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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

556 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 28

Wife Murder at Bendigo

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 17

A horrible murder was perpetrated about o'clock on Monday night in a little wooden tenement, one of a terrace of similar bouees in a right-of-way off Glasgow-lane, near…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Tuesday February 16. (Before Mr. O. L. Dobbin, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 3

F. Jacobson v. W. P. Martyn, £2 [?]2s 6d., goods sold and delivered. Order for amount with 5s. costs; in default distress…

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Corowa Police Court. Saturday, February 13. (Before Mr. T. A. Brown, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 3

Geo. Laughlan v. [?]as. O'Rafferty, wager, £1 5s. 6d. Verdict for amount and costs, in default [?]evy and distress…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday, February 15, (Before Messrs. Dobbin, P.M., and Meehan. J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 3

H. F. Morris and Sons v. Callaghan; settled. G. F. Morris and Sons v. Wallace; settled…

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Murderous Assault on a Hawker. Robbery Under Violence. a Hawker Attacked in a Lonely Camp

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 24

A brutal outrage, perpetrated apparently for the purpose of obtaining plunder, was committed on Sunday night last about nine miles from Albury. On the Sydney-road at this point a…

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Revision Court. Tuesday February 16. (Before Mr. C. L. Dobbin, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 3

The general lists find ratepayers' lists for the Carlyle and Gooramadda Division, Electoral District of Wangaratta and Rutherglen were…

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Revision Court. Purification of [?]Olls Act. (Before Messrs. Dobbin, P.M. and Meehan J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 3

The following were objected to by Inspector Carroll and struck off:-- Frederick Holmes, left the districs. Albert Sachse, not naturalized…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday. February [?] (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 3

Kate Pozzi [?] charged with drunkenness and let off with a caution. Charles Burke for drunkenness was fined 5s or 24 hours…

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District Court. Wednesday, 24Th February. [Before His Honor Actg-Judge Harris]

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 February 1892 · page 2

W. Hall v. P. Macpherson:—Claim, L7, value of boat and oars alleged to have been removed by defendant without the permission of…

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Court of Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, 24Th February. (Before His Honor, Actg Judge Harris)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 February 1892 · page 2

Mr. Bevan appeared as Crown Prosecutor. His Honor, on entering the court, said he held the Queen's Commission…

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Supreme Court of New South Wales. Tuesday, 16Th February. Ex Parte A. T. Creswick, Re Lawrence and Others

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 February 1892 · page 3

Mr Pilcher, Q.C., and Mr Pring, instructed by Messrs. Maenamars, and Nathan (for H. G. price, of Wentworth), appeared for Alex. Thompson Creswick, and moved to make…

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Tocumwal Police Court

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 2

At the Tocumwal Police Court on Wednesday, Messrs McFarland Bros. proceeded against Messrs Thomas, Howard and McLeod for illegally…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Wednesday, Feb. 24. (Before Mr. W. C. [?] J. P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 3

Wm. Smith, ohscene language, fined 5s. or 12 hours imprisonment…

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, Feb 23 1892. (Before Mr. S. Donaldson, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 3

John Sylvester, drunk, flued 10s. or. 49 hours. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24. (Before Mr. S. Donaldson, J.P.)…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Monday Feb. 22, 1892. (Before Messrs. Bayliss and Meehan, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 3

Constable Connolly vi Chas. Troughton, using obscene language in a public place on 20th inst. Fined 20s. or 3 days. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1892…

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The Attempted Murder at Bowna. Further Particulars of the Outrage. Recovery of the Victim. the Police on the Trail of the Offender. Arrested at Kyamba

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 24

Particulars were given in the last issue of this journal of a murderous assault which was made by an unknown man on an old man named Wright in a lonely part of the reserve…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday’s Sittings. (Before Mr. T. A. Browne, P.M., and T. B. Coe, J.p.) Illegally on Premises

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 18

A man named Frank Darlington was charged with being illegally on the premises of Mr. Gehrig, butcher, on the previous evening…

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Howlong Police Court. Friday, February 19, 1892. (Before Messrs. T. A. Browne, P.M., and D. Reid, and H. Broomfield, J's.p.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 3

Sira Burns v. W. Gale p[?]tiff sought to compel defendant to contribute to the support of his [?] child. The bench made an order for 5s. a [?] for 12…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, February 22. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 February 1892 · page 2

James Pace, charged with vagrancy was remanded for eight days. William Strear was charged with [?] and fined 20s or seven days. He was also charged…

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Tocumwal Police Court. Wednesday, Fre[?] 241. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Mr E. Hillson, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 February 1892 · page 2

Andrew Jackson was charged with stealing £11 from the person[?] Charles Green, and was sentenced to two months’ hard labour in Deniliquin gaol. Charles Green for being drank and disorderly was…

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