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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

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Land Appeal Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 4
Also in The Independent

A sitting of the Land Appeal Court will, be held at Wagga on Tuesday, 10th inst. The following districts c[?]es are set down for…

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A Police Scandal. London, February 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 26

Colonel Shrafroff, chief of the Russian police at Kronstadt, at the head of the Gulf of Finland, has been deprived of his civil rights, dismissed from the army, and placed…

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Small Debts Court. Garnisher Case

The Independent · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 3

John Bock (Judgment Creditor) v. John Tracey (debtor), £7 7s 3½, W. S. Crump and J. Fennessy (garnishees) The sum of 15s 6d was admitted, and 5s…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, March 4

The Independent · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 3

(Before the Police Magistrate.) The time of the court was occupied for about three hours hearing the case of the McCulloch Carrying Company v. John…

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Sydney Notes. Monday. the King in Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 3

His Majesty the King has been much in evidence in the Supreme Court lately. The State Government are proceeding against the…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, March 4, 1903. (Before Mr. Rupert Evans, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 3

Application for a booth license at Howlong was granted to David Alex under Hamilton…

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Corowa Small Debts Court. Wednesday, March 4, 1903. (Before Mr. Rupert Evans, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 3

Baden Singh v. A. Lush, claim £4126, goods gold and delivered. Mr. Ed[?]nondron appeared for the plaintiff…

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Deniliquin Bankruptcy Court. Monday, March 2. (Before the District Registrar, Mr. F. W. Garstang, P.M.)

The Independent · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 3

A single meeting of creditors and public examination in the bankrupt estate of Paddy G[?] Gook was held on the above dale. Mr. Windeyer appeared for…

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Burglary at Tocumwal. TOCUMWAL

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

Mr J. G. Wilson’s, store was broken into early on Saturday morning. The proprietor was absent at of evening party, and on returning at about & a.m. be found the place had been ransacked, and £16,…

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Prevention of Stock Stealing

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 3

A. large deputation waited upon Mr Kidd, Minister for Agriculture last week and asked for the following suggestions to be incorporated in an amending Stockowners Protection Bill:—“I. That the police…

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Deniliquin Small Debts Court. Wednesday, March 4. (Before Mr F. W. Garstang, P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 3

McCulloch Carrying Co., (Mr Wilkinson) v. John Giulieri (Mr Windeyer), claim for value of chaff sold and delivered, £10 0s 9d. Defendant pleaded never Indebted, and the following evidence was…

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Committed for Murder. Adelaide

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

A Chilian seaman named Alvardo was fatally stabbed by a compatriot named Pedro Barri during a fight recently on board the Chilian barque royal Sovereign,…

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Court of Review

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

It is notified in the "Government Gazette" that Courts of Review for the hearing of appeals against assessment in respect of Land Tax will…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, March 2, 1903. (Before Dr. Shortt. J.P.). Wm. Caisley, drunk, fined 5 or 21 hours' imprisonment. Saturday, March 7, 1903. (Before D. Shortt, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

Thos. Leary, drunkenness, fined 5 or 24 hours' Imprisonment; using indecent language, fined £1 or 7 days' imprisonment…

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Burglary at Yarrawonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 28

The Yarrawonga Post Office was burglariously entered last week, and postal notes of the value of £40, postage stamps worth £20, and cash to the amount of…

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Albury Police Court. Wednesday, March 11. (Before Mr. Evans. P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 21

James Tran and Luke Camplin were charged with stealing a watch and chain and two razors the property of G. Murray and Uriah Harper, at Gerogery…

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Murder on the Royal Sovereign

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 29

A sensation was caused at Port Pirie Sunday morning when it became known that a murder had been committed on the barque Royal Sovereign. The…

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Police Court. (Before Messrs. Elliott, McArthur, Fulton, and Dr. Robinson, J's.P.)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 3

T. Donnelly v. J. Taylor, using insulting words, was called on. Mr. Percy Mcillon, who appeared for complainant, said one of his witnesses…

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Wangunyah Police Court. Tuesday, March 10, 1908. (Before Mr. W. C. Rayliss J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 2

Archlbald Robartson charged with being drunk and disorderly was fined 28, or 12 hours' imprisonment…

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