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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1891

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Murder Near Nyngan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 19

On Tuesday afternoon whilst a boundary rider named M‘Call, employed, on the Moonagee station, near Nyngan, was going his rounds as usual, be came upon a fire smouldering a…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Saturday, March 28, 1891. (Before Messrs. Pearce and Herrin, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 3

Thomas Martinson, drunk and disorderly, fined 10s., or 8 days' imprisonment, and 5s. costs. On a second charge, of resisting the police in the execution of their duty,…

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Corowa Police Court. Thursday, March 26. (Before Messrs. T. A. Browne, P.M., and S. Donaldson, J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 25

Marcus Dulhunty, Crown lands agent at Corowa, appeased on bail in answer to a charge of embezzling the sum of £47 9s. 2d. on the 31st March, 1890. The information was sworn…

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Corowa Police Court. Saturday, March 28, 1891. (Before Messrs. J. C. Leslie and F. C. Piggin, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 3

Wm. Lowe, John Stockey, and Patrick O'Neill for assaulting Edward Wheeler on 26th inst. were imprisoned for 7 days with the option of a fine of 40s. each. The fine…

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A Court Ball at St. Petersburg

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 2

The following extracts are from a letter written by a lady who attended a court ball at St. Petersburg: We walked up the place stairs between a hedge of superb creatures in…

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Political Murder in Bulgaria. Assassination of the Minister of Finance. London, March 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 18

Intelligence has been received from Sofia of the assassination of M. Beltchiff, who was recently appointed Bulgarian Minister of Finance…

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The Tipperary Riots. the Court-house Burned Down. London, March 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 18

The trial of the prisoners charged with being concerned in the riots at Tipperary in September last, is now proceeding. Yesterday, while the judge was summing up, a fire broke…

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Land Court at Wagga. Tuesday, March 24. (Before Messrs. F. E. Rogers, Q.C., president, S. Freeman, and J. Brandis.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 2

Louis P. Boyd appealed against the refusal of the local board to grant a certificate of abandonment in respect of his conditional purchase, No. 88-46, Narandera…

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Deniliquin Police Cou[?] Saturday, March 28. (Before the [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 2

George Young was charged with [?] fined 10s or 48 hours. He was also charged with using [?] and was fined 20s or 14 days…

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Hay Circuit Court

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 April 1891 · page 2

THE Hay Circuit Court will be held on Wednesday morning at ten o'clock, before His Honor Mr. Justice Foster. Mr. P. J. Healey will protective on behalf of the…

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Violation and Murder at Collingwood. MELBOURNE, April 2

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 April 1891 · page 2

What appears to have been a singularly brutal murder was committed this afternoon at Collingwood. About 2.30 o'clock a man named Juo…

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Murder near Nyngan. Attempt to Burn the Body. Sydney, March 31

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 April 1891 · page 3

This afternoon whilst a boundary rider Earned M'Call, employed on the Moonagee Station, near Nyngan, was going his rounds as usual, he cme upon a fire smouldering…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Wednesday, April 8, 1891. (Before Mr. R. Kilborn, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 2

Patrick O'Donnel, for assaulting the police while in the execution of their duty was fined 10s. or 24 hours' imprisonment. Imprisoned…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Monday, April 6, 1891. (Before Mr. W. Meehan, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 2

John M'Innes and John Quig were charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct. The former was discharged, and the latter was fined 5s. or 24 hours'…

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Hay Circuit Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 4

The Circuit Court was opened on Wednesday before Mr. Justice Foster. Mr. P. J. Hearly prosecuted for the Crown, The other members of the legal profession present were…

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Wagga Circuit Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 27

At this court on the 2nd inst. the following cases were dealt with by the Chief Justice :— Frederick Thomas and Matthew Hudson pleaded guilty to uttering two lorded cheques…

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Corowa Police Court. Thursday, April 9, 1891. (Before Messrs. Theo. Watson, and F. C. Piggin, J's.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 2

Thomas Carbine, charged with disobeying a magisterial order, itemed by the Bench at Junee for the maintenance of his three children, was remanded for eight…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, April 7.(Before Mr. T. A. Browne, P.M., and Mr. T. B. Coe, J.p.)allowing a Nuisance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 4

The inspector of nuisances, Mr. G. S. Dulley, proceeded against Hugh M’Cutcheon on a charge that he, on the 14th ult., and on divers other days and times, and upon certain…

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Albury Circuit Court. Wednesday, April 8. (Before His Honor the Chief Justice.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 18

This court was opened on Wednesday, morning by the Chief Justice. Mr. T. A. Browne represented the sheriff. Mr. H . Davis held the briefs for the Crown…

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[?]Iliquin Police Court. Monday, April 6. Before the Police Magistrate). Seizure of Fishing [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 3

Wilshire (assistant Inspector of fisheries) the confiscation of certain fishing nets [?] in the Edwards river. No one [?] [?] the property…

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