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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1893

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday December 15. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1893 · page 2

David Cox, charged with being drunk on the previous day, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s, with the option of one week's gaol…

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Attempted Wife Murder. Cleland Convicted

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1893 · page 4

IN the Criminal Court Melbourne of Monday, before Mr. Justice Hood, James Cleland, a middle aged man, was charged with having attempted to murder his wife…

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Our Police Magistrate

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 8

ON Wednesday, at the close of the court business, Mr. H. B. Joseph (solicitor), the only member of the profession left here by the holidays, said he had been requested by…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate and J. Boxsell, J.P. LANGUAGE

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 9

John Green pleaded guilty to the use of obscene language, and was fined 5/- or 24 hours. He had been in gaol since Saturday. Alexander Cunningham, alias Williams,…

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Friday, December 29. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 2

Peter Hanlon pleaded guilty to having been drunk in Peter-street, on the 27th instant, and was fined £1 with the option of seven days imprisonment…

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Licensing Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 2

A court for the consideration of applications for new slaughtering licenses and renewals of licenses was held at the courthouse yesterday. Messrs. H. Baylis, P.M., W. Rand,…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, December 28. (Before Mr. S. Hawkins, J.p.) Obscene Language

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 2

William O'Brien Rowe, charged with making use of obscene language in a public place was fined with the option of three months gaol…

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Small Debts Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 9

Same day and Magistrates. GOODS. Matthews Bros. v. Lewis Mearus, Gundagai, £6/1/7. Verdict by default and costs,…

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