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Courts & crime, 1899

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate. Larceny of Money

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 10

Frank Cummins, was charged with larceny of money, the property of James Turnbull. The evidence went to show that Turnbull was at the Terminus hotel, and went there…

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The Courts. Oootamundra Police Court. Larceny

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

Frank Cummine was charged with stealing 15s, the property of Henry Turnbull. He pleaded not guilty. Const Oakey, aware, deposed--I know…

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The Oxley Murder. MELBOURNE

The Temora Star · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

THE police received an intimation of the warrant having been issued in the Queensland Police Gazette, which arrived a few days ago. Inquiries were…

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Licensing Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 10

This court was opened with only the Police Magistrate (Mr. S. Murphy) on the bench, Mr. J. J. Miller, J.P., being away at Gundagai, and Dr. Hull, J.P., the other…

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The Gatton Murder. an Important Discovery

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 5

ON Wednesday morning a gang of men were searching under a large culvert near the scene of the Gatton tragedy, with the view of ascertaining if there was any firearms or…

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Small Debts Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 10

Dickson and Sackett (Jacob Allen's estate) v. Ford. £5/11/8. Mr. Mathews for the claim. Postponed. Council v. Thomas Cunning, £4/9/. The…

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The Wagga District Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

The January sitting of the Wagga District Court will be commenced at the Wagga Courthouse, before His Honor Judge Rogers on…

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The New Court House

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

The attention of the authorities is being continually called to the necessity for at once taking steps to give practical effect to the vote of the Legislature…

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Police Pursuit in Queensland. Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 3

The news of the arrest of Wilson at Albany has given great satisfaction here, as it was feared that the troublesome question of extradition might crop up. The police had…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. an Uninvited Visitor. Sentenced to Three Months. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 5

Harry Duchalis was at the police court to-day sentenced to three months imprisonment for being found on the premises of Mr. Shepherd, barrister-at-law, at Ashfield. The…

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Junee Police Court. Monday. January 16

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

This was a case of trespass on enclosed lands at [?] Mr [?] appeared [?] plaintiff and Mr [?] for [?]…

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Proportion of People in Gaol

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

A return which Mr. Lee, the Minister for Justice, has had prepared shows that the proportion of the population that finds its way into gaol is steadily decreasing. For…

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Adelaide. Monday. Attempted Murder and Suicide

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

A blocker named Cairns living near Maitland in Yo ke's Peninsula made a desperate attempt to take his wife's and his own life this morning. Cairns had been…

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Wagga District Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

His Honor Judge Coffey will preside over the January sitting of the District Court at Wagga, which is set down for commencement at the Courthouse to-morrow. Only…

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The Police Annoyed. Bundaberg

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 3

There was a persistent report in town to-day that an old resident in the Gatton district had volunteered a statement to the police in reference to the Gatton…

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The Gatton Murder. Burgess' Antecedents. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

A MESSAGE from Gympie states that the photograph of Burgess is identical in appearance with that of a man who appeared before the Gympic District Court on March…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, January 14Th, 1899. (Before Messrs G. Martin, P.m., and E. W. Donnelly, J.p.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 4

Charles Sutherland Ross on remand was presented on a charged of having attempted to commit suicide on the 31st December last. During the time he had been under remand…

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South Australia. Attempted Murder and Suicide. a Husband's Rash Act. Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

A blacker, named Cairns, living near Maitland, on York Peninsular, made a desperate attempt to take the life of his wife this morning and to afterwards commit…

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Cable News. the Late American War. the Commissariat Charged. with Supplying Bad Meat. London, Friday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

Brigadier General Charles Patrick Esgan, Chief of Comissar[?]at of United States Army, has been ordered to be court martialled for having called General Nelson A Miles a…

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Police on the Trail. an Eakly Development Expected. an Influx of Visitors. Gatton, Sunday Evening

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 3

The tragedy is still the absorbing topic. Opinion is now divided as to whether the crime was perpetrated by a stranger, or local men, but the former…

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