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Courts & crime, 1897

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Small Debts Court

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 3

The usual sitting of the Small De[?] Court was held on Tuesday before the P.M. and Mr. Bowyer Sm[?] William Davies against C. W. York as executor…

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Murder in Bulgaria. Grave Police Scandal. London, August 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 26

A grave police scandal, which is causing much comment and sensation, has arisen in connection with a murder in Balgaria. A poet named Konstantinoff was…

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The Eaglehawk Murder. Hall to Be Executed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 20

The Cabinet on Wednesday gave further consideration to the case of Charles John Hall, who was recently sentenced to death for the murder of his wife at Eeglehawk…

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The Political Murder in Spain. Execution of Golli. London, August 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 26

The Italian anarchist Golli, who assassinated the Spanish Premier, Senor Canovas del Castillo, on the 8th inst., was executed yesterday in Madrid, the mode of…

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Banco Court. Monday, August 21. Re William Kiddle and the Crown Lands Act

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 35

Mr. Pilcher, Q.C., and Mr. Pike, instructed by Messrs. Macnamara and Smith, appeared for the appellant; Sir Julian Salomons, Q.C., and Mr. Canaway, instructed…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, August 24. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 2

The shea[?]ing season in this district always bring with it the customary persona travelling round in search of sheds at which to ply their vocation, and prior to finally leaving Deniliquin for their…

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Deniliquin Licensing Couse Tuesday, August 24. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 2

Ernest Squires, of the Wangan [?] ganella applied for permission to have [?] dancing on his licensed premises on the [?] The application was refused as being a [?]…

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Tocumwal Police Court. Wednesday, August 25, (Before the P.M. and. Mr Grinham, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 2

John Savage, riotous behaviour, Fined Is or [?] hour’s imprisonment. William Nixon, riotous behaviour Fined Is or 3 days imprisonment…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Friday, August 27, 1897. (Before Messrs. H. Rosenbloom and J. Pearce, Js.P.) School Cases

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 August 1897 · page 2

Constable Middleditch (truant inspector) v. Alexander M'Millan, for not sending his three children to school the required number of days. As it was the…

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Police Court Points

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 3

There were a few points of interest on Tuesday which can hardly find a place in an ordinary report of the day’s proceedings, hence they are given here…

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Was It Murder?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 29

A gruesome discovery, which involves the question of murder or suicide, was made at Grasmere, seven miles from Warrnambool, on Saturday. When walking…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, September 1, 1897. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 2

Louisa Sognies, a woman of 28 years of age, in domestic service with Mr. Hyman Rosenbloom, was charged with being of unsound mind…

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Berrigan Police Court. Tuesday August 31St [?](Before Messrs O’Neill, P.M McGeogh and Groggery and the Hon [?] Curington J’s P) Drunkenness

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 2

Henry Davies was charged being drunk and disorderly. Constable White stated that on Friday night last Davies was at the School of Arts…

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Tocumwal Police Court. Thursday, September 2. (Before the Police Magistrate,)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 3

Frank Kilpatrick, charged with assaulting one Frederick Lawrence, was fined 20s or seven days imprisonment in the Tocumwal lockup[?] a charge of obscene language was also preferred against the…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Monday, August 30. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 2

The following transfers of hotel licenses were granted :—Victoria Hotel, North Deniliquin, from Edward Hoskins to John Purcell; Pretty Pine Hotel, Hay Road, from Georqa Bayliss to Edward,…

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Berrigan Police Court Tuesday, August 31. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs, Carrington, McGeoch, and Greggery, J.S.P)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 3

Henry Davis charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 40s or seven, days’ imprisonment in the lockup. E. E. Jones, keeping premises as a slaughter house…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Wednesday. September 1. (Before Messrs A. McCullough, and W. J. Davies, J. P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 2

John Healy was charged on remand from Tocumwal. with being of unsound mind. Dr Noyes deposed that he had examined the accused who was suffering from delusions caused by alcohol. Healy…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, September 3, 1897. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 3

Louisa Soignes, unsound mind. Committed to Gladesville Asylum…

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Balranald Police Court. Friday, September 3rd. (Before the P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 2

Mrs. Anna Sophia Hal was proceeded against by the Inspector for waste water, Thomas Quinn, for using water for other than domestic purposes…

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Attempted Wife Murder at Bathurst

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 2

A case of attempted wife murder occurred at Bathurst on Saturday morning. Shortly before 9 o'clock the occupants of the Oxford Hotel were startled by a…

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