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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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Corowa Police Court. Saturday, January 29, 1905. (Before Mr. Longfield, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

Patrick Walsh was fined 40 or 14 days for indecent behaviour and 40 or 14 days for indecent language. Parliament has been further…

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A Police Official Murdered

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

A Police official, occupying a high position, has been assassinated in the street at Batou[?]. The murder managed to make…

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Corowa District Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

On the 14th prox. a District Court sitting will be held at Corowa. There are three cases set down for hearing, one of which will interest racing men…

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To-morrow's Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

A case of some importance will come before the P.M. to-morrow, in which the Pharmacy Board has instituted proceedings against a local chemist for…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 3

James Lording, a lad 15 years is now [?] the Melbourne, Hospital suffering from serious injuries to the throat. A Mr. James Lindsay, while dri[?]…

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Bombs Kill the Police

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

A bomb was thrown at the police quarters at Cze[?]chown, about 150 miles south west of Warsaw, and injured many of the police…

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Small Debts Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 3

Mungle Singh v. Mary McGinty, claim for balance due as per agreement on account stated Adjourned until 10th February, 1905, for attendance of…

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Albury Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 4

Yesterday James Connors, on remand was charged with stealing a razer, pair of scissors, and towel, two coins, and bag of sundries, the…

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Financiers in Gaol

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 3

The appeal by John Heary Lawson (who was connected with Ernest Tirah Hooley) against the sentence of one year's imprisonment recently…

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Constable Charged with Embezzlement

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

At the Dubbo Quarter Sessions Sen Constable Eilloit was charged with embezzling [?] Government money. He pleaded gully and got 12 months…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, January 30. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Independent · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

Charlotte Lamond was charges with having insufficient lawful means of support. Mr Wilkinson appeared for accused, who pleased 'cause to show."…

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Items of News. Moulamein Police Court

The Independent · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

At the above Court, on Friday last, Seven residents of Swan Hill (Vic), answered to their summonses charging their respectively with drinking liquor…

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Wholesale Wife Murder

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

A man named Johann Hook, of Chicago, has been arrested on a charge of murdering twelve out of twenty successive wives…

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Escape from Goulburn Gaol. the Prisoner Fired At

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 38

Roy Wood, 24, who was undergoing a sentence of three years for breaking and entering, escaped from Goulburn gaol on Friday afternoon. He was working with…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, February 1, 1903. (Before Mr. G. R. Evans. P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 3

Robert Nowell Ball was charged with carrying on the business of a phatmacist in an open shop not being registered under the Act…

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Land Appeal Court

The Independent · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

At the sittings of the Land Appeal Court to commence in Sydney on 27th instant, the Doniliquin Land Board we asking for direction in…

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Deniliquin District Court

The Independent · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

The following it a list of the civil cases set down for hearing before His Honor Mr Justice Rogers, on Wednesday next :— H. L. Wilkinson v. Meyan Roushan…

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Situation in Russia. Police Methods Exposed. Inhumanity At Riga. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

General Trepoff, the Governor-General of St. Petersburg, has given further proof of the harshness of his methods. At his orders hundreds of…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, February 1. 1905. (Before the P.M., and Dr. Long, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 3

John Murray applied for renewal of license of Mill Hotel, Howlong-- Granted. Hobert Harper was granted a…

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Wholesale Wife Murder

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 3

It is now stated that Johann Hoch, who was arrested yesterday in New York, charged with having murdared twelve of his wives, had twenty-six…

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