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Courts & crime, 1894

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Land Appeal Court of N.s.w

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 2

Sittings of the Land Appeal Court of New South Wales will be held at the Court-house, Wagga, commencing at 10 a.m. to-morrow. The following coses will be heard:…

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Friday, February 16. (Before the Police Magistrate:) Alleged Assault

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 4

Arthur Browe, charged with assaulting Letitia Browe, his mother, was remanded till Saturday, February 17. DRUNKENNESS…

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Land Appeal Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 4
Also in Wagga Wagga Advertiser

The Land Appeal Court of Now South Wales commenced its sittings in the Wagga Court House at 10 a.m. yesterday, before Messrs Alexander Oliver (President) S…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, February 15. (Before Mr. C. Lyne, J.p.) Alleged Wife Desertion

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 4

Andrew Murphy, charged on warrant from Orange with wife desertion, was remanded to Orange to be further dealt with. Bail was allowed…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, February 15Th 1894. Before Mr C. Lyne J.P. (Wife Desertion.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 3

Andrew Murphy was charged with wife desertion. The prisoner was remanded to Orange to be further dealt with. He was released on…

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Rates of Interest Charged by the Banks. Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 10

THE proposal of the Government to attempt to lower the rate of general interest, and so to ease the burden upon small landowners by providing them with, cheaper money to…

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Land Appeal Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 3

THE sittings of the Land Appeal Court of New South Wales was continued at tho Court House, Wagga, on Saturday before Messrs. Oliver (President of tho Court), and…

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Land Appeal Court of N.s.w

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 3

Sittings of the Land Appeal Court of New South Wales were continued on Saturday last at the Wagga Court House before Messrs. Alex. Oliver (president) Freeman, and…

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Borough Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 4

FOLLOWING are the notices of business:— (1) Correspondence received since last meeting. (2) Appointment of standing committees…

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Suspected Murder in Queensland. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 2

Miss Lyons, sister of Mr. J. P. Lyons, state school teacher, started to walk from Murdoo last Tuesday to visit some friends at Goondi. It was discovered yesterday that she had…

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Wagga Bankruptcy Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 2

A public examination in the matter of Thomas Grain, of Oberns near Tarcutta, was held at the Court House on Tuesday, at 11 a.m., before Mr. C. F. Butler, District…

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Tragedy in Tasmania. Murder and Attempted Suicide. a Shot for a Kiss

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 2

THOMAS Normoyle, 36 years of age and a married man with two children, formerly a clerk in the Hobart branch of the AngloAustralian Bank, and latterly clerk to Hood…

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The Dora Dora Murder

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 2

"JACKY," the second aboriginal who is charged with the murder of the German Bottler, Meyer Murschowitz[?] at Dora Dora, on 2nd May, 1891, was brought before the…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before Messrs. H. Baylis, P.M., and J. Boxsell, J.P. LARCENY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 10

Joseph Riley, on bail, was charged with stealing a horse body-brush, the property of John William Richardson. Mr. Mac Mahon appeared for the defence…

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Contempt of Court in France

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 2

French judges have summary ways in cases of contempt of court, as an Anarchist named Rentiere, who appealed against a sentence of six…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday. (Before Mr Baylis)

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 2

S. Coben v. Annie Holder.--Claim far goods. Verdict for £31711, and costs 4. Same v. Chas. Brown.--No appearance…

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The Dice and the Picture. a Case Which Tickled the Court!

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 2

William Teubel was charge with disposing of a picture by lottery, to wit, throwing of dice. The Sergeant deposed that he had seen…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, February 26. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Alleged Indecent Assault

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1894 · page 3

A man named John M'Loughlin was brought before the Bench charged, on remand, with having criminally assaulted a little girl named Minnie Howard, 7 years of…

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Singular Assault Case. Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1894 · page 2

An exciting scene occurred in Main-street to-day outside the office of a society paper recently started here by A. S. Manders, late of Melbourne, an assault being committed…

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