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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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Police Strike Feared. London, February 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 26

The police at Warsaw have joined in the general agitation for higher rates of payment. They have demanded 25 roubles per month, instead of 12. Fearing a strike…

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R.M.S. Orizaba. Marine Court's Decision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 16

The decision of the Marine Court of Inquiry on the charges made against Captain Archer in connection with the wreck of the R.M.S. Orizaba was delivered at Fremantle on…

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The Supreme Court and Solicitors. a Local Attorney Cited. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 2

The other day the Full Court called upon Mr. Leslie S. C. Robertson, solicitor, of Hay, to appear to answer affidavits which stated that he had failed to account for…

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Police Court. Monday [?] (Before Messrs J. Kelly. A. B. Jefferson, W. Loe, [?])

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 2

John Jones pleaded [?] to a charge of [?] drink in [?]…

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[?] on a Police Reserve

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 3

[?] case occupied the attention of Bench last week, when the Hay Protection Board proceeded against [?] that be being the owner of a…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday, February 28, 1903. (Before, Messrs. O'Grady and Burrowes, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 3

Wm, Westlake V. A. M'Donald, claim £531. Verdict for amount with, £L 6 costs. Bennett, Wood, Rocho and Co. v…

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Moulamein Police Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 2

Some of the prostitutions instituted b the Moulamein Pastures Protection Board against holders of land who had neglected to destroy rabbits, were deal with by the…

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Ablury Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 3

Before the P.M. yesterday James Gilliard ws charged with having sold and hawked goods without a license, Constable Hansen, who effected the…

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Ex-detective Sentenced

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 3

John Wood, ex-revenue detective, convicted last week of perjury, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment Judge Johnston directed that…

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Small Debts Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 3

Emerson and Tlotyens v, Melbourne claim for [?]2/2/ professional fees, No appearance of defendant,-Verdlet for amount with [?]/6 costs…

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Police Court

The Independent · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 3

On Monday, before Mr F. W. Garstng, P.M., Chas. Handerson and David Lyons were charged with stealing, in company on the 4th inst.,…

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Henty Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 17

The court of petty sessions of Henty sat on Wednesday to hear a complaint by the trustees of the Henty Common against J. J. Collins, the poundkeeper, for refusing to give the herdsman…

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Wahgunyah Police Station

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 2

Constable John A. Finlayson, formerly of North Melbourne, has been appointed successor to Constable Daverall Wahgunyah Police…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, March 8, 1905. (Before Mr. M. Longfield, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 3

William Johnson and John Martin were charged with using indecent language, and pleaded guilty. Constable John Welby gave evidence…

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Murder Theory Discredited. London, March 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 35

The New York correspondent of the "Daily Express" asserts that Mrs. Leland Stanford's death was due to tetanus of the respiratory organs, induced by strychnine…

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Beechworth Supreme Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 24

The Supreme Court was opened on Wednesday, Mr. Justice A'Beckett presiding. Charles Robert Young, committed from Bright, was charged with the forgery of…

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The Richmond Murder. Sheeted Dome. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 3

The mystery surrounding the death of Mrs. Sarah Ann Robins of Richmond, has not been cleared up, and the detectives have been instructed to…

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Corowa District Court District

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 39

A recent issue of "Government Gazette" contains a notification of amended boundares of the Corowa District Court district as follows:—Counties of Denison, Urana,…

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Sydney Arbitration Court. Important Decision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 35

The Arbitration Court gave a decision on Monday in a case in which the Hairdressers' and Wigmakera' Employes' Union had to make an application for the…

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A Small Debts Court Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 28

Justices' justice is sometimes quite an unknown quantity. Early last month John Watson proceeded against Alexander M'Alpine at the Gisborne police court, to…

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