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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

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Deniliquin District Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 29

At the sitting of the Deniliquin District Court the principal case was Executors of James M'Crae, of Calino Station, v. James Dorwood, claim for £200…

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[?] Court. FRIDAY, [?] (Before Mr F. W. [?]

The Independent · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 4

John Tramy, Walter pr[?]tice, and Mathew Lycus [?] by Senjor constable Hurst, with [?] in a [?] manner in a [?] place on the…

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Land Appeal Court. Wagga, Wednesday, 10Th October

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 37

J. L. Bennett, appeal against the finding of the Local Land Board in respect of his special lease No. 1104, Narandera.-With-drawn…

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Moama Police Court. Tuesday, 7Th October. (Before Mr F. W. Garstang, P.M., and Messrs W. J. Martin, J. Lewis, and E. J. Berryman, J's.P.)

The Independent · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 2

Ellen Jane Hansen was charged by the Police with having no lawful visible means of support, failed to satisfy the Bench. She stated that site had been housekeeper at…

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Deniliquin Circuit Court. Wednesday, October 6. (Before His Honor Judge Cohen,)

The Independent · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 2

The Sheriff of New South Wales, Mr C. B. Mayburr, occupied a seat on the Bench, Mr F. J. Bethuns prosecuted for the Crown…

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Corowa District Court. Tuesday, October 7,1902 [Before His Honour Judge Ar[?])

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 2

Joseph Hogan v Edward Hudion This was a case in which Mr. Negle (of Belbridge and Nagle), acting for plain[?]ff, applied for lease to isslle [?]…

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The Wallandoon Land Cases. Re Peter Sticker's Appeal. Decision of the Land Appeal Court, Wagga Wagga, 8th October, 1902

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 39

This was an appeal from the decision of the Local Land Board on his a.c.p. application No. 1902-2, Urana, heard at Sydney on 12th May last, when the appeal was dismissed on the…

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Traveller. Work of Police Dogs

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 1

THE recent discontinuance by the Marquette prison authorities of the use of bloodhounds in trailing escaped prisoners was duo, no…

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Deniliquin Circuit Court Wednesday, October 8.(Before his Honor Mr Justice Cohen.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

The Court opened at 10 a.m. Mr F. J. B. Bethune acted as Crown Prosecutor. The following cases were head :— STEALING A CASE OF TOBACCO…

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A Magistrate Retires. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 2

Mr. Edwards, superciliary magistracy, has retired from the public service…

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The Redfern Murder. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 2

It is stated that there is now scarcely any doubt that the man who shot Constable Johnson and afterwards committed suicide, is identical with George…

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The Land Appeal Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 2

The Land Appeal Court, consisting of Messrs. Oliver, Brandis and Houston, commenced a sitting at Hay yesterday. Mr. Hanbury Davies appeared…

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Albury Circuit Court. Friday, October 10, 1903. (Before His Honour, Judge Rogers,)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 3

Frederick Biggs V. R. M. Finney, clain for £32 8- money lent. The defence set forth that plaintiff was not inde[?]ted, and further, a set-off…

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The Land Appeal Court Sittings at Hay. (Continued from 4th Page.) Appeal by Mr H. Harvey

The Riverine Grazier · Thursday 16 October 1902 · page 2

Mr Henry Harvey appealed against the appraised capital value of his c.p. and c.l.; and also on the rental value of the lease…

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Curtailed Train Service. a Police Magistrate's Experience

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 3

The alteration in the train arrangements on the Wahganyah line was responsible for the absence of Mr. S. Murphy. P. M., from the local…

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Assault Case

The Independent · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 2

In last week's issue we published police court particulars of a case in which George Gunn Muirhead sued Alfred Dearne Watson for assault…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 3

At the local police court on Monday last before Mr. F. W. Garstang, P.M. P.S. Baker, selector, Coree, was charged on the information on oath of C. J. Curtin, hotel keeper…

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A Strange Theft

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 13

About half a dozen farmers were standing a front of the poultry-pens at the Snowtown show, when a fancier from Adelaide was telling them about record yields of eggs. He…

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The Redfern Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 31

Though Dearly three months have elapsed since the murder of Constable Guilfoyle in Shepherd-street, Redfern, and most people now regard the crime one…

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Attempted Wife Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 36

A shocking outrage was perpetrated by an Asiatic hawker at Broken Hill oarly on Tuesday morning. Abdul Hamat, actuated by jealousy, savagely attacked his wife with a…

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