The Dora Dora Murder
At the Albury Circuit Court Jackey, alias Bullya, and Willie, alias Turamburra, were arraigned on a charge of murdering Mursckiwitz, at Basin Creek…
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Courts & crime, 1894
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Murder of a Bank Manager. Sydney
Two mined men entered the Commercial Bank at Barmba to-day and shut the manager (M'Kay) dead. Both men were well mounted and escaped…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Mr. J. F. O'Flynn, J.P. Alfred Vidler pleaded guilty to a charge of making use of obscene language within hearing of a public…
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AMONG the civil causes heard before Sir George Innes at Grafton was the following case:— Thomas Haynes Green v. W. J. Lyue. A claim of L200 for the resumption of land at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bankruptcy Court. Wednesday, April 25
BEFORE the District Registrar, Mr. E. Jones, P.M. A single meeting in the estate of John King Larner, Public School teacher, was held on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lismore Small Debts Court. Wednesday, April 25
BRFORE the Police Magistrate. J. F. O'Flynn v. George Maxwell.—Claim for £1 12s. Verdict for Plaintiff. Same v. D. Rankin.—Claim for £24 17s 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court. Monday, April 23
BEFORE Mr. J. M. Dunn, J.P. Robert Golden appeared to answer a charge of riotous behaviour, and was fined 10s or 7 days. The fine was paid…
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THE New York correspondent of the S. M. Herald writes: "One of the great contemporary" bosses"— John T. M'Kane, for many years the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lismore Small Debts Court. Wednesday, April 25
BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Mr. E. Jones, P.M. James Quinn v. James Stewart.—An action for trespass, in which damages were laid at £10. The parties reside at Nimbin, and the alleged damage…
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AT the sitting of the above last week Thomas H. Greene sued the Minister for Works to recover compensation for certain land at Ballina, resumed by…
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BEFORR the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. McLean, J.P. J. Currie[?] W. Bovard.—Proceedings for breach of the Impounding Act, in charging special…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. D. M'Donald and J. W. Coleman, J's.P. W. Alton v. P. M'Alone.—This case was again before the Court, heing proceedings to enforce…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Innocent Horse Stealing by a Commercial and a Minister
A PRESBYTERIAN minister and a commercial traveller found themselves in a ridiculously false position on Saturday morning. The former, who hails from Canterbury, met the bagman, who is an old…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lismore Small Debts Court. Wednesday, May 9
Before the Police Magistrate, Messrs. J. W. Coleman, D. McDonald, and 12. Seccombe, Js.P. M. A. Rowan v. V. O. Dwyer.—Claim of £4 16s. Verdict for plaintiff; to be paid in monthly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court. Friday, May 11
BEFORE the Police Magistrate. CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCES. Hrary Richardson was brought up charged with having on April 19, by means of false pretences…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate. A man charged with lunacy was remanded for eight days. WEDNESDAY MAY 16…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Small Debts Court. Wednesday, May 23
BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Mr. D. M'Donald, J. P. C. Frederick v. D. Jarman.—Claim of £2 10s. Verdict for plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Assailing the Court with Kisses
MEN running from women wishing to kiss them agitated the County Court at Long Island City on March 16. Judge Garretson was on the bench. A jury…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bridge-street Burglars Case. Unsuccessful Appeals for Mercy Prayer of 25,000 People Unheeded. Double Judicial Murder
IN Sydney up to Wednesday last continued efforts to secure the communication of the sentence of death passed on Williams and Montgomery, were made by Mr. Meagher…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lismore Police Court. Tuesday, May 29
BEFORE the Police Magistrate. John Beckman, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s or 7 days in the lookup. A man charged with drunkenness, being a first…
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