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Courts & crime, 1886

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, Nov 80 1886

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 December 1886 · page 3

Before Messrs. McFarlane (P.M.), Hudson, and Beeby. Martin v. Allan. This was an application on the port of W. G. Martin…

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Shocking Wife Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1886 · page 27

On the morning of October 22, at about 20 minutes past 3, the Chief Constable of Portsmouth apprehended a man named George Attwell, formerly a railway porter, on a charge…

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Singular Tragedy on the High Seas. a Father Arrested for the Murder of His Child. the Mother Charged with Being an Accessory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1886 · page 25

A dreadful tragedy was [?] Williamstown police on Friday as having been committed on October 14 on the British ship [?] while she was on the [?]…

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The Mount Rennie Outrage. Nine of the Prisoners Sentenced to Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1886 · page 25

The trial of the prisoners charged with having outraged Mary Jane Hicks, at Mount Rennie, near Sydney, on September 9, was concluded at a late hour on Saturday night,…

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Land Court of Appeal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1886 · page 15

A Court of Appeal, under the Crown Lands Act of 1884, will be held by the Minister for Lands, at the Department of Lands, Sydney, on Wednesday, the 15th inst. at 11 o’clock a.m., at…

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Hay Land Court. Thursday, November 20. (Before Mr. A. J. Park, chairman, and Mr. J. E. Pearce.) Pastoral Leases and Occupation Licenses. Toganmain—Central Division

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1886 · page 15

Charles Davis stated that he was a clerk in the Lands Office, Hay, and had served the necessary notice on Mr. Robertson to appear, but he had not done so…

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The State of Europe. the Bulgarian Question. German Mediation. Declaration by the Italian Foreign Minister. Italy Friendly to England, Germany, and Austria. Proposed Increase in the German Army. an Increase Demanded in the French Army. Plot to Murder the Bulgarian Regents. Plot to Kidnap King Milan. [By Submarine Cable.] Rome, November 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1886 · page 18

An Italian Green Book has been published containing the despatches which have been recently exchanged between Italy and the other Great Powers relative to the course of…

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Deniliquin Police Court Wednesday, December 1. (Before Mr Jay, Watson, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 December 1886 · page 2

John [?] was charged with vagrancy [?] sentenced to one month’s imprisonment in [?] gaol. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3…

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Hay District Court. (Tuesday, December 7. Before His Honor Judge Forbes.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 December 1886 · page 2

Smith v Allworden, flour supplied, £63 7s 61. Mr. Read for defendant. An agreement was arrived at to pay £63 7s 6d, £10 down and £6 a month; costs of court allowed…

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Hay Land Court. (Before Mr. Park and Mr. Pearce.) Monday. December 6Th, 1886. Illillawa Holding: Lessees, M'Calloch, Sellers and Company

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 December 1886 · page 2

Donald Grant, manager for the lessees, gave evidence with reference to the area, I.P.'s, stock routes, and forfeitable improvements on the run. The land available for pastoral leases and occupation licences…

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Assault Case in Junee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 16

W. J. Doyle, publican, Commercial Hotel, Junee, was charged on Monday at the Junee Police Court with having violently assaulted his groom, Andrew Thompson, on Friday…

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Murder in Tasmania

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 25

A man aged 70, named Timothy Walker, shot Benjamin Hampton at Deloraine, Tasmania, on the night of the 2nd inst. He fired two shots close to his victim, setting his clothes…

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Hay Police Court. Saturday, Dec. 4. (Before Mr. Pearce, P.M.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 2

PROTECTION.—Annie Tipen was ordered to be sent to the Newington Asylum. WAGES.—Ellie Bourke v A.P. Stewart, wages, Mr. Pearce said he thought plaintiff had broken her…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, December 3, 1886. Before Mr. W. Macfarlane, acting-P.M

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 3

John Gibbon, drank and disorderly, fined 20s., or one week in Albury gaol. John Gibbon, assaulting the police in the execution of duty, sentenced to one…

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Hay Land Court. (Before Mr Park and McPearce.) Thursday, December 6

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 2

Oorrong Pastoral Holding: Lessee, James Tyson. Mr Robertson appeared for the lessee. James Tyson, jun., deposed: I am one of the trustees under the will of the late Peter Tyson, since…

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Hay District Court. Tuesday, Dec. 7. (Before His Honor Mr Justice Forbes.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 4

The following is the conclusion of the case Charles Sabine, by his next friend William Roberts v John E. Donohoe, detention of a horse:—His father might have sold property but not witness' horses—three…

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Hay Land Court. (Before Mr. A. J. Park, chairman, and Mr. J. E. Pearce P.m.) Tuesday, December 7. Ulonga Holding: Lessee, T. F. Patterson

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 4

Mr. Vandel[?]ur deposed; Inspected Ulonga on 7th July and following days: the holding comprises six [?] the holding has a frontage to the Lachlan, and the carrying capacity of the frontage and back is…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, December 4.(Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 December 1886 · page 3

Patrick Kane was charged with drunkenness, and fined 5s, or 24 hours, He went to gaol. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8. (Before the Police Magistrate.)…

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Hay Police Court. (Before Mr Pearce, P.m.) December 9

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 December 1886 · page 2

LARCENY OF A WATCH AND MONEY.—Julian Standt was remanded to the 15th inst to Carrathool. FIGHTING THE FIRM.—Robert Graham, Jas. Baker, and Robert Wilson had, for the first times, became…

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Hay Land Court. (Before Mr A.J. Park, chairman, and Mr J.E. Pearce P.m.) Saturday, December 11

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 December 1886 · page 2

Alma Pastoral Holding: Lessees. Armstrong and Company. Lewis Bell deposed he had been the managing lessee for ten years. No I.P's completed since run…

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