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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

620 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 31

Stealing Postage Stamps

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 November 1895 · page 19

At the police court on Saturday Maria and E[?]hel Frauenfelder were charged with stealing a quantity of postege stamps from the office of Mr. Hawkins…

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Brutal Assault on a Wife

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 November 1895 · page 18

A brutal assault by a husband upon his wife formed the subject of a charge brought by Rose Woods against Henry Woods on Tuesday at the Redfern Police Court. The…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Thursday, October 21. (Before Mr. W. C. Bayliss, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 November 1895 · page 7

Police v. T. W. Mulcaster, charged with being drunk and disorderly. Dismissed with a caution…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, November 1, 1895. (Before Mr. F. C. Piggin, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 November 1895 · page 7

Police v. James Burrowes. The defendant was charged with cruelty to animals. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s., or 12 hours' imprisonment…

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An Execution in Adelaide. the Balaklava Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 November 1895 · page 20

George Horace Lynch, who murdered a young man named Donald M’Phee Ross, near B[?]laklava, in August last, by shooting him twice with a revolver, suffered the extreme…

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A Victim to Retrenchment. Attempted Murder and Suicide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 November 1895 · page 21

Pressure of want, caused by loss of employment, led an army pensioner named William Smith to attempt to murder his wife on Wednesday morning at North Shore, and…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, November 5. (Before Mr. Parker, P.M., and Messrs. J. H. Wood and Chas. Schmi[?]dt, J.’sP.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 November 1895 · page 15

A. Bayers and R. Beyers were charged with assaulting J. G. Hodson on Sunday last. Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the complainant…

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A Horrible Crime. Murder Of, Lady Teachers. Conviction of the Murderer. London, November 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 November 1895 · page 25

The mysterious double murder which was committed in San Francisco in April has been at last unravelled by the conviction of a church librarian named Theodore…

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Corowa Small Debts Court. Tuesday, November 5, 1895. (Before Messrs. C. Johnson and T. Bray, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 November 1895 · page 7

Robert Armour v. Jas. O'Brien. Claim for goods sold and delivered and work and labour done, £4 9s. No appearance of either party. Case struck out…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Wednesday, November 6. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1895 · page 2

A. B. Rae was granted a Booth License [?] Fire Brigade Sports on the 11th inst. The applications of Alexander Fraser and [?] Naughton for their licenses was [?]…

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Deniliquin Small Debts [?] Wednesday, November 6. (Before the Police Magistrate) Garnishee S[?]mmons

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1895 · page 2

Johnston and Fo[?] v. M. Hole. Messrs [?] Peevers, garnishee. Verdict for amount [?] court £8. Walter Head v. Patrick kinane. [?]…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Thursday, October 31. (Before Messrs Tennant and Davies [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1895 · page 2

Charles Whyte and Wm, Mack ay, were [?] with stealing 7Ibs of pork, 4Ib of butter [?] plate the property of Mr A. B. Rae. [?] dismissed the ease after lengthy evidence…

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Turkey in a State of Disorder. Attempt to Murder the Sultan

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1895 · page 3

A cablegram to the Argus from London dated November 3rd states that the situation at Stamboul continues extremely grave, and the greatest anxiety is felt in political and diplomatic circles. At…

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Alleged Criminal Libel. the Accused Before the Court. Particulate of the Charge

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1895 · page 4

At the Moama Police Court last week, before Mr G. Redman, J.P., John Baptist Roth was charged with having, on or about the 25th September last, criminally libelled one John…

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“Dinnie” Gaynor in Court. Three Months Under the “Vag.” a Surprised Criminal

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1895 · page 2

For some considerable time past it has been well known to the police that undesirable characters have been congregating about the town, and special surveillance has been exercised accordingly. Several…

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Burglary

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 November 1895 · page 2

Some burglars entered the postoffice at Terrara yesterday…

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An Assault Case at Oxley. Neander v. Britton

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 November 1895 · page 2

At the Oxley Police Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. Rowling, P.M., and Messrs. Cameron and Tyson, J's.P., John Britton was charged on summons, with assaulting…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Saturday, November 9, 1895. (Before Mr W. C. Bayliss, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 November 1895 · page 5

Police v. James Pickett and Henry Thompson, charged with stealing a bottle of brandy from James W. Percey. Remanded until Tuesday,…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday, November 5, 1895. (Before Messrs. Pearce and O'Grady, J's.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 November 1895 · page 3

sold and delivered. Order for amount and £1 3s. 6d. costs. D. G. Hamilton (Edmondson) v. J. Fulliwood, claim £3 5s. 4d., goods…

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Cablegrams. the Situation in Turkey, Reign of Terror in Asia. Minor. Three Days‘ Murder and Pillage. London, November 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 November 1895 · page 27

The situation in Asia Minor, where the Armenians hare in many places risen in arms against the Turkish authorities, and where outrages by the Mohammedans on…

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