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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1893

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Wholesale Sheep Stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1893 · page 28

The Coonabarabran police have arrested a man named M‘L[?]d, in connection with the stealing sheep from the Wa[?] paddocks, and regarding which a man named Hew[?] has…

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Berrigan Police Court. Saturday, February 4Th

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 February 1893 · page 2

Police v. A. E. White: careless use of fire. This case was brought on in reference to the origin of the fire last Friday at Mr Flynn’s, and witnesses…

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Corowa District Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1893 · page 19

The following is a description of the amended boundaries of the area within the jurisdiction of the Corowa District Court:— Embracing parts of the…

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Warden's Court. (Before Mr. C. L. Dobbin, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 February 1893 · page 3

A case of disputed compensation for land owned by G. Hintze, applied for by H. Darrick, for mining purposes, was heard and the following evidence taken:--…

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Deniliquin District Court. Wednesday, February 15. (Before the Honour Judge Forbes.) Undefended Cases

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 2

Samuel Fox v. A. J. Cox. Money lent, £2 4s 9d. The defendant paid £1 into court, and a verdict was given for the balance, £1 4s 9d. Mr Laman appeared for the plaintiff…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 February 1893 · page 4

At the police court on Monday before Messrs Pearce, P.M., and R. W. Ronald, J.P., Thomas Ramsay, a youth of about 16, was charged with horse stealing…

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Balranald Police Court. Wednesday, 15Th February. [Before R. D. Murray, Esq. J.P.]

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 February 1893 · page 2

William Maher, John Buckley, Samuel Newton, and Thomas Johnston were charged with stealing from the dwelling of John Logan, of Canally…

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Assault at Urana

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 29

On Friday, Edward Albert Nisbett was charged at the Urana police court, before Mr. Benjamin Galley, J.P., with having assaulted jeremiahs Costello, licensee of the Mahonga…

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Theft by a Clerk

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 29

Daniel Richards, for 20 years a clerk in the employ of Goldsbrough, Mart, and Co., pleaded guilty at the General S[?]ions on Saturday to the theft of £130, the moneys of…

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Assault on a Hawker

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 29

Fatta Deer, an Indian hawker, bad an unpleasant experience is a house is Little Latrobe-street, Melbourne, where he was decayed a man who represented that a…

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Mutiny and Murder at Sea

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 28

News has been received from Tahiti that the American barque Hesper, from Newcastle, (New South Wales), en route to Honolulu, put in at Papeete, and reported that murder and…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Saturday, February 18. (Before Mr. W. C. Bayliss, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 3

Thos. Dixon, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was discharged with a caution. Chas. Wood, charged with same offence,…

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Corowa Police Court. Saturday, February 19, 1893. (Before Messrs. Watson and Johnson Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 3

Wm. Wilson was charged with steeling grapes, the property of Mr. H. J. Lindeman, and was fined 40s. or 7 days. Fred. Scott, charged with a similar…

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Hay District Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 2

A sittings of the District Court was held on Wednesday before his Honor Judge Forbes. The following cases were heard:— ALEXANDER V. QUINN…

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Kerrigan Police Court. Wednesday. 22Nd February 1893.(Before Messrs Budd, Creed and Greggery, J’s.P

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 2

H. Davies v. It. Carr: claim for rent of house. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for the complainant with costs…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, February 20. (Before Mr D. Tennant, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 February 1893 · page 2

Wm. Edwards, for being drunk, was discharged. He was further charged with using indecent language, and was fined 10s or 7 days. William Nolan, on remand, was charged with…

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Hay District Court. Tuesday, Fearuary 22. (Before His Honor Judge Forbes.)

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 25 February 1893 · page 2

D. Alexander v E. Quinn, goods £2 6s. No appearance of patties Struck out. D. F. Mackenzie v. John L. Corrigan, representing Hay Boiling Down Co., claim…

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The Tibooburra Murder. Verdict of Wilful Murder Wilcannia

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 1

The inquest on the body of the man O'Shannessy was concluded at Tibboburra on Monday; 20th ult; The jury after 30 minutes deliceration, returned…

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Balranald Police Court. Friday, 24Th February. (Before E. L. Rowling, Esq., P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 2

Joseph Shervingham appeared upon the information of the police to answer the charge of an carrying firearms on Sunday 19th inst. and engaged in shooting…

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Small Debts Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 2

Mary Roat sought to recover from George Williams the sum of £2 0s 4d being the balance of amount due for board and lodging and George…

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