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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

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Intercolonial. a Terrible Murder. Sydney, June 28

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 2

[?] morning a man named [?] residing at [?] three children, viz., [?] 5 and Joseph 3, by…

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Dubbo Police Court. Monday, July 1. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 2

James JOHNSTON was charged with riotous behaviour. Defendant said he had merely attempted to persuade his wife to go home. Catherine Johnston,…

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Petty Debts Court. Monday, July 1. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 2

ANNIE MONDAY v. W. H. Holl, claim for damages, for fright sustained, £10. Mr. Ryan appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Booth for defendant…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, July 2. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, P.M., and T. Baird, J.P.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 2

Thomas Sparkes applied for a publican's license for a house situate at Geurie to be called the Royal Hotel…

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Land Appeal Court of New South Wales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 4

A SITTING of the Land Appeal Court of New South Wales will be holden at the Court-House, Dubbo, commencing at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, the 9th day of July next, for the hearing of all appeals and…

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Dubbo Police Court. Wednesday, July 8. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 2

WILLIAM BEHAN, summoned Henry S. Porter for assault and obscene language. Mr. Ryan appeared for the…

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Petty Debts Court. Wednesday, July 3. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 2

PHILLIPS v. Cochrane; claim for £15 5s 3d. Mr. C. H. Fitz-Gerald appeared for plaintiff and Mr. D. McGuinn for…

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Dubbu Police Court. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, P.m.) Monday, July 8Th

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1895 · page 2

Three first offenders charged with drunkenness were let off with a fine of 1s or imprisonment until the rising of the Court. It was pay day on the…

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Land Appeal Court. Tuesday, July 9. (Before Messrs. R. OLIVER, President, and FREEMAN and BRANDIS, Commissioners.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1895 · page 2

THE Court opened, at 10 o'clock. Mr. Keating, the Registrar, was in attendance. Mr. Canaway represented the…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 2

At the Byrock Police Court, on Tuesday the 9th instant, before Mr. C. M'A. King, P.M., and A. Adams, J.P., Henry Thomas West, George Gain, Thomas Varley, and…

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A Licensing Magistrate. Sydney, July 12

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 2

Mr. Herbert J. Rayment has been appointed a member of the Licensing Court for Bourke district…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 2

A Quarterly Licensing Court was held on Wednesday last before Mr. C. McA. King, P.M., and Mr. R. M. Hughes, L.M., when the following cases were disposed of:—…

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Tuesday, July 16. Alleged Assault

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1895 · page 2

Jacob Innes was charged with assaulting a man named George Bocock at Belarbigal. Mr. D. McGuinn appeared for the accused…

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Dubbo Police Court. Wednesday. July 10. (Before Mr. M.S. Love, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1895 · page 2

A FIRST offender charged with drunkenness was fined 5s, or in default 24 hours imprisonment. Edward Duggan was charged with…

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Dubbo Police Court. Wednesday, July 17. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, P.m.) Alleged Forgery

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 2

Harry Carter and James Henderson, on remand, were charged with forging and uttering three cheques of the aggregate amount of £29 odd,…

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The Murder of M. Stambloff

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 5

FURTHER particulars of the disgraceful proceedings at the funeral of M. Stamboloff, which took place on Saturday, have been received. During the funeral the mourners drew revolvers…

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Dubbo Police Court. Thursday, July 25. (Before Messrs. W. E. Morgan and H. A. Patrick, JsP.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 2

THOMAS STEIN was charged with being in Mrs. Ropkins' bar, Tattersall's Hotel, on Wednesday night for an unlawful purpose…

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District Court. (Before Judge DOCKER.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 2

THE Court sat on Thursday and Friday. The list included a large number of undefended cases and ca ta applications, and applications for…

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Dubbo Police Court. Saturday, July 27. (Before Messrs. H. Manning and R. G. Dulhunty, J's.P.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 2

IN a case of assault brought by a married woman named Ellen Baker against her husband, George Baker, the defendant did not appear in…

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Land Appeal Court. Friday, July 26Th, 1896

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 4

THE Land Appeal Court delivered its received judgment on Friday in the appeal of Jane H. Fisher, heard at Duhbu on the 9th instant, when Mr…

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