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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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Mulwala Police Court. Thursday, June 8,1899. (Before Messrs. A. N. Barnett, P. M., and A. Complin, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 2

Thos. Jones and Michael Moloney were charged with stealing wine from promises of Win. Field at Collendina on 6th inst. Prisoners were camped near the…

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Another Gold Robbery. Theft From the R.m.s. Alameda. Five Thousand Sovereigns Removed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 25

Intelligence has been received in Sydney by the Union Steamship Company that gold to the value of £5,000 was abstracted from the strongroom of the R.M.S. Alameda, of…

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Corowa Wardens' Court. Wednesday, June 7, 1899. (Before Mr. W[?]ten [?]nett)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 3

Francis [?]llagher applied for permission to [?]ine on portion 404, parish of Corowa, and W. H. Hudson, the owner, objected…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, June 7, 1899. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 3

Richard King applied for a transfer of license for the Australian Hotel to Joseph Evans. Mr. Nicolson appeared for applicant and transferee, Granted…

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Cable News. the Dreyfus Case. the Verdict. Fresh Court-martial Ordered. London, June 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 26

The Court of Cassation delivered judgment yesterday in the revision of the sentence of perpetual imprisonment passed upon Captain Dreyfus by court-martial in…

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Corowa Small Debts Court. Wednesday, June 7, 1899. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 3

M'Culloch and Co. v. C. Peck, claim 5s., money paid on behalf of defendant. Mr. Nicolson appeared for plaintiff, and said that although the amount involved…

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Berrigan Police Court. (Before Messrs W. J. Greggesy and R. Drummond, J.’sP.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 2

At this court on Wednesday last John Humphries was charged with illegally cutting firewood on a forest reserve, not set [?] for that purpose. Defendant, who had been…

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Small Debts’ Court

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 2

J. Kennedy v O. Cato (Whitty). Claim £3 10s for suit of clothes made and delivered Defendant pleaded that the clothes did not…

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Judge Gibson on Police Evidence

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 29

During the hearing of a charge of assault and robbery at the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions on Friday, Judge Gibson had occasion to comment upon the manner in which two…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, June 12. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M., and Mr. K. M'Lennan. J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 36

Frederick King pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecent language. Senior-constable Tucker described the language used towards persons living in Kiewa-street.—…

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Albury Quarter Sessions. Monday, June 12. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Coffey.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 25

The court opened at the usual hour, Mr. Mason holding the briefs for the Crown. ASSAULT. Adolph Henschel was charged with having…

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Deniliquin Police [?] Thursday, June [?] (Before the Police [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 2

William O’Gorman, alias [?] charged with being drunk [?] fined 20s or seven days in [?] FRIDAY, JUNE [?]…

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The Wollongabba Murder. Brisbane

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 2

The Queensland government has offered £1000 reward for evidence leading to the conviction of the Wollongabba murderer…

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Corowa Police Court. Saturday, June 17,1809. (Before Mr. Chas. Johnson, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 3

Robert Ross, drunkenness, Fined 2s. 6d. or 6 hours' imprisonment. Robert Ross, indecent language, Fined £1 or days' imprisonment…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Friday, June 16,1899. (Before Messrs. R. Kilborn and H. Rosenbloom, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 3

Ah Loon v. Yee Cheung, unlawful assault, settled out of court. Constable Culhane v. Millicent M. Taylor, negligent driving. This case…

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Corowa District Court. Saturday, June 17,1899. (Before His Honor Judge Coffey)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 3

John Sylvester Nolan sued Andrew Kenny, and claimed [?], goods sold and delivered. The parties conducted their own case, Verdict for amount and costs…

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Balranald Police Court. (Friday, 9th JUNE. 1899.) (Before Mr. C. W. Thomas, P.m) Sinnet V. NOLAN

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 June 1899 · page 4

Claim for £5 12s 6d for work and labour done. Mr. A. J. Robertson appeared for plaintiff, who stated that defend[?]…

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Licensing Court. Friday, 16Th June. (Before G. D. Ringrose, Esq., Chairman, and W. A. Macpherson, Esq., Member)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 June 1899 · page 3

Frederick W. Comitti applied for the renewal of his licence of the Commercial Hotel. Inspector Foss lodged no objection to the renewal but pointed out that he had received…

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An Assault Case. Sinclair v. Sinclair

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 3

At the police court, this morning, before the P.M., Thomas Sinclair was charged, on summons, with assaulting Alice Sinclair. Mr Kemp appeared for the complainant…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, June 21, 1899. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 3

Wm. Sullivan, drunk, fined 1s, or imprisonment tillrising of the court. Walter Seany, indecent behaviour, fined 5[?] or 24 hours imprisonment…

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