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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1876

205 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 11

Deniliquin Land Inquiry Court. Monday, July 17. (Before Mr. Commissioner Rose)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 4

Benjamin William Cook, 320 acres on Aratula run. Constable Daley deposed that lie served the summons on the 8th July…

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Albury District Court. Saturday, July 15. (Before His Honor Judge Forbes.) Depended Cases

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 8

R. Patterson v. D. Loader—This was an action to recover £200 for damages for breach of agreement in not erecting - fencing. A plea of not guilty was entered for the defence. Mr. Brown,…

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Corowa District Court. Thursday, July 20. (Before His Honor Judge Forbes.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 July 1876 · page 3

Leyser Levin v. Thomas Morris. Service of summons not proven. His Honor decided to continue the case till next court…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, July 24. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 2

Mary Ward v. Lewis Kidd[?] non-payment of wages. Mr [?] for complainant, Mr Boyd for defendant. Complainant sued for a fortnight’s wages. The defence was that complainant had [?] herself by [?]…

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Land Court of Inquiry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 9

A Court of Inquiry under the Land Act was held on Monday last before Mr. Commissioner Rose, when the following cases were considered :—…

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Yackandandah Warden’s Court. Monday, July 24. (Before Mr. Warden Pitcairn.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 19

H. De Manuel and Co. v. Victor Hertzog and Co.—Mr. Emerson for complanants. This was an application to be put in possession of five claims at Bethanga on the Kangaroo reef, viz.,…

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Deniliquin District Court. Wednesday, July 26. (Before his Honour Judge Forbes.) Undefended Cases

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 4

Elliott v. Charters, trespass, £150. Mr. Boyd, for plaintiff, stated that the case was sett.led King v. O’Connor, slander, £200. Settled. Atkinson v. Ware, £15 17s 6d. Settled…

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Howlong Police Court. (Before Messrs. Goll and Wragge, J.P.'s.) Crcelty to Animals

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 August 1876 · page 3

Thomas Everett was charged with allowing a horse named John Sullivan to be ridden a race of 100 miles, at Howlong, on the 27th of June last,…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, August 1. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 August 1876 · page 2

Patrick Healey was fined 10s for using obscene language. Fine paid. A hawker’s license was granted to Robert M‘Beatty, W. Lowden and John Smith being the…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, July 29. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 August 1876 · page 8

Mary O’Brien, alias [?] alias Smith, was charged with stealing a cash-box containing money from the Royal Hotel, Townsend-street. Mr. Thorold appeared for the Prisoner…

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Wodonga Warden’s Court. Wednesday, August 2.(Before Mr. Warden Butler.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 August 1876 · page 8

UNLAWFUL OUSTER AND EXCLUSION. Alfred Jackson v. Jabez Banfield; an action to recover compensation for unlawful ouster and exclusion from a twenty-fifth share in the amalgamated…

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Police Courts. Corowa -- Monday, August 7. (Before Mr. A. Anderson, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 August 1876 · page 3

Patrick Leggett, charged with making use of obscene language in Sanger street on Sunday afternoon, was fined £2 10s. The money not being…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, August 8, 1876 [?] J. D. Brown, Esq., J.P., and A Landale Esq., J.p.) Small [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 August 1876 · page 3

[?] v. Winterbottom—damaged to dray, £10. [?] for defendant. [?] stated that he lent a bullock dray and six [?] to defendant abut six months ago for the…

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The Murder of Captain Andersen. (From the Brisbane Courier, July 28.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 August 1876 · page 4

The following is an account of the murder of Captain Andersen, of the schooner Lucy and Adelaide, by the natives of the Island of St. Bartholomew, as written by Captain Kilgour,…

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Police Courts. COROWA--Monday, August 14. (Before Messrs. Reg. Hare and S. A. Meyer, J.P.'s.) Excessive Damages

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 August 1876 · page 3

Anderson v. Martin. Defendant was charged with demanding excessive fees for horses impounded at Corowa, and with not supplying…

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Assault on Lady Bowen

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 August 1876 · page 1
Also in The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express

One of those strange freaks often perpetrated by insane people against persons holding a high station in society occurred on Tuesday evening, and though of a…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, August 14. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 August 1876 · page 2

Patrick Saint was charged with drunken[?] using obscene Language. For the [?] was tilled 5s or forty-eight hours, and for the [?] £1 or seven days…

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Police Courts. COROWA--Monday, August 21. (Before Messrs. Reg, Hare and S. A. Mever. J.P's.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 August 1876 · page 3

John Parsons surrendered to his bail to answer a charge of maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm on Chi Hep, a Chinese gardener, residing…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, August 19. (Before the [?])

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 3

[?] Fox was [?] with stealing a cheque [?] of William Saunders. William Saunders, deposed: I am a carpenter [?] at Baratta. I know prisoner. I don’t know…

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