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Courts & crime, 1869

225 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 12

Horse-stealing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 6 October 1869 · page 3

George Ah Wah was charged with having, in the July, at Gingellik Creek, stolen one chesnat more, the property of Ah Chong. The Crown Prosecutor opened the case and…

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Sheep-stealing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 6 October 1869 · page 2

James Bell and Patrick. O'Brien were charged with stealing at Nariah, on the 28th April, 1869, one sheep, the property of John Alfred Lewis…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, October 4, 1859. (Before F. A. Tompson, Esq., J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 6 October 1869 · page 2

BURGLARY.—Andrew McLachlan and Thomas Flood, charged with the above offence at Narandera, were committed for trial at the present Circuit Court. The…

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Refusing to Assist the Police

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 6 October 1869 · page 2

Richard Burke was charged with having, on the 6th July, 1869, refused to assist the police in the exceution of their duty. Defendant, who was allowed to take his…

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Wagga Circuit Court. Monday, October 4, 1869

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 6 October 1869 · page 2

His Honor Sir Alfred Stephen took his seat at the hour of 10 a.m., the members of the legal profession present being, Mr. C. Manning, Crown Prosecutor; Mr. W. C…

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Burglary

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 9 October 1869 · page 1

Andrew M'Laclilan and John Flood were charged with having, on the 24th September, at Narandera, feloniously and burglariously entered the house of William Trollope, with…

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Cattle-stealing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 9 October 1869 · page 1

Thomas Christian, Timothy Murphy, and John Sullivan were charged with having, at Wantadgery, on the 31st May, stolen one bullock…

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Wagga Circuit Court. Wednesday, October 6, 1869. His Honor took his seat at 10 o'clock. SHEEP-STEALING

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 9 October 1869 · page 1

Mary MacNamara was charged with having stolen twenty-eight sheep, the property of Robort Bruce Ronald, at Eunonyahreenyah, on October 1st…

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Gundagai Police Court. Thursday, October 7Th. Before J. B. Elworthy and J. Jenkins, Esq.'s, J.P.'s

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1869 · page 2

LAWRENCE PAYNTER was charged with having no sufficient means of support. He had been in the hospital, had been discharged as cured, and had been found lying in a pool of water on the Sydney road…

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Court of Requests. Tuesday, October 5Th. Before J. B. Elworthy, Esq., J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1869 · page 2

W. E. GOODIN v. J. P. SHEAHAN, £5 for tells due, further adjourned until the first sitting of the Court in November. ALCON H. WENN v. WILLIAM ARCHER, refreshment…

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Wagga Circuit Court. Civil Side. Thursday & Friday, 7Th 8Tu October. Cox V. Burns

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 9 October 1869 · page 3

This was an action, to recover the cost of erecting certain fencing. The plaintiff was John Cox, of Mangoplali station, and the defendants, were. J. and H…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, October 12. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 13 October 1869 · page 1

JOHN PLUMMER was charged with stealing from the person on the 11th inst. Prisoner had been seen by a little boy named Simon Sam Ling cutting one of the pockets from the…

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Police Court. (Before J. F. Blake. Esq., J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 13 October 1869 · page 1

A man named Creswell was charged by Sergeant Ryan with being of unsound mind. His worship "deferred judgment till the following day." However, Mr. Rose, P.M.,…

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The Murder of Michael Murray. (From the Bathurst Times.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 13 October 1869 · page 4

ON the 24th of August last, between 8 and 9 o'clock in the morning, Mr. Michael Murray, of Swatchfield, left his home with his shepherd, William Cox, to count some…

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Wagga Circuit Court. Civil Side. Friday, October 8, 1869. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice.) Breach of Premise. HALLEY. v. JACKSON

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 13 October 1869 · page 2

THIS was an action, for breach of premise of marriage the plaintiff, Miss Margaret Halley, being a dress maker, resident in Wagga Wagga and the defendant a squatter,…

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Gundagai Police Court. Friday, October, 15Th. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1869 · page 2

LAWRENCE PAYNTER, the old shepherd we referred to in last issue, was again charged with having no visible means of support and further committed to gaol for 14 days, his worship intimating that he would…

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Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, October 13. (Before the Police Magistrate, and F. A. Tompson, Esq., J. P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 16 October 1869 · page 2

RICHARD PLUMMER, charged with robbeiy by cutting off a man's pocket, as peported in our last was committed for trial at the ensuing Quarter Sessions…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, October 18. (Before the Police Magistrate, and F. A. Tompson, Esq., J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 20 October 1869 · page 2

BIGAMY.—Margaret Archer, alias Stephens, was brought up charged with bigamy. Senior-constable Foley deposed that he arrested the prisoner at Kolkibertoo in…

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Gundagai Police Court. Court of Requests. Tuesday, October 19Th

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 23 October 1869 · page 2

The cases on the list were trivial and most of them were settled out of Court. The Police Magistrate and J. Crowe, Esq., adjudicated, except in the adjourned case of Moore v. Harpley. In this case a verdict had…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, October 21

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 23 October 1869 · page 2

WILLIAM LANGFORD, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was cautioned and discharged. Joseph Lucas, on remand, charged with…

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