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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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Armidale District Court. Friday, June 18

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 4

The District Court opened at Armidale yesterday, before Mr. ActingJudge Hamilton. There were no undefended cases…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Victorian Tragedy. Murder and Suicide. Clergyman Shoots His Wife. [?]Alousy the Cause

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 5

A shocking domestic tragedy is reported from Pr[?]hran, Victoria. The Rev. William Laver had an alteration with his wife, and suddenly…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday, June 16. (Before Mr. F. W. Garstang, P.M.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 4

A transfer of the license of the Central Hotel from Mrs. I. A. Swain to Mr. Geo. P. Adkins was granted. The inspectors' report disclosed…

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Police Court. Friday, June 18Th. (Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M.) James Maxim v. John Byrne

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1909 · page 2

Jas. Maxim proceeded against Sergeant Byrne for illegal detention of a horse. Sergeant Byrne pleaded guilty,…

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Esther Gilliland's Death. Darling Longson Sentenced

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 June 1909 · page 2

At Darlinghurst Central Criminal Court, before Mr. Justice Rogers, a middle-aged man, George Darling Longson, was placed upon his trial on an…

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Armidale Police Court. Saturday, June 19. (Before Mr. F. W. Garstang, P.M.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 June 1909 · page 4

A stranger pleaded guilty to being intoxicated in Marsh-street the previous evening. A fine of 1s or "the rising" was imposed. The drunk…

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Armidale Police Court. Wednesday, June 23. (Before Mr. E. M. Cohen, J.P.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 4

The adjourned Shire Appeal Court eras opened, but on the request of the shire clerk, Mr. H. Lonsdale, a further adjournment eras granted till Friday,…

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New Castle Coal Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 5

The probable dissolution of the Newcastle Coal Court is viewed with great concern…

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Body in a Trunk. Terrible Murder of Wife

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 7

Chester Jordan, of Somerville, Massachussetts, who murdered his wife last September, and was discovered in a Boston boarding-house with the…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, June 25. (Before Mr. F. W. Garstang, P.M.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 4

Thomas Morrisey v. Anne Sohaefer, claim £1/11/, for costs in connection with case in which the amount claimed was paid into Court…

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Police Court. Saturday June 26th. (Before Messrs. J. Lanagan, and J. A. McGregor, Js.P.)

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 2

Henry Tracey, the young man who was brought from near Gravesend by the police aud placed in the Warialda hospital a fortnight ago, was charged…

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A Solicitor Sentenced

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 3

Robert Brandeth Pary appeared before Judge Murray at the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions on Tuesday to answer an indictment charging him with…

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Youth Charged With Harder

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 4

Ernest Carmody has been arrested in Victoria, on a charge of murdering John Robinson, and old-age pensioner, on June 4th, when Robinson's tent was…

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Armidale Police Court. (Before Mr. F. W. Garstang, P.M.). [?] [?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 4

[?] [?] procceded against An[?] [?] on a charge o[?] [?] as[?] [?] [?] appealed [?]…

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Licensing Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 4

A transfer of the license of the Federal Hotel from W. A. Purkiss to J. G. Heinricks was granted. Mr. J. M. Proctor appeared for the parties…

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Shire Appeal Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 4

F. V. Holtsbaum appealed against an assessment on land situated at Kelly's Plains. William Holtsbaum, son of the…

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Small Debts Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 4

Percy Kirkwood v A. Maybury; claim £6/6/ for goods sold. An order was made for payment of the debt in monthly instalments of…

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Inverell Police Court. (Before Mr. Brown. P.M.)

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 7

A young man was charged with imbibing too freely of the "cup that cheers." He had previous offended in a similar way. Fined 20s or 7 days…

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The India Murder

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 2

The Bombay correspondent of the "Times" states that the opinion in India is against the murder of Sir William Wylie is remarkably…

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Armidale Police Court. Saturday, July 8. (Before Mr. F. W. Garstang, Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 4

A local resident appeared on a charge of drunkenness. He pleaded guilty. In reply to the P.M., Senior-sergeant Rank stated that the delinquent had…

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