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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1897

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Land Appeal Court an Appeal Case. (Before Messrs. O.iver, president, Freeman, and Brandie, commissioners.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 38

Mr. Pike appeared, for the appellant, G. H. Greene, who appealed against the appraised value of the improvements on Francis H. Hargrave's homestead Rejection, No. 969, Grenfell…

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Corowa Small Debts Court. Wednesday, October 20, 1897. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 3

J. and T. Chivell v. John Fealey, claim £2, carriage on a reaper and binder, and 5s., for duplicate casting for same. Defendant pleaded not…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday. October 18. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 3

Thomas Buffray was fined £1 or seven days imprisonment for being drunk in Cressy-street. William Smith and Robert Cavanaugh, were charged with riotous behaviour in a public place off…

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Deniliquin Small Debts Court. Wednesday, October 20. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 2

Mota Chan v. Thomas Kennedy, goods sold, £1 17s 9d. Summons not served. Continued till [?] court. Assigned Estate Mathewson v. W. Scott, goods…

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The Old Old Story. Confidence Trick Case. Accused Sentenced

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 2

Every extended holiday season brings its crop of country visitors to them stropolis, and also invariably results in a number of case at the police courts, in which various holiday makers…

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Deniliquin District Court. Monday, October 25. (Before His Honour Judge Forbes)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 2

Harry Lloyd v. James Bell and William [?] (Exors, estate William Bell), claim £53 10s for [?] and labour and commission. Continued from [?] court. E. J. Leman for plaintiff and H. L…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, October 25, 1897. (Before Messrs. Leslie and Piggin, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 October 1897 · page 3

Henry Dobbins, Alfred Craig, and F. Gullifer were charged with drunkenness and fined 1s. each or imprisonment till rising of the court…

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A Charge of Assault. Against an Alleged Masquerader. Settled by an Apology

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 October 1897 · page 2

At the police, this morning, before the P.M., and Messrs Trevena and Bowyer-Smijth, J's.P., a young girl named May Fuller was charged, on summons, with…

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Extraordinary Assault Case. Girls Masquerading in Male Attire

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 27 October 1897 · page 2

At the police court on Tuesday before the P.M. and Messrs Bowyer Smith and N. J. Trevena, May Fuller was summoned by Margaret Mary Hayes for…

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Stealing Orf

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1897 · page 29

At the Bathurst Circuit Court, Charles Edward Somerville, convicted of receiving auriferous ore, the property of the Wentworth Gold-mining Company, was…

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Escape From Albury Gaol

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1897 · page 24

A prisoner named Robert escaped from the gaol gardens yesterday afternoon, where he was working, and was at large at time of going to press…

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Berrigan Police Court. Tuesday October 20Th ( Before Mr O’ Neill . P. M) [?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 29 October 1897 · page 2

[?] were [?] by Senior [?] with [?] limber as [?] [?] that…

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, October 26, 1897. (Before Mr. F. C. Piggin, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 October 1897 · page 3

David Little and Patrick Burke, drunk, fined 1s. Henry Bartlett was charged, on the information of Alexander Anderson, with…

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Hay District Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 October 1897 · page 2

The District Court sat at Hay to-day, His Honor Judge Forbes, presiding. The following cases were heard:— Landles v. Rawnsley…

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Berrigan Small Debts Court Tuesday , October, 24th ( Before Mr O’Neil , P. M. ) [?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 29 October 1897 · page 2

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Deniliquin Police Court. Thursday October 21. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 2

Mark Wilson was fined 5s or 2½ hours imprisonment for being drunk and disorderly in Napier-street. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23…

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Hay District Court

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 2

This court opened on Friday before Honor Judge Forbes. LANDLES v. RAWNSLEY. Henry Ladies v. J. B. Rawnsley. This…

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Deniliquin District Court. Monday, October 25. (Before His Honour Judge Forbes). Claim for Work Done

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 4

Harry Lloyd T. James Bell and William Bell, (Exors. estate William Bell), claim £52 10s for work and labour and commission, Continued from last court. Mr E. J. Laman for plaintiff and Mr H. L…

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Corowa Police Court. Saturday, October 30,1897. (Before Mr. J. C. Leslie, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 November 1897 · page 3

John Montgomery, drunk, fined 1s. or imprisonment till the rising of the court…

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Land Appeal Court. Two Local Cases. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 November 1897 · page 2

The Land Appeal Court delivered its reserved decision to-day in the following cases:— In the case of James Henry Wilcox the…

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