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Courts & crime, 1895

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, April 18Th, 1895. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Drunk[?]nnes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 3

George Mackay was charged with drunkenness in Fitzmaurice-street, and was fined 1s or imprisonment until 1 o'clock…

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Scene in a Court. a Woman Committed for Contempt

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1895 · page 3

A MOST extraordinary scene was witnessed in the Box Hill Court on Friday (the Age says) during the hearing of a small debt case Camm v. Susan Gleeson. As soon as the…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. B[?]el, J.P Unsound Mind

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 10

The had McIntyre was again brought up: and on the recommendation of Dr. Hull, Government Medical Officer, he was remanded for another week for medical…

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Shocking Murder at Wa[?]cha. a Selector Shoots His Wife Dead. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 3

INFORMATION received from Walcha shows that a shocking murder was committed there to-day by a selector named Bernard Sweeney. it scorns that Sweeney and his…

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Small Debts Court. Same day and same magistrates. GARNISHEE

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 10

Michael J. Noonan, for examination. Mr. Morgan applied for a further adjournment, as they had been unable to find examinee to serve the summons on him…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, April 30Th. (Before the Police Magistrate) Breach of the Dairies Act

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1895 · page 3

Mrs. Robins was proceeded against by the Inspector of Dairies, Mr. Gr. Mitchell, for disposing of milk from an unregistered dairy. Defendant stated that she had made…

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Coolamon Police Court. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Alleged Horse-stealing. (From Our Correspondent.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1895 · page 4

AFTER several days continuous riding, Constable Duprez succeeded in capturing William Hassett and Thomas Slingsby close to the Wallandry Hotel, on the Broken Dam…

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The Ma[?]onga Claimant. Sentenced to Eight Years

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 May 1895 · page 4

An elderly man giving the name of William Robert Rand, who has attracted a good deal of attention by claiming to be the son of the late Robert Rand, a wealthy landowner…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, 3Rd May. (Before the Police Magistrate) LARCENY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 2

A young man named Bernard Tilden was charged, on summons, with the larceny of a pair of stirrup leathers, the property of John Duddridge…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 8

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. J Boxsell, J.P. RELEASED. The lad McIntyre was released on the…

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The South Melbourne Murder. Arthur Buck Found [?] of Murder

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 2

There was a large gathering of [?] at the Melbourne morgue of Thur[?] public Dr. Youl, city coroner, held an inque[?] when body of the woman Kate Norton, [?] the…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, May 3Rd, 1895. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Larceny

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 2

Bernard Tilden was proceeded against by summons for having on the 5th March stolen a pair of stirrup irons and leathers, value about, 5s, the property of John Duddidge…

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The New Wagga Police Inspector. Departure From Hay

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 3

A LARGE number of friends of Mr. Inspector Smith met (the Riverine Grazier says) at the Courthouse, Hay, on Monday afternoon to present a valedictory address and to bid…

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Our Telegrams. Terrible Tragedy at Melbourne. Murder and Suicide. Melbourne

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1895 · page 3

At Collingwood (Vic.) on Friday a man named Dooley murdered his wife and mother-in-law, and nearly killed a lodger named Nosle, who attempted to save the women. Mrs. Dooley…

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Wagga Bankruptcy Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 May 1895 · page 2

The single meeting and public examination in the matter of Marmaduke Underwood, bankrupt, described as a journeyman miller, of Wagga Wagga, was held in the…

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Court Martial in Sydney. Negligence of a Paymaster Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 May 1895 · page 2

The court-martial appointed to investigate tie charges of embezzlement, negligence and desertion against John Holt Cou[?]ton, paymaster of H.M.S. Mildura, has closed its…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate. False Pretences

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 10

F. Phillips alias Westoff alias Arthur Bichardson was put in the box on the above charge. Constable Walker deposed: I read over…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday 9Th May. (Before the Police Magistrate) DRUNKENNESS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 2

Richard Speer, charged with drunkenness, pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s. with the option of four day's imprisonment…

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Friday, May 10Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.) VAGRANCY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 2

An old woman named Elizabeth Neville, charged with having insufficient lawful means of support, was remanded (or a week, pending an application being made for her…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, May 10, 1895. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Drunken[?]

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 2

Richard Speer, for being drunk in Fitz-maurice-street on the 8th inst., was fined 5s, or in default four days' imprisonment…

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