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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1894

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Dubb0 Police Court. August 15, 1894. (Before W. J. Martin, Esq., J.P.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1894 · page 2

JOHN WILSON, riotous behaviour. Fined £1, in default seven days in Dubbo gaol. Imprisoned. John Wilson, obscene language…

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Land Court Appeal. Wednesday. (Before Messrs. Oliver, President, Freeman, and Brandis.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 August 1894 · page 2

Mr. CANAWAY appeared on behalf of the Minister for Lands. CENTRAL DIVISION LEASES--A TEST CASE. In the matter of the appeal of the E. S. and A…

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Dubbo Police Court. Monday, August 20, 1894. (Before the P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1894 · page 2

W. FOULSTOXE, Charles Smith, and Michael Ryan, stealing from the person. Committed for trial to Circuit Court, Dubbo, on 11th October, on a…

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Supreme Court. Thursday, Aug. 17. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Innes, and Mr. Justice Foster.) Re Ida Flora Flood and the Crown Lands Act

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1894 · page 3

Mr. Wise and Mr. G. M. L. Innes (instructed by Messrs. Crick end Meagher) appeared for the appellant, Ida Flora Flood; Mr. Barton, Q.C., and Mr. Canaway…

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Central Division Leases. Decision of the Full Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 3

IN the Full Court on Thursday the appeal by the Minister for Lands against the decision of the Land Appeal Court on an application by the English,…

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Warren Land Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 September 1894 · page 3

THIS [?] Board, consisting of Messrs. W. C. [?] (Chairman), D. Bell and D. Soane, Js. P., [?] Warren on Tuesday and Wednesday last, when the following cases were dealt with:--…

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A Historical Murder

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 7

IT is recorded that on the 10th of August, 1672, John and Cornelius De Witt, two noted Dutch statesmen, were murdered by the [?] at the Hague. They were the…

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Dubbo Police Court. Tuesday, September 4, 1894. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, P.M., and G. H. Taylor, J.P.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 4

MARGAR[?]T CLARK--a very old offender --was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, having no visible means of support, and sentenced to one month's hard labour in Dubbo gaol. The…

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Supreme Court--monday, Sept. 3. No. 3 Jury Court.--(Before his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury of four.) RICHARDSON V. TOWNSEND

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 4

Mr. Gannon and Mr. Delohery, instructed by Mr. Henry Salwey as agent for Mr. O. E. Norris, of Mudgee, appeared for the plaintiff, Henry Creighton Richardson ; and Mr. Scholen, instructed…

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Dubbo Police Court. Tuesday, September 4. (Before the P.M. and G. H. Taylor, Esq., J. P.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 2

Margaret Clark, no visible means of support, one month hard labour in Dabbo gool. Mary Aan Broxom v. Thomas…

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Dubbo Police Court. Monday, Sept. 10. (Before S. Phillips and D, Soane, Esqs., Js.P.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1894 · page 2

Mary Huxley, on a charge of larceny of some house linen, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s, with costs 5s lOd; in default, 21 days imprisonment…

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Dubbo Police Court. Tuesday, Sept. 11. (Before the P.M. and Mr. D. Soane, J.P.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 4

INSPECTOR OF DISTILLERIES v. Ellen Jane Skinner, Francis Cridland, Thos. Moston, Martha Samuela, Margaret Malone, T. H. Purvis, W. C. Grady, W. Sohroeder, and William Shadbolt. Mr. C. H…

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Forbes Land Appeal Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 3

THE Land Appeal Court--Messrs. Oliver (President) and Freeman and Brandis (Commissioners)--concluded its sittings at Forbes on Wednesday afternoon…

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Land Appeal Court of New South South Wales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 4

SITTINGS of the Land Appeal Court of New South Wales will be holden at the Court House, Dubbo, commencing at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, the 26th day of September, for the hearing of all appeals…

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Land Appeal Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 2

SITTINGS of the Land Appeal Court will be held at the Court House, Dubbo, on Wednesday, September 26. The following cases will be heard:—…

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Supposed Murder on the Coolgardie Goldfield

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 4

WHAT appears to be a cold-blooded murder of one mate by another has come to light in the vicinity of Bardock, ten miles from Broad Arrow. There is no positive evidence of murder, but the theory is…

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Dubbo Land Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 4

THE Dubbo Land Court, consisting of Messrs. Cardew, chairman, Bell, and Soane, sat on Tuesday and disposed of the following cases :-- INQUIRY UNDER SECTION 20, ACT 1894…

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Dubbo Police Court. Tuesdat, September 25. (Before the P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 September 1894 · page 2

FLETCHER, T. Anlezark, J. Ward, and J. Davis, four youths, were summoned on a charge of assaulting one J. G. Oriel. After hearing…

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Land Court of New South Wales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 4

THE Land Court of New South Waves commenced a session at the Court House, Dubbo, on Wednesday last. Present: Messrs. A. Oliver, President, S. Freeman, and Brandis. Mr. Keating, the…

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Land Appeal Court. (Sitting at the Court House, Dubbo.) Wednesday, September 26. (Before Messrs. Oliver, Freeman, and Brandis.) APPEALS

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 2

The Trust and Agency Co. of Australasia appealed against appraised value of certain improvements on Edward Ryan's homestead lease, No…

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