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Courts & crime, 1893

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Deniliquin Small [?] WEDNESDAY.[?] (Before the Police [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 2

Hon Attorney-General [?] for rent £2 14s. Adjour[?] Same v. Same. Claim for rent, [?] journed for eight days…

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Tragedy Near Mungadal Woolshed. Alleged Wilful Murder. A Lad Committed for Trial

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 2

Intelligence was brought to the polices station on Sunday morning that a man had been allot dead at a rabbiters' camp near Mungadal woolshed by a boy, in consequence…

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Moulamein Police Court. July 4Th, 1893. [Before E. L. Rowling, Esq., P.M.]

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 July 1893 · page 3

William Mason and Peter Healy appeared in custody, on remand, charged with stealing three bottles, of beer on the 29th June, the property of David Hanna…

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Balranald Police Court. Monday, 10Th July. (Before E. L. Rowling, Esq., P.M., and W. O. Close, Esq., J.P.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 July 1893 · page 2

Edward Thomas appeared in custody changed with assaulting William Mackenzie, licensee of the Royal Hotel, on Saturday, the 8th July inst…

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Tumbarumba Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1893 · page 37

The case Woodhouse v. Witthoft, H. Benyon claimant, was again called on at, the court of petty sessions on Saturday. All the evidence in the case had been taken previously…

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Wholesale Horse Stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1893 · page 28

A raid was. attempted last week on the horses of a number of residents in the neighborhood of Parkes, the chief sufferer (if the raid had been successful) being Mr. Lowing…

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Arming the Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1893 · page 29

Sir George Dibbs has for some time past been in communication with the Inspector-General of Police upon the question of how best to cope with the outbreaks of larrikinism…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Monday, July 9,1893. (Before Mr. J. T. Herrin, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 July 1893 · page 2

Ed. Hauton, charged with larceny of Iron and brass fittings the property of John Howells, Yandoit, was remanded to Castlemaine…

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Contempt of Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1893 · page 28

A little while ago the manager of the Melbourne Evening Standard was fined for contempt of court in connection with the Speight v, Syme case. Now, the paper is in trouble…

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The Woolloomooloo Murder. Execution of George Archer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1893 · page 27

George William Martin Archer was hanged on Tuesday at Darlinghurst Gaol for the murder of Emma Harrison. Directly the bolt was drawn it was noticed that the…

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Corowa Police Court. Thursday, July 6, 1898. (Before Messrs. T. Watson and C. Johnson. J's.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 July 1893 · page 2

John Clune, charged with using threatening language to Carrol Hart, at Daysdale, on 5th inst, was fined £2 or 14 days' imprisonment…

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Desperate Gang at Hunter’s Hill Attempted Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1893 · page 27

The burgling epidemic, which has been rife in Sydney and suburbs for some months past, has reached the riverside suburb of Hunter’s Hill in a virulent form…

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Attempt to Murder a Russian Official. London, July 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1893 · page 24

An attempt has been made to assassinate M. Pobiedonostseff, the procurator of the Holy Synod in Russia, but it resulted in failure. M. Pobiedonostseff is regarded as…

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The Murder by Sydney Larrikins. Nine of the Accused Committed for Trial

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1893 · page 26

The inquest on Thomas Pert, who was killed during an attack made en him by a gang of larrikins known as the “Miller’s Point push” on June 25, was finished on…

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An Extraordinary Case. Eyers v. Field. A Father-in-Law charged with Larceny. And Committed for Trial

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 July 1893 · page 2

At the police court this morning, before the P.M., John Field was changed, on remand, with larceny of certain goods the property of James Eyers. Mr. Norton…

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Deniliquin Police Court Monday July 10.(Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1893 · page 2

Edward Coo[?] remand was charged with stealing a watch the property of Samuel Johnston. Constable Wile deposed that form information…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court Tuesday, July 11.(Before the Licensing Magistrate, Mr N. C. O’Neill.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1893 · page 1

Booth licenses were granted to Mrs Collins of Pvke’s Hotel, and James Devlin of the Carrier’s Rest Hotel, for the races on Wednesday next; and to J. Ferguson of the Railway Hotel from the 19th…

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Alleged Wilful Murder at Hay

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 July 1893 · page 2

On the 9th. inst. a man named George Smith, about 27 years of age, was shot dead at a rabbiters camp near Mungadel woolshed by a boy named Alexander Bryson. Bryson,…

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A Story of the Russian Police

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 July 1893 · page 5

In the employment of a certain foreign firm in St. Petersburg was a Russian clerk who had worked for many years in his situation and enjoyed the reputation of being…

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Balranald Police Court. Wednesday, 12Th July. [Before E. L. Rowling, Esq., P. M., and W. O. Close and J. Grinham, Eses., J's. P.]

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 July 1893 · page 3

William Mackenzie, of the Royal Hotel, summoned Edward Thomas, upholsterer, for an assault alleged to have been committed on Saturday, the 8th inst., at Balranald…

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