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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1883

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Deniliquin Municipal Court. Monday, October 1

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 2

Present : Alderman Evans [?] M. Mackenzie, Hatch, Jameson and [?] The minutes of the previous meeting [?] and couti[?]…

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Supreme Court. Sydney, Tuesday, October 2nd. POWER V. M'KELLAR

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 2

Mr Parley, Q.C., and Mr Heydon, instructed by Mr Fitzhardinge (for Fitzhardinge and Coleman, of Wagga Wagga), for the plaintiff. Mr. Pilcher and Mr E. Barton, instructed by Messrs Iceton and Faithfull (for…

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Wodonga Police Covet

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 14

At this court on Saturday, the 6th inst., a charge of imposition was preferred against V Madras native, who was summoned for obtaining money from various local…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Friday, October 5. (Before W. H. Foster P.M., and T. Reeve J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 2

John Burgess, was charged with larceny of a bottle, of whisky from Mrs. Kirkup's Hotel, Rutherglen. on the 4th inst., there was no defence and the prisoner was…

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Albury Circuit Court. Friday, October 6. (Before Mr. Justice Faucet[?].)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 11

This court was opened on Friday morning, Mr. Merewether acting as Crown Prosecutor. Mr. Cowper, the Sheriff, occupied a seat on the Bench…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, October 8. (Before the Police Magistracies)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 3

[?] Gilchired was charged with drunkenness, [?] off with a canton. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9. before Messrs M‘Collough and Irving, J. P’s.)…

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Horrible Murder

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 2

Information of an atrocious murder which [?] been committed on the Patty Pine Road [?] Stevenson’s selection, was received by [?] Deniliquin police on Thursday at [?]…

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Court of Inquiry

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 3

A court of Inquiry under the Crown Lands Alienation Act was held to-day before Mr Commissioner P. Wood Street, when the following eases were dealt with:—…

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Fire at the Police Camp

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred at about half-past four, o’clock on Saturday evening at the police barracks. Shortly after the alarm was given a large crowd assembled, but owing to the inflammable nature of…

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Deniliquin Small Debts Court. Wednesday, October 10. (Before Messrs Mackenzie and Chariton, J.P’s.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 3

Field v. Millen, claim, £8 17s 6d. No appearance [?]defendant. Verdict for the amount with 5s [?] [?]First v. Mary Howe, claim, £1 10s 6d, for goods…

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The Deniliquin Murder

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 17 October 1883 · page 2

The scene of the tragedy was 10 miles distant from Deniliquin, on the road to Hay, near a place called Pretty Pine. the victim was a hawker named Myzan, who was returning from Wilcannia…

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The Deniliquin Murder. Deniliquin

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 17 October 1883 · page 4

An inquest was hold upon the body of the murdered hawker, George Beizan, and a verdict of wilful murder returned against a person or persons unknown…

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Gaol Economy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1883 · page 15

It is reported in the Age of Saturday that a singular document was discovered in the warders’ library at Pentridge. The document gives a full description of the duties performed…

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A Desperate Burglary.— Three Persons Shot

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1883 · page 8

On Saturday night, August 18, , a desperate attempt at burglary was made at the North London Collegiate School, Loraine-road, Holloway; also known as the…

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Horrible Murder Near Deniliquin

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1883 · page 9

Information of an atrocious murder has been received. The scene of the murder is 10 miles from Deniliquin, on the road to Hay, near a place called Pretty Pine. The…

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The Murder at Perth

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1883 · page 15

The woman Haynes, whose skull was fractured by her husband on Saturday morning, has since died. The murderer was brought up at the police court on Monday, the case…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, October 13. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 October 1883 · page 2

Gustane Barbeck, “a distinguished [?] foreigner,” was charged with vagrancy. [?] was given by Mr O. Kennedy, Constable [?] and P. D. Bassett that the prisoner [?]…

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The Deniliquin Murder

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 20 October 1883 · page 2

At the Deniliquin Police Court on Tuesday, before Messrs Morrisset and Donaldson, Police Magistrates of Deniliquin and Moams, the arrested man, calling himself Joseph Gordon, was…

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Deniliquin Quarterly Licensing Meeting. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs Noy[?] and Officer Js. P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 October 1883 · page 2

John Aden for whom Mr Ochiltree appea[?], applied for a license for the Shamrock Hotel, [?] Deniliquin. The application was postponed until the first [?]…

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The Hay Road Murder

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 October 1883 · page 2

The excitement consequent on the discovery of th murdered hawker Myzan last week on the Hay road’ culminated on Sunday in the arrest of a man answerin[?] the description of the supposed murderer by Constable…

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