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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1893

559 stories in Murray's papers · page 24 of 28

Alleged Theft of Money

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 October 1893 · page 2

At the local Police Court on Saturday last, before E. L Rowling, Esq., P.M., Richard Love appeared in custody charged with stealing the sum of £5…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Friday, October 20Th. [Before, E. L. Rowling, Esq., P.M., Chairman, and A. Lawrence, Esq., J.P., Member.]

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 October 1893 · page 2

Application by Michael Dowdies[?] for publicans' license for premises situated at Homebush.—Application granted at the reduced fee of £15…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday, October 24, 1893

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 October 1893 · page 3

J. Telford & Sons v. R. Kennedy, D. Logan garnishee. Mr. Hodgson approved for garnisheo and stated the case had been adjourned from…

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Berrigan Police Court. Monday, 23Rd OCTOBER.[Before Mr W. J. Greggery, J.P.]

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 27 October 1893 · page 2

John Duffy was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Chanter Street on Saturday, and previously. Discharged with a severe caution…

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Corowa Police Court. Saturday, Oct, 21,1893. (Before Mr. F. C. Piggin, J.P)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 October 1893 · page 3

John Trend was fined is for drunkonness and 6s. for obscene language. MONDAY, OCT. 23, 1893…

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Warden's Court. (Before Warden Dobbin.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 October 1893 · page 3

Two cases were called on, v z. :--W. Booth applicant and owner; J. Brana applicant, M. Kelly owner. Adjourned till November 1 at Cuiltern…

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Wahgunyah Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, October 24,1893. (Before Mr. C. L. Dobbin. P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 October 1893 · page 3

J. T. Martin v MeAlpine, claim £1 6s. 7d. goods sold and delivered. Verdict for amount to be recovered by distress…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, October 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 3

Francis Clark was charged with using indecent language, and was fined 20s or 7 days imprisonment. The fine was paid, and he took the pledge for 12 months…

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Deniliquin District Court. Thursday, October 24. (Before His Honour Judge Forbes.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 4

John Hennessy (E. J. Laman) v. John Hewlett, (G. G. Gillott.) Damages £200 Continued until next court in February, 1894. PROFESSIONAL FEES…

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Deniliquin Bankruptcy Court. Monday, October 23. Before the District Commissioner in Bankruptcy Mr N. C. O’Neil, P.m.) in Re Elizabeth Driscoll

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 3

Elizabeth Driscoll, the bankrupt, deposed that [?]e resided in Deniliquin, and had carried on the [?]ness of a boarding-house keeper for some years, [?] had never been insolvent before. She made a…

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Hay District Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 October 1893 · page 2

The District Court was opened yesterday by His Honor Judge Forbes. TIERNEY V. HILL. Mr Kemp appeared for the plaintiff, and…

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Hay District Court

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 1 November 1893 · page 2

A SITTING of the district court was held on Monday before His Honor Judge Forbes. Henry B. Maclure v William Carter,…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, October 27Th [Before E. L. Rowling, Esq., P.M.]

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 November 1893 · page 3

M. J. Murphy v. Allan Lakeman.—Dishonored cheque £10. Mr. W. R. Crang for plaintiff. There was no appearance of defendant…

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An Assault Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1893 · page 26

The case of Richard Brown v. Ellen Brown and Felix M. Edwin, was called on at the police court on Tuesday. This was a charge of assault. There was also a cross summons between the…

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Chiltern Police Court. Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1893

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 November 1893 · page 3

Gustave L. Baumgarten, was charged with being concerned in the conveyance of spirits upon which the full duty had not been pain. Mr. Ferguson, of Melbourne,…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Thursday, November 2, 1893. (Before Mr. W. C. Bayliss, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 November 1893 · page 3

John Muldoon, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was discharged with a caution…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Friday, October 27,1893. (Before Mr. W. G. Bayliss, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 November 1893 · page 3

James Warren and National Todd were charged with insulting behaviour in a public place, and fined 5s. each or 24 hours. MONDAY, OCTOBER 30…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, October 27,1893. (Before Mr. F. C. Piggin, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 November 1893 · page 3

J. Sheridan and J. Pemberton, two drunks, were fined 1s. each or imprisoned till the rising of the court. The letter, for indecent behaviour. was sentenced to 12…

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District Court Anecdotes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 November 1893 · page 2

A GOOD story comes from Denlliquin about His Honour Judge Forbes, in whom deafness, though it shows the advance of ago, is apparently the only bar to the prompt…

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A Child Charged with Vagrancy. And Sent to an Industrial School

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 November 1893 · page 2

At the Police Court, yesterday morning, Annie Smith, 11 yearn, was charged with vagrancy, having been found living with Surah Ah Put, an alleged common prostitute…

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