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Courts & crime, 1883

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, Jan. 9. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Goods Sold

The Hillston News · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 3

Patrick Toner summoned Thomas Evans for £7 13s. 9d., value of goods sold and delivered. The case was withdrawn. Money Lent…

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Hillston Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 16. (Before Mr. O'Donnell, J.P.) Obscene Language

The Hillston News · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 4

Harry Mason, charged- with using obscene language, was fined 20s; or 7 days' imprisonment. Resisting the Police…

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Euabalong Police Court. Monday, JAN. 12. (Before the P.M. (Mr. O'Neill.) Drunkenness

The Hillston News · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 4

Samuel Jackson, charged with drunkenness, was fined 10s, or 48 hours' imprisonment. Edward Dunn, for a like offence, was…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, January 22. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1883 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT. —One case only of this description was on the charge sheet. The delinquent was fined 10s. or the alternative of being sent to prison…

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News of the Week Gundagai Police Court Friday, Jan.19. Before Mr. W. Love, P.M. Stealing Fruit

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1883 · page 2

Theodore Gale, William Robins George Rogers, George Rogers, junior, and james Rogers were charged, on summons, with attempting to steal fruit, the property of…

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A D E L O N G N E W S . Before Mr. vyner, P.M. and Mr. Menlove, J.P. Larceny Police Court Friday, Jan. 19

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1883 · page 2

WILLIAM MERRYFUL was charged with stealing a gold ring, value 35, the property of Mr. F. Homan, a miner…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1883 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs J. Simpson and W. A. Byrne, J.P. WAGES CASE. D'Elmaine v. Raphael. Mr. Frodsham…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, January 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1883 · page 3

BREACH OF LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT. —Tee Sang v. Tan King. This case was adjourned from the 14th instant, and was a case in which defendant was summoned for…

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Gundagai Police Court. Thursday, Jan. 25. Before Mr. W. Love, P.M. DRUNK

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 2

Philip Finch was fined 5a for being drank and disorderly VAGRANCY. Boney Boney (a Chinaman) was brought up…

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Local and General News. Police Court. Saturday, January 20. (Before Messrs. W. J. Barnes and A. Davidson, junr., J's.P.)

The Temora Star · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 2

John Cole charged with stealing sludge from O'Shanneny's dam, the property of one White, was Cued 20s. or seven day's imprisonment…

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Wardens Court. Thursday, January 25. (Before Mr Warden Baker.)

Temora Herald and Mining Journal · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 2

Patrick Han[?] v— Cunningham[?].— To show can[?] why plaintiff should not be allowed to work his share in a[?] on the Agnes line of reef, NO.1 south of the Fly…

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Warden's Court. Thursday, January 25. (Before Mr. Warden Baker.) HANNAN V. CUNNINGHAM

The Temora Star · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 2

To show cause why plaintiff should not be allowed to work "turn about" In a claim at Upper Temora. Mr. Kearney for plaintiff…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, Jan, 23, 1883. (Before the Licensing Magistrate.) Music and Dancing

The Hillston News · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 4

An application was made by F. Bend-feldt for permission to have music and dancing in his licensed house on the 26th instant…

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Stealing a Chinese God. New York Times

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 3

ON the 7th November Frederick Banfield was arrested by Detective Schmittberger, of the Twenty-ninth Precinct, on suspicion of having stolen a Chinese idol, worth 40…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, January 27. (Before Mr. W. Rand, J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1883 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—June Gosling, an old offender, was convicted and sent to gaol for three months on the above charge. LARCENY. — Rienze Vaccani, alias Denny…

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Licensing Court. Yesterday

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1883 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. A. M. Fisher, S.M.; and Mr. J. Simpson, J.P. Edward Ryan pleaded guilty to selling liquor on Sunday, and was fined £2, with…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, January 30. (Before the police Magistrate and, Mr. A.T. Bolton, J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1883 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.— James Norman, charged with committing this offence while. in a state of intoxication, was convicted and fined £2 or the alternative of going to goal…

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Gendagai Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 30. Before Mr. Love, P.m

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1883 · page 2

John Fitzgerald, who was charged with bring drank and using bad language, was fined 40s.; in defauit, seven days' imprisonment. Boney Boney, a Chinaman was brought up…

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Gundagai Licensing Court. Thursday, Feb, 1. Before Messrs. Love, Crowe, and Dr. Ogg, L.M's

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1883 · page 2

William Deighton, holder of a publican's license for an hotel situated in Sheridan-street, was charged that he did, on Sunday last, at 12 noon, serve a boarder in the bar of his hotel…

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Hillston Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 30. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Obscene Language

The Hillston News · Saturday 3 February 1883 · page 4

Daniel Noonan was charged with using obscene language. The case being proved be was fined 20s or seven days' imprisonment…

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