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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1876

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Police Courts. COROWA.--Friday, June 23. (Before Capt. Hare, J.p.) Alleged Abduction

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1876 · page 3

Henry Foster was charged with having unlawfully taken away from her father's residence one Mary Ann Goodwin, daughter of James…

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Ten-mile Creek Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 11

At the Ten-mile Creek Police Court, on Wednesday. last, before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Burns, Ross, Mid Purtell, J.'sP. the following cases were disposed of :—…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, June 26.) (Before the P.M.

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 2

Amelia Buttrick was lined £1 or seven days’ imprisonment for being drunk, and £2 or one month’s imprisonment for using obscene language. George Riddell, for drunkenness, was fined 10s,…

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Supreme Court, Melbourne. Saturday, June 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 15

Bank Now South Wales y. Warren.—In this case Mr. Bor applied for a rule nisi to enter a nonsuit The action was brought to recover a sum of £607 4s. Id., money had and received to…

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Wodonga County Court, Saturday, Joke 24.(Before His Honor Judge Hackett.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 9

JUDGMENT SUMMONS.—R. 0. Thomson v. G. Plunkett, to recover £21 14s. 8d. on a judgment summons. Mr. E[?]erson appeared for the plaintiff Defendant, on being examined, gave…

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Deniliquin Police Co[?] Monday, July 3. (Before the P.M. and A. [?]

The Pastoral Times · Wednesday 5 July 1876 · page 2

Joseph [?] the information of Constable Power, [?] spirituous liquors, to [?] brandy, at [?] without a [?]…

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Police Courts. COROWA.--Tuesday, July. 4. (Before Capt. Hare, J.p.) Illegal Detention of Property

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 July 1876 · page 3

John Gray v. L. Levin; Settled out of court. John Foletts v. James Davis. The defendant in this case came before…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Wednesday, July 5. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 2

Ah Sue, being of unsound mind, was remanded for three days for medical treatment. FRIDAY. JULY 7. (Before the P.M.)…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, July 4Th. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and Mr. J, Hayes, J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 8

Jacob Popp, for a breach of the Dog Act, was fined 10s, with 2s. fid. costs. William Taylor, for a similar offence, was fined 30s. with 2s. 6d. costs…

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Court of Inquiry

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 July 1876 · page 3

A COURT OF INQUIRY on reported selections was held at the Court-House, Corowa, on Monday, the 10th inst. Mr. Commissioner Rose…

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The Court of Inquiry

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 July 1876 · page 2

The result of the late Court of Inquiry tends more clearly to indicate the pressing necessity that exists for an immediate remodelling of the…

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Police Courts. COROWA.--Tuesday, July 11. (Before Capt. Hare, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 July 1876 · page 3

Police v. John O'Connor, drunk, and disorderly in Sanger-street, on the previous evening. Pleaded guilty. Fined 5s. or 24 hours. Fine paid…

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Wilcannia Police Court. (Abridged from the [?] Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 3

Henry Giles, who is described as a bookmaker, was brought before the Wilcannia Police Court, on [?] 1st instant, charged with shooting an aboriginal [?] Tommy. Prisoner is reported to be…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, July 10.(Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 2

Patrick M’Crossen, for drunkenness was fined £1 or seven days. Fine paid. John M‘Carthy, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s, or 48 hours, and for using profane…

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Court of Inquiry at Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 10

For the following we are indebted to the courtesy of the proprietors of the Corowa [?] Press, who favored us with advance slips:— A Court of Inquiry on reported selections was…

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Albury District Court. Friday, 14Th July. (Before His Honor Judge Forbes.) Undefended Cases

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 11

Commercial Bank v. John Smith, claim for £25. Verdict for amount and costs. Ecroyd and Danby v. Brislow Hamilton, claim for £12 5s. Verdict for amount and costs…

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Riverine Cattle and Sheep Stealing Prevention Association

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 19 July 1876 · page 2

A general meeting was held on 12th inst, at Cox's Caledonian Hotel, Hay. Present: C. W. Simson, (president), Joseph M'Gaw, (vice-president). Ewan Macpherson, A. M'Farland,…

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Hillston Police Court. July, 13th, 1876. (Before J. E. Pearce, Esq., P.M.)

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 19 July 1876 · page 2

An inquiry was held appertaining to the death of Albert Fiddler, which took place at Priory, 140 miles from Hillston on 29th March last. The evidence went to show that there was not [?] negligence on the part of…

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Singular Cask of Child Stealing. (From the Sydney News, July 11)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 1

An [?] and quite a mysterious case of child stealing, occurred in this city last Thursday. It appears that about 11 weeks ago, Mrs. Bullock, wife of Mr. W…

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Deniliquin Police Court Monday, July 17. (Before J. D. Brown and Jut. Watson, Esqs., J.P.s)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 3

Edward Taylor was charged on warrant with stealing a kangaroo dog, the property of Robert Harvey Pyke, hotelkeeper, Deniliquin, and pleaded guilty. The dog was valued at £2…

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