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Courts & crime, 1899

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. Monday, December 18. Before Mr. Clarke, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1899 · page 3

ROBERT HOLDSWORTH was charged with stealing one sheep, branded JR. the property of James Robinson, of Kimo station, on December 14th…

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Death in the Gaol. Conclusion of the Inquest. Verdict—death From Natural Cause

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1899 · page 2

THE inquest concerning the death of Gustave Mangelsdorf (20) who died in the Wagga Gaol on Wednesday night, was resumed and concluded before the district…

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Police Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 December 1899 · page 2

MONDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1800. BEFORE Mr. W. Clarke. P.M. HASSETT AND CLEAR V. HODGSON AND WILLIAMSON,…

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The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court. Wednesday. (Before the P.m.) Stealing From a Dwelling

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 20 December 1899 · page 2

James Murray and Mary [?] F[? were charged with stealing a pillow, two sheets, and sundry other articles, the property of one Yerburg, of…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. in Gundagai. a Committal

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 December 1899 · page 2

Before Mr Wm. Clarke, P.M., at the Police Court on Monday, Robert Holdswerth was charged with stealing one shoep, the property of Jus…

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Licensing Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 December 1899 · page 2

A LICENCING Court was held on Monday, before Messrs W. Clarke and. J. Robinson, Licensing Magistrates. Applications for renewals of billiard…

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International Exhibition in Sydney. Police Superannuation Fund. Price of Wheat. Assisting the Farming Community

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1899 · page 2

In the Assembly to-night Mr. Gormly presented a petition from the residents of Lockhart against the passage of the bill to legalise the totalisator…

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District intelligence Adelong. Police Court. Tuesday, Dec. 18Th. (Before Mr. Wm. Clarke, P.M.)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 December 1899 · page 2

The affiliation cases, Barrass v. Flynn and Davis v. Allen, were postponed to next court. A. W. Crain v. W. B. Collins—Illegally…

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Public Opinion. Judge Browning and the Police. to the Editor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1899 · page 4

SIR.—In the recent appeal by J. Everingham against a conviction for selling liquor without a licence, the presiding judge is reported in have charged the…

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The Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

Mr. P. E. Eldershaw, J.P., occupied the chair at the Wagga Police Court yesterday. On the application of the police, the hearing of the charge against…

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A Preacher Hanged for Wife-murder

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 4

The "New York Herald" reports as follows:—Vernon (Tex.) Oct. 27. Rev. George E. Morrison was hanged…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. Cable News. London, Dec. 21. M. Deroulede Sentenced

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 4

The trial of M. Paul Deroulede, member of the Chamber of Deputies, and president of the League of Patriots, and 20 other persons who were arrested in August last, on…

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Cable News. the Conspiracy Trials in France. M. Deroulede Sentenced to Two Years. London, Dec. 21

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

The trial of the alleged Royalist, anti-Semite, and Nationalist conspirators in France is being proceed with in Paris before the Senate constituted as a High…

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A Peculiar Theft. a Confidence Trickster Sentenced

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 2

Thomas Patrick Murphy, alias Thomas Tearney, was charged before Mr. Geo. Martin, P.M. at the Wagga Police Court yesterday with having on…

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Stealing From the Person

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 2

A young man giving the name of Joseph Murphy, but who is evidence admitted several aliases, was charged with having stolen the sum of £3 16s…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, December 20 Riotious Behaviour

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 2

Edward Coonan, for behaving in a riotious maner in Morrow-street on Xmas Day, was fined £2, with the alternative of one months imprisonment…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, December 23. Before Mr. G. Martin, P.M. DRUNKENNESS

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 6
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Only one accused person was before the police court on Saturday morning, viz Frederick Ohlsen, who was charged with drunkenness. He was fined 10s, in…

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Cootamundra Police Court. Thursday. Stealing

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 2

Hugh Douglas was charged with having a pair of cronsars, reasonably supposed to have been stolen. Const, McSweeney, sworn, deposed…

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Assaulting the Police

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 2

BEFORE Messers Dodd and Bibo, Js P., at the Police Court on Tuesday morning, Robert Payne was charged with assaulting Constable Brown…

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