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Courts & crime, 1889

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Police Court. Tuesday. Before the Police Magistrate. Municipal Cases

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1889 · page 4

Arthur Pearmine pleaded guilty to allowing horses to atray, and was fined 5/- and costs. William Kenny was similarly fined…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday. Before the Police Magistrate. TIPPLE V. EAGAR (young man)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1889 · page 4

£1/1/. Plaintiff deposed to the loan of money and to defendant's indebtedness for playing pool on Queen's Birthday. The Bench refused to allow anything for pool…

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The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court. Tuesday. (Before the P.m.) Stay Cattle

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 10 July 1889 · page 2

Arthur Pieman was charged with allowing four horses to stray, and pleaded guilty. 5- and costs. Wm. Kenny pleaded guilty to allowing…

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Land Appeal Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1889 · page 3

AUSTRALIAN Mortgage Land and Finance Company, limited (two appeals). Mr. Macnamara for appellants, Mr. L. A. Fosbery for respondent (Morris)…

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Wagga District Court. Tuesday, July 9. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Forbes.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 July 1889 · page 2

His Honor sat from 2 till 3 p.m., and disposed of the undefended cases numbering 40, verdicts for the plaintiffs were entered in each case…

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News of the Week. Warden's Court. Thursday, July 11. Before Mr. Warden Weekes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1889 · page 2

Thomas Walters applied for suspension of labour conditions on gold-mining leases Nos. 190 and 211 at Bongongolong. Mr. Griffin opposed tho application on behalf of…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, April 12. (Before the Police Magistrate.) VAGRANCY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1889 · page 5

Rudolph Lange, charged with vagrancy, was remanded till the 19th inst., to permit of further investigation…

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Wagga District Court. Thursday, July 11. (Before His Honor Judge Forbes.) Wright, Heaton, and Co. Limited V. Robert Cassin

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1889 · page 5

Mr. Fitzhardinge appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Garland for the defendant. This was an issue sent down from the Supreme Court, in which the plaintiffs…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court. Monday, July 15 Before Mr. C. W. Weekes, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1889 · page 2

Stephen Draper, who was in the lockup since Saturday night, was fined 2/6, or imprisoned till the rising of the court, for being drunk. The same defendant, for using obscene language,…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, July 12

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1889 · page 2

Before Messrs. Weekes, P.M., and Norton, J.P. Dr. Marshall v. J. Paine, £4/19/- for rent. Verdict for amount claimed and costs. J. M. Dodd v. James Keefe, South Gundagai…

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Wagga District Court. Saturday, July 13. (Before His Honor Judge Forbes.) JEE V. CHAPMAN

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1889 · page 3

This was a case in which plaintiff claimed £30 damages for injuries sustained whilst in defendants employ, through the explosion of a gas machine, said to have been occasioned…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, July 16. (Before Messrs. A. T. Bolton and P. Moran. J's.P.) Detention of a Cow and Calf

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1889 · page 3

Mr. G. Coleman appeared for the defendant, and Mr. H. B. Fitzhardinge for the plaintiff. James Stewart.farmer, residing in Wagga…

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Another Whitechapel Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 July 1889 · page 8

LONDON has again been startled by the discovery of another horrible murder in Whitechapel. The victim was a woman of the unfortunate class, and her remains were…

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Mysterious Murder in Carlton. a Woman Found with Her Theoat Cut. No Clue of the Murderer

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 July 1889 · page 3

ON Wednesday about 8 p.m., a young woman named Annie Thornton, alias Gorry, alias Wilson, was found in her residence, Somerset-place, a small lane leading off…

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Monday, July 22. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1889 · page 3

John Harden charged with drunkenness was admonished and discharged, it being his first offence…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court. Friday, July 19

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1889 · page 2

Before Mr. Weekes, P.M. ami Mr. Norton, J.P. John Hardy was charged with wilful destruction of property, at Mrs. Delghton's Royal Oak hotel to wit breaking windows—on Thursday morning…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, July 20. (Before Mr. W. Rand. J.p.) Drunk and Disorderly

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1889 · page 3

Frederick M'Laughlen charged with being drunk and disorderly in Fitzmaurice-street on the 19th inst., was fined 40s, or one weeks' gaol…

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Police Court. Tuesday. Same Bench. Alleged Impostor

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 July 1889 · page 4

John Johnson, alias German Jack, was charged under a warrant issued by the Goulburn bench with obtaining money under false pretences, by falsely representing himself…

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Small Debts Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 July 1889 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr.—.Sampson, J.P. Nash v. Sheehan, claim £4/5/6. Verdict for amount and costs…

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The Courts. Small Debts Court. Tuesday. (Before the P.M., and Mr. Samson, J.p.) Nash V. SHEEHAN. Claim, £456. Verdict for amount. Cootamundra Police Court. TUESDAY.(Before same Justices.)

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 24 July 1889 · page 2

John Johnson alias "German Jack" was charged with obtaining money under false pretences, from Mrs. Grant of Parkesburn…

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