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Courts & crime, 1902

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, 12Th APRIL.(Before Mr F. W. Garstang, P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 3

Charles Anderson, drunkenness; fined 2s 6d or 24 hours. For indecent behavour Anderson was fined 5s or 3 days’ imprisonment. James Blackson, drunk and disorderly, was fined…

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Deniliquin Circuit Court Wednesday, April 16. (Before his Honor Judge Stephen.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 2

The court opened on Wednesday morning. Mr T. Rolin acted as Crown Prosecutor. The following cases were dealt with :— ALLEGED UNNATURAL OFFENCE…

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Hay Police Court

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 2

Monday.—Before Mr. J. Johnston. Thomas Smith Gladstone, on remand charged with having insufficient visible means of support…

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Hay Police Court. THURSDAY.—Before Mr Johnston. J.P.

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 4

John Kelly was charged with stealing a boat the property of Peter Johnston, value £4 10s at Darlington Point on or…

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Licensing Court

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 2

The Licensing Bench consisting of the P.M. Mr. W. J. Martin and Mr. J. Johnston J.P. sat this morning, when the matter of the Adelaide…

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Queensland Bushrangers. Work of the Police. Brisbane

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 4

The movements of the police who sire searching for the brothers Kenniff have been directed from Mitchell by Chief…

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Chiltern County Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 2

At the sittings of the above last week before Judge Johnston, Sarah Kirkup, of Rutherglen, proceeded against Mary Curtain, also of…

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The Land Appeal Court. Some Important Decisions

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 2

The Land Court of Appeal, sitting at Wagga Wagga, last week, delivered some important decisions bearing on re-appraisement…

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Balranald Police Court. Wednesday, 16Th April. (Before M. Boland, Esq., P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 April 1902 · page 2

Andrew Hall was fined 10s, or 7 days for drunkenness and $2 or one month for using profane language. The fines were paid…

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Stealing from the Person

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 24 April 1902 · page 2

At the police court on Wednesday before Mr J. Johnston, J.P., Florence Gorman was charged with stealing from the person of Robert Goddard…

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Land Appeal Court

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 24 April 1902 · page 2

(Before the President and Commissioners Brandis & Houston at Sydney.) The Wentworth Land Board made a reference for direction in respect of…

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Howlong Police Court. Friday, 18Th April

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 36

Sydney Smith was charged before the P.M. by Senior-constable Griffin with stealing one sheep on the 8th day of March last the property of Giles Cary, of Bungowannah…

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Murder of a Kanaka

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 29

The body of a man has been discovered in a waterhole near Ingham, in the sugarcane district, north of Townsville. The body, which had been in the water about…

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Permission to Marry. Appeal to a Magistrate

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

A novel case was dealt with by Mr G. R. Murphy, P.M., at the last Court of Petty Sessions at Beulah (Vic). A young lady applied for permission to marry. She stated that she…

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Serious Assault on a Wife. Penal Servitude for Life

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 16

At the quarter sessions, Sydney, the blind man George Bottrell, convicted of having inflicted grievous bodily harm upon his wife, Agnes Bottrell, who is also blind, was…

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Land Appeal Court

The Independent · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 3

At Wagga last week the Land Appeal Court heard a number of appeals. Below are publish two important cases, which will interest the landholders in this…

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Land Appeal Court

The Independent · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 2

On Monday the Appeal Court at Sydney heard two local cases, viz., Philip Daly against the Deniliquin Land Board's decision in…

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The Land Appeal Court. Some Interesting Decisions

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 2

The Laud Appeal Court commenced a sittings at Sydney on Monday. The following appeals of general interest were among those dealt will):…

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They Say in Court

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 2

That we are going to have a "hot time this week." That everything is in good order in connection with the Fire Brigade…

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Hay Police Court. Monday, April 28Th. (Before Mr. W. B. Smith, P.M.) Slaughtering Cattle without Notice

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 2

At the police court this morning Henry Chas. Moorhead was proceeded against by Sergeant Wilson for slaughtering one head of cattle without…

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