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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1887

371 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 19

Again in Trouble. Bonan, the Accused Abettor of Murder. (Evening News.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1887 · page 2

ANOTHER glaring instance of the danger of tampering with justice has come to the surface in the case of the prisoner Honan, now under committal for being necessary to the…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court. Wednesday, December 14. Before Mr. Elworthy, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1887 · page 2

Junes Quirk, a stranger in the district, was charged with indecent exposure in Sheridan-street. Seniorr-Constable McElligott deposed to the offence…

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Jugiong Police Court. Wednesday, December 14. Before Mr. Weekes, P.M., Mr. M. Norton and Mr. James Osborne. J's.P

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1887 · page 2

John Donnelly, Bird-in-Hand Hotel, was charged with allowing drunken men to assemble on his licensed promises. Defendant was fined 20/- and coats…

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Bookmakers Charged with Vagrancy

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 December 1887 · page 4

AT the Melbourne City Court on Wednesday, Frederick Ogle, alias Laumerae, and Ebenezer Solomon, two bookmakers who had been arrested on warrants charging them…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court December [?] and Mr. Nordon, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1887 · page 2

William Carroll was fined 2/6 for being drunk, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. The Bench spoke very strongly about this case…

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Gundagai Licensing Court. Wednesday, December 21 Before Mr. Weekes. P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1887 · page 2

A renewal of a publican's license was granted to Mr. John Beaver. Great Southern Hotel, Gun daga[?]…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, Dec. 24. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Cattle Stealing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1887 · page 2

Frederick Willis, alias John Howlett, was charged with stealing a bullock, the property of Michael Phelan, and on the application of the police, was remanded till the 28th…

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Murderous Assault at Sale

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1887 · page 2

A TELEGRAM to the Argus says:—A murderous assault, which will probably end fatally, was committed here at a late hour on Saturday night on a man named Stephen…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court. Friday, December 23. Before Mr. Weekes, P.M., and Messrs. Norton and Elworthy J's.P

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1887 · page 2

Mr. Griffin applied for an auctioneer's district license for Mr. Robert Rumble. Granted. Mr. Elworthy then left the bench. John Reardon charged Daniel Murphy with…

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Shall Debts Court. Friday, December 23. Before Mr. Weekes, P.M., and Mr. Norton, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1887 · page 2

P.J. Tierney v. Henry Adams, claim for £1/8/, part cost of, a dividing fence between the properties of the, two parties. Verdict for amount and costs…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, Dec. 29. (Before the Police Magistrate.) VAGRANCY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1887 · page 2

The only case before the Court on this date was one of vagrancy, in which George Parker was defendant, and who was remanded for a week for medical attendance…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, Dec. 29. (Before the Licensing Magistrate, Mr. H.

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1887 · page 2

Renewals of Billiard Licenses were granted to Messrs. A. J. Mouks, T. S. Bellair, T. J. Byrnes, J. A. Manton, Henry Millinet, D. Jackson, James Hopkins, J. Chapman, S…

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