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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1893

559 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 28

Uproarious Scene in Court. London, March 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 18

A sensational scene occurred in court yesterday during the trial in Paris of the various prisoners accused of bribing and receiving bribes in connection with the Panama…

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Wahgunyah Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, March 14, 1893. (Before Mr. C. L. Dobbin, P.M)

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

R. Wilson (Edmondson) v R. Dryburgh. claim £5 12s. for rent No appearance of defendant. Order for amount and costs, £1 6s., by distress…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, March 13. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 2

James Holmes was charged with being on the premise of Mr Dickson, of Caroonboon, for an unlawful purpose. Sergeant Harper deposed that on Sunday…

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Deniliquin Bankruptcy. a Scene at the Court

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 4

A brush of an animated character took place at the the Deniliquin Police Court on Monday morning last during the hearing of a bankruptcy case. Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the bankrupt, a man named…

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Deniliquin Bankruptcy Court. Monday, March 13.(Before the District Registrar in Bankruptcy.)IN Re William Prentick

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 3

William Prentice, the bankrupt, deposed that he was a contractor living at Mathoura. He had filed a statement of his affairs and did not desire to amend it. He bad never been bankrupt before, and…

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Rival Town-criers. Charge of Assault

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 2

At the police court on Monday, before the P.M., Robert J. Smith summoned William Parkes on a charge of assault. Mr Norton appeared for the complainant…

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An Assault Case. "Orange and Green."

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 2

William McClelland summoned George Sissons at the Police Court on Monday on a charge of assault and with making use of obscene language…

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A Daring Burglary. Britton and Donohoe's Office Broken in to

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 2

No little excitement was created oil Sunday morning when it became known that Messrs. Britton and Donohoe's office had been forcibly entered, the safe broken into…

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Pastoral Leases and Fences. Important Judgment by the Land Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 4

An important decision was given by the Land Court at Darlinghurst on Wednesday in an appeal case concerning the payment of cost of fencing…

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Alleged Assault

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 2

At the Police Court Monday, before the P.M., George Si[?]ons was charged by Williams McClelland with assaulting him on the 7th of March, [?]…

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Balranald Police Court. Friday, 17Th March. [Before E. L. Rowling, Esq., P.M., and G. D. Ringrose, Esq, J.P.]

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 2

John O'Connor pleaded! guilty t being drunk and disorderly for which he was fined 10s or 48 hours, and for using absence language 40s or 1 month. He takes it out…

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Special Licensing Court. [Before the same Bench.]

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 2

William Mackenzie, Royal Hotel, and Mary Jane Murphy, Balranald Hotel, applied to the Court for certificates authorising the issue of booth or stand licenses for the…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, 17Th March. [Before E.L. Rowling, Esq., P.M., and G. D. Ringrose, Esq., J.P.]

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 2

Thomas Henry Boynton v. James Hill—Goods sold and delivered, 11s, and same plaintiff v. William Douglas—Goods sold and delivered, £1 13 3d. Those cases have been…

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A Great London Burglary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 March 1893 · page 10

The professional burglar, we learn, is generally a married man. The wife is useful to watch, and can assist with tolerable impunity, for she has…

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Attempted Wife Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 March 1893 · page 17

A case of attempted wife murder occurred at Rushcutter’s Bay, when an old men named John William Burchell, 60 years of age who was working as a labourer, struck his wife…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday,march 20,1893. Before Mr.Leslie J.P.

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

Wm.Smith on four charges viz.,drunk and disorderly using obscene language assaulting the police and resisiting the police and Geo.Fallon,drunk and…

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The New Melbourne City Court

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

Plans for the new City Court in Melbourne, to be erected in Queen-street, are in course of preparation by the Public Works Department. The buildings will comprise three courts with…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Friday March 17. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 4

Kate Pozzie was charged with drunkenness and she was discharged upon taking the pledge for 12 months. SATURDAY, MARCH 18…

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Deniliquin Police Court.. Thursday March- 23.(Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 2

Kate Poeei, was charged with drunkenness and was fined 20s or 7 days ; for using indecent language, 40s or one month ;. and-for using obscene language, 20s or 14 days.. The sentences- to be concurrent…

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Sydney Supreme Court. Friday, 17Th March. In Chambers.—(Before Mr Justice Foster.) Sharp V. BURTON

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 1

Mr. O'Connor appeared for the defendant, Zacharich Burton, and moved to make absolute a rule nisi for a writ of prohibition to restrain Edward L…

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