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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

723 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 37

Municipal Appeal Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 24

The annual sitting of the court for hearing appeals against the municipal assessment was held on Monday by the Police Magistrate. Mr. T[?]etyens appeared for the Council…

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Theft of Goods in Transit. Skilful -- But Contemptible -- Thieves at Work on Merchants' Parcels

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 2

IT is no uncommon thing for Corowa merchants to receive cases by rail from Sydney or Melbourne in a broken or damaged state, and to find that goods…

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The Treason Court. London, May 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 20

The Treason Court, which has been sitting at Barkly East, has sentenced eight disloyal Cape Colony residents to terms of imprisonment ranging from six months to two years…

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Jerilderie Courts. Tuesday, 16Th May, 1901. Police Court. Before Mr. Garstang (P.M.), Mr. Elliott and Dr. Robinson, Js.P. Careless Use of Fire

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 3

Police v. M. O'Mahoney, Mr. H. P. Whitty appeared for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. Mr. Whitty took exception to the…

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Terrible Tale of the Sea. Starving to Death on a Raft Murder and Cannibalism

The Independent · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 7

About the middle of last year the ship Angola, a Nova Scotia owned vessel, sailed from Newcastle bound for Manila, carrying a cargo of coal for foreign war ships at the…

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Licensing Court. Before the P.M. and Mr. Elliott, J.P.

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 3

A renewal of his license for the Barooga Hotel was granted to D. Quinane…

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Small Debts Court. Before the P.M. and Mr. Elliott, J.P.

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 3

Max Egger v. G. Dunstan. Amount paid into court…

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Equity Court, Sydney. (Before Mr Justice A. H. Simpson, Chief Judge in Equity.) HAMILTON v. GERAGHTY

The Independent · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 7

In this case, which had come before the Court on a previous day Mr Bethune, instructed by Messrs. Piggot and Stinson (agents for Messrs. Alexander and…

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Deniliquin Police Court. (Before Mr F. W. Garstang, P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

John Green was fined 2s 6d or 24 hours for drunkenness, and for using indecent language he was further fined 25s or seven days’ imprisonment. (Before Mr John Kelly, J. P.)…

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Deniliquin Small Debts Court. Wednesday, May 15. (Before Messrs R. J. Eames, and G. H. Perrin, Js.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

Robertson and Douglas v. W. Garland, good sold, £8 16s 3d. Verdict by consent for £7 11s 3d. George Gee Sing (Mr Windeyer) v. William Garland, goods sold £2 1s 3d. Verdict by consent for £2…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Wednesday, May 15,1901. (Before Mr. W. C. Baylise, .J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 3

Lewls Trois, for behaving in an insulting manner, was fined 5s. or 24 hours impri[?]ment…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, May 20,1901. (Before Mr. W. L. Taylor, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 3

Peter Jonson was further remanded for 8 days on a charge of shooting Harry Clayton with intent to murder. Before Messrs. F. Chambers and W. L…

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Imperial Appellate Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 3

The Federal Government has decided to ask Mr. Justice Hojges, of Victoria, who is on a visit to England, to represent it at the conference of jurists to be held…

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Licensing Court

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 4

On Tuesday before the P.M. and Mr. J. Andrew, J.P., the transfer of the Gunbar Hotel from Mary Savage to James Tyson M'Gill, came before…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, May 20. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 35

Samuel Bryans, Angus Gillies, and Arthur Brown were charged on remand with assaulting and robbing Archibald M'Cook, licensee of the Union Bridge Hotel. Mr. J…

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Denlliquin Police Court. Wednesday, May 22. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Independent · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 6

Joseph Dewe, for drunkenness, was discharged. C.C. M'Culloch (Mr. Windeyer) v. W. A. White (Mr Wilkinson). The defendant…

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Gigantic Frauds. the Smelting Corporation. a Director Sentenced. London, May 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 34

H. Everitt Fry, a director of the Smelting Corporation Limited, who was last month arrested on the charge of forging warrants for gold are, was placed on his…

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Fire at Howlong. Court House Hotel Destroyed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 2

THE Court House Hotel, and Mr. Foley's store were destroyed by Are at an early hour yesterday morning. The former was occupied by Mrs. Camplin, Particulars to…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Thursday, May 23, 1901. (Before Masers. W. H. Lang and J. H. Iron. Js. P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 3

Mrs. Oeding was granted a booth license for the Corows race course on the 20th inst. (Licensed Victuallers meeting). SPECIAL SHEER HALE.--Next Tuesday…

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Deniliquin Police Court Saturday, Mat 18.(Before Mr H. J. Wooldridge.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 2

George Nevins, for drunkenness, was fined 1s, or imprisonment till the rising of the court. WEDNESDAY, MAT 22. (Before the Police Magistrate.)…

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