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Courts & crime, 1894

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Wagga Circuit Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 3

The sittings of the Wagga Circuit Court will be commenced on Wednesday, the 28th inst., when the civil cases will be heard before his Honor Judge Foster and a jury of…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, March 27. (Before Mr. W. Rand, J.p.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1894 · page 3

Annie Matt, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s. with the option of three days; and on a further charge of using obscene language in a public place, was fined 20s.,…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, March 27Th, 1894. (Before Mr. W. Rand, J.p.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 March 1894 · page 4

Annie Matt, charged with drunkenness in Fitzmaurice-street, was fined 5s, with the alternative of three days' gaol, and for using obscene language 20s, or seven days' gaol…

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Wagga Circuit Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 March 1894 · page 2

The sittings of the Circuit Court were commenced at the Wagga court-house at 10 a.m. yesterday, before his Honor Judge Poster, when the cases on the civil list were…

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Wagga Circuit Court. Civil Sittings. Wednesday, March 28. (Before His Honor, Mr. Justice Foster, and a jury of four.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1894 · page 3

The Civil Sittings of the Wagga Circuit Court were opened at 10 a.m. yesterday morning before His Honor, Mr. Justice Foster, and Mr. W. Rand, J.P., occupied a…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, March 30. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Breaches of Borough By-laws

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 2

Thomas Comans, for allowing cattle to stray in the streets of the borough, was fined 5s, and 4s 10d costs of court, and Laurence Hyland, for a similar offence, was…

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Brutal Assault on a Woman

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 6

What is said to be the most severe sentence ever recorded in the Richmond court was meted out on Wednesday to a man named Peter…

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Assault on a Woman. an Exemplary Sentence

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 4

AT the Richmond Police Court on Wednesday Peter Humpries, who describes himself as a seafaring man, was charged with assaulting Louisa Davies, a married woman,…

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Wagga Circuit Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 4

The sittings of the Wagga Circuit Court were resumed at the Court House on Thursday at 10 a.m., His Honor Judge Foster presiding…

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Wagga Circuit Court. Civil Sittings. (Before His Honor, Mr. Justice Foster, and a jury of four.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 2

FISHER V. BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES. The hearing of this action, in which the plaintiff sued to recover £1500 was continued during Thursday and yesterday, the case for…

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Wagga Circuit Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 3

The sittings of the Wagga Circuit Court were continued at the Court House on Saturday last at 10 a.m., His Honor Judge Foster presiding…

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Wagga Circuit Court. Civil Sittings. (Before His Honor, Mr. Justice Foster, and a jury of four.) FISHER V. Bank of New South Wales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 3

The hearing of this action, in which the plaintiff sued to recover £1500 was continued during Saturday and yesterday, the case for the plaintiff not having closed when the…

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Police Court. Saturday. Before Messrs. E. P. Barnes and J. J. Keane, J.P. LARCENY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 5

James Hegarty, charged with stealing a pair of boots, valued at 5/9, the property of J. S. Burns, stoiekeaper, pleaded guilty. Constable Feiton stated: About 3 o'clock…

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Assault with Intent

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 2

John M'Loughlin was charged with having, on the 16th February, committed an assault with intent on Minnie Victoria Howard, a girl under 10 years of age…

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Wagga Circuit Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 2

The criminal sittings of the Wagga Circuit Court were commenced at 10 a.m. on Tuesday last in the Wagga Court-house, his Honor Judge Foster presiding. Mr. G. H…

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Hay Circuit Court. [By Telegraph.] Hay

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 2

AT the criminal sittings to-day, before Mr. Justice Windeyer, Charles M'Mahon. James Hood, and William Orth were placed on their trial for causing the death of George…

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Wagga Circuit Court. Criminal Sitting. Tuesda, April 4. (Before His Honor, Mr. Justice Foster)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 3

A seat on the Bench was occupied by Mr. H. Baylis, P.M., as Deputy-Sheriff. Mr. Simpson handed in his commission to act as Crown Prosecutor during the sitting…

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"Murder and Robbery."

The Worker · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 1

In connection with the late coal strike, Kier Hardie has written an article entitled "Murder and Robbery," from which we take the following extracts:—…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. E. P. Barnes, J. P.

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

John Aylwood was brought up deemed to be of unsound mind. Constable Blagrave, stationed at Stockinbingal, deposed: About 8 o'clock yesterday…

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Wagga Circuit Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 4

The sittings of the Wagga Circuit Court were continued at the Wagga court-house on Thursday last, when the last case on the criminal list was taken. His Honor Judge…

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