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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

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Stealing a Boat. An Effectual Mode of Arrest

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 November 1895 · page 2

At the police court this morning, before the P.M. and Mr. N. J. Trevena, J.P., Samuel Baker and James Brown were charged with stealing a boat, the property…

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Stealing a Boat

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 27 November 1895 · page 3

AT the police court on Tuesday before the P.M. and Mr Trevena, Samuel Baker and James Brown, on remand, wore charged with stealing a boat the property of John Andrew…

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Telegrams. Sydney. Tuesday. the Wooloomooloo Murder

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 27 November 1895 · page 2

A statement has been made by the condemned man Sheridan to his solicitor. Ho says that those under committal for conspiracy had no knowledge…

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Small Debts Court

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 27 November 1895 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Small Debts Court was held on Tuesday, the P.M. and Mr N J. Trevena presided, when the following cases were dealt with:…

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Balranald Police Court. (Before Mr. E. L. Rowling, P.M., and Mr. Jas. Tyson, Jnr., J.P.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 27 November 1895 · page 2

Alexander Anderson, engine-fitter took proceedings against Michael Dowdican, publican, that the latter did threaten to shoot and in other ways injure complainant, and…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, 22Nd November. (Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 5

JAMES O'Brien was charged with larceny as a bailee. William Wilfred Graham, constable of police, stationed at Culcairn, deposed…

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Opening of the New Court House

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 2

At the conclusion of the Petty Sessions Tuesday Mr H. H. Solomon, on behalf of the bar, congratulated the Bench upon the acquirement of the new and commodious…

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Berrigan Police Court. Tuesday, Nov. 26Th. (Before Messrs. H. F. H. Budd, W. Creed, W. Greggery and G. F. Riley, J’s.P.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 3

Ramsay v. [?] Breach of the Stock and Pastures Act. Mr. R. W. Re[?] to the service of the summons. The [?] was travelling…

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Warden's Court. Friday, 22Nd November. (Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 5

A MEETING of miners was held before the Mining Warden for the purpose of electing a delegate to attend a conference of miners at Sydney, particulars of…

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Albury Warden's Court. Tuesday, November 26. (Before Mr. Warden Parker.)JAMES WILKIE V. James Neill

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

Plaintiff sought to be put in possession of an allotment of land at Bulgandra. Mr. F. Tietyens appeared for plaintiff, Mr. Belbridge for defendant…

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Rutherglen Warden's Court. Tuesday November 19Th 1895. (Before Warden C. L. Dobbin). the North Prentice Case

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 3

John Illott applied for the lease of 720 acres of land adjoining the property of the North Prentice G. M. Co. Mr Agar Wynne appeared to object…

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Corowa Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, 26Th November. (Before Messrs. Theo. Watson and F. C. Piggin, J's.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 5

AUCTIONEERS licenses were granted to Messrs. A. A. Piggin, R. F. Gardner, and Emanuel J. Gorman…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, November 25. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 November 1895 · page 2

Michael Muir for drunkenness was let off with a caution, and for using indecent language was fined 10s or seven days. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26…

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An Awkward Police Witness

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 November 1895 · page 2

One of the most remarkable police officers that I ever met was Inspector Brennan, who was told off specially to attend the cases having reference to base money. He was a…

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An Alleged Assault

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 December 1895 · page 2

At the police court, yesterday morning before the P.M., and Messrs Witcombe [?] Lavender, J.'s.P., Edward Bailey [?]moned on the information of H[?]…

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Alleged Assault

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 4 December 1895 · page 2

AT the police court on Monday before the P.M. and Messrs. Lavender and Witcombe, John Railley was charged with assaulting Edward Miles, a boy about fourteen years of…

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Germanton Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 15

Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M., was confronted with an unusually long list of cases on Friday morning last, when he took his seat upon the Bench…

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Stealing Cream

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 29

At the police court, Lismore, Esther O'Brien and Mary Stewart, married women, were charged with the larceny of a quantity of cream, the property of…

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A Coat Stealing Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 29

The Gazette gives the following extract from the evidence given at the trial last week of some Stuart Town lads for alleged goat stealing-.—Witness Cox:…

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Escape From Albury Gaol

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 21

A man named John O'Brien, a prisoner in the gaol under sentence for larceny, escaped yesterday afternoon. He was, it appears, working in the garden attached to the gaol, and by some…

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