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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1894

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Deniliquin Police Court Friday, July 11.(Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 2

G. P. Jensen was charged on remand with embezzling the funds of the Deniliquin Co-operative Baking Company at Deniliquin. Mr Laman appeared for the defendant and Mr…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Wednesday, July 11. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 2

Extension of die licenses of James Deviln (Carriers Rest Hotel,) and E. Reynolds (White Lion Hotel) to the racecourse on the 18th and 19th inst. was granted…

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The Collerendabri Murder. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 1

The police have another nine to the Collarenebri murder. The person formerly suspected has been liberated. The police decline to publish Lee's confession at present…

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Albury Police Court. Friday, July 13.(Before Mr. T. A. Browne, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 2

Thomas Briggs Coe, charged with using threatening language towards his wife, pleaded not guilty. Mr. Tis[?]yens appeared for the plaintiff, and…

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Hay District Court

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 1

THIS court was opened on Tuesday afternoon, before his Honor Judge Forbes. John Witcombe v Thomas Harvey, L7 10s. The plaintiff said he supplied the…

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Expected Attempt to Abduct Madame Per[?]er. Constant Watch Maintained by the Police. London

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Monday 16 July 1894 · page 1

There is well-grounded reason for believing that the French anarchists meditate a new outrage. Information has been received of an intention on the part of the…

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Attempted Burglary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1894 · page 29

A daring attempt at burglary was frustrated on Sunday evening at the Bridge Hotel, Fitzmaurice-street, Wagga. The landlord of the hotel, Mr. Thomas Heley, was aroused…

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Brutal Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1894 · page 29

A brutal murder was committed at North Shore on Friday by an engineer named James Campbell, who stabbed his wife Jane Campbell six times in different parts of the body. It…

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Victorian Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1894 · page 29

For some years a number of constables have been doing duty at sports, football matches, etc., in their own time, for which they have been paid by the club and promoters of the…

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Chiltern Police Court. Wednesday, July 11, 1894. (Before Mr. Dobbin, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 July 1894 · page 6

Thomas Wenke was proceeded against by the police for leaving a certain excavation in a public thoroughfare without keeping a light thereon,…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, July 16, 1894. (Before Mr. C. Johnson, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 July 1894 · page 5

Peter Blanch, on bail, riotous behavour, pleaded guilty and was fined 10s. or 7 days' imprisonment…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday, July 17, 1894. (Before Messrs. J. O'Grady, and G. F. Morris, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 July 1894 · page 6

Jas. Culhane v. Albendio; John Sullivan interpleader. Mr. Brandt appeared for interpleader. Mr. Hodgson objected to the case being…

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Vine Diseases Board. Appeal Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1894 · page 37

(Before Messrs. J. D. Lankester, C. J. Morton, Boadle, and J. Frauenfelder.) A court for hearing appeals against the assessment under the Vine Diseases Act,…

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Murder by a Priest. Another Priest the Victim. Other Murders Alleged. London, June 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1894 · page 26

At Laval, in France, a trial for murder has just concluded which has created much interest, owing to the fact of the accused and his victim both being cleries…

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Extraordinary Crimes. Wholesale Murder in Railway Carriages. Fifteen Persons on Trial. London, July 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1894 · page 24

A criminal trial of an extraordinary character was commenced to-day at B[?]ssels. For sometime past the murder of railway passengers has been of frequent occurrence,…

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Conspiracy in Morocco. Plot to Murder the Sultan. Two Ex-ministers Arrested. London, July 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1894 · page 24

The late Grand Vizier of Morocco, Mohammedell Aroi Ben el Moghtar, and his brother, the late Minister of War, Mohammed Ben el Arbi ben el Moghtar, have…

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Land Court of Appeal

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 July 1894 · page 2

A sitting of the Land Appeal Court of New South Wales was held at Hay on Monday. The court consisted of Mr. F. E Rogers (acting president) and Messrs…

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Land Appeal Court

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 25 July 1894 · page 2

A SITTING of the Land Court was opened on Monday morning at the Court House. Owing to the illness of Mr Oliver, the President, Mr Rogers Q.C. acted as Chairs…

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Sentenced to Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 July 1894 · page 28

The trial of Frederick Jordan, a negro, on the charge of murdering Minnie Crabtree at Port Melbourne, was concluded on Saturday. The jury, after a retirement of about an hour…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Wednesday July 18th 1894. (Before Mr. W. C .Bayll[?]s. J. P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 July 1894 · page 4

Daniel Bowler, drunk and disorderly fined 2s, 6d or 12 hours…

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