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Courts & crime, 1888

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Deniliquin District Court. Saturday, November 17. (Before His Honour Judge Forbes.) [?]Defended Cases

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 November 1888 · page 4

Macnamara and Norton v. Henry Pether, claim. £3. 18s 2d for professional costs. No appearance of the defendant. Verdict for the amount…

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Balranald Police Court. FRIDAY, 23rd November. (Before E. L. Rowling, Esq., P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 November 1888 · page 2

W. Parker v J. Peacock.—Illegally absenting himself from hired service. Settled out of court…

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Petty Debts Court. (Before E. L. Rowling, Esq., P.m.) Friday, 23rd November

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 November 1888 · page 2

T. H. Boynton v W. Ross.—Claim, £4 18s 6d goods sold and delivered. No appearance of defendant. F. Hart appeared for plaintiff, and…

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Strange Confession of Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 27

Extraordinary disclosures were made on October 15 at the Tunbridge Wells Police Court, when two young men, named William Gower, aged 18, and Charles Dobell, aged 17,…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Wednesday, November 23. (Before the Licensing Magistrate Mr [?] Scott, P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 2

William Tindale, as manager for [?] Riverine Brewery. [?] Waters and [?] Company was granted a wholesale wine [?] merchant’s license…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, November 27. (Before Mr H. J. Woolbridge)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 2

Patrick Whetan on remand from [?] charged with being of unsound mind [?] for medical treatment. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20…

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Auctioneers’ Licensing Court. Tuesday, November 27. (Before Messrs D. Tennant H. J. [?] W. Mackenzie, J.P’S.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 2

The following auctioneers annual [?] granted :—James Thies, Fred [?] Mackenzie, H. Lloyd, W. J. Davies, and [?] Hooper…

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The Balranald Gaol

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 December 1888 · page 4

From the report furnished the Council by Dr. Lawson, Government medical officer, upon the accomodation at the local goal, we abstract the…

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Balranald Police Court. Thursday, 29Th November. [Before J. Cram, Esq., J.P.]

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 December 1888 · page 3

William Taylor pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness and obscene languages. The first charge was dismissed, being the first offence, and for…

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Land Appeal Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 December 1888 · page 2

At the Court of Appeal held by the Secretary for Lands at Sydney on Friday week last, Charles Plumridge lodged an appeal against the proposed…

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Horrible Murder and Mutilation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 December 1888 · page 9

A young woman nailed Jane Beatmore, 28 years of age, was murdered at Birtley, near Gateshead, on Saturday night, 22nd September. It appears that she was in…

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Hay District Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 December 1888 · page 2

The above court was opened after lunch yesterday by His Honor Judge Frobes. The following was the business transacted:—THOS. ROBERTSON V. THOS. MILLER…

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Deniliquin Police Court Saturday, December [?] (Before the Police [?] ) Forgery and [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 December 1888 · page 2

George Johnston [?] forging and uttering at Hay [?] Sergeant Devine gave [?] The accused [?] reply [?] to the [?]…

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Petty Debts Court. (Before E. L. Rowling, Esq., P.m.) Friday, December 7

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 December 1888 · page 2

Henderson Bros. v. W. J. Dunne.—Claim 17s. 2d, meat sold and delivered. Plaintiffs, being minors, were non-suited…

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A Charge of Child Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 December 1888 · page 21

At the Geelong sittings of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Kerferd, Lizzie Splatt, a young woman recently married to a farm labourer named…

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The Botany Poisoning Case. Louisa Collins Sentenced to Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 December 1888 · page 25

Louisa Collins was on Saturday found guilty of the murder of her husband, Michael Peter Collins, by poisoning at Botany in July last. The prisoner, who was apparently quite…

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The Elmore Murder. Trial of Wm. Harrison

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 December 1888 · page 25

In the Supreme Court, Sand[?]urst, on 6th inst., before Mr. Justice Kerferd, William Harrison was tried on a charge of murdering John Duggan, of Elmore. The facts as far as…

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Mob Outrage in the United States. Attack on a Gaol. the Rioters Repulsed by the Sheriff. London, December 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 December 1888 · page 18

A serious affray has occurred at Birmingham, in the State of Alabama. An attack was made upon the gaol by a mob, which were desirous of lynching a murderer…

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"The Times"-parnell Commission. the Murder of Lord Mount-morres. the Irish Land League Implicated. London, December 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 December 1888 · page 18

At the sitting of The Times-Parnell special commission to-day an Irish peasant named Burke gave some important evidence with regard to the murder of Viscount…

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The Australian Mutual Provident Society. the Question of Retiring Pensions. Action in the Supreme Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 December 1888 · page 4

The hearing of the arguments in the [?] M'[?]one v. The Australian Mutual Provident Society was commenced in the Supreme Court, Sydney, on Monday. In this case Mr…

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