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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

1,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 59

Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, March 16, 1904. (Before Mr. G. R. Evans, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 3

John Wise, junr., was charged with behaving in a riotous manner on 30th October last and pleaded guilty. It appears accused went away to…

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Police Court. Monday, March 14. (Before the P.M., and Mr W. Elliott, J.P.)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

G. Wyburn, Assistant Forester, proceeded against a young man named F. Davis for carting wood without a license. After evidence had been taken defendant…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, March 14. (Before Messrs J. Kelly and A. B. Jefferson, J's.P.)

The Independent · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

George Newtown (on remand from Moama) was charged with being deemed to be issue and not under proper care and control. Dr Graham stated that he had…

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A Chase by the Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 28

Some time ago a valuable chestnut draught horse was missed by a well-known Windsor horse-breeder named James Gosper, and the matter was at once…

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Arbitration Court in Difficulties

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 29

A somewhat unusual case was before the Arbitration Court on 10th inst., involving many technicalities, in an issue between the Australian Gaslight…

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Boy Bandits. Two Sentenced to Death A Remarkable Career. LONDON, March 14

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 4

Two members of the band of boy bandits who were arrested in November last, after a desperate struggle with the police at Miller's Station, thirty…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday March 15, 1901. (Before Mr. J. W. W. Reaven, R.m.) Illegally Using Spirit

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 3

Gen, F. Morris, was proceeded against by the Excise department for that, contrary to the Distillation Act, during December, 1901, and the year 1903, spirit…

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Important Land Appeal Court Decisions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 38

The Land Appeal Court sitting was concluded at Wagga on Saturday when several judgments were delivered. W. J. Byrne appealed against the decision of the land board in respect to his…

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Small Debts Court. (Before the P.M[?] and Hon. R. Carington.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 3

George Hamilton v [?] Claim for £9 for advertising. Defendants did not appear, but a letter was addressed to the bench by a firm of [?] on their…

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Small Debts Court. (Before the P.M., Mr. F. W. Garatang)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

L. H. Elliott & Co. E. A. Smythe. Dishonoured Promissory Notes.—£21 7s 6d. Debt admitted. Judgment by consent on defendant agreeing to pay 5s per…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, March 16, 1901. (Before Mr. G. R. Evans, P.M., and Dr. W. H. Lang, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 3

Renewais, of licenses were granted to R. King, Corowa and Thos. Norman Daysdale…

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Charge of Cattle Stealing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 3

John Thomas Hicks (82) was charged in the Criminal Court to-day with [?] a cow, the property of john james, farmer, Nathalia, The…

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Deniliquin Police Court, Monday, March 14. (Before Mr J. Kelly and A. B. Jefferson, [?]A Serious Cha[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 2

Alexander Murdoch Draper, aged [?], was Charged with attempting to criminally assault. Ethel Mori[?] Sing, a girl under the are of 10 years, [?] Ra[?]worth (Vic.) on 2nd inst…

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Votes Reserved for the High Court. Court Probably Sits First Week After Easter. Melbourne

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 2

The following votes have-been reserved for the High Court to decide 91 absentee votes with counterfoils, 57 alleged informal votes, 5 postal votes not initialled, 30 ordinary votes initialled face, 64…

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Deniliquin licensing court. Friday, March 18 (Before Messrs O. Wilshire and W. Kilpatrick, L. M. 's)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 2

James Warren Clark was granted a temporary license to conduct a booth at the Moulamein races on the 25th inst. Mary Jane Frame, of the Federal Hotel, Murray…

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Albury Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 3

John Dabster, before the P.M. on Saturday, was charged with unlawful assault on Mary Baker, Defondant pleaded not guilty…

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Prisoners Sentenced

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 3

Sentence upon prisoners who had pleaded guilty, or been found guilty at the March sittings of the Criminal Court, was to-day passed by Mr…

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An Assault Case

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

Christopher Ledwidge was charged, on a summons, with unlawfully awaiting Charles Lucas. The defendant appeared in person and…

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Albury Police Court. (Before the P.M.) a Maintenance Case

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 3

Police v. Clive Farrell, on a charge of not complying with an order of the court for the payment of a sum of £1/11/6 due of maintenance of her…

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Could Not Remember. Charge of Assault

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 3

At the Carlton Court to-day a young man named Thomas Kinsman was charged with unlawfully assaulting an elderly man named James…

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