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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1896

582 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 30

Tocumwal Police Court. Wednesday, August 26. (Before the Police. Magistrate and Messrs. McFarland and Whitebead, J’s.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 3

Fred Quirk was charged with the larceny of goods. Accused, electing to be dealt with summarily, was fined £10 or three months in Deniliquin Gaol…

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[?]Athoura Police Court. Saturday, August 22

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 3

[?] Police Magistrate and Mr C. Opitz, J.P.) [?]A[?] Tie v. Ernest Knight. Alfred Rall and [?]arben. Defendants were charged with [?] The case was dismissed. Mr Shepherd…

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Sensational Shooting Affray at Bull Plain. a Well-known Selector Accused of Shooting at the Police. Constable Ferguson Fires Six Shots at His Assailant. Wounds Him in the Leg

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 September 1896 · page 3

ON Saturday evening information was brought to Corowa by Mr. D. Cameron, district court bailiff, that a shooting affray had occurred at Bull Plain, at…

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Sheep Stealing

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 September 1896 · page 2

A man named Mills, owner of a homestead lease on the Biree, was yesterday committed for trial at the Walgett sessions for stealing 1100 sheep…

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Balranald Police Court. Thursday. (Before C. E. Oslear, Esq., P.M., and J. Tyson, Jr. Esq., J.p.) Larceny

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 September 1896 · page 3

John Frederick Darling was charged with the larceny of two bottles of cordials from the Balranald Hotel on the 26th August. He pleaded not guilty…

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Intercolonial Items. the Boggabri Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1896 · page 28

A report from Narrabri states:—"A sensational development has occurred here over the arrest of William B. Dederer, who was recently committed for…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, August 31, 1896. (Before Mr. J. C. Leslie, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 September 1896 · page 3

Peter M'Bride, under arrest, was charged with shooting at Constable Ferguson with intent to murder. Remanded at request of police…

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Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, September 3, (Before Mr. Jamieson, Acting District Registrar) in Be H. P. Jackson, I

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1896 · page 24

Mr. J Wilkinson appeared for the bankrupt, Mr. Tietyens for the official assignee, and Mr. Belbridge for the Riverina Wool, Hide, and Produce Co…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, August 31. (Before Mr W. J. Davies, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 3

Frederick just, for being drunk, was fines 10s or 48 hours. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. (Before the Police Magistrate.)…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, September 4, 1896. (Before Messrs. Leslie and Johnson, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 September 1896 · page 2

John Page, on remand, was charged with obtaining the sum of £3 10s. from Alexander Simpson, of the Quat Quatta Hotel, by means of a valueless cheque…

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Corowa Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, September 5, 1896. (Before Messrs. Watson Hay, and Johnson, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 September 1896 · page 2

William George Crockett applied for an auctioneer's license, which was granted…

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Balranald Police Court. (Before C. E. Oslear, Esq., P.M.) Friday. Insulting Language

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 September 1896 · page 3

John Grinham proceeded against Thomas Diwell for using insulting language to complainants wife and child…

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Small Debts Court

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 9 September 1896 · page 3

The usual fortnightly sitting of the Small Debit Court was held on Tuesday before the P.M. L. Quartert v. Mary Define…

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Humors of the London Police Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 4

If anyone really wants to get at the humours and eccentricities of popular life in the metropolis, I (the Herald's London correspondent) often think that he could not…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, September 8. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Summons Cases

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 2

Andrew Gorman v. Claude Perrignon. Wages. Adjourned till Tuesday next. Andrew Gorman v. Edward Perrignon, Wages. Fresh summons to issue…

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Moama Police Court. Monday, September 7. (Before the Police Magistrate and Local Justices.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 2

George Brooks v. Frank McCulIough, Bent (£6). Verdict for amount and costs. David McLaren v. Thomas Chambers. Work done and material supplied (£28 15s 6d). No…

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Disturbances at the Chinese Camp. a Batch of Court Cases

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 September 1896 · page 3

At the police court, yesterday, before the P.M. and Messrs Witcombe and Trevena Js'P. Florence Anderson was charged, on summons, on the information of Elizabeth…

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Balranald Police Court. (Before C. E. Oslear, Esq., P.M.) Wednesday. Illegal Detention

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 16 September 1896 · page 2

J. G. Menon proceeded against Walter Jobson, a drover, for illegally detaining a horse valued at £8. Plaintiff stated that the horse was sold to…

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Land Appeal Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 28

Last week the Land Appeal Court, Bitting at Darlinghurst, determined the rent of the largest pastoral holding in the colony—that of Momba, owned by the…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, September 14. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 3

Hugh Currie, for drunkenness, was fined 5s or 24 [?]ours, and for using indecent language he was fined [?] or 14 days’ imprisonment. John Coleman was charged with being drunk and…

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