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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

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Court of Appraisement. Thursday, May 25. (Before the District Surveyor.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 May 1882 · page 2

A selector named Mary Pearce conditio[?] two portions of land in the parish [?] country of Townsend. Upon one portion were [?] consisting of drafting yards, fencing, [?]…

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Wodonga Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1882 · page 14

At this court on Friday last the following cases were dealt with :— Reidy and M‘Cormick v. Samuel Hutchins: Claim for £14 8s. 3d., goods sold and delivered…

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The Governor of the Geelong Gaol Shot At

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1882 · page 8

A daring outrage took place at Geelong on the 26th ult. The following are the facts so far as can be ascertained. A man named Robert Johnson, 48 years of age, ascertained…

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Wodonga Warden’s Court. Friday, May 26. (Before Mr. Warden Foster.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1882 · page 15

William Lightbound applied for a mining lease of 250 acres, Dry Forest Creek, Koetong, for till raining. William Sherwood applied to (he warden to ask Lightbound if he…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, May 27. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 2

Oliver Wise was charged with being [?] pleaded guilty. As he had not been [?] court previously, he was admonished [?] charged…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Saturday, May 27. (Before the Police Magistrate and A. W .P. N J.p.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 2

Henry Roqers applied for the [?] license of the Exchange Hotel from [?] to himself. There was no objection, and [?] was granted. Mr Macnamara [?]…

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Inside the Deniliquin Gaol

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 3

Most people have an intimate acquaintance with [?] appearance of the Deniliquin Gaol, but [?] those who have participated in the [?] out within that blissful enclosure…

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The Moama Murder Case

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 2

Another instance of what may happen to a man in the colonies has been famished in the arrest of the man Foley at Moama some time since charged with a murder committed at Sydney in April last…

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Hay Licensing Court. June 5. (Before Mr Pearce, P.M., Licensing Magistrate, and Mr Threlkeld, J.P.)

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 7 June 1882 · page 2

Daniel Coleman, charged with delaying admittance to an authorized person into his licensed premises, pleaded not guilty. Mr Welsh appeared for defendant…

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The Attack on the Governor of Geelong Gaol

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 15

The Geelong Police Court was crowded on Friday with spectators anxious to hear the particulars of the case against Robert Johnson of shooting with intent to murder Mr. P…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Friday, June 2. (Before Mr. W. H. Foster, P.M., and Mr. T. Reeve, J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 22

Hamilton v. Burke: Goods sold, &c., £A 16s. 9d. Mrs. Burke appeared and stated that her husband was out of the district, and she did not know anything of the debt; she…

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Warden’s Court. (Before Mr. Warden Foster, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 22

Before proceeding with the applications for leases, the following petition was handed to the Warden from 43 working quartz-reef mines Rutherglen :—…

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Wodonga County Court. Wednesday, Juke 8. (Before his Honor Judge Skinner.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 14

P. Adams v. C. Gort: Claim for £2 10s. Verdict for plaintiff. Stuckey v Hebr : Claim for £2 7s. 1½d. Verdict for plaintiff…

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Albury Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. G. Maunsell, P.M., James Hayes, J.P., and K. M'Lennan, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 3

Renewals of license were granted as under:--George Louch, Royal Hotel, Corowa; N. Chenhall, Globe Hotel, Corowa; P. Dunn, Post Office Hotel, Mulwala; J…

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Denili[?]uin Police Court. Monday, June 5. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 3

John Spence was charged with using obscene language, and pleaded guilty. He was also charged with resisting the police and pleaded guilty. Constable Cowley deposed to the language…

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Hay Police Court

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 2

John Fitzgibbon and Henry Quale, brought up for drunkenness, were discharged. Tuesday. John O'Brien, for indecent exposure, was fined…

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The Countey Gaol System

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 2

WHILE protesting against excessive punishment, we think that the routine in New South Wales country prisons, is one which may be improved upon to a…

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Hay Police Court

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 14 June 1882 · page 2

John Francis and Samuel Lapham brought up for drunkenness, were discharged. SMALL DEBTS COURT. Mrs Jones v. Mrs O'Keefe, wages and…

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Hillston. District Court. (Before His Honor Judge Docker)

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 14 June 1882 · page 2

Messrs Fitzhardinge, barrister, T. E. Jhonson and M.C. Comans, solicitors, were in attendance. Witcombe and Co., v. John Richardson, goods sold and delivered £57 17 10d; verdict for amount…

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“Murder Will Out.”

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 15

The result of inquiries made in the Coleraine district and at Harrow within the past few days suggest a strong suspicion that Robert Francis Burns, who stands committed for trial for the…

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