The Mungunyah Murder
AT the Bourke Police Court on Friday, Benjamin Griffin, an American negro, on remand, was (says the 'Western Herald') charged with the murder of Frank C. Smith, on Saturday, June 25…
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Courts & crime, 1892
108 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 6
Warren Land Court
THE Land Board, consisting of Messrs. W. C. Cardew (chairman) D. Bell and D. Soane, Js.P., sat on Wednesday last. Mr. H. A. D. O'Connor, Land Agent, of Dubbo, was in attendance and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing a £10 Note
On Monday morning, at the local Police Court, before Mr. C. M'A. King, P,M., Patrick Mora?, described as a butcher, was sharged with stealing in a dwelling, a…
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IN his recently published book, A. H. K. B. tells the following amusing story:--'Once at a gathering of three thousand people at Aberdeen, I saw and beard MacGregor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Monday, August 8. 1892. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
William Moore, charged with being an idle and disorderly person, was sentenced to one month's hard labour in Dubbo gaol. John O'Mora, on transit to Bathurst, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Saturday, August 6, 1892. (Before Mr. S. Phillips. J.P.)
George Fletcher pleaded guilty to riotous behavious, and was fined £1, in default three days in Dubbo gaol. Alexander Cameron, charged with drunkenness,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brutal Murder. London, Aug. 8
The Bishop of Poliquo has been found murdered in a railway train at Assisi, in Italy. The Bishop's head was completely battered in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Police Court. Tuesday Aug. 9. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
WILLIAM MOORE, charged with larceny, was sentenced to three months' hard labour in Dubbo goal, sentence to commence at the expiration of sentence for vagrancy imposed on August 8…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Licensing Court. (Before the Chairman aud Mr. F. E. Body, Licensing Magistrate.)
An application for the transfer of a colonial wine [?]cease from William Schroder to W. H. Schroder, was refused. The consideration of the application for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rough on a Stipendiary Magistrate
AT the Supreme Court, of Friday lost, Mr. Foster, instructed by Messrs. John Williamson and Son, appealed for Albert Ambro-e Carraway, and moved to make absolute a rule nisi for a writ of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo Police Court. Monday, August 15. (Before Mr. W. S. Cusawell.)
JOHN SHIELS was charges with stealing a watch the property of Michael Ryan, from his bedroom at Miller's Hotel. It appears that Rya[?] was in bed in his room with his coat and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Tuesday, August 16. (Before Mr. W. S. Casswell, P.m.) Shooting with Intent
FAULK BARNETT, charged with shooting with intent was remanded for eight days, as he was not able to appear. Daniel Stearn, charged with breaking and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Extensive Burglary. Melbourne, August 23
A safe belonging to Messrs Matchett, grocers in North Melbourne, has been found much shattered, in Elwood Swamp. The safe bad contained £110 in cash and notes,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Police Court. Monday, August 22Nd. (Before Mr. S. Phillips, J.P.)
WILLIAM HUGHES and James Mincer, charged with riotious behaviour, pleaded guilty and were fined 10s or in default three days in Dubbo Gaol. James Mincer also pleaded guilty to the use of…
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The result of the recent cases in which a number of Crown Tenants appealed against the rents sought to be inflicted upon them by the Land Board must be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Police Court. Saturday. (Before Mr. M. Manning, J.P.)
WILLIAM STANTON, alias M'Pherson, was charged with uttering on 22nd August a forged cheque to Mrs. F. Moor, of Narramine. Remanded till Tuesday next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Sheep Stealing. Arrest of C. J. Conway of Mungunyah. Barringun, August 30
Charles Joseph Conway, homestead lessee of Mungunyah, arrested by Constable Wilkinson of Enngonia, as was to-day brought before the Barrigun bench charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Police Court. Tuesday, August 30. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. McCallum, J.P.)
Falk Barnett, shooting with intent, was further remanded till Tuesday next. Daniel Stearn, on remand, charged with breaking and entering a dwelling house and stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Lifetime in Gaol
In connection with the death of a confined named Robert Black, in Darlinghurst Goal recently, the Star states that as a criminal Black, who was better…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Sheep Stealing. Accused Discharged. Barringun, September 6
At the Barringun Police Court to-day, before Messrs C. McA. King, P.M., G.E. Klaeby and W. Scott, J's.P., C.J. Conway, on remand, was charged with stealing sheep…
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