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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1894

618 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 31

Attempted Murder of a Barmaid

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 August 1894 · page 5

A frequent visitor to an hotel in London presented himself at the bar yesterday and asked the barmaid for a glass of bear. It appears that the…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday August, 24th, 1894. (Before Mr. C. Johnson, J. P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 August 1894 · page 7

Edward Collett was charged with assaulting Susanah Gordon, Both are aboriginals, and the circumstances of the occurrence were, reported in our last…

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Murder at Mentone. London, August 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1894 · page 18

A murder has been committed by the anarchists at Mentone, the well-known health resort, in the south of France. The victim was a commlssary of police who had…

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Berrigan Police Court Thursday, August 30, 1894.(Before Messrs W. Creed and W. J. Greggery, J.’sP

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 31 August 1894 · page 2

Hiddle, Pretty and Co. v. Andrew M’Guigan and William Grace, action on replevin bond. Mr H. P. Whitty (Trask and…

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Plot to Murder the Czar. the Smolensk Man[?]euvres. London, August 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1894 · page 18

It has transpired that the reason why the Russian military manoeuvres which were to be held at Smolensk were postponed was the discovery of a conspiracy to murder…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday, August 28, 1894. (Before Mr. C. L. Dobbin, P. M., and Messrs. W. C. Bayliss and J. Pearce, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 August 1894 · page 6

Jos, M'Carter v. Alice Lyne, travelling in a first class carriage on a second class ticket, from Spring to Rutherglen on July 26…

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Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, August 30. (Before Mr. T. A. Browne, District Registrar,)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1894 · page 24

In re Emma Lawson, boarding-house keeper, Albury.—This case was adjourned for a week on account of the illness of the bankrupt. In re Walter Mott, of Rosewood.—…

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The Central Division Leases. the Question of Extensions. the Supreme Court Test Case. ,R. Copeland’s Notification Invalid

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 September 1894 · page 4

The argument on the question whether holders of pastoral leases in the Central Division are entitled to extensions of their leases, or whether the extensions are barred by the notification that…

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Brutal Murder Near Horsham

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 28

A painful sensation was caused at Horsham on Monday when the police received news of a brutal murder at Darragan, a farming township 16 miles from Horsham. The first i[?]timation…

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Corowa Police Court. Saturday September 1, 1894. (Before Mr. C. Johnson, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 5

Thos. Williams drunk and disorderly fined 2s. 6d. or 12 hours' imprisonment; for using obscene language he was m[?] in a similar fine…

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Berrigan Police Court Thursday, September 6th, 1894.(Before Mr W. J. Greggery, J.P.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 2

The same old case, Hiddle, Pretty and Co. v. Andrew M'Guigan and William Grace, action on replevin bond, again came on for hearing,…

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Tragedy at Narrabri. Double Murder and Suicide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 24

Reports received from Narrabri state that a man named Marr, recently employed as a shunter at the Narrabri railway station, shot his wife and a selector named Green yesterday near…

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Corryong Police Court. (Before J.P 's Messrs, J. Dobinson, R. Bourke, H. Harris, and J. Ha[?]son.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 17

A man named L[?]yshum was proceeded against for larceny of a saddle, the property of A. Klipp'e, Thoug[?]. It appears that Klipple's horse bad broken loose from Corryong…

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Butherglen Police Court. Tuesday, September 4, 1894. (Before Messrs. J. Pearce, G. F. Morris and J. O'Grady.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 6

Constable Manfield v. Jane Atchison and Annie Newman, allowing their premises in Reid-street to become a nuisance. Fined 5s, each, with one month allowed for payment…

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The Murder Near Horsham. Arrest of Elijah Cockroft. Confession by the Murderer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 24

Immense excitement was caused on Thursday afternoon when intelligence reached Horsham that Elijah Cockroft, the supposed murderer of Fanny Mott, at Nurrabiel, on Sunday evening,…

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Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, September 6. (Before Mr. T. A. Browne, District Registrer.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 24

In re Emma Lawson.—A meeting in this estate was held, Mr. Thorold appeared for several creditors. Bankrupt was examined, and attributed her bankruptcy to depression in…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Saturday, September 1.(Before the Police Magistrate,)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 1

The license of the Railway Hotel was transferred from John Fergusson to W. J. Davies. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. (Before the Police Magistrate.)…

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Deniliquin Small Debts Court Wednesday, September 5. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr H. J. Wooldridge, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 1

G. P. Jensen v. The Co-operative Bakery Co. Claim, £22 18s 3d for wages, &c. Mr Laman for the plaintiff and Mr Gillott for the defendant…

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Deniliquin Police Court Monday, September 2. (Before Mr H. J. Wooldridge, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 1

[?] Johansen was charged with unlawfully and [?] with others assembling at Wanganella, on September 1, 1894, for the purpose of alarming Constable Nesbitt and others of Her Majesty’s…

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Alleged Murder at Hillston. a Rabbiter Arrested. HILLSTON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 3

Thomas Clune appeared before the police magistrate this morning, charged with the wilful murder of John Lambkin. From a statement made by accused it…

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