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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

723 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 37

Hay Police Court. MONDAY—Before the P.M.

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 4

Wm. George Miles v. George Shaw for fraudulently appropriating wood the value of 10s the property of William George Miles…

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Small Debts Court. TUESDAY—Before the P.M.

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 4

Sholto Percival Kemp v. Aggie Thompson and Alfred Cole, claim for £5 professional costs. Mr Wilkinson for the defendants…

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Police Court. Tuesday, August 27. (Before the Polee Magi[?]rate.)

The Independent · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 2

Archilbald King was locked up on Monday night, and charged with drunkeness. King pleased guilty. Constable William Urquhart stated that when arrested King…

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Corowa Police Court. Thursday, August 29, 1901. (Before Mr. F. Chambers, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 2

Henry Martin, drunk, fined 5s. or 24 hours; and for using indecent language fined 30s. or 1 week. Wagga has been included in the list of…

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Contributors' Column. Thoughts of an Idle Moment. a Stock Stealing Prevention Act

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 15

Hardly anyone will deny that there is grave need for legislation to make the way of the transgressor harder, especially the transgressor who surreptitiously avails himself of his…

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The Krosigk Murder. Sentence on Marten. Indignation in Germany. London, August 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 27

The revisal at Berlin of the trial at Gumbinnen of Sergeant Marten and two other troopers of the 11th Pomeranian Dragoons, who were acquitted on the charge of having…

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Sketcher. the Burglary Season

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 1

AS winter approaches in England with its long, dark nights and short intervals of feeble day-light, the burglar or housebraker…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, August 27. (Before Mr. F. W. Garstang, P.M)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 3

Archibald King, drunkenness; discharged. William Dale, unsound mind; remanded for eight days…

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Murder by Science

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 September 1901 · page 2

One of the most diabolical uses of science on record is now discovered to have been made in the recent murder of Mr. Hamila J. Andres, secretary of the Arlington chemical works, at…

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Balranald Re-appraisement Court. Balranald

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 5 September 1901 · page 2

The Balranald appraisement cases dealt with to date were principally homestead selections on Wakool River and Merrin Creek, taken up at 30s to 35s…

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Police Court. Monday, September 2. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Independent · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 2

William Simmons pleaded guilty to being found drunk in Napier S reet and was discharged. He was further chargted with stealing 1lb. of steak and 1lb. of…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Friday, August 30, 1901. (Before Captain Burrowes, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 3

Ellen Egan v. Hannah King, unlawful assault. Case dismissed. Ellen Egan v. Edward King, unlawful assault. Case dismissed…

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, September 3, 1901. (Before Mr. F. Chambers, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 3

J. Muller, indecent behaviour, fined 10s, or 3 days. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1901. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)…

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Murder at North Melbourne. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 2

Hill, the victim of the murderous assault at North Melbourne, died this morning…

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Moama Police Court. Tuesday, September 3. (Before Mr F. W. Garstang, P.M., and Messrs John Lewis and James Skelly, J'[?].l'.]

The Independent · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 2

Patrick Power for being drunk and disorderly was discharged ; and for using abusive language to a constable white on duty he was fined 5s or 24 hours in the…

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Wahgunyah Revision Court. Friday, August 30, 1901. (Before Captain Burrowes, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 3

The usual supplementary lists were gone through and revised…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, September 4. (Before Mr F. W. Garstang, P.m.)

The Independent · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 2

Mary Donovan v. Patrick Page. Claim for goods purchased for defendant, £1 [?] 9d. Defendant paid 14s 8d into court, and claimed [?] as a sot off for the sale of a…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday September 2. (Before Mr F. W. Garstang, P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 2

William Simmons, drunk in Napier-street ; discharged. For [?] 1lb of steak, and 1lb of sausages, the property of M. J. Carew, Simmons was ordered to be imprisoned for a month in Deniliquin…

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Moama Police Court. Tuesday, September 3. (Before Mr F. W. Garstang, P.M., and Messrs J. Lewis and J. Skelly, Js.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 2

John Hahir (on summons) was charged with the laceny of a quantity of hay and chaff valued at 12s, the property of Charles Edward Phillip. Mr J. E. T. Nathan appeared for the accused, who was fined…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, September 4. (Before Mr. F. W. Garstang, P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 2

Mary Donovan (Mr Laman) v. Patrick Page (Mr. Windeyer), claim for goods purchased for debt, £1 [?] 9d. Defendant paid 14s 6d into court, and claimed 5s as a set off for the sale of the safe…

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