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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

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Friday, Jan 11Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Rictous Behaviour

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 4

Samuel Dennis and Patrick Cummins were each fined 10s, with 4s 10d costs, or in default one week's imprisonment, for riotous behaviour…

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Friday, January 11. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Riotous Behaviour

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

TWO young men named Samuel Dennis and Patrick Cummings were proceeded against for having behaved in a riotons manner in Peter-street, on the 29th…

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Wagga Police Court. ThURSDAY, JANUARY 10. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.M.) Larceny

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 4

Ernest Richardson was charged with the larceny of a shirt and pair of trousers the property of Isaac Breed. Constable J. A. Ferguson deposed that he…

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Petty Debts Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 2

AT the monthly petty debts court, held in Wagga yesterday morning, and presided over by Mr. H. Baylis, P.M., Christopher Halford proceeded against the borough of…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 8

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR. Robert Doyle (a stranger) pleaded guilty to the above charge, and was fined 5/, but…

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Police Services at Public Gatherings

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 3

The following notice appears in the Victorian Police Gazette, and will be read with interest by various sporting and public bodies in the colony:—"In all cases where…

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A Bogus Count in Court. Two Years' Imprisonment for Imposition

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 4

ARTHUR A. Wheeler, known, amongst numerous other aliases, as " Count de Valesco," was (the Melbourne Age says) brought before the City Court on…

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Charged with Burglary. Two Young Men Committed for Trial

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 5

In the Police Court, on Saturday morning, John Townsend, 23, and Richard Scott, 20, where charged with burglariously breaking into the Criterion Hotel and stealing two…

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Wagga District Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 2

The Wagga District Court will be commenced to-morrow (Wednesday), His Honor Judge Forbes presiding. Twenty-four cases are set down for hearing, the majority of…

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Municipal Revision Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 3

The annual court for the revision of the Municipal list was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, his Worship the Mayor presiding. The list was amended as…

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Wednesday, January 23Rd. Cattle Stealing

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 January 1895 · page 2

John Richard Whitehead was charged with having stolen live oxen at Greg Greg the property of John Pierce, jun. He was further charged with receiving five oxen…

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Horse Stealing and Breaking and Entering

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 January 1895 · page 2

Thomas Brown, described as a labourer was charged with stealing one gelding the property of Charles Lyne, Inspector of Stock, at Wagga on the 24th December…

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Wednesday, January 23. (Before His Honor Judge Forbes.) Alleged Cattle-stealing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1895 · page 4

John Richard Whitehead, on bail, was charged with stealing five oxen, the property of John Fierce, at Grog Greg on December 1, 1891, and also with having a stolen…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate. DOGS

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 8

A number of residents wore fined 10/ and 4/10 costs for non-registration. Antoni Melser's case was postponed till next Wednesday for the production of the…

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Indecent Assault

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 4

James Knight, described ns a labourer, was indicted for having at Wagga on November 24th, 1894, indecently assaulted James Levy Smith, a boy 12 years of age…

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Stealing From the Prrson

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 4

William Whitton, Frederick Ray and Samuel Johnston were charged with having on the 19th January, at Grong Grong, stolen cheques and money to the amount of £9 8s…

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District Court. Friday, January 25 (Before His Honor Jude Forbes.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 2

THE District Court, which was adjourned from Wednesday, was re-opened no Friday, when the following eases were dealt with:—BREACH OF AN AGREEMENT…

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Wagga District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Forbes.) Friday, January 25Th, 1895

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 4

The following cases were dealt with:— WHITING V. CROFT. Richard Whiting, wool carter, proceeded against Samuel Croft, grazier of Belmore…

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A Curious Murder Story

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 4

THE following story of circumstantial evideuce is (says Mr. Walter Besant, writing in the Queen) new to moat of us. They found the murdered man lying in the field. Beside…

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Municipal Revision Court. Friday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 4

PRESENT—the Mayor (Ald Dickson) and Aid Mangan, King, Renehan, and Pinkstone. The council clerk and one of the valuers (Mr. A. J. M'Carthy) were also…

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