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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

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Alleged Chaff Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 2

It has been an open secret in Corowa for some weeks past that a detective made some unpleasant discoverles during on enquiry into…

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Corowa Police Court. Thursday, October 23, 1903

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 2

Justin M'Carthy, inde[?] language fined £1 or seven days. The fine was paid. Dr. Rose in the Legislative Assembly…

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Murder in Fiji

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 28

The Western Pacific Herald (Suva) of September 23 publishes the following:—At 12.45 a.m. yesterday an Indian named Dhuran presented himself at the police…

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The Gaol No Terrors. London, October 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 26

Mr. W. O'Malley, M.P. for the Connemara division of Galway, speaking at Camberwell, the London suburb, last evening, and referring to the recent prosecutions and…

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The D[?]dene[?] Murder. EXECUTION [?]

The Independent · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 4

MELBOURNE, [?] October. The commands of God, given in the Book of Genesis, that Whose sheddoth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed," was…

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Wahcunyan Police Court. Tuesday, October 21, 1902. (Before Mr. R. Kilborn, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 2

J. A. Mottershead, drunk and disorderly, fined 2s. 6d., or 24 hours' imprisonment. Luke Campbell, charged with insulting…

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Beechworth County Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 29

At the Beechworth County Court on Friday, before Judge Johnston, John O'Donnell, a farmer, of Tarrawingee, sued W. W. Gunn, of Londrigan's, for…

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Confusing to the Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 11

Ata trial before an Irish justice the plaintiff's attorney had made an eloquent and logical argument. When the counsel for the defendant took the floor a dialogue ensued which is…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, October 20. (Before Mr. S. Murphy, P.M., and Messrs. K. M'Lennan and W. N. Edmondson, J's.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 34

Ernest Watson and Michael Coughlin were charged in company with having stolen from the person of John Brown, at Gerogery, on 19th inst., a watch and chain value 17s. 6d…

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Moama Police Court. Friday, 17Th October, 1902. (Before Mr. F. W. Garstang. P.M., and Messrs W.J. Martin. J. Lewis, and E. Berryman, J's.P.)

The Independent · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 3

James McLachian v. John Geddes, obscene language. Mr Nathan for the defence, who pleaded not guilty. Fined 10s, court costs 7s 4d, compisinant's…

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Pay of New South Wales Soldiers. Case Before the Full Court. From £40,000 TO £100,000 INVOLVED

The Independent · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 4

The case of Howarth v. Walker, in which the New South Wales Government was sued by a returned soldier for alleged arrears of [?] and which was decided in favour of the…

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Bankruptcy Court. Monday OCTOBER 20.(Before Mr F. W. Garstang, P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 2

The exanimation into the affairs of James Joseph Patterson storekeeper Moulamein was resumed and ultimately concluded Mr Wilkinson appeared on behalf of Patterson Mr Kelly for the official…

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Alleged Unlawful Assault

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 4

At the police court yesterday morning, before the P.M., Peter Lynch was charged with unlawfully assaulting John Thomas Heally…

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Charge of Stealing Wood

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 4

At the police court yesterday morning before the P.M., John Desmond proceeded against James Geoghan and Charles Colburn for alleged…

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Balranald Police Court. Wednesday, Oct. 23Rd, 1902. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 October 1902 · page 2

John Harding was fined 10s or 7 days for drunkenness. The fine was not paid. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD…

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The District Court. a Disputed Sale. York v. Lynch

The Riverine Grazier · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 4

The Hay District Court sat on Tuesday morning, His Honor Judge Armstrong presiding. There was only one case for trial…

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Attempted Wife Murder. Remarkable Scene in Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 35

Abdul Hamat was charged on remand at the police court, Broken Hill, on Tuesday, with attempting to murder his wife by striking her in the face with a tomahawk on…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

At the Benalia police conrl on Tuesday, three young men, George Ronay, Michael Roney and Freak Thomson were charged with stealing two drang[?]t horses the…

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The Dandenong Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 37

In the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night Mr. A. Griffiths asked the Premier if he would take steps to prevent the moral sense of the whole of the Australian…

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Arrested for Murder Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

The police have arrested a kanska in consection with the murder of the girl Alice Wunsle[?] Mackay, Queensland. His clothes were blood-[?]ed,…

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