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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

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So Did the Court

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 26 September 1900 · page 2

A certain individual in the North was summoned recently, charged with being found on licensed promises during prohibited hours…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, September 24. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 27

Robert Schmidt was charged, on remand, with attempting suicide. William Burdach gave evidence to the effect that on the previous Wednesday be…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 29

Charles Bennett and Arthur Farlow, drovers, have been committed for trial at the Moree Quarter Sessions on a charge of stealing 470 sheep, the property of B…

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Assault and Robbery

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 26

It has been reported that two men entered the hut of Chas. Johnston, a flagman, on the deviation works, at Jindalee, at 2 o'clock on Saturday morning, and after…

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Daysdale Police Court. Monday, September 24. (Before Messrs. Castle and Johnston, J's.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 2

John Mitchell, for being drunk, was fined [?]s or imprisonment till rising of court. Gunda Singh, an Indian hawker, was…

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Hay Court of Assize

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 2

The Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Dorley, presided at the Circuit Court, which was hell at Hay on Tuesday. ALLEGED DISORDERLY HOUSE…

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Another Brush with the Police. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 20

According to a telegram received to-day by the inspector-general of police from Sub-in-spector Sykes, the police were up with the brothers Governor on Saturday evening last…

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Albury Circuit Court. [By Wire.] Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 2

At the Albury Circuit Court to-day, John O'Donnell, who was found guilty of stealing sheep, the property of Alexander Sloane, Mulwala, was brought up for…

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Albury Circuit Court. Tuesday, September 25. (Before Mr. Justice Owen.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 34

This court was opened at the usual hour on Tuesday before His Honor Judge Owen, Mr. Maybury, the sheriff, who present. Mr. M'Intyre held the briefs for the Crown…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, September 22

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 2

Henry Andrews and William Harrison v. Louis Kiddle. claim for wages. Mr Wilkinson appeared for the plaintiff said Mr Lamn for the defendant. An application for a remand was made by Mr Laman…

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Hay Circuit Court

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 2

The jury in the case of Ellen Booth for keeping a disorderly house not being able to agree on Tuesday night, were locked up…

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Bicycle By-laws. the Adjourned Court Cases

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 4

The nuisance inspector (.Mr T. Kidd) recently caught several cyclists breaking the by-laws of the municipality, and Messrs. Brought too and Cotton, two of those against whom proceedings…

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District Court Wednesday, October 3.(Before his Honor Judge [?])

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 2

The following cases are set down [?] Henry Lane Wikinson v. James [?] fees £3 3s. Henry Lane Wilkinson v. Moses [?]…

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Resisting the Police

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 3 October 1900 · page 2

At the police court on Monday, before the P.M., William Cox was charged with resisting Sergeant Wilson, and Constables Burman, Langaford, and Hinde in the…

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Balranald Police Court. Friday, 28Th September 1900. (Before Messrs. W. O. Close, G. D. Ringio[?], and W. A. Macpherson J's P.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 October 1900 · page 3

W. Dargin was charged with using profans language and assaulting the police. Mr. A. J. Robertson appeared for…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, October 1. (Before Mr. A. Barnett, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1900 · page 24

J. Miller was charged with permitting a horse to stray in the Streets, and was fined 5s. J. B. Wilson, for cycling on the tootpath, was fined 5s…

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Trial of Jacky Underwood. Sentenced to Death. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1900 · page 21

At the Dubbo Circuit Court to-day, Jacky Underwood was charged with the murder of Percy Mawbey, at Breelong, on 20th July. Ethel Governor, wife of Jimmy Governor…

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Shocking Murder. a Woman's Throat Cut

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1900 · page 27

The circumstances of the murder of a woman at East Brunswick on Saturday night under circumstances of peculiar horror were investigated by the Melbourne police on…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, October 3,1900. (Before Mr. A. N. Barbett, P.M., and J. H. [?]son, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 October 1900 · page 3

Messers. Jasper Bros. v. S. J. C[?]eebalt, unlawful detention of property. (This case was dis[?] at the above court last month on technical grounds)…

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Attempt to Murder a Wife. the Husband Commits Suicide. Brisbane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1900 · page 27

At Charters Towers to-day a labourer named Samuel Collins shot his wife, severely wounding her, and then committed suicide. It is stated that the couple had been on…

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