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Courts & crime, 1894

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Land Appeal Court. Important Decisions

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 December 1894 · page 4

At the sitting of the land Appeal Court held at Sydney on Wednesday last, the appeal of Dalgety and Co against the disallowance of their additional conditional purchase application, No…

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Deniliquin Small Debts Court. Wednesday, December 5. (Before Messrs. Tennant and Blake, J s. P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 December 1894 · page 3

Edward Reynolds v. T. Rogerson. Money lent £2 18s. Verdict for amount with 10s for one witness and costs of Court. Same v. Wm. McKenzie. Sale of horse £5…

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Tallangatta Police Court. Wednesday, December 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 December 1894 · page 20

George Hunter Phillip proceeded against Jos. Toal for " that be did, on the 7th day of November, 1891, at Bullwak, being one of the beneficial owners, of certain moneys, to wit £24 18s. 4d.,…

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Murder of a Prospector

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 December 1894 · page 29

The steamer Merrie England has arrived at Cooktown from New Guinea, bringing Mr. Raphael, who has been prospecting there for a New South Wales syndicate. He did not find…

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Wahgunyah Police Court Monday, Dec. 10, 1894. (Before Mr. H. Rosenbloom, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 December 1894 · page 4

John Hynes, for having been drunk and disorderly in a public place, was fined 5s. and 1s. costs, or 48 hours' imprisonment. For usuing obscene…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, Dec. 7, 1894. (Before Mr. T. A. Browne, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 December 1894 · page 2

Wm. Barnett, having no visible means ef support. Dr. Lang deposed that defendant was suffering from a severe form of heart…

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THE FIFlELD Murder. Execution of Frederick Dennis

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 December 1894 · page 26

The execution of Frederick Dennis for the murder of J. W. Hall at Fifield, near Parkes, in May last, took place at Bathurst on Tuesday under the supervision of Mr. C. E. B. Maybury,…

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Committal for Contempt of Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 December 1894 · page 2

THERE is a stupid tendency in certain quarters to "impertinence of manner and licentiousness of tongue" toward the authority of the honorary…

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The Extensions of Pastoral Leases. Judgment of the Land Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 December 1894 · page 2

A large number of appeals against the "decisions of certain Land Boards in regard to the extensions of pastoral leases in the Central Division have been before the Land…

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Rutherglen Court of Petty Sessions. Monday Dec. 10, 1894. (Before Mr. J. T. Herrin, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 December 1894 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS.--Alexander Ralston, charged by, Constable Manfield with being drunk and disorderly in Main street, on Dec. 8, was fined 10s.,…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Friday, December 14. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 2

A [?] license was [?] to H. H.Casey, of Tattersall’s Hotel, Tocumwal. for the New Year’s Day Races…

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Deniliquin Police Court Saturday, December 5 (Before the Police [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 2

Martin [?] applied for two [?] between Deniliquin and [?] The application was granted Elizabeth [?] charged [?]…

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Deniliquin Revision Court Tuesday, December 11

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 2

(Before the police [?] AND Messrs [?] O. walker. D Tenna[?] W. J. Davies ([?] Blake, John [?] and Charles [?] Js, p…

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Berrigan Police Court. Thursday, DECEMBER 6. (Before the Ponce [?] (Mr N. C. O’Neill,) and Messrs. W. Creed and Prosper Sandral, J.P’s.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 2

Hiddle Pretty and C 1. y W. Grace. Claim £10, being amount due under a replevin bond. Mr [?] for the plain[?] and Mr Solomon for the defendant…

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Central Division. [?] of Pastoral [?] Decisions of [?] Land Court

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 4

A large number of appeals against the decisions certain land boards, in regard to extensions of certain pastoral leases in the Central Division, have been before the Land Court, and last week…

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The Wairarapa Disaster Finding of the Court of Inquiry

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 3

The decision of the magisterial court of injury touching the wreck of t lie Wairarapa was delivered on Monday. The Court finds that the vessel was lost through Captain M’[?] and the first and second…

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Allegeo Sheep Stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1894 · page 28

The Peak Hill Times of Saturday states that recently at the Dundaloo police court, before Mr. L[?]ve, the Dubbo P.M., F. P[?]esley was charged with stealing sheep, the property of…

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Child Murder and Suicide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1894 · page 29

A sad tragedy occurred at Gades[?] on Sunday, when a married woman named Eliza Jane Ceepuce, the wife of a storekeeper at the lunatic asylum, after drowning her three…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Tuesday, December 18, 1894. (Before Messrs. Kilborn and Rosenbloom, Js.P

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 December 1894 · page 2

August Bennet was charged with wilfully exposing his person in a public place. Constable Stuart gave evidence…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday Dec. 14, 1894. (Before Mr. F. C. Piggin, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 December 1894 · page 2

August Bennett, drunkenness, fined 1s. or imprisoned till rising of court. SATURDAY DEC. 15, 1894. (Before Mr. F. C. Piggin, J.P.)…

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