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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

1,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 24 of 59

Criminal Assault & Arson the Miscreant Escapes. Black Trackers at Work. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 9 May 1904 · page 3

The Melbourne Criminal Investigation Branch of the Defective Office has just received a telegram from Pakenham concerning a most dastardly…

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Albury Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

At the Albury police court yesterday before the P.M. a labourer named Pearson was charged with being drunk whilst in charge of a vehicle. A fine…

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Criminal Assault

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 3

At the Quarter Sessions, Charles Lewiss, a young man, pleaded guilty to criminally assaulting, at Gladesville, a girl thirteen years and ten…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 3

The sitting of the Appeal Court was continued yesterday, when the following properties were dealt with:— Henry Knobel reduced from £140 to…

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Albury Small Debates Court. Before the P.M.

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 4

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Murder of an American Millionaire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 3

The body of the American millionaire of Philadelphia, Wentz, who disappeared mysterlously at the beginning of October last, has been found with…

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Police Court

The Independent · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 2

During the greater part of Wednesday and Thursday, Messrs. John Kelly and A. B. Jefferson, J's.P., were engaged at the Police Court hearing a…

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Wodonga Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 3

At the Wodonga Police Court yesterday a man named Thomas Conquit was charged with insulting behaviour in a public place. He was lot off with…

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Maori Murder and Suicide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 27

A report from Dunodin, dated May 2, says :—A young Maori, named Tiwha, murdered his wife and then committed suicide at Pungarehu, on the Wanganui River. Tiwha…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday, May 10, 1904. (Before Mr. Beaven, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 3

Mrs. Spears v. Ogier, claim £14 10s., balance due on promissory note; verdict for amount. with 136 cost…

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Small Debts Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 39

At this court on Tuesday the following interpleader case was dealt with:—Betro Abikhair judgment creditor, M. Zemba defendant, Solomon Hamman claimant. Mr Henderson…

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, May 10, 1904, (Before Messrs. J. C. Lesile and W. H. Lang, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 3

Edward Richards pleaded guilty stealing a dog, the property of David Oswald, and was fined 20s. or seven days' imprisonment…

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Waste of Time in Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 28

On more than one occasion individual members of the Supreme Court Bench have entered a protest against public time being taken up in discussing technical points on…

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A Notorious Australian. Sensational Slander Case. Sievier Versus Duke. Verdict for Defendent. Sievier Weeps in Court. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 2

THE sensation of the work has been the trial of thin slander action brought by "Bob" Slavier, formerly a turf adviser in Australia, and the owner of…

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Walbundrie Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 3

Before Messrs Odewahn and P. A. Murphy, Js.P. Police v. Matilda Lea for neglecting to send her child, Evelyn Lea to…

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The Port Darwin Chinese. Sentenced to Six Months

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 3

The Chinese who attempted to land at Port Darwin a few weeks age upon forged certificates have been sentenced to six months' imprisonments the…

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Police Court. Deniliquin, Wednesday May 11. (BEFORE [?] J. Kelly and A, B. [?], J’s P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

James Thomas Urquhart was charged with [?] as a bailee of a bay gelding, a gig, and set of black, silver mounted harness, the property of Michael John Kelly, of Deniliquin…

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Bankruptcy Court. Monday, May 9. (Before the Deputy Registrar Mr B. P. P Remp) Re William Pornest

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 4

An examination into the affairs of (William Forrest, of Gleagower, Finley road famer, was held. Mr H. L Wilkinson appeared for the bankrupt, and Mr John Kelly for the…

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Stealing Harness

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 May 1904 · page 3

A young man named John [?] who had several prior convictions against him, was charged at the Fitzroy Court with stealing two pairs of…

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Albury Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 May 1904 · page 4

Before the P.M. yesterday a young man named James Verney was brought before the court charged with being of unsound mind, Constable Condic…

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