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Courts & crime, 1859

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Police Court. Wednesday, July 20

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1859 · page 2

(Before the Police Magistrate.) RECEIVING A SLOLEN MARE.—Walter Derrell was brought up charged with having bought a certain grey mare, knowing her to…

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Adelong Police Court. Tuesday, July 26, Before the Acting Police Magistrate, C. N. Lockhart, Esq. Indecent Language

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 29 July 1859 · page 4

Henry Cottinson, a German, was summoned by Sergeant Gibson for using indecent language towards Mrs. Mary Crowe, in a public thoroughfare, to wit, Donkey Reef…

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Police Court. Monday, July 25

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1859 · page 2

(Before the Police Magistrate.) ROBBING A COOK AT TARCUTTA.—John Norris and Charles Lindsey were brought up charged with having, on the night of the 13th…

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Police Court. Saturday, July 30

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1859 · page 2

(Before the Police Magistrate and John Lupton, Esq.) BUYING A STOLEN MARE.—Walter Derrell was again brought up on the above charge on…

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The Magistrate and His Maid

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1859 · page 2

The Pastoral Times contains a long report of a case tried at the Police Court, Deniliquin, in which the Police Magistrate of that district was…

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Court at Adelong

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 12 August 1859 · page 4

nation in the Gazette it will be rag is proclaimed a place for holding s local court, with the vers and authorities; to be…

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Police Court. Monday, August 8

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1859 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—David Ross appeared charged with being drunk on Saturday night. The apprehending constable deposed that Ross was making a great noise at the…

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Police Court. Saturday, August 13

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1859 · page 2

DRUNK AND PROFANE.—The notorious individual who styles himself Henry Jerrold, and professes to be a brother of the late Douglas Jerrold, was brought up charged…

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Adelong Police Court. Saturday, August 20Th. [?]

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 26 August 1859 · page 4

John Carrick was charged in an information laid against him by "Levy Mandleson, with receiving the sum of £8 and appropriating the same…

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Police Court. Saturday, August 20

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1859 · page 2

STEALING MONEY.—William Walter Davis was again brought up on the charge, from which he had been acquitted on Wednesday, —of finding and retaining the money which…

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Adelong Police Court. Saturday, August 27. Before the Acting Police Magistrate, C.G.N Lockhart, Esq. ROBBERY

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 2 September 1859 · page 4

Frederick Hodgson appeared to answer a charge preferred against him by Albert Jones, for robbing him of the sum of £19 3s. 6d. Mr. Robertson appeared for the prosecution…

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Police Court. Saturday, August 27

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1859 · page 2

ILLEGALLY POSSESSING MONEY.— William Walter Davis was again brought up on this charge but was acquitted for want of sufficient evidence…

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Prevention of Cattle-stealing

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1859 · page 3

A correspondent of the Maitland Mercury signing himself "a Squatter" makes the following suggestions with a view to the formation of an…

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Adelong Police Court. Saturday, September 3. Assault

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 9 September 1859 · page 4

This was a case proposed [?] one Mr. Brown by Catherine Woods, both of Williamstown, for an assault. The evidence went to prove that the assault, if such it could be…

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Gazette Notices. Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Adelong. on Friday, September 13. Town Lots

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 9 September 1859 · page 6

Lots 1 to 5, 1 rood each, connty of Wynyard, parish of Adelong, town of Adelong, allotments 1 to 5 of section 8. Lots 6 to 9, 1 rood 38 perches each, county…

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Police Court. Saturday, September 3rd

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1859 · page 2

(Before the Police Magistrate and John Lupton, Esq.) CATTLE STEALING.—William Walter Davis was brought up on remand, charged…

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Police Court. Monday, September 12

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1859 · page 2

OBTAINING NOBBLERS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.— Thomas William Ramsay was charged as above. James Caldwell, hotelkeeper, deposed that the prisoner came into…

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Adelong Police Court. Saturday, September 17. Absenting From Hired Service

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 23 September 1859 · page 4

William Harris and wife were charged by John Ronald Paul with, absenting themselves from his hired service, and neglecting to work without reasonable cause…

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Police Court. Saturday, September 17

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1859 · page 2

(Before the Police Magistrate and William Broughton, Esq.) RECEIVING A STOLEN MARE.—Benjamin Gould was brought up charged with receiving…

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Local Intelligence. Suspected Murder of a Wife by Her Husband

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1859 · page 2

On Tuesday last Thomas Cartwright a shepherd in the employ of Mr. Wallace of Eu[?]onyharena was apprehended on suspicion of having murdered his wife by beating…

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