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Courts & crime, 1897

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Wagga Friendly Appeal Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 2

The Wagga Municipal Council sat at the Council Chambers, Town Hall, yesterday afternoon as a friendly appeal court to bear applications for reduction of assessments of…

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The Courts. Small Debts Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr Martin, P.M.)

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 2

E. C. Mooney v. Arthur Willisms Claim, £32. Mr Morgan for plaintiff, who deposed to the amount claimed. Verdict for…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, April 24Th, 1897. (Before Mr. G. Maritin, P.m.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 2

John Sterling was charged with being drunk in Fitzmaurice Street on 23rd inst., and was fined ls, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, April 23. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Language Case

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 3

John Sterling, for being drunk in Fitzmaurice-street, was fined Is or till the rising of the Court. The same accused was charged with using obscene language in Little…

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Land Appeal Court of New South Wales. Cases Heard at Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 2

Several cases which were heard by the Land Appeal Court silting at Wagga on 6th April were postponed for decision until the sitting in Sydney. These were held last…

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Wagga Small Debts Court. Monday, April 26Th, 1879. (Before Mr G. Martin, P.M)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 2

The adjourned April tilting of the Wagga small debts court was held at the Wagga courthouse yesterday before Mr G. Martin, P.M. A lengthy list of undefended cases was…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, April 26. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Judgments for Plaintiffs

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 3

A number of undefended cases, being principally claims for goods sold and delivered, were dealt with, verdicts being recorded for the plaintiffs…

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The Couts Cootamundra Police Court. Saturday (Before Mr Doidge, J.p.) Rictous Behaviour

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 28 April 1897 · page 4

Jimmy Ah Hee, a young Chinaman, and Alfreda Nathan, a young women of European extraction, were charged with…

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Bankruptcy Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 4

THE adjourned examination of Thomas Joshua Byrnes, hotelkeeper, was resumed at the Court house, Wagga, on Tuesday, before Mr. G. Martin, District Register in…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, April 27. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Discharged

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 2

Jimmy Ah Kim (an aged celestial), on remand, appeared on a charge of having insufficient lawful visible means of support on April 21. The accused, it appeared, had…

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Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, April 27Th, 1897. (Before Mr. G. Maritin, P.m.) Insu[?]cient Means of Support

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 2

Jimmy Ah Kem was charged on remand with having insufficient lawful means of support, and was discharged from custody…

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Wagga Bankruptcy Court. Tuesday, 27Th April, 1897. Adjourned Lamination

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 2

The adjout[?]ed public examination in the banking estate of Thomas Joshua Byrnes was resumed at the Wagga courthoused, before Mr. G. Maitin, P.M., District Registrar in…

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Butler. the Mountain Murder in Darlighurst. a Terrible Character

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1897 · page 2

BUTLER, the self confessed mountain murderer, arrived in Sydney on Tuesday afternoon. He was taken from the Mariposa in Elizabeth bay, placed on a Government launch, On arriving…

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Police Court. FRIDAY. Before Mr. J. J. Miller, J.P. DEPRAVITY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 3

A young woman named Nathan was brought up on a charge of vagrancy, and she was in a very bad state, trembling from head to foot. She described herself as the…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, April 29. (Before Mr. E. Donnelly, J.p.) Disorderly

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 2

Robert Hilton was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Fitzmaurice-street on Wednesday night. The accused pleaded guilty. He was lined 20s. or in default…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, April 29Th, 1897. (Before Mr. E. W. Donnelly, J.p.) Drunk and Disorderly

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 2

Robert Hilton was fined 20s in default 7 days' imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly in Fitzmaurice-street on Wednesday…

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Butler Before the Court He "Wants a Copt of Proceedings

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 2

The following are the details of the evidence taken before the Penrith Coroner (Mr Lethbridge) at [?] on Wednesday evening…

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Indecent Assault

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 2

William Thomas, a laborer, was charged with committing an indecent assault on John Williams, farmer, of O'Brien's Creek, in the yard of the Squatters' Hotel on the night of…

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Bankruptcy Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 3

The adjourned public examination of Thomas Joshua Byrnes, hotelkecper, was continued oil Saturday at the Wagga courthouse, before ihe District Registrar (Mr. G…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, May 3. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Language

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 2

John M'Grath charged with using obscene language in Fitzmaurice-street, pleaded guilty. He was fined 5s. INSULTING LANGUAGE…

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