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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

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Sentenced to Death

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 4

Thomas Horton has been sentenced to death in Adelaide for the murder of his wife…

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Armidale Police Court. Wednesday, April 13.—(Before Mr. Corbett Lawson, P.M.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

William Starling, 22 years of age, was charged under the Vagrant Act with having no lawful visible means of support. Senior-Sergeant Sharp…

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Armidale Police Court. Friday, 15th April.—(Before Mr. E. M. Cohen, J.P.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 5

E. M. Solomon was charged with stealing a set of harness, the property of Ann Claverie, valued at £3. Mr. Weaver appeared for accused,…

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Police Court. Friday, April 15.—(Before Mr. E. M. Cohen.) Drunkenness

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 4

PETER SCHULTZE pleaded guilty to being drunk and using indecent language in Beardy-street on the 14th instant. For the first offence he was fined 2s. 6d. or 24 hours,…

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Licensing Court

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

NOTICE has been given that the quarterly licensing court, in accordance with the provisions of the Liquor Act of 1898, will be held at the Glen Innes Court House at 11…

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Small Debts Court

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 2

A Email Debts Court was held at the Inverell Court House yesterday (Tuesday) before the P. M., when the following cases were dealt with:- A. M…

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A Domestic Tragedy. Supposed Murder and Suicide

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 8

A case of ex[?] wife[?] and [?] was discovered at North[?] [?] on Saturday. An old [?] named James Horner, [?] years…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 19

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 2

Stripping Bark without a License. Peter Cubis, appeared on summons, charged with catting wattle bark without a license…

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Revision Court

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 4

ON Tuesday, at the Court House, J. H. Nesbitt, P.M., presided at a court of revision for the Glen Innes electorate. The names of David Alexander Gray and John Albert Hennessey were added to…

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Land Court

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 3

THE Land Court continued its sitting at the local Court House on Tuesday last before Messrs. Finley and I. Whereat, when the application for appraisement…

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Warden's Court. Tuesday, April 19. BEFORE Mr. Warden Nesbitt. Dredging Lease

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 2

Robert Beeston applied for a lease to mine for gold by means of dredging, comprising 80 acres, being portion G L I, situated in the parishes of Maclean and…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 19. BEFORE Messrs. Nesbitt (P.M.) and E. W. Whereat, L. M. Inspector's Report

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 2

The quarterly report of the Inspector of the District (Sergeant Rank) was read, and showed a satisfactory, condition of affairs, with the exception that a few…

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Wa[?] Police Court

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

As [?] reported last week, John Cavan Haves was charged with the larceny of a addle on Friday, 15th April, before Messrs M. J. Walsh, J…

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A London Magistrate. Philosopher and Philanthropist. Mr. Plowden

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 4

Probably the best known, certainly the best-hearted, magistrate in the whole of London is he who has for the past eight rears tempered justice not…

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The Police as Wood[?]ters

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 4

[?] [?] of the [?] is [?] by the [?] [?] of the [?] On Wednesday…

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The Terrible Vale Tragedy. Boy Charged with Killing His Step-sister

The Inverell Argus · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 5

At the Tamworth Circuit Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Owen, Albert Henry Ball, 14, was charged with killing his step-sister, Emily…

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Armidale Police Co[?]. (Before Mr. [?] P.[?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 4

[?] [?] [?] aged [?] [?] be did [?] [?] on the [?] of the [?]…

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Uralla Police Court. URALLA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 4

AT the local Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. J. D. Leece, Charles Carter (on remand) was charged with alleged uttering to T. R. Buchanan a forged order for £7…

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The Gaol-bird at Home

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 3

IN his "Side Lights on Convict Life," lately published with a quasi imprimatur by the prison authorities, Mr. George Griffiths writes: "I…

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Verdict of Murder. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 5

AT the inquest on Aldermen Stewart, of Leichhardt, who was shot on Saturday, a verdict of wilful murder was returned against Alfred Russell, who…

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