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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

1,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 59

Indecent Assault

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 3

George Wharton Phillips (10), clerk, was to-day in the Criminal Court charged with indecently assaulting a child, aged six years, at Port…

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Deniliquin Police Court Thursday, April 14. (Before Mr. J. P. Ivess, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

James Porter was charged, with using indecent language in George stress and was fined £2, in default seven days’ imprisonment…

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Deniliquin Circuit Court. Wednesday, April 20. (Before his Honor Mr Justice G. B. Simpson.) Crown Prosentor —Mr F.J. Lyons

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

The above Court will be opened on Wednesday next. The list of criminal cases is as follows:— John Dennis, William Skillon, and William Watson, sheep stealing at Werai…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, April 16. (Befor the P.m.) Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 3

Thomas U. Symes and James H. Pearce were charged with stealing one [?], the property of Giles Gary, of Bungowannah, valued at 3…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Domestic Tragedy at Northcote. Wife Murder and Suicide. a Happy Home Broken Up

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 3

A terrible tragedy occurred at North cote, a brick-making suburb to the north of Melbourne, yesterday, when a man named James Herner, 80 years…

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Albury Licensing Court. Saturday, April 16, 1904. Before the P.M.

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 2

Mauriee Flynn applied for a temporary license for the Inner booth at the Albury Race Club's meeting. The police objected to the granting…

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Albury Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court yesterday the I.O.N. proceeded against three ratepayers for minor offences, and in each case a fine of 5/ was inflicted…

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Stealing Bicycles

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 3

At the same Court, Henry Alfred Edward M'Carthy, 19, clerk, pleaded guilty to twelve charges of stealing bicycles, and two charges of larceny in…

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Police Removal

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 3

Constable Mansfield who has had charge of North Prentice for a long time, has received notice of his transfer to Wandiligong at an early date…

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Daysdale Police Court. Tuesday, April 14, 1904. (Before Messrs. G. R. Evans, P.M., and G. M'Clelland, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 3

Corowa Pastures Protection Board v. Joseph Webster.--Failing to destroy rabbits on his property at Clear Hills…

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The Land Court of Appeal. Sitting at Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 4

The Land Court of Appeal, consisting of Mr. Oliver, president, and Messrs. Brandis and Houston, commissioners, which commenced a sitting at Hay on Thursday, concluded…

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The Working of the New Land Act. Interesting Applications before the Hay Land Board. What are Simultaneous Applications? The Rights of Additional Conditional Purchasers. The Board Refer to the Land Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

An interesting case, or cases, came before the Hay Land Board on Friday and Saturday lost, and will be further discussed before the Land Court of Appeal…

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Albury Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 3

At the Albury Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs T. Afflick and John F. Maloney, J's P., F.A. Max-well proceeded against Said [?]…

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Balranaid-police Court. Thursday, 14Th April, 1904. (Before J. L. Shropshire. Esq. P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 2

M. Harper was charged with being drunk in Market-street, pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s or in default 3 days in local gaol…

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At the Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 2

An application by Mr Boully for an auctioneer's license at the court yesterday was postponed for a week, as the inspector was not prepared to…

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Small Debts Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 3

In this court yesterday morning, before Messrs T. Afflick and J. F. Malenoy. J.'s P., Catherine Dederick sued Mrs H. Hacbok to recover the [?] of…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. the Police Force

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 3

The State Cabinet had a long sitting to-day. The Chief Secretary proposes to ask the Executive Council to give effect to…

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Assault on a Constable

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 2

At a late hour last night Constable Harris, of the Albury police force, whilst arresting a young man, received a very rough handling from a…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday April 18. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Independent · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 3

Thomas Cairns pleaded guilty to being found drunk in Edward-street on Saturday evening. In reply to the Court the arresting constable stated accused had been in…

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Albury Police Court. Before the P.M. Assaulting the Police

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 2

George Weeks and Charles Clifford were charged at the police court yesterday with assaulting Constable Harris in the execution of his duty…

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