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Courts & crime, 1887

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court. Friday, September 30. Before Mr. Weekes, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1887 · page 2

Michael Sullivan was charged with using obscone and insulting language to Patrick Reardon, on Jones' Creek road, whereby a breach of the peace might have been committed…

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Court of Appeal. [Gazette No. 545, September 30, 1887.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1887 · page 6

Notice is given that a Court of Appeal, under the Crown Lands Act of 1884, will be held by the Minister for Lands, at the Department of Lands on Wednesday, the 30th…

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Gundagai Small Debts Court. Friday, September 30. Before Mr. Weekes, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1887 · page 2

J. M. Dodd v. David Walker and wife, trespass; damages, £10. Mr. Griffin for plaintiff, Mr. Somerville for [?]…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 October 1887 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs, J. Simpson and S. Meyer, J.P. Mr. Thomas McBeath also took his seat as a magistrate…

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Land Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 October 1887 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. F. Watt (chairman) and L. A. Fosberry, J.P. The cases dealt with were as follows:—Mary Foster, two lots, 100a and 300a,…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, October 4. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Forging and Uttering

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1887 · page 3

"John.Desmond, on remand, charged as above, was further remanded till the 11th instant…

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News of the Week Gundagai Police Court. Tuesday, October 4. Before Mr. C. W. Weeks, P.M., and Mrs. J. B. Elworthy J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1887 · page 2

Thomas Williams pleaded guilty to being drunk in Sheridan-street and was fined 2/6. Thomas Williams for using obscene language was fined 40/- or one month in jail, and said be…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, Oct. 7. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Mad for a Drink

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 2

James Turner was charged with having broken two windows, the property of P. J. Alister. It appeared that prisoner went to the hotel, at about 11 o'clock and asked for…

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Land Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. F. W. Watt (chairman) and L. A. Forsberry, J.P. The cases dealt with were as follows:—Peter Greig (now Owen Cooney, sen.),…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, October 8. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Forging and Uttering

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1887 · page 3

John Desmond was charged on remand with forging and uttering a cheque purporting to be signed by Mr. Devlin. In addition to the evidence already taken in this case the following…

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News of the Week Gundagai Police Court. Friday, October 7. Before Mr. Weekes, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1887 · page 2

John McIntosh v. Andrew Lynch, for threatening language. There was no appearance of parties and the case was struck out. Ernest Ratliff, was charged with unlawfully…

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Junee Police Court. Monday, Oct. 10. (Before Messrs. T. W. Hammond, Alfred Elliott, and M. R. Mooney, Js.P.) BOUND V. BOUND

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1887 · page 3

On this case being called on no parties appeared, and it was accordingly struck out. CARAMIA V. EDMONDS. Joseph Caramia summoned John Edmonds…

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Police Protection in the Colonies

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1887 · page 2

THE following brief extract from a Melbourne exchauge is sufficiently amusing:— "Mr. Chomley records, with a certain amount of pride, that one policeman keeps…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court. Tuesday, October 11. Before Mr. Weekes, P.M. and Mr. Norton, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1887 · page 2

John Fuller, charged with using obscene language in Shoridan-street, pleaded guilty and was fined 20/, 2/6 costs, or fourteen days jail…

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Gundagai Licensing Court. Wednesday, October 12. Before Messrs. Weekes and McInerney, L.M's

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1887 · page 2

Charlotte Bishop applied for a publican's license for the Clarendon Hotel, Eurongilly, formerly kept by the late Samuel Bishop Granted…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate. LUNACY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 October 1887 · page 4

Constable Coberoft stated that on the previous afternoon he saw accused, John Fahey, sitting in the shade of a tree at Wallendbeen, with a fire, and boiling water in two…

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The Late "Australian" Assault Case. WARK V. M'ALISTER

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1887 · page 2

THE knowledge that the case of Wark against M'Aliater was to be head in the Police Court yesterday induced [?] unusually large attendance of spectators in the local…

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Scene in Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1887 · page 3

A SCENE of unusual excitement is said to have been witnessed in the Darlinghurst Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon, at the conclusion of the trial of three men named John…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court. Friday, October 15. Before Mr. Weekes, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1887 · page 2

John W. Fry was charged that he, being the occupier of the Assembly Hall, allowed a company to play in the hall on the 20th September, not having a license…

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Police Court. Monday. Before the Police Magistrate. Concealment of Birth

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 October 1887 · page 5

Mary Lake, a young unmarried woman, was charged with concealing the birth of an infant. Sen.-sergeant Parker was the only witness…

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