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Courts & crime, 1899

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Junes Police Court This Day Before .Mr. G, Martin P.M. J. H. HARMS V. H. VALENTINE

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 3

In this case plaentiff, who is a farmer at Junee Reef, charged defendant who keeps an hotel at the same place with cutting a fence aud doing damage to…

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Wagga Circuit Court. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) LLOYD v. OSBORNE

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 2

The action in which John Lloyd, selector, sought to recover from Benjamin Marshall Osborne jun. £1000 as damages for alleged malicious…

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Small Debts Court This Day. Before Mr. G. Martin, P.M

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 3

O. W. Thompson v. J. Gledhill. This wo claim for £l 106 for goods supplied to defend cut's daughter. Mr. Sweetland who appeared for defendant pleaded not…

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Wagga Circait Court. Friday, April 7Th. (Before His Honor Mr, Justice G. B. Simpson) OSBOSNE V. LLOYD

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 2

CATHERINE LLOYD of Jugiong, wife of John Lloyd, sued Ben Marshall Osborne. of Bowsal, to recover possession of 120 sheep which she alleged to be her…

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Circuit Court. Civil Business. Saturday, April 8. (Before his Honor and Juries of Four.) LLOYD v. Osborne, Junior—action for False Imprisonment

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 2

The hearing of the case in which John Lloyd, selector, of Jugiong, proceeded against Ben Marshall Hall, junr., of Gunnonjugrawah Station, near Jugiong,…

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Police Court. Tuesday. Before the Police Magistrate

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 3

Charles Arrowsmith was proceeded against on a charge of supplying liquor to a local hairdresser named Stivano, knowing that there was a prohibition order against him…

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The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court, Saturday. the Man of Historic Name

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 2

Henry G. Darnley was charged that he did, on the 1st April, obtain from Jas. Connell the sum of £510, by means of valueless cheque, with intent to fraud…

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Coroner's Court

The Temora Star · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 2

THE adjourned inquiry into the cause of the death of George Gordon was, hold on Monday morning last at the Court House…

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Wagga Circuit Court. Fridar, April 7Th. (Before Judge Simpson and a Jury Four. ILOYD V. OSBORNE

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 3

Mr. White, instructed by Mr. Sweetland (Junee) for the plaintiff, and Mr.W.H. Mocatta, instructed by Mr.Griffin (Gundagai) for the defendant…

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Police Holidays Settled

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 2

It has been decided to give the members of the police force three weeks' holiday a year. The concession will involve the Government in an annual…

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Medor Before the Court. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 4

The man, E. Gordon Medor, phrenologist and sidereal scientist of the Eastern Market, stated to be a son of an early Surveyor-General of New South…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 6

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES. Henry George Darnley (on remand) was charged with obtaining $5/10/- from James…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Doidge, and Stratton, Js.P. a Brawlin Squabble

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 4

John Higgins was charged with that he did, on the lst April, unlawfully assault John Andrews. There was a cross case brought by John Higgins against John…

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The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court. Wednesday. Black V. ANDRWEWS

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 2

The first of a rather extraordinary batch of cases heard on Wednesday, was one in which G. Black, schoolmaster of Brawlin, proceeded against J. Andrews, a…

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A Hardened Criminal. Sentenced to Eight Years. Sydney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 2

Michael Halloran was, at the Quarter Sessions to-day, sentenced to eight years penal servitude on a charge of breaking and entering. Halloran has a record of sixteen…

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Small Debts Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Doidge and Stratton, Js.P. Norman Kahlill v. John Walsh. Mr. Morgan for plaintiff. Verdict for plaintiff…

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Hay Circuit Court. the Kennedy Case

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 5

THE following particulars of the defence offered in the case of Ambrose Kennedy. charged at the above court with larceny of goods the property of the trustees in the…

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Wagga Circuit Court. A Jugiong Case

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 3

The hearing of the esse in which John Lloyd, selector, of Jugiong, proceeded against Ben Marshall Osborne, junr,, of Gunnonjuerawah Station…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 2

Owen Pritchard, an elderly man, was indicted at the Albury Circuit Court, on a charge of having carnally assaulted one Kate Mitchell, under the age of 14…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, April 17. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Assaulting the Police

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 2

Patrick Macnamara was charged with assaulting Constable Scott by kicking him in the back on Sunday night whilst he was endeavouring to arrest a man for using…

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