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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, December 9. (Before Mr A. McCollough, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 December 1895 · page 2

George Williams, for drunkenness, was fined 10s or 48 hours. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, (Before the Police Magistrate)…

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Murder at Parramatta

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

On Sunday afternoon Annie Matilda Trenchard gave herself up to the police at Parramatta, stating that she had murdered her husband, a labouring man,…

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Intercolonial Items. a Newspaper Assault Case

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

The South Grafton Mercury refers to the recent horsewhipping of its proprietor as follows:—For some weeks past the Mercury and the Grip have been…

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Assault Case at Carrathool a Midnight Encounter

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 2

At the Carrathool police court, an Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr J. Mather, J.P., William Kelly, Joseph Kelly, and Robert Nichol were charged with assaulting…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Monday, 16Th December, 1895. (Before Mr. W. C. Bayliss, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 4

Thomas Florence Justin M'Carthy O'Callaghan was charged with behaving in an insulting manner in a public place. Discharged with a…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, 13Th December, 1895. (Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 4

Set Kum and Yet Keong were charged on remand with evading the poll-tax. Mr. Wilson appeared for the Crown, and Mr. Wilkinson, of Albury, instructed by…

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Attack on the kOUSSA Police. London, December 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 26

Sir Francis Scott, the military commandant of the Gold Coast Colony, is pushing on the advance upon Coomassie. He is forming a strong column to the…

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Corowa Small Debts Court. Wednesday, 18Th December, 1895. (Before Messrs. J. C. Leslie and T. Bray

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 4

F. C. Piggin v. Edward Solos.--Claim for £5, for a dray sold and delivered. No appearance of defendant. -- Verdict for amount with costs of court…

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The Verdict. Meagher and Dean found Guilty. Green and Mrs Reynolds Acquitted. Scene in Court Mr. Crick versus Mr. Want. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 2

Meagher and Dean have been found guilty; Mrs. Reynolds and Green have been acquitted. Later…

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Deniliquin Small Debts Court. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Wednesday, December 7

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 December 1895 · page 2

Johnston and Fox v. Angus McGregor, A. B Mathewson, garnishee. Verdict against garnishee 28 10s 3d. G. H. Perrin v. H. Bradley, goods sold £1 10s…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, December 16. (Before Mr W. J. [?], J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 December 1895 · page 2

Arthur Travarow was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and was let off with a caution. For using indecent language he was fined 20s or seven days. The fine was paid…

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Deniliquin Licensing [?] Wednesday, December [?] (Before the Police Magis[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 December 1895 · page 2

The following applications [?] Edward Rey[?] of the [?] license for the sports at the Cricket [?] 26th inst ; H. H. Casey, a [?]…

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The Carrathool Assault Case. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 December 1895 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of 20th instant, re an assault case heard at the Carratholl Police Court, I was surprised when I read your report of it. The with holding of the evidence…

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Balranald Police Court. [Before Messrs. Jas. Tyson, junr., and John Grinham, J.P's.] LARCENY

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 December 1895 · page 3

Walter Smith and Elizabeth Jane Charlton were charged with stealing a quantity of potatoes and ham from the Commercial Hotel…

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, December 24, 1895. (Before Mr. J. C. Leslie, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Wednesday 25 December 1895 · page 3

Thomas Burke, charged with drunkenness, was fined 1s., or imprisonment till rising of court…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday, December 17. (Before Messrs J. T. Herrin and W. C. Bayliss, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Wednesday 25 December 1895 · page 5

Peter Nee v. Wm, Robinson, neglecting to send his children to school the requisite number of days. Fined 2s. 6d. or 24 hours…

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A Newspaper Assault Case

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 December 1895 · page 3

The South Grafton Mercury refers to the recent horsewhipping of its proprietor as follows :—For some weeks past the Mercury and the Grip have been firing some breezy paragraphs at each other,…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, December 23. (Before Messrs Tennant and Davies J’s.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 December 1895 · page 2

John White for using indecent language, was fined 20s or seven days. Joseph Smith was charged with using obscene language, was fined 20s or seven days…

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Berrigan Police Court. a Christmas Calender. Thursday, December 24TH.(Before W. J. Greggery., J.P.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Saturday 28 December 1895 · page 2

Police v. John Morris. Drunk and disorderly, and riotous behaviour. Accused was cantioned on first offence and fined 10s. or 48 hours on the second…

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The Canally Poisoning Case. Allege Attempted Murder

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 December 1895 · page 2

In the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, last week James Brown, a bushman, was charged that he did, on the 4th September, at Canally station, maliciously cause to be taken by George Moon a certain poison…

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