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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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A Gaol Escapee

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 3

An acoused person named Thos. Fenton escaped from Gundsgai Gaol on Saturday afternoon…

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Licensing Court

The Inverell Argus · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 2

WEDNESDAY.—(Before the L.M., and Messrs. P. C. Campbell and D. S. Anderson, Members of the Licensing Bench. On the application of Mr. J. Borthwick…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY—(Before the P.M. and Mr. P. C. Campbell, J.P.)

The Inverell Argus · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 2

Thomas Nolan, on remand, was charged with being of unsound mind, and after evidence by Drs. Lane and Vallee, he was ordered to be sent to Gladesvilel Asylum…

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Small Debts Court. WEDNESDAY.—(Before the P.M. Mr. C. Lawson.)

The Inverell Argus · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 2

Municipal Council v. Bat Pang, Claim, 19s 6d. Verdict for amount and costs, 5. T. Tavlor v. F. Mundy, Claim £3 17s 10d. Verdict for amount and costs, 5s…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY.--(Before Mr. W. C. Lawson P.M.)

The Inverell Times · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 2

Thomas Nolan, was charged with being of unsound mind. After hearing medical evidence the Bench ordered his removal to Gladesville…

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Licensing Court

The Inverell Times · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 2

WEDNESDAY.--(Before Mr. W. C. Lawson L.M., and Messrs P. C. Campbell and D. S. Anderson M's.L.B.) Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted…

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Walcha Police court (Tuesday, January 3, 1899. Before Messrs Eratt and Walsh, J's.P.)

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 2

Jas. Monaghan, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was cautioned and discharged, and for using obscene…

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Police Court. Friday, January 6. (Before the P.M. and Mesers. G. W. Dight and Jas. M'Lean, Js.P.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 3

John Porter, licensed cabdriver, was charged with a breach of the Public. Health Act, in neglecting to disinfect his cab after receiving notice from the…

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The Cation Mystery. a Ghastly Discovery. Murphy Shot and Turn Battered, Police Theories

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 2

The latest information received from Gatton is to the effect that the postmortem elimination, which waa decided upon on Monday, and for the…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, January 6. (Before the P.M. and Messrs. Dight and M'Lean, Js.P.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 3

C. Fitzgerald v. C. Simes, claim £4 16s 3d, goods sold. Verdict for plaintiff and costs. R. Harper v. C Simes, board £7…

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The Catton Murder

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

No light, if the vague news of the arrest of a suspect at Dalby on Saturday afternoon is excepted, has yet dawned upon the inexplicable mystery shrouding the terrible triple…

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Armidale Small Deists Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 4

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6.—(Before Messrs. W. F. Parker, P.M., Jas. M'Lean, and G. W. Dight.) C. Fitzgerald v. C. Simes, claim £4 16s…

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Queensland Police Still Confident. Brisbane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 5

THE police are confident that they will be able to arrest the man wanted for the murder of the boy Hill. He has been traced to Southport…

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Noble Poverty at Hampton Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 6

SHORTLY after the commencement of his reign George III. closed Hampton Court Palace as a royal residence, and from that time private families…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Monday January 9. (Beforethe P.M. and Mr. Hugh Macdonald J.p.) Sly Grog-selling

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

A CHINAMAN named Sin Kyne was charged with sly grog-selling. Mr. H. R. Crossman, on behalf of Mr. P.P. Abbott, appeared for defendant who, pleaded not…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.m.) a Sad Case

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 3

Christopher Faint, aged about 30 summers, was charged with being of unsound mind. Faint, who was remanded a week ago for medical…

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The Goodna Murder. Tracing a Suspect

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 2

The Melbourne detectives have traced the movements of the suspect in connection with the murder of the boy Hill, who was found murdered at…

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Warialda Police Court. Friday, January 6Th, 1899. (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M., and Messrs. F. W. S. Cox, and J. McMaster, Js.P.)

The Warialda Watchman · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 2

George Sibbard, charged with being drunk on the previous evening, was fined 5s or 48 hours lockup. An application for a hawker's license…

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Socialist Sentenced. London. Wednesdav

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

A SOCIALIST editor at Madgeburg has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment for publishing a skit which was interpreted as an insult to the second son of the…

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The Oxley Murder. BRISBANE

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

WILSON, the schoolmaster, who is wanted at Ipswich on a shocking charge on a number of school boys, has been traced aboard the steamer Rookton' which left Brisbane for Melbourne en December 12…

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