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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

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The Auburn Murder. Execution of Jones and Grand. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 8 July 1903 · page 3

Jones and Grand, the Auburn murderers, were executed this morning in the presence of the gaol officials and pressmen. Death was instantaneous…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, 3Rd July, 1903. (Before J. L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 July 1903 · page 2

W. O. Close v. H. E. Farrar. Settled out of court…

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The Lockhart Burglary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 3

The following ore details of the Lock-hart burglary briefly reported in our last issue :—A deliberate attempt at robbery was made at the local railway…

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A Gaol in a Rock

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 4

The oddest gaol In the world la found at Clifton, Antona. It has four apartments, which are hewn out of a hill of quarts rock. The entrance to the prison is through a box…

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A Police Raid

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 29

Great excitement was caused at White Cliffs during the progress of the Race Club ball, owing to the police making a successful raid on a place known as the…

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Tee Album Murder the Law Takes Its Course

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 2

A special meeting of the Cabinet was held yesterday for the purpose of considering petition presented to the Governor by Mr. H. A. Most, Solicitor, praying for a…

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Deniliquin Police Court Thursday, July 9, (Before Mr F. W. Garstany, P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 2

A Clarke was fined Is or Imprisonment till the rising of the court on a charge of being drunk in Napier-street FRIDAY, JULY 10…

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An Assault Case. a Juvenile Defendant

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 13 July 1903 · page 2

At the police court this morning, before the P.M., David Foster was charged, on summons, on the information of Annie Synold, with unlawfully…

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In the Assize Court

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 13 July 1903 · page 1

A judge and councellor being upon indifferent terms, a client of the counsel's making his appearance at the bar with his jaw terribly swelled the…

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Revision Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 July 1903 · page 2

To-morrow, as announced, Mr. Rupert Evans, P.M., will hold a revision court in connection with the first Municipal Roll for Corowa, at 10 o'clock in the…

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Alleged Larceny of Watch. a Chinaman Charged

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 2

At the police court on Tuesday, be fore Mr W. J. Martin, P.M., Loo Sun was charged with stealing a gold watch and chain valued at about £25, the…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 2

The Quarterly Licensing Court was adjourned until the 16th inst. for want of a quorum…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, 9Th July, 1903. (Before J. L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 2

J. G. Menon v. Ah Tuck, goods sold and delivered, £6 8s 8d. Verdict given for plaintiff for amount claimed and 5s costs…

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The Punishment for Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 24

A Sydney paper has the following:—The other day we commented on the fashion gradually, but surely, gaining ground among many of the Sydney magistrates of inflicting…

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The Cranbourne Murder

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 2

An eccentric individual named Charles Sadi Tossard, has been arrested, on the elastic charge of vagrancy, and lodged in the Cranbourne lock-up. It is thought…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday. July 13, 1903. (Before Mr. M. Longfield, J,P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 3

Louis Troq, drunk [?] fined, [?] 5s. Or 28 hours Imprisonment Indecent language, fined £8 or 14 days Imprisonment…

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Hay District Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 2

The District Court sat yesterday, His Honor Judge Rogers presiding. There were two contested cases, which are reported under separates…

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The Moat Farm Murder. Dougal Hanged, London, July 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 21

Samuel Herbert Dougal, an army pensioner, who was last month sentenced to death for the murder in 1899 of Miss Camilla Holland, whose body he buried in…

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Corowa Municipality. First Revision Court. (Before Mr, Rupert Evans, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 3

Mr. W. H, Edmondson, electoral officer. presented, a list of persons entitled to have their names on the first ratepayers roll, and stated that within the…

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Revision Court. Thursday July 10, 1903. (Before Mr. Rupert Evans, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 3

A revision of the Electoral? Lists, was made, and the following names added: -- Francls. Kenilall. Fred Cooper, A. P. Greaves, Thos. Hunt, Geo. Murray…

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