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Courts & crime, 1892

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The Murder at Windsor

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 6

Detectives Considine and Cawsey who look forward confidently to the arrest of the man Williams, cannot with any certainty forecast the date. In the…

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The Murder at Windsor. Funeral of the Victim

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 3

Albert Williams, the murderer of his wife, Emily Williams, at Windsor, still remains at liberty, notwithstanding the activity and intelligence that have been displayed by the…

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The Windsor Murder. Reported Arrest of Williams. His Movements Traced

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 3

THE following telegram was received by the Commissioner of Police in Melbourne on Friday —"Perth, 11th March. To the Chief Commissioner of Police, Victoria,—…

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GUNDAGAl District Court. Friday, March 11. Before Acting Judge Harris

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 2

R, L. Pigram, of Coolac v. Thomas Donoghoe and wife. claim for £200 damages for slander. Mr. Griffin for plaintiff and Mr. Bovan (Instructed by Mr. weekes) for defendant…

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The Kunrebree Murder

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 4

With regard to the aboriginal, Peter Roberts, who was killed at Kunrebree, Cidgoa River, on the night of Friday, February 19 (says the Western Herald.)…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, 15Th March. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Charge of Insanity

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 2

An elderly man named Manderson Nicholls was charged with being of unsound raind. Senior-sergeant Powell deposed that from information received from the…

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Land Court of New South Wales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 4

SITTINGS of the Land Court of New South Wales wilt be holden at the Court-house, Wagga Wagga, commencing at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 23rd March inst., for the bearing…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court. Wednesday, March 16. Before Mr. Weeks. P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 2

Truant Inspector Huggard prosecuted in the following cases:— Thomas Worsuop, South Gandagai, for not sending his daughter, Eva, to school fore the…

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Warden's Court. Saturday, 12Th March

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 2

Before Mr. C. W. Weekes, P.M. warden. Hans A. Crows, Mount Morgan reel, Coolac, v. Thos, F. Fisher, of Sydney. This was an appllestion to compel Fisher to pay…

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Tumut District Court. Monday, 14Th March. Before His Heuor Acting—Judge Harris

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 2

R.A. Newman v. H.E. Thomsen.—Slander, £200. Mr. Bevan, instructed by Mr. F. Taylor, appeared for plaintiff; and Mr. N. Emanuel for defendant. The defence was a denial of the…

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Police Court. Friday. Before Mr. E. P. Baraes, J.P.

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 7

James Wall, for being drunk, disorderly, and using obscene language, fined 5/for each offence. Michael Brennock, for the same offence,…

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Magistrate Pearce at Hay— and His Salary

The Hummer · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 4

DEAR HUMMER,—Seeing that the papers do not give a very clear idea of my action in the House the other night on the above matter, just, a few words in explanation…

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The Windsor Murder. Horrible Revelations. the New Horror. London, March 16 (AFTERNOON)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 2

It has just been wired from Rainhill that [?]n taking up the floor of the kitchen, the [?]om in which Williams had done his cement work, the bodies of a woman and of…

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Murder Near Condobolin. Condobolin

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 4

A young man named George Ryan was shot dead yesterday evening by another mab named William Stone, oil the Eunbalong-road, two miles from Condobolin. Stone…

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Forage Contracts for Police

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 3

THE following tenders have been accepted for the supply of forage to the police, during the period from 1st April, 1892, to 31st March, 1893:—…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court. Friday, March 18. Before Mr. Weeks, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 2

Thomas Slater, 10 years of age, was charged with throwing stones to the annoyance of the Informant (Ah Hung) on the 15th Instant. Mr. Griffin appeared for the prosecutor and…

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Murder Near Condobolin. Jealousy the Cause. Condobolin

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 2

A young man named George Ryan was shot dead yesterday evening by another man named William Stone, on the Euabalongroad, two miles from Condobolin. Stone had…

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Land Court of New South Wales

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 4

SITTINGS of the Land Court of New South Wales will be belden at court house, wagga wagga, commencing at 10. a. m. on Wednesday, the 23rd day of March instant, for the hearing of…

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The Windsor Murder. Arrival of Williams at Perth. Perth Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 2

On the rood between Southern Cross and York, Williams, although he displayed a large, amount of coolne[?] and unconcern, [?]intsd twice and hardly t[?]o[?] any solid…

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Williams Charged

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 23 March 1892 · page 3

The man Swanston, or Williams, was brought up at the Perth Police Court on Saturday' morning in the presence of a large and excited crowd…

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