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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1897

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, November 8. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Mr M. J. Carew, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 2

Gavin Duffy pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in George-street on Saturday night, and was fined 5s or 2½ hours’ imprisonment. (Before the Police Magistrate, Mr M. J. Carew, and…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, Nov. 12, 1897. (Before Mr. C. Johnson, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 November 1897 · page 3

Richard Lawler, Patrick Wade, and William Burns pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness and were fined 1s. each or imprisonment till rising of the court…

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Carrathool Police Court. Thursday, November 11. (Before Mr. Galbraith, P.M.

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 17 November 1897 · page 3

At the Carrathool police court on Thursday day. Charles Peterson was charged with the larceny of a watch. Constable Gallagher deposed: From in…

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Balranald Police Court. Thursday, 11Th November. (Before G. Atkin, Esq., P.m.) Drunk

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 November 1897 · page 3

James Corrigan was fined 20s. or seven days imprisonment for partaking too freely of alcoholic refreshers during the hot weather, and for veciferating…

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Theft in a Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 28

It is seldom that one bears of a theft being committed in a police court, but that is what apparently occurred in the City Court, Melbourne, on Friday…

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Murder and Attempted Suicide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 29

A case of what appears to be murder and attempted suicide is reported from Dunedin (N.Z.) A woman named Clemence was found lying in bed in a…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1897. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 3

Archibald Waite, drunk, fined 1s, or imprisonment till rising of the court…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Tuesday, November 16. GORMAN v. MATTHEWS

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 24

Mr. J. L. Campbell, instructed by Messrs. Clayton and Pratt (agents for Mr. A. G. Thompson, of Bathurst), appeared for the defendant and moved to make absolute a rule…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1897. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 3

Mr. E. R. Nicolson acting for D. Nixon applied for a transfer of license for the Terminus Hotel from T. M'Mahon to his client…

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Moama Police Court. Monday, November 15. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 2

Thomas Bradwell, drank sad disorderly [?] 10s or 48 hours’ imprisonment in Denili[?] He was also charged with using ob[?] and was fined £3 or two months’ impris[?]…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, November 16. (Before Messrs. W. J. Davies, and M. J. Ctrl J’s.p)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 2

Arthur John Hawker, who caused a diste[?] in the Chinese quarter on Monday afternoon [?] presented on two charges, viz, being dro[?] disorderly and using indecent language,[?]…

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The Bethanca Burglary

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 3

AT the Wodonga police court on Thursday Samuel Butt and James Bartlett were charged with breaking into the Bethanga post office and stealing £85 in…

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Stealing From Hotels

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 2

THE crowd which attended the Corowa land ballot last Thursday seems to have included among its component parts some who were on the look-out for profit at…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, November 19, 1897. (Before Mr. C. Johnson, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 2

Joseph Burns, drunk, fined the usual shilling, or imprisonment till the rising of the court…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Friday, November 19, 1897. (Before Messrs. R. Kilborn and H. Rosenbloom, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 2

Constable Code proceeded against John and George Mollison, for cutting dead timber on Crown lands without a license…

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Small Debts Court

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 24 November 1897 · page 3

The usual fortnightly sitting of this court was held on Tuesday before the P.M. John M'Millan v John Witcombe, for £1 13s for carting sand to Mrs Witcombe's…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, 11Th November. (Before Messrs G. Atkin, P.M., and W. O. Close, J.p.) Trespass

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 November 1897 · page 3

W.A. Macpherson, v. James Fitzpatrick. Mr. A. J. Robertson appeared for the defendant, and while admitting that…

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, November 23, 1897. (Before Messrs. Leslie, Bray and Johnson, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 November 1897 · page 3

Daniel Daniels was charged with being drunk, and was lined 1s. or imprisonment till rising of the court…

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Berrigan Police Court. (Before Messers O’Neill, P.M., W. Creed, R. J. [?] Hon. [?] Carrington, J.P.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 November 1897 · page 2

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The Absconder Bean. Surrenders to the Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1897 · page 9

After having eluded the police for some 10 days, Gaorge A. Bean, who is charged with stealing two cheques valued at £788 9s. 41., the property of the Victorian Lands…

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