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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

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Rutherglen Police Court. Thursday, Jan. 10,1895. (Before Mr Bayliss, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 5

Wm. Ellis, was charged with assaulting Marin Allsopp, at the Great Northern, and was fined 5s; in default 12 hours' imprisonment. The…

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Charge of Horse Stealing. a Youthful but Old Offender

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

James Ross, alias Cubert Ross, alias Saunders, a youth said to be nineteen years of age, but in appearance younger, was charged at the Police Court this morning…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Saturday, Jan. 12,1895. (Before Mr. W. C. Bayliss J. P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 7

John Hammil, drunk and disorderly, discharged with a caution. MONDAY, JAN. 14, 1895: (Before Mr. W. C. Bayliss J. P.)…

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Revolution in Chitral. Murder of the Mehtar. London, January 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 19

Another revolution has occurred in Chitral, a small state on the northern frontier of India, in the highlands of Kafiristan, a short distance south of the…

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Tramway Strike in New York. Conflicts with the Police. London, January 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 19

A strike has occurred among the tr[?]mway employes in New York, in which 8000 of the men have joined. The strike has been accompanied with much rioting,…

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Deniliquin Small Bests Court. Wednesday, January 16; (Before the Police Magistrate,)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 3

Elizabeth Brophy v. John Jones. Damage to a dog cart, £10. The further healing was adjourned until Friday. [?] and Co. V.A.B. Rae. Dis[?]…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, January 15.(Before the Police Magistrate and Mr D, Tennant, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 3

Phillip E. Eldershaw v. John Broughton. [?] was charged with assaulting the plaintiff. Dr. Laman and: Mr Wilkinson appeared for the [?] and Mr Shepherd for the defendant, who…

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Horse Stealing

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 3

AT the police court on Friday, before Mr. Hays, Cuthbert Rose was charged on remand with stealing a bay mare the property of R.B. Ronald and Sons, Nap…

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An Alleged Assault Case. Civil Servants in Court. the Case Dismissed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 2

The Police Court was occupied for three hours [?] Tuesday last investigating a temper disur[?] between two civil servants at the Land Office, occurred on the 21st of December last. The plain…

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Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 29

Mr. William A. Notting, a member of the firm of Page and Notting, well known in commercial circles in Sydney, has been committed for trial for oommitting a malicious assault on…

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Strange Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 29

A strange assault case came on for hearing in the Newcastle police court on Friday, when Charles Ne[?]bitt 34, Joseph Woodley 21, Hugh Moodie 19, Jane Moodle 42 (married), and…

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Rutherglen Police Court Thursday, January 17. (Before Mr Herrin, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 5

CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.----Henry Wm. M'Kenna was charged, on the complaint of Thomas Carroll, with having, at Creswick, on Dec…

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Corowa Police Court. Thursday Jan. 24, 1895. (Before Messrs. Johnson, Bray and Watson Js. P.) Charge of Cruelty

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 2

THOS. Davidson was charged on summons with having cruelly tortured a mare. Constable Stuart deposed that on Tuesday morning last he went into a yard between…

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Wagga Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, January 23. (Before His Honor Judge Forbes.) Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 21

John Richard Whitehead, on ball, was charged with stealing five oxen the property of John Pierce, at Greg Greg on December 1, 1894, and also with having a stolen bullock in…

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Tallangatta Police Court. Wednesday, January 23. (Before Mr. Rowan, P.M., and Messrs. Peterkin and Jarman, J.’sP.) DEBT

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 37

Martin Bohun v. Luke Shelley and John Molloy, claim for £6 13s. 6d., work and labor done. The Bench were unanimously of opinion…

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Albury Warden’s Court. Thursday, January 24. (Before Mr. Warden Browne.)BA[?]IN Creek Gold and Tin Mining Co

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 21

Hugh M’Catcheon, one of the directors of the company, applied with A. E. Wells and others to lease, under the provisions of the Mining on Private Property Act, certain…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Wednesday, January 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 2

Bridget Ross, on remand, was charged [?] fancy and was further remand[?] Henry Thompson [?] obtaining [?] the [?] for seven days…

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Sketcher. Sentenced to Death

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 2

Going far back in the criminal annals, we come to the trial of Courvoisier for the murder of Lord William Russell. This man was valet to the nobleman, who…

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Booligal Police Court. January 25, 1895. (Before Messrs. J. E. Pearce, P.M., and J. Flanagan, J.P.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 2

John Muir appeared in answer to summons for cruelly ill-treating a horse by working it in an unfit state. The case was a very bad one, and was proved by Constable Fortescue…

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Stealing From the Railway Station

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 2

At the police court on Tuesday, before the P.M., Samuel Robertson and Hobart Miles 1 years of age were charged with breaking and entering a warehouse…

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