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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1897

581 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 30

District Court WEDNESDAY Before His Honor Judge Forbes a Storekeeper's Account

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 2

Willis in Renchan, v. Margaret McCarthy, wife of A. J. McCarthy. Claim for £1618. Mr Morgan appeared for plaintiff; Mr…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, August 9. (Before MR. G. Martin, P.m.) Inebriates

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1897 · page 3

Robert M'Coy, for being drunk in Edwardstreet, on Saturday, was fined Is., with the option of an hour's imprisonment. Daniel O'Donoghue, charged with being drnnk in…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, August 9, 1897. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 August 1897 · page 2

Robert M'Coy was charged with being drunk in Edward-street on the 7th inst., and was fined 1s, or imprisonment for one hour. David O'Donoghue was similarly dealt with…

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The Latest. [Reuter's Telegrams.] London, Aug. 9. the Spanish Premier's Murder

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1897 · page 2

Further details concerning the assasaination of Senor Canovas; the Spanish Prime Minister, state that a Neapolitan named Renaldi, alias Golla, visited the baths at…

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Indecent Assault

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 2

Jimmy Han, a decreed and ill-attired old Chinaman, was charged with having on the 10th inst. committed an indecent assault on a boy named William Thomas Morriss. The…

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The Spanish Premier's Murder

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 2

THE death at the hands of an anarchist assassin of the Premier of Spain has removed a statesman who had achieved celebrity in othor countries than his own. Senor…

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Wagga Police Court. Wedndsday, August 11. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 2

Edward Williams, who was charged with being drunk in Fitzmaurice-street on Tuesday, was fined 1s, with the option of imprisonment till the rising of the court…

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Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, August 11, 1897 (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 2

Edward Williams for being drunk in Fitzmaurice Street on the 10th inst., was fined is in default imprisonment until the rising of the court…

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Political Murder in Spain. the Premier Assassinated. Intense Popular Indignation. London, 9Th August

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 4

A profound sensation has been caused in Spain and Europe by the assassination of Senor Canovas del Castillo, the Premier of Spain, by an anarchist…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, 13Th August, 1897. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.M.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 2

Edmund Gibbs was lined £1 and costs 4s 10d, or one month's gaol, for having need obscence language on the platform of The Rock Railway Station on 3rd August…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, August 13. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Summons Cases

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 4

Anderson v. Gibbs.—W. J. Anderson proceeded against Edmund Gibbs on a charge of using obscene language. He was fined £1 and costs 4s. 10d., or in default one month's…

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Germanton Land Court. Special Areas

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 5

The Land Court started at Germanton on 5th inst., and on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday disposed easily of the listed cates, but when the special area cases came on a different…

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A Temora Case Before the Foil Court

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 3

A matter in which William George Goodin Lucas, Mayor of Temors, was the applicant to make absolute a rule nisi for a writ of mandamus, and William Clarke…

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Local Land Boards. Power in Inquiries. a Full Court Decision

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 3

The Full Court, consisting of their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Owen, and Mr Justice Manning, disposed on Thursday afternoon ef a case which had been specially…

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Adelong Day by Day. Police Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1897 · page 2

Before H. Hawkins, P.M., and A. W. Molineaux, J.P., Thomas campbell, alias Scott was charged with indecent assault ona girl under 14 years of ago: the case was board with…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, 14Th August, 1897. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Affiliation Case

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 August 1897 · page 3

The hearing of the case, adjourned from the previous day, in which Elizabeth Frances Rynchart summoned Charles Alfred Taber for having neglected to contribute towards…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, August 14. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P. M.) the Affiliation Case

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1897 · page 4

The adjourned hearing of the charge against Alfred diaries Tuber of failing to support his illegitimate child was resumed. Mr. W. M. J. Walsh appeared for…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, August 14. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Summons Oases

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 August 1897 · page 3

Anderson v. Bailey.—Charles Bailey was summoned by John Anderson for entering upon enclosed lands belonging to the complainant on Augusts. John Hardiman was…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, 17Th August, 1897. (Before Mr. G. Martin P.m.) Affiliation Case

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 August 1897 · page 4

The hearing of the case, adjourned from Saturday in which Elizabeth Frances Rynebart summoned Charles Alfred Taber for having neglected te contribute towards…

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A Sensational Murder. the Victim Cut Into Three Pieces. New York, July 17

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 August 1897 · page 4

A leading topic here for two weeks past has been the murder of William Guldensuppe a crime of peculiar at[?]ocity On Saturday the 26th ult the upper part of…

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