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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

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Corowa Revision Court. Wednesday, October 17,1900. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 5

The provisional list for the whole of the electorate for the month of September was revised: and also the general list for the divisions of Corowa and…

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The Aboriginal Murderers. Shots Again Exchanged. a Police Constable Wounded. the Governors Escape Once More. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 27

After a long interval the police have again coma to close quarters with the brothers Governer. Shots were interchanged between a police constable and the fugitives, with the…

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Corowa Small Debts Court. Wednesday, October 17, 1900. (Before Mr. A. N. Burnett, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 5

Partop Singh v, Chiris. Hannon, goods sold and delivered, 14s. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount and 5s. costs…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, October 13. [?] Messrs J. Kelly, and W. Leetham J’s.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 3

[?] Dent pleased guilty to a charge of drunkenness was discharged ; for using indecent language [?] fined £1 or eight days’ imprisonment. [?] J. Fitzpatrick was fined 5s or 24 hours…

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Land Appeal Court. Caroonboon and Puckawidgee Exchanges

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 2

In July last applications for exchanges of land were heard before the Deniliquin Local Land Board from Messrs. J. and J. Dickson (Caroonboon Station) and Messrs Currie and Shaw (Puckawidgee…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Wednesday, October 17. (Before Mr W. B. Smith, P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 3

The application of Henry—Field, of the Court House Hotel, for a booth license at the show grounds on Hospital Carnival day, October 24th, was granted…

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Deniliquin Small Debts Court. Wednesday, October, 17. (Before Mr W. B. Smith, P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 3

[?] Lancence Maver (Mr Windeyer) v. Robert [?] Mr Wilkinson), claim 25s. [?] stated that he was a teamster and ar[?] with defendant about four months ago to…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, October 19, 1900. (Before Mr. F. Chambers, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 October 1900 · page 3

David Sheedy, indecent language, eighteenth conviction, was fined 20s, or seven days. MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1900…

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Wahgunyam Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, October 19, 1900. (Before Captain Burrowes. P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 October 1900 · page 3

Ellen Thomson Crawford and Co., Mary Chenhall and Elizabeth Evans were granted stage carriage licenses. Rowley John Hill was charged with…

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Balranald Police Court. Thursday, 18Th October 1900. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 October 1900 · page 4

John Slatter was fined 2s, 6d, or imprisonment until the rising of the court for drunkenness. John Griffiths was also fined 5s. or…

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Rehearing by Direction of Land Appeal Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 October 1900 · page 2

A.C.P. 1900-6, 220 acres, Edward H. Chapman. C.L. 1900-3, 628¼ acres, Edward H. Chapman…

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A Cowardly Assault

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 3

The close of the shearing season has let loose in our community n number of characters with whom we could very well dispense. Householders are pestered with requests for…

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, October 23, 1900. (Before Mr. F. Chambers, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 3

John Hayes, drunkenness, fined 2s. 6d. or 6 hours. Same, charged with indecent language, fined 15s. or four days…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before the President and Commissioner Houston). Reserved Decisions

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 3

In J. Dickson's appeal against the finding of the board in respect of his application for surrender and exchange of certain lands in connection with Caroonboon pastoral…

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False Pretences. Accused Sentenced to Four Months’ Imprisonment

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 4

At the police court on Monday morning, before Mr W. B. Smith. P. M .and Mr John Kelly. J P. George Allison Lewen was charged with obtaining two cheques, viz. one for £21 4s 3d and…

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Land Appeal Court

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 3

As announced briefly in last week’s issue, the appeals of Messrs J. and J. Dickson (Caroonboon) and Messrs Currie and McKinnon (Puckawidgee) against the Local Land Board’s decision respecting…

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Naturalist. Dogs As Police Assistants

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 2

The dog policeman has now joined the Parisian police force, and when the Exhibition opened he was an important attache of each station house. Favourable…

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Hay District Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 2

The District Court sat yesterday, His Honor Judge Rogers presiding. KING V. PAYNE. This case is fully reported in another…

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The Land Appeal Court. Two Important Cases. Caroonboon Exchange

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 4

The following is a full report of the reserved decision in the appeal of James Dickson against the finding of the Deniliquin Local Lund Board in…

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What Are Fixtures ? A Dispute Before the District Court. King v. Payne

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 2

At the District Court, yesterday, an action in which Thomas King was plaintiff, and John Payne defendant, was tried before his Honor Judge Rogers, and a jury…

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