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Courts & crime, 1892

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Notes in the Land Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 2

The passage of time and coincident experience has somewhat medified the characteristics by which Mr Canaway, the Minister's representative in the Land Court,…

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The Windsor Murder

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 23 March 1892 · page 2

Persons have come forward who state that on August 10, the day on which it is supposed that the murders were committed they heard screams coming from…

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The Windsor Murder. MELBOURNE

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 March 1892 · page 3

Great excitement exist in Melbourne over the fresh discovery at Rainhill, in England, of the horrible work of the Windsor murderer, Williams. When information of his…

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“Swanston” Before the Perth Police Court. Perth

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 18

On the road between Southern Cross and York, Williams, although he displayed a large amount of coolness and unconcern, fainted twice and hardly took any solid nourishment…

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Land Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 37

The Land Court of New South Wales commenced its sittings at the Wagga court-house on Wednesday for the purpose of hearing appeals against the decisions of Local Land Boards in…

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The Murder of Mr. M‘neill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 12

It will be remembered that about a year ago Mr. M‘Neill, a sporting journalist, while on a professional visit to France, was murdered under mysterious circumstances…

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Mulwala Police Court. Friday, March 18. (Before J. Sloane and W. B. Coires, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 2

Police v. Charles Burley. This was a charge under the Licensing Act of selling Honor after houre, brought against Barley who is licenses of the Post-office Hotel,…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday’s Sittings. (Before Messrs. T. B. Coe and T. Affleck, J’s.P. Alleged False Declaration

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 25

George Richards proceeded against his daughter, Minnie Richards, for making a false declaration on oath. This case has already been before the court on several occasions, and…

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Williams's Statements to the Police. PERTH, Tuesday (later)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 4

It appears that Williams, when arrested by Constable Evan Williams on the 11th inst. said:—"I am innocent. I shall say nothing. I am innocent…

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Corowa-culcairn Railway Land Resumptions. Sittings of the Arbitration Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 3

ARRITRATORS.-- The Hon. Charles Young (climants), and Mr. J. H. Kirkpatrick (Crown). UMPIRE.--Mr. Warden Harry Graves…

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The Corowa-culcairn Railway. Resumption of Land by the Crown. Arbitration Court Sittings. (Abridged From the “Free Press.”)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 15

The Court of Arbitrators, consisting of the Hon. Charles Young and Mr. J. H. Kirkpatrick, with Mr. W. H. Graves as umpire, deputed by the Government to sit and…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, March 19. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Lewis Kiddle, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 3

Kate Pozzi was charged with drunkenness and let off with a caution. MONDAY, MARCH 21. (Before the Police Magistrate.)…

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The Windsor Murder

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 2

It appears that Deeming tried to persuade a young girl to marry him at Liverpool in July last, and made her presents of a quantity of jellewery, the…

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Love, Murder and Suicide

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 2

THE evidence at the inquest on Friday on the young man Ryan, murdered near Condobolin, proved that his murder by Stone was premeditated. The man Stone had…

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Hay Land Court. a Peculiar Case

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 4

The Land Court commenced a sitting at Hay last week. The principal case that has yet come before the court was an appeal of Joseph Lewis against the forfeiture of his conditional…

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Deniliquin Bankruptcy Court. Monday, March 21. (Before the District Registrar in Bankruptcy)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 2

A single meeting of creditors in the estate of Thomas William Druitt, telegraph line repairer, of Deniliquin, was held at the Court House on Monday last. The bankrupt, Thomas William Druitt,…

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The Windsor Murder London, MARCH 25

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 30 March 1892 · page 2

It has been ascertained that the marriage of Deeming and Miss Blather ar the Rainhill in September last was announced in the Landon Standard, the bridegroom being…

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[?] Police Court

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 3

At the [?] Police Court on Saturday last, before Messrs Richards and Trengrove, J’s. P., James Powell, a dull looking young man, about 20 years of age, was…

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Scientific Horse Stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 39

The following anecdote is of course American, but the ruse itself has been often practised, sometimes in fun, but generally feloniously, in other countries:—Recently…

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The Windsor Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 19

Telegrams from London show unabated Interest continues in the case of the Windsor murder. It is rumored that during the recent digging…

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