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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

976 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 49

This Arbitration Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 July 1905 · page 2

Mr. Justice Heydon, the newly-appointed judge of the Arbitration Court presided for the first time to-day. He was congratulated by the members of…

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Balranald Small Debts Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 July 1905 · page 2

The above Court sat on Friday morning, Mr J. L. Shropshire, P.M., being on the bench. Andrew Malcolm sued Thomas…

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Decorum in Court. a Reference by the P.m

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 July 1905 · page 2

At the opening of the Small Debts Court on Friday last, Mr. Shropshire, P.M., said that before he proceeded with the business of the Court, he…

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Alleged Cheque Stealing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 July 1905 · page 2

A man named Alexander Campbell, who was emplayed as a clerk in the Excise Department, was to-day committed for trial on a charge of…

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More Arbitration Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 July 1905 · page 2

It has been arranged that the Second Arbitration Court, under the presidency of his Honor Mr Justice Gibson, will commence its sittings next week…

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Mulwala Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 2

At the Mulwala police court last Monday. before Mr. W. B. Cairnes. J.P. a young man giving the name of George Brown (supposed to be…

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Denlliquin Police Court Friday, June 30. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Cutting Timber on the Commons

The Independent · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 4

Arthur Dean was charged that on the 13th day of June, at Deniliquin, he did cut standing timber on the Deniliquin Common, being within the Deniliquin…

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Unlawful Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 29

At the Benalla police court last week, before Mr. Beaven, P.M., George Lakeman, jun., was charged with unlawfully assaulting a girl sixteen years of age. Mr…

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Brutal Assault on a Chinese

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 28

A murderous assault was about 5 o'clock on Friday morning committed in the Chinese Camp, Ballarat East, the victim being a well known herbalist, named Le Moy…

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Assault by a School Teacher

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 29

A man of respectable appearance named Arthur Wilkinson Tatley. who was described as a school teacher, was charged at the City Court. Melbourne, with having…

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Wahgunyah Police Paddock

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 2

With reference to the report that the Wahgunyah police paddock was to be sold. a letter has been received by the Rutherglen Shire Council from…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, July 5, 1905. (Before Mr. W. N. Dove, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 2

R. King M. John Spears. Defendant in this cases ws charged with absenting himself from hired service, and pleaded not guilty…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, July 4. (Before Messrs J. Kelly and A. B, Jefferson, Js.P.)

The Independent · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 3

A Chinaman named Ah Goon was charged with stealing, on 17th June last, two axes valued at lls 6d, the property of Harold Jameson…

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The Everlasting Arbitration Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 2

The jurisdiction of the Arbitration Court was again challenged to-day,the objection, being only of a technical nature, was overruled…

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Rabbit Netting Claims. Land Appeal Court, Sydney. H. C. PARKER v. C. H. LARCOMBE & Bank of N.S.W.

The Independent · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 2

Mr Pike, instructed by Mr H. L. Wilkinson, for Mr. John Kelly, land agent. Deniliquin, appeared for the appellants in Sydney Mr. L. Whitfield, instructed by Messrs…

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Police Court. Thursday, July 6. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 2

Timothy O’Brien was fined 1s, or imprisonment till the rising of the court, on a charge of drunkenness. On a charge of using indecent language O’Brien was fished 10s in default seven days…

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Land Appeal Court. Important Appeals Sustained

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 2

The Land Appeal Court on Thursday in Sydney delivered its reserved decision ill the appeal of C. H. Latecomer and the Bank of New South Wales against decisions of the Deniliquin Land Board in…

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Roofing the Albury Gaol

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 2

The tender of E. W. Sharp, at £219, was accepted to-day for stripping the shingle roof off the Albury Gaol, and re-covering the building with…

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Alboury Police Court. July 10, 1905. Before Mr W. R. N. Dove, P.M., Alleged Larcony

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 4

A man named William Charlton was charged with the larceny of a purse containing a cheque for £5, one sovereign, one half-sovercign, and about 5/…

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Officers Refuse to Go to the Front. Sentenced to Be Shot. Firing Party Refuses to Execute. Two Hundred Cossacks Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 July 1905 · page 2

Four officers and twenty non-commissioned officers have been tried at Warsaw, and have been sentenced to be shot for refusing to go to…

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