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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

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Land Appeal Court. (Before the President and Commissioner Brandis.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 38

Mr Hanbury Davies appeared for the Crown. The first Land Appeal Court held at Darling hurst since the death of Queen Viotoria was opened on Tuesday…

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Coorwa Licensing Court. Wednesday, February 20,1901. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 3

Transfer of Mill Hotel license, How long, from David Murray to Thos. Ashford, Granted. Transfer of Mill Hotel license, Corowa,…

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Corowa Small Debts Court. Wednesday, February 20,1901. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 3

E. H. Sandral v. C. Anderson, jun., claim £9 2s. Mr. Nicolson appeared for plaintiff and asked for an adjournment till next court. Defendant agreed, and…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Wednesday, FEBRUARY 20. (Before Mr F. W. Garstang, P.M., and Messrs J. Kelly O. Wilshire, and G. H. Perria, Js.P.) Alleged Stealing

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

John Cain (26) was charged on suspicion with stealing 1 coat, 1 pair trousers, 1 shirt, 2 handkerchiefs and three keys, the property of Samuel Macmillan. Evidence was given by Constable…

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Deniliquin Small Debts Court. Wednesday, February 20. (Before Mr P. W. Garstang, P.M., and Messrs Kelly, Wilshire, Perrin, and Eames J.’sP.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

William Hill (Mr. Wilkinson) v. James Hackett claim for wages £8 7s 4d. No appearance of defendant verdict for amount, with is 4s 10d costs of court and £2 2s professional costs or two month…

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Hay District Court

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 2

The District Court was opened on Saturday before His Honor, Judge Armstrong. H. B. Maclure v. John Bowen, to recover a sum of £93 10s…

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Theft of Jewellery. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 2

A commercial traveller named Walter Hugh, arrived from New Zealand and was arrested on a charge of sterling a large quantity of jewellery, to the value…

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Hay District Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 4

The District Court sat on Saturday afternoon. There were only two cases, as follows:—…

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

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 3

D. F. Mackenzie and wife v. J. Carter and wife. Mr Wilkinson appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Robertson for the defendants…

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Assault and Robbery

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 29

Alfred Cropley, Moss Smith, James O'Shannesey, and Henry Johnson were tried at the Criminal Court, Melbourne, on 21st ult., before Mr. Justice Hood, on a charge of assulting and…

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A Famous Murder Corps

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 36

A weird type is that described in that wonderfully vivid and picturesque account of twenty centuries of the and progress in Sicily, Calabria, and Malta, which Mr. F…

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Firing at a Police Station

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 29

One night last week a shot was fired at the Toongabble police station, the inmates being in bed at the time. The shot tore a hole through the roof of the verandah, the bullet…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, February 25. (Before Messrs Thomas Affleck and K. M'Lennan, J.'sP.) Alleged Careless Use of Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 25

Silas Lavis and Sydney Lavis were summoned on a charge of careless use of fire. Mr. Belbridge for the defence.—Glen, a police constable, deposed to…

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The Electors' Rights, Are Now Obtainable at the Court House

The Independent · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 6

Before Mr Chaciter commenced his address be referred to the electors rights, which had not these reached Deniliquin. We are pleased to inform the electors of the town and…

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Hay Police Court. Saturday—before the P.M.

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 2

At the police court on Saturday John Rennie was charged with using obscene language within hearing of Leonard-street—a public place…

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An Assault Case

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 4

At the police court, on Saturday, before the P.M., John Rennie was charged with assaulting Andrew Augustus Hellestrand. Defendant…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Monday, March 4, 1901. (Before Mr. W. C. Bayliss, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 3

Wm. Angel, insulting language, fined 2s. 6d. or 12 hours' imprisonment. Frank Duffy, drunk and disorderly, and using obscene language, fined 2s. 6d…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Friday, March 1, 1901. (Before Dr. W. H. Lang, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 3

Booth licenses were granted to Kate Oedieg for I9th and 20th, Corowa races, and 21st and 22nd insts., Gun Club pigeon Shoot…

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Balranald Police Court. Monday, 4Th March, (Before the P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

Two respectable looking young men named thomas Matthew Collins and Hugh James 'O'Neil were brought up charged with having been found…

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Savage Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 29

At Maryborough on the 28h ult., Constables M'Kinnon and Nicholson were about midnight savagely attacked by a man named M'Cracken, whose mother, Catherine, was…

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