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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

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Murder of the King of Italy. London

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 2

King Rambert was ass[?]in[?]ed by Angle Brea[?]i [?] be was returning from witnessing a gymn[?]tio competition, and while in the midst of crowds who were…

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Corowa Police Court. Saturday, August 4, 1900. (Before Mr. F. Chambers, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 3

James Slade was charged with using indecent language, and was fined 30s. or ten days' imprisonment…

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Mulwala Police Court. Thursday, August 2, 1900. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 3

Green v. Rower, claim £9 4s 9d, goods sold and delivered. Struck out. Greco v. Rosser, claim £6 1s 2. Verdict for plaintiff…

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Died in Gaol

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 4

On wednesday morning last, when Constable Moody entered the cell of a prisoner named George Thompson, who was sentenced to a month's…

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Sheep-stealing at Tumut

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 37

A message from Tumut on Tuesday stated that an extraordinary sheep stealing case was reported. Some days ago 144 ewes wore taken from the house paddock of…

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Mulwala Police Court. Thursday, August 2. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 24

Green v. Rosser, claim £9 4s. 9d., goods sold and delivered. Struck out. Green v. Sosser, claim £6 1s. 2d. Verdict for plaintiff…

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The Crisis in China. News by the Mail. Murder of Priests

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 4

The Roman Catholic priests, named Isore and Andlaner, have been massacred by the Boxers near Heinhsien, in the south-east of Chih-li. The Roman…

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Fortune How to Court Her. the History of Change. Sweeps, Lotteries, and Consultations. [Continued.]

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 4

Investments in a lottery can only be periodical—when successive lotteries are opened—there can be no desperate plunging. In fact lotteries can be combined with…

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Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, August 9. (Before Mr M'Mahon, Acting-Registrar.) in Re John James Harrison, of Khancoban

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 37

This was a first and only meeting. Mr. Tietyeus appeared for the bankrupt. The assets were £6, the liabilities £721 10s. 8d. The bankrupt, replied to the usual formal…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, August 7. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 2

Arthur E. Dalton v. Geo. Tooat [?] Nonappearance of defendant. yarding [?] £1 15s 9d, 4s 10d cost of court and [?] costs, or 14 days imprisonment…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, August 13, 1900

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

(Before Mr. C. Johnson, J.P.) John Jones, indecent language fined 25s. or 14 days. John Jones, for having insufficient…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

A charge of alleged sheep stealing has occupied the Bench all day. Norman C. Chapperton manager of Brookong Station, is proceeding against a man named…

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Wangunyan Police Court. Saturday, August 11, 1900. (Before Mr. R. Kilborn. J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 3

Patrick O'Dosohue drunk and disorderly, discharged with a caution. Wm. Bain charged with being drunk and disorderly and using abacus language…

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Mulwala Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, August 9, 1900. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

John O'Donnell, on remand from 2nd isnt., charged by Senior-constable Bay with wailfully killing three merino sheep with latest to steal the skins thereof the…

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Rutherclen Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 9

The following cases were disposed of by the P. M. Captain Burrows, on Tuesday last :-- Daniel Henderson and John Sheridan were charged with using obsence…

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Assault Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 29

A verdict of guilty of common was found on Thursday, at Darling hurst Quarter Sessions, against Albert Martin. The "affair" took place in a hotel at…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, August 13. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 33

Norman Charles Clapperton, manager of Brookong Station, v. Patrick Cavanagh, a butcher at Lockhart. Defendant in this case was summoned on a charge of stealing…

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

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 3

On Wednesday the ordinary sitting of the shore court was held, when the following cases were heard:— CARRYING FERBAMS ON SUNDAY:…

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Jerilderie Courts. Tuesday, 11Th August, 1900. Monthly Police Court. (Before Messrs. Fulton and Elliott, J's.P.)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 5

John Kennedy v. P. Cahill, illegal detention. Postponed. Mary Shannon v. John Kennedy, illegal detention. Postponed…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. Fulton and Elliott, J's.P.)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 5

James Burbury applied for a renewal of his hotel license, the Federal, at Berrigan. There being no police objections the application was granted…

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