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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

723 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 37

By Electric Telegraph. Sidney. Fbtday, Septembers 20. Denouncing Circuit Court

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 2

Mr B. C. Broomfield has been appointed Crown Prosecutor at the Deniliquin Circuit Court on October 9…

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Corowa Police Court. Howlong. Monday, September 23, 1901. (Before Mr. F. Chambers, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 3

Robert [?] drunk, [?] or Imprisonment till rising of the court. At the Howlong Police Court, held before Mr. A. N. Barnett, [?] on Friday, September 13, W. Antony was charged by [?] with having…

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Supposed Murder by Kanakas. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 2

The remains of a swagman, with his [?] fractured, and whose name is supposed to be Maurice Summers, was found on a [?] sugar plantation in…

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Alleged Attempt to Murder. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 2

A young German commercial traveller named Carl [?] was charged at the police court to-day with administering poison to Ellen Florence Smith with…

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Hay Circuit Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 2

The Hay Court of Assize Sat this morning. Mr Justice Owen presided. Mr. T. B. Rolin acted as Crown Prosecutor, instructed by Mr Houston, of the Crown solicitor's office…

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Criminal Court. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 2

The Criminal Court opened to-day a large number of cases being not down for hearing. Arthur Murphy, aged 25, was fined [?] with costs for discharging a…

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RE-APPRAISEMENT. The Question of Joint Applicants. Decided by the Land Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 4

The Land Court of Appeal on Thursday, had before it the following local case:— The Hay Land Board made a reference for direction in respect of the joint application…

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Wahgunyah Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, September 20, 1901. (Before Captain [?] P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 3

John Howard v. M[?] Clark, for using in[?] words is a public place on 18th July. Mr. Hood, of [?] appeared for the informant, and Mr. Hodg[?]on, of…

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Balranald Police Court. Friday, 20Th September. (Before Mr. M. Boland, P.M., and A Humphry Davy, J.P.

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 September 1901 · page 2

Mrs M. Menon was charged by the Waste Water Inspector with using water for gardening purposes during prohibited hours…

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Hay Police Court

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 26 September 1901 · page 3

On Thursday, before Mr Martin, P.M., Thomas Roach was charged with having three fowls and one duck in his possession, supposed to be stolen…

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Hay Circuit Court

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 26 September 1901 · page 4

Mr Justice Owen presided at the Court of Assize at Hay on Tuesday. Mr Rolin acted as Crown Prosecutor, and Mr Martin P.M. deputy-sheriff…

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Divorce Court. Tuesday.—Before Mr Justice Owen

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 26 September 1901 · page 4

[The following appeared in our country edition on Tuesday.] John Miller sought to obtain a…

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Police Court. Friday, September 20. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Independent · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 2

William Weaver, was charged with stealing two buggy rugs, the property of Dr. Noyes. After evidence had been taken…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, September 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 25

Gwen Ying, Ah Chuck, An Goon, and Henrietta Webb were charged with sly grog selling. Mr. J. Wilkinson appeared for the defence…

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Assault on a Woman

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 28

M x Meyer, 40, a gigantic German, described as a brewer, was charged at the Water Police Court, Sydney with assaulting Marie H[?] The story of the prosecutrix was that…

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Items of News. Stealing in Company

The Independent · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 2

George Whelan and Hugh Cain, two young men, were charged at the Police Court on Wednesday afternoon with stealing, in company, a silver…

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Supposed Murder by Kanakas

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 29

A supposed case of murder has come to light in the Mackay (Q ) district. The commissioner of police received the following telegram on Monday :—" The remains of a man…

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Corowa Police Court. Thursday, September 26, 1901. (Before Mr. C. Johnson, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 2

An old man named James Taylor was charged with having insufficient lawful visible means of support, and was sent to the Albury good for three months…

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Much Tried Murderer. Seven Times Sentenced, Seven Times Saved

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 35

Seven times tried for murder ; seven times sentenced, and seven times saved ; ten years in the shadow of the gallows, and apparently as far from death as ever—Charles W…

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Hay Circuit Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 15

The Hay Circuit Court opened and concluded on Tuesday before Mr. Justice Owen. Mr. T. B. Rolin acted as Crown prosecutor. A station cook named Robert Gordon was…

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