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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

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Alleged Wheat Stealing Verdict of Not Guilty

The Independent · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 2

The only jury case at the Quarter Sessions, which opened on Wednesday before Judge Bevan, was that in which William Muckle, a farmer on Woodbury soldiers…

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Daysdale Police Court. April 15, 1922. (Before Mr. G. Duncan, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 3

Police v. King, drunkenness.--Fined 5 Police v. O'Haron, drunkenness.--Fined 5…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, 17th April. (Before Messrs. J. F. Maloney and D. H. Mott, J's.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 47

Arthur Richardson was charged with stealing a suit case, one silk, coat, one handkerchief, and £2 in money, valued at £6/7/6, the property of Charles Roberts…

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Death-music. Tunes As an Aid to Murder

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 1

The other day in Paris a girl in the underworld, known as Chichinette, was murdered by a gang of her associates, to one of whom she had…

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Hay Circuit Court. Alleged Wounding with Intent

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 2

The Hay Circuit Court sat on Wednesday, His Honor the Chief Justice, Sir W. P. Cullen; presiding. The Sheriff, Mr. W. W. Crockford, was in…

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Appeal Against Magistrate’s Decision. Conviction Upheld

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 3

In connection with the missing wheat referred to in the above case, at the Police Court on March 8, before Mr. Flynn, P.M., Lyle L…

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Soldier’s Wheat. [?]Rge of Alleged Stealing. Verdict: Not Guilty

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 3

[?]efore Judge Bevan and a jury [?]e Quarter Sessions on Wednes[?] William Muckle was charged [?]n 4th January, near Deniliquin,…

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Some Smart Police Work

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 3

On Monday, the 10th inst., John Sebastian, an employee of Mr. [?] M. Pherson on [?] station, New South Wales,complained to the…

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Circuit Court Cancelled

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 4

The sitting of the Albury Circuit Court, fixed to be held yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir William Cullen was cancelled, there being no…

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Melbourne Police to be Armed

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 26 April 1922 · page 2

" If there are not sufficient automatics and revolvers for the equipment of the police on night duty," said Mr. A Nicholson, Chief Commissioner, last Wednesday…

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Alleged Wheat Stealing at Tuppal. a Defendant Discharged

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 4

At the D[?]niliquin Quarter Sessions on Wednesday of last week William Muckle, a farmer on the Woodbury soldier settlement, near Finley, was…

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Court of Petty Sessions

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 3

At the Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday last before Messrs El[?] Horgan and Kennedy [?] the undermentioned cases for not [?]…

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Small Debts Court. TUESDAY, 25th APRIL. Before Messrs [?] Horgan and Kennedy

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 3

McKenzie v Vorley; claim, £48 Mr. Johnson for plaintiff Mr. Whi[?] for defendant who pleaded never indebted…

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Police Court

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 3

At the Tocumwal Court yesterday, before Messrs. H. Tuck, S. Hutson and D. T. Boyd, J's.P. the following cases were heard:—…

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Alleged Assault and Insulting Words. Cross Summonses

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 1

At the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before Messrs. Johnston and Lobb, J.'sP., William Pearce was charged, on summons, with assaulting…

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A Mayor Shot Dead. Man Found Guilty of Murder

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 3

The Circuit Court at Narrabri was crowded on Thursday when John Jeremiah Curran was charged with murdering Thomas Hogan. Mayor of Moree…

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Corowa Police Court. (Before Mr. Fletcher. P.m.) Wednesday, Hay 3, 1022

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 3

A Sunday trading license was grunted to John Charles Burrows. Wm. Thomas Lewls, charged under the Motor Traffic Act with failing to…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, 1st May. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, P.M.) Solicitor Threatened

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 31

Frederick William Tietyens, for whom Mr. W. G. Henderson appeared, proceeded against James M'Brien for using threatening words…

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Corowa Li[?]nsing Court. (Before Mr, Fletcher, P.m.) Wednesday, May 3 1922

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 3

A transfer of the license of the Globe Hotel and so the billiard was granted from J. F. Cook to Richard Mates…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 3

On Monday morning Mr. Angus Williams missed a horse, saddle and bridle also a coat. A man named Louis McKay who had been working, for Mr…

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