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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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Arbitration Court Appointment

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 4

Sir. Justice Cohen has been formally re-appointed President of the Arbitration Court. The Attorney-General is now endeavouring to secure the services…

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Small debts Court

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 4

[?] the Small Debts Court yesterday (Tues[?] M. H. M'Cosker and Charles Leader [?] £10 10s, breach of contract. Mr. Avern [?] plaintiff and Mr. Butler for defendant…

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Police Court

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 4

AT the Police Court on Tuesday, before R. H. V. Allu[?]lt P.M. F. A. Cox proceeded against Thomas Davey for throwing stones in street, to the danger of residents therein. The evidence for the…

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To Get into Gaol

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 2

AT the Tamworth Sessions, on Monday, William Oreton pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting a little girl aged 9 years, and not guilty to assault…

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Sent to Gaol. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 5

A COMMISSION agent was to-day sent to gaol for a week for conducting sweeps at the cycling carnival on the cricket ground. The presiding magistrate declined to inflict a…

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Police Court. a Serious Charge. Tuesday, March 7. — (Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 2

EDMUND READ JONES, in custody on remand, was charged with having assaulted Maria Rooke, a little girl five years of age, with intent to commit a…

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The Crow's Nest Murder

The Inverell Times · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 2

The trial of James Ryan, for the alleged wilful murder of Walter George Benton at Pinelands on 4th February has ocupied Colonel Moore P.M. in…

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Police Court

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 2

AT the above court on Friday, before Messrs. J. Healey and A. A. Veness, J's. P., John Franks was charged with having in his possession three pipes, reasonably supposed to have been stolen…

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Confession of Murder

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 2

ROSINA HUBBARD, who was recently acquitted at the Melbourne Sessions for the alleged murder of her mother, has confessed to the crime. She explains that she gave the deceased quicksilver…

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Sentenced to Death. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 5

AT the Criminal Court, to-day, the case of Percival John Gardiner, the young man who was charged with feloniously wounding Emma Forbes Black with intent to murder…

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Appeal Court

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 2

At the Land Appeal Court last week the Scottish Australian Investment Company Limited, appealed against the appraised annual license f[?] of the…

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Federal High Court. Sydney Monday, 12.45 P.m

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 3

OWING to the great expense entailed in maintaining the Federal High Court, an important change in connection with the Court is contemplated. It is proposed that the…

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Telegraphic. [Through Our Metropolitan Agents] Federal High Court. MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 5

OWING to the great expense of the High Court an important change is contemplated therewith. It is proposed that the court shall in future sit only in Melbourne and…

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Telegraphic. [Through Our Metropolitan Agents.] The High Court. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 5

MR. REID denies that the Federal Government has approved of the removal of the High Court from Sydney [?]together. The proposal is that Queensland and N.S.W…

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Hillgrove Police Court. Before Mr. Corbett Lawson, Police Magistrate

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 6

Victor Rowles was charged with malicious injury to property. Alter evidence had been given for the prosecution. Mr. Claverie. who…

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Walcha Police Court. Tuesday, March 14, 1905. (Before Mr. W. R. H. Scott, J.P.)

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 2

Joseph Phillips, charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct, was fined £1 or seven days. Fine paid…

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Damages Against a Police Sergent

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 4

In the action Wakefield [?] [?]eant Wood, of White Cliffs [?] [?]jury awarded plaintiff £175 dame[?]s, stating that they discredited the [?]ence…

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The Glen Innes Gaol

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 3

WHEN visiting Glen Innes the Premier remarked, that while inspecting the Glen Innes Agricultural Farm at Furracabad, he was asked to provide a residence for the superintendent. He found, on…

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Police Court. March 17Th. (Before Mr. W. L. Davis, J.P.)

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 2

W. H. Wyndham was fined 2s 6d or imprisonment for indecent exposure. Frederick Turner was before the Court, deemed to be insane. He was…

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The High Court

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 2

In order to save expense on one hand, and prop up as long as possible the waning importance of Melbourne on the other the Attorney-General is…

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