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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

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Small Debts Court

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 2

Thos. Midler [?] Robert Barker for recovery of the sum of £14 6 s 3 d, amount due for seed wheat supplied. N[?] appearance of defendants Mr Whitty for plaintiff…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Friday, July 12 .(Before Messrs B. J. Eames and H. J. Wooldridge, Js.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 2

Thomas Kidd (Inspector of Nuisances) v. W. B Allan — Defendant who did not appear was charged with furious driving. Evidence was given by plaintiff that defendant had driven at a furious pace…

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In a Chinese Law Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 2

One day while we in the body of the court were hearing some endless land case drag its slow length along writes a contributor to Blackwood's Magazine"), on a sudden the…

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Balranald Police Court. Friday. July 12Th, 1901. Before Messrs. M. Boland, P.M., and G. D. Ringrose, J.P.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 2

M. Moser was charged with using threatening language in a public place, Mr. A. J. Robertson appeared for accused, who pleaded not guilty…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, July 16. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Independent · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 4

George Nevins was charged with threatening language, and was ordered to enter into recognizances of £20, with two sureties of £10 each, or one of £20, to be of good…

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Intercolonial Items Moama Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 28

At the Moama police court, a well-known missionary among the aboriginal blacks of Australia was charged with vagrancy. Senior-constable Fortesque alleged…

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An Assault Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 28

A report from Bathurst says:—Information was received that a man had been assaulted at Cow Fiat, nine miles from Bathurst, and was lying in the Bathurst District Hospital. On…

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Murder of a Prospector

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 21

A telegram was received at Adelaide from Oodnadatta on Tuesday afternoon reporting that Ernest Warman, a member of Cockrum's prospecting party, had been murdered…

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The Corowa Shooting Affray. Accused Before the Court. Committed for Trial

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 2

AT the local police court on Wednesday last, before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M., and Mr. J. H. Iron, J.P., Paler Jonson, better known as "Peter the Greek," was charged…

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Wodonga Insolvency Court. Tuesday, July 16. (Before his Honour Judge Chomley.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 27

Charles Thomas William King applied for a certificate of discharge and for a dispensation with tho condition of the Insolvency Act requiring him to pay 7s. in the £…

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Revision Court. Wednesday, July 17, 1901. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P. M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 3

The electoral revision court for the month of June was revised. The name of August Franke was objected to and struck off the roll, on the…

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Hay District Court

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 22 July 1901 · page 2

This court opened on Saturday before His Honor Judge Docker. Charles McFarland v. Horton Bros. Mr. Alexander appeared for the…

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A Girl Charged with Murder. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 2

Lona Fox, aged 17, has been remanded on an alleged charge of murdering her infant child…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, July 22, 1901. (Before Mr. F. Chambers, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 3

Patrick Henry Harry, drunk, fined 2s. 6d. or imprisonment till riming of court…

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Hay District Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 2

The District Court sat on Suturday and Monday, and dealt with the following cases. His Honor Judge Docker presided :- MCFARLAND V. HORTON…

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Hay District Court

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 25 July 1901 · page 4

This court opened on Saturday before His Honor Judge Docker. Monday, July 22. Redan Bros. v. Ainslie Mills, claim…

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Small Debts Court

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 25 July 1901 · page 4

Tuesday—Before Mr. J. Beveridge, J.P. S. P. Kemp W. H. Hardingham, claim for £1 1s professional costs. Mr. Hardingham paid £1 3s into…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Friday July 19. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Independent · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 6

James Daly, for drunkenness, was discharged. Walter Clusky, for being drunk and disorderly, was discharged…

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Murder in the New Hebrides

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 29

Particulars have just reached Sydney of the murder on Espiritu Santo, in the New Hebrides, of the well-known island trader, M. Harry Hutton. Only a short time since the…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, July 22. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 25

Denis Mullavey was charged with having shot at Ernest John Coleman with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Mr. Tietyens appeared for the prosecution, Mr. J. Wilkinson…

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