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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1881

386 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 20

Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, November 21. [?] the Police magistrate and R. H. Cheriton J. P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 November 1881 · page 3

[?] Toylor v. H. Moser. This was a [?] for assult. Mr Jeffery appeared for the [?]plament and Mr Macuamara for the defen[?] who pleaded not guilty…

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Hay Police Court

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 26 November 1881 · page 2

John O'Neil, for wilful and indecent exposure was ordered to pay a fine of 40s or go to gaol for 14 days. G. Cook, charged with being drunk, was…

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Police Court. Friday, November 25. (Before the P.M. and Mr. Tartakover.)

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 30 November 1881 · page 2

CHAS. York v. Robert Goddard, detention of a buggy. The buggy had been lent to Goddard by Mr. York, and he had broken it, and taken it to Mr. Blight's to get mended, but had not…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, November 28. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1881 · page 10

John Weeks was charged will being drunk in public place on Saturday night. Having been locked up for two nights, the prisoner was discharged. T. M’Master, charged with a like offence, was…

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Stealing a Marriage Certificate

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1881 · page 14

A young woman named Eveline Halliday, alias Matthews, was brought before the local bench on Friday last, charged with stealing a waterproof cloak and a certificate of marriage, the property…

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The Bandsman of H.m.s. Bacchante. Tried by Court-martial

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1881 · page 8

A court-martial was held on board H.M.S. Wolverens at Sydney on Monday, to deal with the case of Harry Edward Job[?] Yates, the late bandsman on board H.M.S. Bacchante. The…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, November 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 December 1881 · page 3

Ashton v. wife. This was a case in which complainant sought to have defendant bound over to keep the peace. Mr Gillott appeared for the complainant, and Mr Macnamara applied for the case to…

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Hay Police Court. Before J. E. Pearce, Esq., P.M.

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 7 December 1881 · page 2

John Pitcher, drunk, discharged. Louisa Hussion, ditto, fined 5s or 24 hours. Wm Sutton, (a man of colour) charged with larceny of a deposit receipt for £31 from Alexander Brown…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, December 6. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. K.M’Lennan, P. E. Fallon, and J. Day, J’sP.) the Upper Murray Threatening Letters

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1881 · page 9

James Bell, junr., was summoned on a charge of sending threatening letters to St. Helier Peard, of Wagra. Mr. Fleming appeared for the defence…

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Rutherglen Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, 2Nd December, 1881. (Before Messrs. Foster, P.M., and Reeve and Burrowes, Js.P,) ASSAULT

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 December 1881 · page 2

William Whitlock v. Samuel Benjamin. Mr. Hodgson appeared for defendant. Wm. Whitlock, sworn, deposed : I am a town crier, bill poster, etc. On the 20th…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Saturday, Dec. 3Rd, 1881. (Before Mr. W. H. Foster. P.M.. and Mr. J. D. Law, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 December 1881 · page 2

A. Porter v. John Neilson, claim [?]1 10s. goods sold and delivered. A letter addressed to the Bench asked for extension of time, as defendant was in financial…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, December 3. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 December 1881 · page 3

Thomas Miller pleaded guilty to using obsen[?] language. Prisoner slated that, he had just come out of gaol after being there 22 mouths, and had been released for good behaviour. He got some…

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Rutherglen County Court. Tuesday, Dec. 13Th

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 December 1881 · page 2

T. Reeve v. Hart, claim £6 16s. 6d. Order for amount with 6s. costs. Neilson v. King, claim £1 8s. On examination of the summons it was found…

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Wodonga County Court. Saturday, December 10. (Before his Honor Judge Skinner.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1881 · page 8

Thomas Murray v. T. P. Bamber and Kate Bamber : Claim for £37 1s. for use of a house and land. Mr. Nagle for the plaintiff; Mr. Emerson for the defence. In this case £36 6s. had been…

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Wangaratta Court of General Sessions. Friday, December 9. (Before His Honor Judge Siknner.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1881 · page 9

William Rollings was charged with stealing sheep the property of Alexander Stewart. He pleaded not guilty. The following jurymen were empanelled :—…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday December [?] (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 December 1881 · page 3

Alexander Thompson was charged with absconding from the hired service of Sugden and Fitzpatrick of Wilcanni[?]. The case was one of mistaken identity, and the defendant was…

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Hay Police Court. (Before J. E. Pearce, Esq., P.M.)

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 17 December 1881 · page 2

John Gould and William Garter, brought up for drunkenness, were discharged. Henry Rogers, brought up for drunkenness and indecent exposure, was sent to gaol for…

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Police Court

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 21 December 1881 · page 2

ON Wednesday, before the P.M. John Gould and Win! Carter were brought up for drunkenness and discharged. A man named Rogers, for drunkenness and indecent exposure, was…

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Hay Police Court

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 21 December 1881 · page 2

Louisa James was brought up, charged with attempting to commit suicide; ordered to find sureties for good behaviour for six months, herself in £20 and one in £20…

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Agrarian Murder in Ireland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 8

Dublin, November 20.—A man named Derwin has been murdered. His body was found in a ditch to-day near Garrick-naguter, with both arms and one leg broken, and a pistol-ball through his…

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