capt. Brownrigg, P.M., and Mr M ’Lennen.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 10 July 1872 · page 2

Wynack [?] Sarsons; claim for goods sold, L5 5s 10¼. Verdict for plaintiff for amount. Solomon Bros. v. Gideon Scott; goods sold and delivered, L8 19s; Verdict for plaintiff…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, July 9, 1872. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 July 1872 · page 2

Ah Ton v. John Gibson—balance of wages, £I 5s. Verdict for plaintiff for amount claimed, with 5s 6d costs. John Dickson, landlord of the Brewers' Arms…

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Albury Police Court, Friday, Juke 12. (Before Oapt. Brownrigg, P.M., and Mr W. N. M. Edmondson, J.P.)

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

The adjourned case from tee Court of Petty Sessions, Gellatly v. Morgue, resulted in a verdict of £4 for the plaintiff. Henry Thompson was charged on warrant with…

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Hay Police Court. Saturday, July 13th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

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

George Pitcher, for obscene language, was fined 10s or 48 hours' imprisonment; he was put in prison. Same offender for drunkenness was admonished and acquitted…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, July 16. (Before Capt. Brownrigg, P.M., and Messrs W. N. M. Edmondson and G. Day, J.P.’s)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 17 July 1872 · page 2

Henry Thompson, on bail, and Robert Doubleday were brought before the Court for horse-stealing. Constable Anderson stated that Robert Doubleday surrendered himself, and he arrested him by virtue of…

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Horrible Murder in England

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 July 1872 · page 2

One of the most brutal wife murders which has been recorded in the annals Of crime formed the other day the subject of a coroner’s inquiry at Charterhouse, a small…

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Wodonga Police Court. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.m.) Wednesday, July, 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 July 1872 · page 2

Solomon Bros. c. F. Fleiner, claim for £11 15s, goods sold; verdict for plaintiff with costs, £13 19s 6d. Wolf v, Jenning, claim for £1 Ss, work and labor;…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, July 15, 1872. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 July 1872 · page 2

Charles Arthur Chellingworth was charged with obtaining board and refreshments, to the value of £1 17s, from Peter Boylan, of Moama, by means of a valueless cheque…

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Police Court. Tuesday, July 9. (Before Messrs J. C. Bowler, and J. Burns, J.P.’s)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 July 1872 · page 2

Phelps c. Winshouse. In this case the defendant was charged with stealing some articles, the properly of the plaintiff, and who, on being sworn, slated that he lent the defendant a billy can, blanket, and piece…

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Hay Police Court. Wednesday, July 17th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 24 July 1872 · page 2

Captain Barber, of the steamer Culgoa, was fined 40s., and 5s. 6d. costs, for selling goods off the steamer without a licence…

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Wodonga Police Court. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.m.) Monday, July 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 24 July 1872 · page 2

Archibald Gray was charged, on suspicion, of murdering Sergeant Sutherland, of the New South Wales police, near Bathurst, on 1st May last Constable Toole, stationed at Talangatta, stated that…

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Intercolonial [?] Western Australia a Magistrate Charged with [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 July 1872 · page 2

A case of considerable interest tins just been tried before the police court at Perth. Mr. L. C Burgee, a settler and a justice the. peace, had been arrested on a charge of…

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Wodonga Police Court. Thursday, July 25. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 July 1872 · page 2

C. Fraenkel [?] F. Fleiner; goods sold £6 4z 10d. Verdict for amount claimed, and 2f 6d costs. Edward M [?] was charged wish assaulting Thomas Moore. [?] pladed guilty. Moore…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday July 22. (Before the P.M., and G. Peppin, Esq., J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 July 1872 · page 1

N. C. Turner v. Robert Illaley—misconduct as hired servant. Complainant’s evidence was to the effect that he bad hired defendant and his wife for six…

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Hay Police Court. Tuesday, July 30th. (Before the Police Magistrate and Matthew Palmer, Esq., J.P.)

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

George Pitcher, for being drunk, was fined 10s. Fine paid. Robert Eagar, called Bob the Painter, was charged with willfully and maliciously setting…

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Ten Mile Creek. Police Court. Wednesday, July 31. (Before Messrs J. C. Bowler, J, Burns, and N. P. Lockhart, J.P.’s)

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

[?] Edmond Murphy, for illegally branding a cow, the properly of the plaintiff. From the evidence, is appeared that the cow in question was one of the cattle in the [?] of Scott (who is wanted on…

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Small Debts Court. [Mr Lockhart here resumed his seat on the Bench.]

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

M. Nugent e. Harrington.—Claim for £4, value of a [?] and bridle left st defendant’s place by [?] and which was used by the family of the defend and till it was [?] out. Mr Fleming for defendant…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, August 5. (Before Captain Browarigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 7 August 1872 · page 2

Henry Armstrong, alias Conner, alias Roberts, and John Cook, and James Conner, a slep-son of Armstrong’s, were charged wills stealing sheep the property of Mr Dawson, of Goombargama…

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