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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1884

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Deniliquin Insolvent Court. Friday, January 11. (Before the Commissioner, Mr R. R. Monsset. IN re R. MARUM

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 3

Mr Edwards appeared for the insolvent and Mr Ochiltree for the creditors. Mr Edwards submitted a proof of debt for G. Dougherty, stock and station agent to the amount of £1065 12? 6d. Mr…

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Albury Police Court. Friday, January 8. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1884 · page 14

John Aldershaw, alias Alderson, was charged, an remand, with stealing a watch. Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the defence. Senior-constable Brown deposed: I produce…

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Shocking Murder at Geelong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1884 · page 14

Scarcely has the public mind recovered from the shock occasioned by the brutal murder which took place at Prahran, on Saturday last, than another fearful crimp, if possible worse…

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Albury Licensing Court. Tuesday, January 22. (Before Mr. Keightley and Messrs. Wood and M‘Lennan.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1884 · page 14

E. Jacobie applied for a colonial-wine license at the Jindera Gap. Mr. Nagle appeared for the applicant. Sergeant M‘Guftie opposed the application, saying that the place was not…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, January 21. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 2

Geogs Daucett, on remand, for being of unsound mind, was again brought before the court. Dr. Noyes said he had bow recovered sufferingly to he allowed to go at large…

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Deniliquin Municipal Court Monday, January 21

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 2

Present: Alderman Mackenzie, Mayor [?] chatty, and Aldermen Evans, Hatch, Aca[?] Mackenzie, Jameson and Noyes. The futures of the previous meeting were…

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Albury Police Court. Monday. January 28. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 14

The case of J. [?]. Layton, remanded from the previous Thursday, was proceeded with. Mr. Nagle appeared for the prosecution, Mr. Wilkinson for the defence. The following…

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Extraordinary Attempt at Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 8

A most extraordinary and dare-devil attempt at murder was made on Tuesday, the 22nd January (says the Southern Free Press) on the railway near Picton. It seems that the…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Wednesday, January 30, 1884. (Before Messrs. Reeves and Fraser, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 3

Hannan v. Macrae-- This was a charge of fruit-stealing, and was settled out of court. ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL. The following fines were inflicted for…

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Wodonga Warden’s Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 9

At this court on Friday last, before Mr. Warden Foster, the following applications for leases at the Dart River were dealt with :— Edward Rigby and Charles Manton, [?]…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Wednesday, January 30. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 3

Giovanni Giuleri applied for permission to have music and dancing on the night of the 31st January at his licensed precious, the garibaldi Arms at North Deniliquin. The application was granted…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, January 29

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 3

[?] ore Messrs Watson and M’Collough. J,’P’s), [?]aide Ah Pack was charged with drunken[?] and obaceu[?] language. he pleaded quality to [?]ffences. She was fined 5s for being drunk,…

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Deniliquin Insolvent Court. Monday, January 28. (Before the Commissioner, Mr R.R. Morisset.) IN re R. MAROM

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 3

Mr Ochiltree, for the official assignee, applied for a further adjournment for a week. Negotiations were pending between the official assignee and the creditors, which had not yet been completed…

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EUABALONG. Police Court: January 22nd (Before Mr O'Neill, P.M.)

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 4

Senior Constable Mouritz v George Sharp, drunkenness and disorderly conduct; offender took the pledge for six months ; case withdrawn. Same v Sarah Brooks, keeping a brothls; on the…

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Mount Hope. Small Debts Court: 25th January. (Before Mr. O'Neill, P.M.)

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 4

Witcombe and Fullarton v John Skelley, money due L4 3s 2d, verdict for amount and costs; same v Thomas Keith, do L1 15s 6d, not served, fresh summons to issue; same v John Donnelly do LI 15s 9s, settled out…

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Anti-burglary Invention

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1884 · page 2

The latest anti-burglary novelty is an electric mat, which is concealed beneath the carpet on the principal landings of a house, or, if necessary, on the stairs. It…

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A New Caledonian Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1884 · page 15

A crime has just been brought to light in New Caledonia which furnishes a ghastly illustration of the class of malefactors sent out to that island by the French Government…

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Surrender to the Police for Bushranging Twenty-two Years Ago

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1884 · page 22

One day last week a man named George M’Carthy surrendered himself to the Goulburn police to answer a charge of bushranging for which a warrant had been issued against him…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, February 5. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Wife Desertion

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 3

Bridget Greenland v. James Greenland. Defendsut was charged with wife desertion. Mr Ochiltree for the plaintiff, applied for an adjournment, in the absence of Mr Edwards, until Friday…

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Deniliquin Insolvent Court. Friday, February 8. (Before the Commissioner, Mr B. R. Morisset.) IN re R. MARUM

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 2

Mr Edwards for the insolvent said the negotiations a pending with the official assignee had not been completed. They were therefore not ready to proceed…

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