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Courts & crime, 1882

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, January 20. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Hammond and Druitt, J's.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 2

LARCENY.—John Ryan was brought up charged with the above offence. John Macarthur deposed that on information received on Thursday last he went to the…

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Mining Appeal Court

The Temora Star · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 2

MURRAY AND OTHERS, appellants, JAMES BOURKE, respondent. This was an appeal from the Warden's decision, the subject matter being an alleged…

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District Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 3

THE first sitting of the Cootamundra District Court for 1882 took place on Tuesday, before his Honor Judge Forbes. The members of the legal profession present were Messrs…

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Cootamundra District Court. (Before His Honor Judge Forbes)

The Temora Star · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 2

STRONGITHARM v. TAIT, legal manager of the Nil Desperandum G. M. Co.—Claim for agency business, £32. Withdrawn, as Mr. Healey, plaintiffs…

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Mining Appeal Court. Wednesday. Before his Honor Judge Forbes

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 3

Danvers and ors. v. Bourke and. ors. Mr. Bennett (instructed by Mr. Murdoch) for the appeal; Mr. Kearney against. Mr. P. Healy was engaged as the opposing counsel,…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, January 21. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1882 · page 2

OBSENE LANGUAGE.— Walter Dono was brought up on the above charge, and was convicted and fined 10s. or one week in gaol. The accused preferred the latter, and his wish was…

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Tumut News. Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 20. (Before the P.M., and Mr. P. Kiley, J.p.) Unlawfully Using Cattle

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1882 · page 2

C. D. Fraser charged P. Mulvihill that he did take certain cattle—to wit, 4 cows with their calves, 2 heifers, and 1 steer, the property of complainant, without the concent of the latter…

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Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Tuesday. January 24.)

The Temora Star · Wednesday 25 January 1882 · page 2

EDWARD RYAN. on remand from Young, was brought up in custody on a charge of obtaining the sum of £5 on false pretences from one Hy. Boxhall, on the 4th January…

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Mining Appeal Court

The Temora Star · Wednesday 25 January 1882 · page 3

MATTHEWS, manager of S. A. Puddling and Mining Co., ap[?]iant; Marnus and party, respoadents. His Honor Judge Forbes, having heard…

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LOCAL & General News. Warden's Court. (Before Mr. Warden De Boos.) Monday, January 23

The Temora Star · Wednesday 25 January 1882 · page 2

J. J. SOLLARD, manager Golden Gate Puddling Co., v. MONN AND PARTY. Claim for pudding, £37 9s. 6d. Mr. Sbevenson for plaintiff…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, January 24. (Before the police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1882 · page 2

BREACH of PUBLICANS ACT.—Police v. Mrs. Fanny Kellet.Mr.Fitzhardinge prosecuted and Mr. Tompson defended.The informer in this case was a labourer named…

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Adelong News. Police Court. Tuesday, Janvary 24. (Before Mr. Vyner, P.M., Mr. W. Richardson, and Mr. Menlove, J.Ps.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 3

A. Collins was charged with bathing in a public place. Mr. Full appeared for the prosecution. Defendant said whore he had bathed had been…

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Wagga Police Court Friday, January 27. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 3

RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR.—William Wayling, a shoemaker, residing in Fitzmaurice-street, was charged with using profane language in the public streets, and was further charged…

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Saturday, Jan. 28. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Drunk, Etc

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1882 · page 3

Thomas Downing was charged by Constable Cavanagh with being drunk and disorderly, using obscene language, and resisting the police. The hearing of the first decided the three…

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Tumut News. Police Court. Friday, January 27. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. E. G. Brown, W. Bridle, R. M. Shelley, and M. Tuohy, J.Ps. Careless Use of Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1882 · page 2

Thomas S. Quirk was charged by John Thomas Devlin that he did leave a fire he had used at Wondalga, and had not thoroughly extinguished it…

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Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate). Tuesday, January 31. Lilian Courtney v. Margaret Nash

The Temora Star · Wednesday 1 February 1882 · page 2

Detention of silk dress and trimmings, of the value of £3 12s. Mr. W. P. De Bops for defendant. Plaintiff deposed having bought a dress…

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LOCAL & General News. Warden's Court. (Before Mr. Warden De Boos.) Monday, January 30. Suspension of Labour

The Temora Star · Wednesday 1 February 1882 · page 2

AN application for suspension of labour on their surfacing claim at Upper Temora for six months by Quinn and M'Cormick, on account of want of water, was granted…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, January 31. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1882 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.—J. P. Cart wright, a lad of about 13 years of age, was brought up charged with being of unsound mind. Mary Jane Cartwright, the mother of the lad,…

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Tumut News. Licensing Court. Tuesday, Jan. 31. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Total, 1460a

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1882 · page 2

A CERTIFICATE was granted to Mr. John Beale, brewer, Tumut. A certificate was granted to Messrs. L. Mandelson and Co., wine and spirit merchants,…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, February 2. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1882 · page 3

LARCENY.—Wm, Blackburn was charged by his foster father (William Henze) with having appropriated to his own use certain monies the property of the prosecutor…

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