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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1894

287 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 15

An Anarchist Murder

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1894 · page 3

The Secretary to the Commissary of Police at Mentone was shot dead while entering his premises with friends. The assassin, an anarchist, who had been secreted in the…

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Police Protection

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1894 · page 3

A further contingent of police left Sydney, this afternoon for the different shearing centres. In all 25 men went away…

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Murder of Non Unionists

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1894 · page 3

News has been received in Sydney that a mob of men attacked three non unionists going to Grassmere, on the Darling, and shot them all dead…

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Melbourne. Committed for Wilful Murder

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1894 · page 5

At the adjourned inquest on the body of Alberta Jarrett who died of blood-poisoning, the result of an illegal operation, the jury brought in a verdict of wilful murder against Aun Sealy and Emily…

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Quadruple Murder and Suicide in Victoria

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1894 · page 5

FURTHER particulars of the horrible tragedy enacted at Spriughurst (Vic.) on Sunday show that the fanner, George Dobson, after murdering three of his own children, shot a neighbor named Peter…

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Theft

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 September 1894 · page 5

Was punished with heavy fine amongst the Jews, and at Athens toy death. The Anglo-Saxons condemned to death those who were found guilty of…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Parliamentary. New Lasd Bill. Coal Mines Regulation Bill. General Division Leases. Decision of Supreme Court. Private Bills

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 September 1894 · page 5

Mr. Carruters exp[?]e's in be able to give notice of a Land Bill in the Assembly on Thursday next. In the Assembly last night a Bill was…

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Police Court. Friday, August 31. (Before Messrs. T. Chandler, W. G. Armstrong and H. Gordon, J.'sP.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1894 · page 4

Oliver v. W. Bouvered and T. Burke.--Trespassing on enclosed lands. Befendants pleaded guilty, and a fine of 10s aud 5s 10d cost in each case was inflicted…

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Walcha Land Court. Wednesday, August 29. — (Before the Full Board.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1894 · page 4

COMMERCIAL BANK, enquiry as to fencing on c.p. 90-164 and c.ls. 90-32, 90-130 and 91-50. Postponed to future court at request of manager of local bank…

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Egyptian Officers in Trouble. Enslaving Soudanese Girls. Not to Be Court Mar. Tialed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 September 1894 · page 2

The Khedive of Egypt has refused to sanction the Court Martialing of the President of the Egyptian Legis[?] lative Council, and two other Pasha[?]…

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Escape from Gaol

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 4

A MAN named John Williams, who was arrested in Blayney on Saturday night on a charge of larceny, made a determined attempt to escape from the lockup on Monday…

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The Visiting Box in Darlinghurst Gaol. [Sunday Times.]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 2

ON one occasion I had to introduce a lubra to her husband. Tommy was a 'bad egg,' but still Rose came to see him. As he stepped into the…

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Murder in Victoria. a Young Woman Killed. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 4

A DREADFUL tragedy was enacted at Nurrabill on Sunday night, the motive it seems being jealousy. A youth named Elijah Cockroft, a jockey, took his step-sister…

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WALCHA & District. Walcha, Monday. Land Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 4

FRIDAY, AUG. 31.—(Before the Full Board.) A. HOOLE, enquiry as to residence and fencing on c.p. 89-26, 131½a., and 89-21, 394½a. Conditions fulfilled; certificate to…

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Late Cables. Theft of Mailbags

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 6

An extraordinary theft of mailbage is reported from the General Postoffice, London, Three bags were left unguarded for about a minute, and…

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Murder for a Few Francs

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 3

A CASE disclosing a sordid brutality akin to that described by M. Zola as existing among the French peasantry has just been terminated at…

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Fatal Fire at Battersea. Verdict of Wilful Murder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 2

MR. Hicks concluded an inquiry at Battersea, on Thursday, July 19 with reference to the death of Joseph Little, aged 10 years, who lost his life in a fire at Pontin-street,…

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District Court. Friday, September 7. (Before His Honor Judge Coffey.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 3

JAMES POMROY v. R. Wood.--This was a case brought by plaintiff, who claimed £200 damages from defendant for maliciously summoning him for fraudulently branding sheep, which case was…

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Armidale Small Debts Court. FRIDAY,—(Before Messrs. W. Drew and R. Richardson.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 4

CHIN Chin and Co. v. Fax Lee Lum.—Claim for share in expenses in connection with the Chinese Opera Company, £7 13s. 9d. Non-suited…

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The Nurrabiel Murder. Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 September 1894 · page 4

Elijah Cockroft, arrested on a charge of murdering his stepsister, Miss Frances Mott, on Sunday evening at Nurrabiel, Noradjuha, has confessed…

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