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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Tuesday, June 25, 1895. (Before Mr. W. C. Bayliss, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 2

Michael O'Keefe, William Crouch, Alfred Josephs, George French, Wm. Jenkins, and John Josephs were presented on a charge of being idle and…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Saturday, June 22, 1895. (Before Mr J. T. Herrin J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 3

Four young men, named Wm. Johnston, G.Williams, Alf. Rignold and David M'Kee, were charged on the information of Constables…

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Corowa District Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 24

The District Court was held at Corowa on Monday last, before his Honor Judge Forbes. The first case of importance was an action by Robert Barbour, a land agent of Sydney, and…

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A Determined Murder. Shot in the Street

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 24

One of the most cold-blooded murders in the an[?]ls of the colonies was committed at Masterton (N Z) on the 6th June, when Andrew J. Somerville, a laborer, deliberately…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, 26Th June. (Before Messrs. F. C. Piggin and W. H. Lang. Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 2

Ah Sam v. Jas. Wyse. This was an action for assault. Constable Stuart deposed that prosecutor came to him and stated that he had been…

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Frightful Murder in Sydney. [By Wire.] Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 20

Shortly before noon to-day a man named Thos. Brown, keeper of a greengrocery shop at Redfern, proceeded to the watch-house and requested the officer to accompany him…

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Albury District Court. Saturday, June 22. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Forbes). B. M. MACKAY V. A. S. MANDERS

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 25

This was an action to recover £200 damages for libel, alleged to have been contained in an article published in Table Talk of 4th May, 1895. The passage…

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Murder and Suicide by an Indian Prince. the Maharajah of Panta Kills His Wife. London, June 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 18

A considerable sensation has been caused in India by the announcement that the Maharajah of Panta has killed his wife and committed suicide…

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Corowa District Court. Monday, 24th JUNE. (Before His Honor Judge Forbes.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 7

Joseph Chicken and E. R. Nicolson (administrators of H. J. Oeding, deceased) (Nicolson) v. Honor Nagle. Dishonored promissory note, £98 18s…

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Albury Warden’s Court. Friday, June 21. (Before Mr. Acting Warden Gibson)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 39

Benjamin Hewlitt v. J. Howland.— Plaintiff in this case complained of a trespass upon his holding at the Show Day line by defendant. Mr. Emerson appeared…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, 26Th June, 1895, (Before Messrs. F. C. Piggin, H. Hay and W. H. Lang.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 2

The following licensees applied for renewals and as there were no objections they were granted:--Mary Chenhall,John Rankin, Geo. G. Fraser, Ellen Thomson…

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Licensing Court. Friday, June 21. (Before Messrs. T. Affleck, J. H. Wood, and K. M’Lennan, J’s.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 39

A large number of applications for renewals of licenses were dealt with. W. J. Davey, Albion Hotel.—This was opposed by the police on the ground that…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, June 22. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 2

George Rogers was charged with being of unsound mind, and was enlarged on the certificate of the Gaol Surgeon. MONDAY, JUNE 24…

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Deniliquin District Court. Friday, June 28. (Before His Honour Judge Forbes. Undefended Cases

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 3

Ellen Fallon (H. L. Wilkinson) v. William [?] Agie[?]ment, £35. Not served. Confirmed. [?] Bremner (H. L. Wilkinson) v. William…

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Oxley Police Court. (Before Mr. E. L. Rowling, P.M.) June 26. ASSAULT

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 2

Two men named Charles Wilson and Jack Heygarty were charged with violently assaulting Mr. George Ashcroft at Parr's Hotel on the night of the 12th inst…

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Court Formalities

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 2

The revival of a somewhat minute system of etiquette in the German Court, and particularly in the adoption of rules for the settlement of the…

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Land Appeal Court

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 3

AT the Land Appeal Court held in Sydney last week the following appeals were heard:— In the appeal of the A. M. and A…

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Deniliquin Quarter Sessions. Thursday, June 27. (Before His Honor Judge Forbes). Assault and Robbery

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 2

Robert Thomas and John O'Byrne were charged with assaulting Henry Lud wig and robbing him of £3 at Balranald on the 4th of May last…

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Cowardly Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 29

On Monday night a cowardly and unprovoked assault was made upon Mr. John Townsend at Lucknow, near Orange. Mr. Townsend, who is about 60 years of age, was thrown…

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A Man Arrested for Stealing His Own Fowls

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 28

The Deniliquin Times says:—“In these dull times it is refreshing to find that a joke can be perpetrated occasionally. A well-known citizen of an important town in the back…

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