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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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Serious Assault Case. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 2

A serious assault rase is reported from Granville, where, it is alleged. a young woman named Clara Gordon was yesterday accosted by a man who…

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Mulwala Police Court. Thursday, August 3, 1899. (Before Messrs. A. N. Burnett, P.M, and A. Complin, J. P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 3

John Roy, licenses of the Federal Hotel, was charged with permitting liquor to be consumed on his licenses…

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Mulwala Small Debts Court. Tuesday, August 3, 1899. (Before Messrs. A. N. Burnett, P.M., and A. Camplin, J.P.) Five unimportant cases were heard. Garnishee Case

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 3

Plaintiff, D. Ford; defendant, W. Taylor ; garnishee, P. P. Lawless. Lawless had been garnisheed for a debt of £10 3s., due by him to defendant…

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Police Court News

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 2

During the Show week the list of cases at the local Court was unusually heavy, and as some of the local Justices were otherwise employed, the brunt of adjudicating of the…

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Assault and Battery. (Before Mr. T. Wise, J.P.)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 2

Wm. Smith, alias P. Regan, on remand, was charged with assaulting and robbing one J. M'Nair, near a right of way between the Royal Mail Hotel and the Bank of…

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Berrigan Police Court. Wednesday, August 9Th. (Before Messrs W.J. Greggery and J. Jones, J.’sP.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 2

A case of Hoskins v. Hoskins, in which the wife had issued a summons for maintenance, was announced as settled out of court…

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A Police Outrage. London, August 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 26

An incident which has excited a good deal of comment is reported from Johannesburg. An American negro, when producing his…

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Captain Dreyfus. The New Court-Martial. Opening ot the Trial. London

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 4

The re-trial by court-martial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, of the French army, on the charge of having sold military secrets of the War Office to a foreign power, was…

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Cable News. Captain Dreyfus. the New Court-martial. Opening of the Trial. London, August 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 26

The retrial by court-martial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, of the French army, on the charge of having sold military secrets of the War Office to a foreign power was…

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Mathoura Police Court. Saturday, August 5. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 2

Two small debts cases were struck out. Robert Crump v. John Finuessy. Defendant was charged with detaining a bullock. Mr, Leman appeared, for the complainant, and…

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Jerilderie Police Court. Thursday, August 3. (Before Mr The Wise, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 2

Charles Wilson was charged with using indecent language, and was fined £5 or three months in Deniliquin gaol. “He took it out.” Richard Smith, for vagrancy, was sent to…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Friday, August 11, 1899. (Before Captain Burrows, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 3

Edward Daniel Coleman was charged with being drunk and discharged. He was also charged with insulting behaviour at about 1 o'clock that morning…

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Wahgunyah Revision Court. Friday, August 11,1899. (Before Captain Burrows, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 3

The supplementary list for the electoral district of Wangaratta and Rutherglen, Carlyle division, was revised and passed. The Hon. Alfred Deakin is to…

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A Mounted Police Adventure

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 16 August 1899 · page 1

First Post had gone on the bugle at Fort Saskatchewan, and the Major was sitting on the porch of his quarters, discussing with his Adjutant the details of a practice march…

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Stealing Stamps

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 29

Thomas Lambert, laborer, is the humble occupier of a tent on the Moore Park Reserve, but finds time to cultivate a taste now much affected by a great many…

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Warden's Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 34

Mr. John Grieve applied for a suspension of the goldmining lease No. 1 at Bungowannah. Mr. J. Wilkinson for applicant. Mr. Tietyens appeared for the Messrs. Wallder…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, August 11, 1899. (Before Mr. J. C, Leslie, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 2

Michael Darcy was charged with using indecent language, and was find 10s. or 48 hours…

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Wyalong District Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 29

At the Wyalong District Court, the first case, Kearns versus Emmett, was an action for assault and battery, in which £250 damages was claimed. This case…

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New Small Debts Court Rules

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 29

Previous to giving up the office of Minister for Justice Mr. C. A. Lee framed and gazetted a number of new rules for procedure under the Small Debts Recovery Act, 10…

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The Stirring Days of Yore. the Kelly Gang. the Murder of Sherritt

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 25

The following evidence given at the in quest on the body of the unfortunate young man Aaron Sherritt, throws some additional light on the circumstances surrounding his…

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