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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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Police Court. Saturday, April 29. (Before Mr J. Kelly, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 2

John Scott was fined 2s 6d or 24 hours’ imprisonment for being drunk in Charles Street, and for using indecent language he was fined £1 or seven days’ imprisonment…

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The Waranga Murder

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 2

No fresh developments have arisen in connection with the search for Jas Edwards who is suspected of the murder of Wm. Skinner. The local police…

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Tallangatta. the Tatura Murder

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 3

Regarding your inquiry concerning the rumored arrest of the Tatura murdered here to-day, the rumor is incorrect…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, May 8, 1906 (Before Mr. M. Longfield, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 2

Henry Southgate, drunk and disorderly, fined 5s., or 24 hours. The line was paid…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday, May 2, 1905. (Before Messrs. Herrin and Bayliss, Js.p.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 3

Henry Edward Summers, who was recently sentenced in Melbourne to five years' imprisonment for horse stealing, was charged with the…

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Land Appeal Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 1

A sitting of the Land Appeal Court will be held in Sydney on May 6. Amongst the cases listed for hearing are the following:--…

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The Murder of King Humbert. an Accomplice Arrested

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 2

An [?] named Blondine, alleged to have been an accomplice of the archist Bresel in the the assassination of King Humbert of Italy at Monza in…

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Appeal Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 May 1905 · page 4

The hearing of appeals against the Albury Municipal Assessment was commenced at the court house yesterday. Mr. G. R. Evans, P.M., presided…

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A Brutal Murder. Two Brothers Found Guilty

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 May 1905 · page 2

Two brothers, Alfred and Albert Strattan; both labourers, were charged with murdering Thomas Farrow and his wife at an oil-shop in Deptford…

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Moama Police Court. Friday, May 5. (Before the Police Magistrate.) STEALING

The Independent · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 4

Arthur [?] alias Thomas Irwin, a young man, was charged that on the 1st instant, at Moama, he did steal from the person of Albert [?], four £1 notes…

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Wodonga Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 17

At this court on Thursday, before Messrs H. Harkin, H. Street, and R. H. Smyth, Js..P., a lad named Robert Thompson, 15 years of age, was charged with stealing…

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Charged with Vagrancy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 29

A hatless woman appeared at the Central Police Court, Sydney, charged with vagrancy. She pleaded guilty, and made the following statement :-" Your Worship, I only left…

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The Hawkesview Sheep-Stealing Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 38

In connection with the charge of sheep stealing heard before the P.M. at the Albury Police Court on April 18, when Alex. M'Leod, Walter Hutchinson, Albert…

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The Bumbaldry Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 37

The Government offer a reward of £50 for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons who caused the death of Salem Matter, a Syrian hawker, at…

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The Waranga Murder

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 2

A man carrying a swag, who is supposed to be Edwards, passed a surveyor's camp between Germanton and Albury on Sunday night after…

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The Rabbit Nuisance. a Deniliquin Case. Before the Full Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 4

At Sydney, on Tuesday, before Mr Justice Cohen, Mr Justice Walker, and Mr Justice Pring, in the case of Murray Wyse—A. J. Austin and T…

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Police Court. Wednesday, May 10. (Before Messrs Kelly and Jefferson, J’s.P.) Stealing From a Shop

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 2

John Curtain, alias Walsh, was charged with stealing a pair of trousers and a flannel shirt, valued at 10s. the property of C. Ising and Co. Evidence was taken as follows :—…

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Police Officer Assassinated. the Murderer Arrested

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 May 1905 · page 2

Colonel Gren[?], head of the gendarmeri[?] at Nijal, in the province of Novgorod, has been [?]ated. Colonel Gre[?]er was entering his…

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Sensational Murder Trial. Nan Patterson Discharged

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 2

The United States law authorities have decided not to proceed further with the case of the actress Nan Patterson, who was been twice tried on a…

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Up-to-date House Stealing Combined with Cheque Frauds. an Impudent Impostor. and Slippery Customer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 2

The horse-stealing case at Kilmore has undergone a sensational development. Some few weeks back Messrs Madden and Kerouse, Indian horse…

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