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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

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Police Court. Tuesday. Before Messrs. R. Jones and M. J. Mullaly, J.P.

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 April 1882 · page 2

Police v. Archer (two charges), v. Barnes, Scanlan, and Hurley, for allowing cattle to stray on the public streets. Defendants were fined 1/- each…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, April 18. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1882 · page 2

INSULTING LANGUAGE. — B. Collis v. Edwin Samels. The complainants case was that the defendant met him in Fitzmaurice-street and made use of language towards…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court. Tuesday, April 18. (Before Mr. Love, Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Crowe and Elworthy.) TRESPASS

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1882 · page 2

James Walsh was charged with allowing a number of sheep to trespass on the Gundagai Flat the previous Sunday. Mr. Perkins for defendant, who pleaded not…

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Gundagai Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 18. (Before Mr. Love, L.M. and Messrs. Crowe and Elworthy.) Breach of the Act

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1882 · page 2

Michael Henry Mannix, of the Club Hotel, Cootamundra, was charged by Sergeant Parker with selling liquor without a license on Albert Park, Cootamundra, on the 18th March…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, April 20. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 3

UNSEEMLY BEHAVIOUR.—Frank Kenny, charged as above, was convicted and sent to gaol for fourteen days. FRIDAY, APRIL 21…

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French Detective Police

The Temora Star · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 4

THE French detectives pride themselves upon knowing the whereabouts of all those who prey upon their fellow-men; and as a proof of this they seldom fail…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, April 24. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1882 · page 3

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—W. Lennon was charged with this offence. Constable Bowman deposed: I am in charge of the lockup in Wagga Wagga; on Saturday last, the 22nd…

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Tumut News. Police Court. Friday, April 21. (Before Mr. Vyner, P.m.) Horse-stealing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1882 · page 2

Francis Carey and Jeremiah Carey, who were arrested on warrant, were brought before the Court charged with horse-stealing. The prisoners pleaded not guilty…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court. Friday, April 23. (Before Mr. Love, P.m.) Breach of Sheep Act

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1882 · page 2

James Fennell was charged by Mr. D. L. McKenzie with not travelling his sheep by the route named in the permit. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined £5…

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Police Misconduct

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1882 · page 4

THE Burrowa Times, discussing our article condemning police officiousness, has the following comments on the subject of the police entrapping people into breaches of the…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, April 25. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1882 · page 3

THREATENING LANGUAGE.—A. Osmond v. W. J. Vincent; scttled out of court. INSULTING LANGUAGE.—A. Osmond v. W. Vincent; acttled…

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Local and General News. Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Wednesday, April 26

The Temora Star · Saturday 29 April 1882 · page 2

WILLIAM HARMER, arrested on a charge of obtaining goods under false pretences, was brought up in custody having been that morning rearrested by Sub-Inspector Lyons…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, April 27. (Before the Poice Magistrate.) Breach of the Publicans' Act

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1882 · page 2

Albert Charles Buckingham, license of the Bridge Hotel, was summoned for selling liquor on Sunday, the 16the instant. Mr. Coleman appeared for the defendant. The information…

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Late Telegrams. Licensing Court. GUNDAGAI

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 29 April 1882 · page 4

Licenses were granted to-day to Mr. Hughes's Royal Hotel, Mr. Garry's Railway Hotel, Mrs. Hawkins's Clarendon Hotel, Mr. Mannix's Club Hotel, of…

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Tumut News. Police Court. Friday, April 28. (Before Mr. Vyner, P.m.) Assault

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1882 · page 3

Honora Woods summoned Ah Sue for the above offence. The complainant, Honora Woods, deposed that on Wednesday, the 19th April, she saw Ah…

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Gundagai Police Court. Friday, April 28. (Before Mr. Love, P.m.) Attempted Larceny

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

William Woodward was charged with attempting to rob James Stewart. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Constable Dixon deposed : I was on duty in…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Licensing Court

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

THE first Quarterly Meeting of the licensing Court for the licensing district of Gundagai was opened at 12 o'clock, noon, on Friday last,…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1882 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. E. P. Barnes and M. J. Mullaly, J.P. WILSON V. POWELL. This was an action under the Masters and…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, May 2. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1882 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—Jane Gosling, an old offender, and lately a witness for the Crown in the Sunday trading cases, was again convicted of a charge of drunkenness, and was…

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News of the Week. Small Debts Court. Tuesday, May 2. (Before Mr. Love, Police Magistrate, and Mr. Elworthy.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1882 · page 2

TRUSTEES JUGIONG COMMON T. F. LLOYD, SEN. In this case the trustees of the Jugiong Common sought to recover £10 damages for the trespass of the defendant's sheep…

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