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Courts & crime, 1906

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The New Supreme Court Judge. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

Mr Leo Cussen was formally appointed by the Executive Council this afternoon to be a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria. His Honor was…

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Indecent Language Alleged. Husband and Wife in Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 4

Henry Louis Winkleman, licensee of Walla Hotel, Walla Walla, was charged at the Albury Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr C. E. Oslear,…

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Land Appeal From Urana. Dismissed by the Supreme Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 3

Quite recently Mr. Justice Simpson and Mr. Justice Pring delivered their reserved judgment in the appeal by George Day against the direction of…

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Alleged Unlawful Assault

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 4

Mary David proceeded against Hera Black at the Albury Police Court yesterday on a charge of unlawful assault. The P.M. occupied the bench…

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Albury Licensing Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 2

At the Albury licensing Court yesterday, before Messrs. C. E. Oslcar, P.M., and J. H. Wood, L.M's., William Davey, of the Australian Hotel was…

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Finley Police Court. Thursday, March 15. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Independent · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 4

John Thomas Close, blacksmith and wheelwright of Finley, sued John Grinham, blacksmith and wheelwright of Finley, for illegal detention of a telegram,…

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Alleged Burglary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 38

At the Albury Police Court on Friday morning, a young married couple named Sarah Marshall and Charles Marshall were charged with, that they…

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Murder by Natives

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 16

The German war-ship Condor, which returned to Sydney on Saturday from an extended cruise in the Pacific Islands, brought news of the ghastly murder of…

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Found Guilty of Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 28
Also in The Independent

One of the most extraordinary criminal trials heard in a Sydney Court was concluded on Thursday 15th inst., when the boy, Thomas John Quinlan, aged 15 years…

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Police Court. Friday, March 16. (Before Messrs. J. Kelly and W. Leetham, J's.P.)

The Independent · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 3

Richard Lalor, charged will using indecent language in George-street, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to seven days imprisonment in the local gaol with hard…

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Small Debts Court

The Independent · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 3

The only case set down for decision in the above Court on Wednesday was that of Jos Gard v. William Henry Newell, in which plaintiff sued for the recovery of £5, alleged…

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Land Appeal Court. Important Decisions

The Independent · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 4

As announced in our columns last week, the Land Appeal Court gave its reserved decision in the matter of an appeal by C. H. Larcombe against the…

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Jerilderie Special Licensing Court. (Before Messrs Thomas Wise and James Fulton (appointed members.)

The Independent · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 4

Application was made by Mr Meillon, Solicitor, on behalf of Wm. F. Egan, formerly licensee of the Royal Mail Hotel, Jorilderie, for confirmation of…

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Albury Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court yesterday John C. Spehrs was presented by Sen. Const. Blackburne on a charge of drunkenness, and also with having…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court. Monday, March 19. (Before Mr O. Wilshire, Licensing Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 2

Janes Warren Clarks, Royal hotel, Moulamein, was granted a booth [?] for the Moulamein races. Walter Smith, Gence hotel, Stony Crossing was…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, March 19. (Before Mr F. W. Garstang, P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 2

William Henry [?] evens was charged on the information of J. N. A. Weir, inspector for the Deniliquin Pastures Protection Board, with neglecting to destroy rabbits on land occupied by him at Morago,…

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Court Proceedings. Reckoned He Had Worked Them Out. But Got Seven Days All the Same

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 6

At the Police Court on Wednesday morning, before the P.M. (Mr. C. E. Oslear), James Crichton, a decent looking laborer, was charged with…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before Mr H. A. G. Curry, president, and Commissioners Brandis and Houston.) a Rabbit-proof Fence Case. C. H. Larcombe v. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 4

The Coupon on the 15th inst, in Sydney gave its reserved decision in the above case, in which C. H. Larcombe appealed against the decision of the local land board in respect of Goldsbrough, Mort and…

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General Cables. a Blackmailer Sentenced. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 2

A workman named Paesslir Shemitz has been sentenced to a month's imprisonment for writing a blackmailing letter to Mr. Balfour, Leader of…

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