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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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Small Debts' Court. (Before Mr. N. C. O'Neill, P.M.)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 3

Moir v. O'Leary, board and lodging, £11 16s 6d ; postponed from last court.—Verdict for £10 and costs. Jerilderie Municipal Council v. A. J. Chry…

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The Dreyfus Case. Decision of the Court of Cassation. London, May 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 20

The Daily News this morning publishes an important statement respecting the Dreyfus case by its Paris correspondent. He says that a majority of the judges of…

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Municipal Appeal Court. Monday, May 8. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 35

Mr. Tietyens appeared for the municipality. Louie Chun appealed against property in Townsend-street, Nos. 21 and 22, rated at…

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The Dreyfus Case. Expected Decision of the Court of Cassation. London, May 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 27

An important political development has taken place in connection with the Dreyfus case. M. de Freycinet, the Minister of War, has…

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Jerilderie Courts. Licensing Court. Tuesday, 9Th May, 1890. (Before Messrs. Wise and Fulton)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 3

Peter Pusterla applied for a renewal of his licence for the Barooga Hotel. There being no objection from the police it was granted. M. O. Arundel applied for a transfer of…

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Thursday, 11Th May, 1899. Licensing Court. (Before the P.M. and Messrs. T. Wise and Jas. Fulton, L.M.'s.)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 3

M. O. Arundel, as owner of the property where on the Federal Hotel is erected in Berrigan applied to have the license transferred. to James Burbury…

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Small Debt’s Court. Wednesday, May 10Th. (Before Messrs O’Neill, P.M., Carington Jones and Creed, J’s.P

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 2

T. Hoskins (Whitty) v P. Burke (Solomon). This case had been adjourned twice previously, and hearing the evidence of defendant, the Bench entered a [?]…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, May 6. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 2

Frederick Hutchinson was charged with [?] and fined 5s or 24 hours . He was ask [?] with indecent behaviour and fined 10s or 4: Monday, May 8…

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Jerilderie Police Court Thursday. May 11. (Before the Police Magistrate, T. Wise and Jas. Fulton, J.’P’s.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 2

C. P. Armstrong, appeal against Municipal rate easement Sastamed. J. H. Firth, appeal against Municipal rate assessment. Fixed at los per week,…

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Licensing Court

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 2

M. C. Arundel, application for a special certificate of iran of the Federal Hotel, Kerrigan, from W. R. Morrison. Granted M. C. Arundel, application for the transfer of the…

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The Mansfield Murder. Mansfield

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 2

The inquest on the body of Butler, the vict[?] of the Man[?] was concluded to-day. The jury found that no evidence was tendered showing the…

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Balranald Police Court. Thursday, 11Th May. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 2

Dems Joseph Owen pleaded guilty to drunkenness, but denied using unparliamentary language. Senior-constable Foss deposed to having…

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Saturday, May 13Th. (Before the Police Magistrate)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 2

Thomas Ryan was charged with being drunk and using obscene language in Court-street. Senior-constable Foss said the language…

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District Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 2

A district court will be held at Balranald on Friday next before Judge Rogers, The following cases are down for hearing :—…

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Coroner's Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 36

The further hearing of the evidence touch the death of a man found in Wallandool paddocks, and supposed to be identical with the missing man Charles Fenwick Shaw, was…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, May 17, 1899. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 3

Henry Martin was charged with furious driving and pleaded guilty. Fined 10s. and 4s. 10d. costs or 3 days. Meno M'Coppin was called on a charge…

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A Victorian Police Officer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 28

Mr. Joseph Brown, the superintendent of the Criminal Investigation Branch of Victoria, tendered his resignation to the Chief Commissioner of Police on…

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Electoral Revision Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 3

The Revision Court was opened and the list certified to as correct. COROWA DEEP LEAD G. M. AND PROSPECTING COMPANY. -- It will be learned…

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Supreme Court at Benalla

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 39

The May sittings of the Supreme Court were opened on Tuesday, presided over by Mr. Justice Hood. A young man named Green was presented on a charge of…

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A Nile Tragedy. Murder of Gordon's Messengers. the Sole Survivor's Story

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 35

Among the captives of the Mahdi, mercifully freed and restored to his friends by the victory of Omdurman, is an Egyptian official named Hassan Hassnen. Hassan…

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