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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

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Hay Police Court. Tuesday.—Before Mr J.Johnston, J.P.

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 2

Robert Scares was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and pleaded guilty. The Bench inflicted a line of 5s, in default 12 hours…

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Howlong Police Court. (Before Mr. S. Murphy, P.m.) Friday, March 14, 1901

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 3

The following cases were called on Police v. Wm. Connors. profane language. Pleaded guilty, and was fined 30s. and costs of court, 5s…

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Wahgunyah Compensation Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 3

ON Thursday last the board consisted of Mr. Dubbinson, of E[?]ucs (Government arbitrator), Mr. P. Giffney, [?] (hotelkeepers' arbitrator) and Mr. Duver,…

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Howlong Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. S. Murphy, P. M.) Friday March 14, 1902

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 3

Only two cases were set down, viz. Jno, Foley v. Sydney Smith, goods sold and delivered [?]13 12s. 5d. Verdict for amount and costs,…

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Remarkable Police Court Proceedings

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 4

Some unusual proceedings took place at the Narrabri Police Court last Wednesday (says the correspondent of the Argus). Two sisters, Isabella and…

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Court at Barham

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 4

The Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of New South Wales have finally approved of the establishment of a Court of Petty Sessions at…

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Hay Police Court. Tuesday.—Before Mr J. Johnston, J.P.

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 4

Thos. Mulligan was charged, on warrant, with stealing one case of kerosene, value 11s 3d, the property if Meakes and…

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Intercolonial Items. a Police Magistrate's Financial Difficulties

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 28

In the Bankruptcy Court in Sydney on Friday last the financial difficulties of John "Walter Fletcher, police magistrate at Moree, were considered on a motion for an order…

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Charge of Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 29

James Murphy, an inmate of the asylum, was charged at the Liverpool police court with unlawfully assaulting Dr. Beattie, medical superintendent of…

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A Threat of Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 29

Constable Hamilton, who recently wounded a man named Clarke, while escaping from custody, so severely that death en[?]ued, has received an anonymous…

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Queenstown Bank Robbery Accused Sentenced. QUEENSLAND

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 4

At the Stratum criminal sittings to-day, before the Chief Justice, the trial of Leeming and Brownrigg, charged with the Queenstown bank robbery,…

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A Police Court in Panorama. the Sadness of the Show and Its Humour

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 1

"You have missed your vocation in life. You ought to have been an actor or a writer for the "Daily Telegraph" This was the somewhat disconcerting…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Friday, March 14, 1902. (Before Mr.H.R. Way, J.P.,)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 2

William Johnson, drunk and disorderly, cautioned and discharged. MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1902. (Before Mr. R. Kilborn, J.P.,)…

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Small Debts Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 39

At the Small Debts Court on Tuesday the following business was transacted:—Benjamin v. Australian Widows' Fund. This was a claim for commission in…

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Great Jewel Robbery. Theft in a Train. London, March 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 27

A serious robbery has occurred on the Continent. Two British travellers, who were going from London to Vienna, were robbed of jewels valued at £40,000 when…

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Royal-park Tragedy. Lynch Committed for Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 34

The inquest on the body of Mary Maher, the young woman who was found with her throat cut at the gate of the Melbourne General Cemetery on the night of the 6th…

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Tragedy Hear Melbourne. Attempted Wife Murder and Suicide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 25

A tragedy was enacted on Sunday morning at the residence of James Devaney of Stevenson, street, Kew. Devany and his wife attended early mass at the Roman Catholic…

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Dulwich Hill Shooting Case. a Verdict of Wilful Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 34

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Rachael Barkie, who succumbed to revolver wounds in the Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, on February 27…

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Court Reception. a Brilliant Ceremony. London, March 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 27

The Court reception at Buckingham Palace yesterday was exceedingly brilliant. The weather was very unfavourable, the rain pouring down incessantly. The…

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Literature. Jilted by a King. Romance of the British Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 7

The story of the love affair of George III. and Lady Sarah Lennox has often been referred to. How she and her friends, and others beside who saw them together, were…

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