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Courts & crime, 1873

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Police News. Tumut Police Court. Friday, July 21St. Before the Police Magistrate E. G. Brown, Esq., J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 2

W. F. NOLAN, teacher of the Tamut Public School, appeared to answer the information of Mr. N. Mandelson, for that he had assaulted one of his children…

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Police Court. Friday, August 31. (Before Mr. J. J. Fennell. J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 2

Breach of Municipalities' ACT.—H.C. Rose and M. A. Johnstone appeared upon summons, charging them with permitting nuisances to remain at the rear of their respective premises in…

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Shocking Murder and Attempted Suicide

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 5

A SHOCKING tragedy took place in Hotham on Monday morning. A woman who kept a small grocery shop at the corner of Howard and Little Howard streets gave poison to…

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Police Court. Friday, August 1. (Before George Mair and J. J. Fennell, Esqrs., J.J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Charles Farnham, charged with having been drunk and disorderly, was cautioned and discharged. For using obseene language the same defendant was fined £2, or…

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Police Court. Monday, August 4. (Before the Town Clerk.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Mary Ann Ashton was fined 10s for drunkenness. TUESDAY, AUGUST 5. (Before the Police Magistrate.)…

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Charge of Assault Against a [?]Oher

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 4

AT the Tumut Police Court on the 21st July, W. F. Nolan, teacher of the Tumut Public School, appeared to answer the information of Mr. N. Mandelaon, for that he had assaulted…

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Murder of Captain Wittacombe

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 4

From the South Australian Advertiser we obtain the following particulars of the shocking murder of Captain Charles Alfred Wittacombe, of the barque Tongoy, at Adelaide,…

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The Adelaide Ship Murder

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 4

A SHOCKING murder was committed on board the barque Tongay on Saturday, the 26th of July, the victim being the master of that vessel. After the ship was towed to the…

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Police Court. Monday, August 4. (Before F. A. Tompson, Esq., J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Mary Ann Ashton, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s. or In default to go to gaol for four days. STRAY CATTLE, &C.—Numerous complaints were…

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The Supposed Murder on the Orange Road

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 4

ANOTHER murder has been added to the long list of crimes which have been committed in the Western districts, and this time it seems that the unfortunate man who has met his…

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Ten-mile Creek. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Police Court. (Before Messrs. N. P. Lockhart, J. Armstrong, W. H. Williams, and John Ross, J.J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 2

Crown Lands Bailiff v. Thomas Kenann, for stripping bark from trees growing on Crown lands—fined £1 and costs. The Bench remarked that the wholesale stripping of bark required to be put a stop to, as large…

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Police Court. Friday, August 8. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 2

DRUNKNNERSS.— John Carter was brought up charged with drunkenneas, and was cautioned and discharged. BREACH OF THE TOWNS POLICE ACT.— R. J…

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Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Friday, August 8

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 2

STRAY HORSES AND GOATS.—F. Wright, Thomas Goodrich, Michael Byrom, and Henry Levu, were summoned by the police for allowing horses and goats to stray about the streets, and were each fined 5s.,…

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Gundagai Court of Requests. Tuesday, August 5Th. Before the Police Magistrate, and J. B. Elworthy, and W. Hayes, Eaq's. J.P.s

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 2

NIEL, C. STEWART v. HENRY NORTON, goods supplied and delivered, £4 2s. Mr. Perkins, on behalf of the defendant, pleaded that the court had no jurisdiction, as the proper person…

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Murder Near Bathurst

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 4

THE 'Evening News' gives the following report of the preliminary examination of Henry Jarvis, at the Sydney Water Police Court, on the 30th ult. :-" Prisoner, a…

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Police News. Gundagai Police Court. Wednesday, August 6Th. (Before J. B. Elworthy, Esq., J.P.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 2

JASHUA JONES was fined 10s. or in default 7 days' imprisonment, for being drunk. (before the Police Magistrate.) HENRY WAITE was charged by Mr. F. Lloyd, senr.,…

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Brutal Murder at Orange. (From the Western Examiner.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 4

A crime of a most shocking character has been brought to light the victim being a carrier named Moggeridge, well known in this town. From the particulars to hand it…

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Police Court. Monday, August 11. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1873 · page 2

SUSPICION OF MURDER.-Michael Flood was charged on suspicion with the murder of one James Davis, a hawker. Timotby Foley, senior constable, stationed at Narandera, deposed that he arrested…

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Police Court. Monday, August 11, 1873. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 13 August 1873 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Peter Walton and Benjamin Graham, chared with being drunk in a public place, were cautioned and discharged. SUSPICION OF MURDER.—Michael Flood was…

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Savage Assault

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1873 · page 4

A [?] ass[?] on a public performer is reported by the Dayle[?]ford Mercury, which says:-"We regret to state that after the concert on Tuesday night, Mr. Daniels,…

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