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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

976 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 49

Rutherglen Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

At the Rutherglen Police Court on Friday, two men, named Walter Greenwood and Robert Henry Lewis, on remand, were charged with stealing…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 3

At the Chiltern Police Court, on Monday, before Mr. Strickland. J.P., Robert H. Lowis, a miner, residing at Chiltern, was charged with stealing…

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Albury Police Court. (Before the P.M.) Sunday Trading

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

Robert Doughty was charged with selling liquor on Sunday, 12th February. Mr Tietyens appeared for defendant and pleaded guilty on his behalf. In…

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Police Transfer

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

Constable J. J. Deverall, who has had charge of the Wahgunyah police station for some time, has received police to hold himself in readiness for…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, February 20, 1905. (Before Mr. M. Longfield, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 3

W. J. Innes, drunk and disorderly. pleased guilty. Fined £1 or 7days. W. J. Innes, indecent language. pleaded guilty, fined £3 or 14 days…

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The Rabbit Plague. The Ownership of Police Paddocks. An Interesting Case

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 3

At the police court, yesterday, before the P.M., Mr. Dove, Henry Cole, was charged, on summons, that he, being the owner of reserve, for police purposes at Carrathool…

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Albury Police Court. (Before the P.M.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 4

Yesterday Francis Joseph Nunan charged Robert Aikins with plying for hire without a license. Mr John Wilkinson appeared for defendant and…

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The Arbitration Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 3

The sunday Full, Court yesterday, arranged an application by the proprietors of the Standard Steam Laundry, for a rule nisi calling on the…

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Police Cases

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 4

At the Court of Petty Sessions to-day before Messrs C. Marting and J. Strickland. J's.P., James Adams was charged with assaulting Charles Nash,…

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Berrigan Police Court

The Independent · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 2

At the Berrigan Court on Wednesday last week two men named William Davidson and David John Drummond were charged with conspiracy to cheat and…

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Licensee Charged

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 3

A few days ago Herber[?] Davies, cafe [?] purchased a [?] of beer at the City Hotel. Elizabeth-street, and asked the barmaid to draw the…

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Murder by Indians

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 16

The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Pilbarra, from Fiji, in charge of Captain Thorpe, brought the news of a horrible murder, perpetrated by Indians at…

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Supposed Murder. a Queensland Mystery

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 15

A sensational disappearance is reported from Crow's Nest, in the Toowoomba district The police at Crow's Nest received a report that Walter Benton, aged 40, had…

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Wahgunyah Police Station

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 2

Constable J. J. Deverall and family left Wahgunyah on Wednesday afternoon for their new station--Violet Town. Constable Humphrys, of…

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Mulwala Police Court. Thursday, February 16, 190[?]. (Before Mr. G. R. Evans, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 3

Henry Elrington pleaded guilty to a charge of rioting behaviour on New Year's night, during the progress of the a social at the Mulwala School of…

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Judioial Blunder. Sentenced for the Wrong Crime . London, February 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 27

A man named Charles Johnson, of New York, who was arrested on a charge of petty larceny, was without his knowledge indicted for forgery. Believing that ne…

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Berrigan Police Court. Wednesday, February 14 (Before Mr. Garstang, P.M., and hon. Colonel Carington, P.M

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 3

George Hamilton v David John [?]rummond, charged with the la[?], as clerk, of 70 bags of wheat, held by pla[?] on account of Dalgety and Co…

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The To Awaite Murder. Ellis to Be Hanged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 38

The Executive Council on Tuesday night decided that James "William Ellis, who was convicted of the murder of Leonard Reevo Collinson, at To Awaite Station,…

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Albury District Court, Saturday, February 18. (Before Acting District Court Judge Edmunds.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 25

John Wilkinson v. P. Murphy, claim for professional services. Struck out on the application of plaintiff. James Hoban v. Nicholas Abikhair…

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Constitution of a Land Appeal Court. an Important Decision

The Independent · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 2

A pecular point arose in a case beard before the Full Court in Sydney last week, in which an application was made on behalf of Finlay Matthews, of Lockhart, calling…

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