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Courts & crime, 1900

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The Courts. Police Court. Adelong, Tuesday, Sept. 18. (Before Mr. W. E. Clarke, P.M.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 3

SARAH PATTERSON, wife of Herbert E. Patterson, applied for a maintenance order against, her husband who was not contributing towards her support…

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Warden's Court. Adelong, Tuesday Sept. 18. (Before Mr, W. E. Clarke, Warden.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 3

W. WOODS' application for suspension of the labour conditions was withdrawn by Mr. Taylor, who stated that the suspension was not required…

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Stealing a Pipe

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. W. E. Kyle,. J.P., at the local Court, on Friday morning, Thomas Tutty pleaded guilty to stealing a pipe, valued at 2/6, the property…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before Mr. L. Broughton, J.P. a Young Offender

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 2

Vanzetta Phillips was charged with living - with common prostitutes, being under the age of 16 years. Sen. Const. Brennan applied for a…

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Wagga Circuit Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 2

Mr. R. H. Higgins has been gazetted Grown Prosecutor at the Wagga Circuit Court on October 8th…

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Crick in Court

The Worker · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 4

For some time The Worker has felt inclined to turn up its sleeves in order to deal with some of the very extraordinary doings of the Hon. W. P. Crick in the…

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Small Debts Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 10

Before the P.M. on Monday, 17th inst., William P. Ritchie sued Denis Dunne, Senr., for alleged breach of agreement. It appeared from the…

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So Did the Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 5

A certain individual in the North was summoned recently, charged with being found on licensed promises during prohibited hours…

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Wagga Policc Court. Friday, September 21. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Alleged Sale of Diseased Cow

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 2

William Alfred Dove, of Coolamon, was charged with having on June 21, at Wogga, sold to William H. F. Eaton, a cow suffering from tuberculosis. Mr. G. Coleman…

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The Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 2

Yesterday before Mr. Geo. Martin, P.M., at the Wagga Police Court, Thomas Garry was charged with obtaining 5s. by false pretences from George Goffet on Sunday. The…

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Anti-foreign Magistrate

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 2

Cheng, an anti-foreigner, is now Tachai (Chief Magistrate) of Shanghai…

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Police Court. Monday, September 24Th. Before Mr. Clarke, P.m. Language

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 2

Arthur Lynch was charged with using obscene language on September 22nd. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined £5 or one month in Cootamundra gaol. The P.M…

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Resisting the Police

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 2

Arthur Lynch was further charged with unlawfully assaulting Constables Grant and Anderson on Saturday night whilst in the execution of their duty. Defendant…

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Warden's Court

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 3

V. A. Brownhill applied for a special dredging, lease. Mr. Florance (Adelong) appointed for the applicant, and Messrs. Fraser and Taylor for the…

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Licensing Court

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 3

An application from Thacor Singh for a hawker's foot license was refused…

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Tumut Courts. Police Court. Wednesday, Sept. 15. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, P.M.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 3

DENNIS Denson, for being drunk, was fined 5s, or 24 hours in durance vile. J. Culvertson for being drunk was fined 5s, and for bad language 20s…

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The Brunswick Tragedy. Pridmore Sentenced to Death. Melbourne, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 3

John Pridmore, who shot his wife, Annie Jane Pridmore, dead at Brunswick, and then attempted suicide, was to-day found guilty at the Criminal Court…

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The Branswick Tragedy. Pridmore Sentenced to Death. (By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 2

JOHN Pridmore, who shot his wife dead at Brunswick recently, and then attempted to commit suicide, was tried to-day before Mr. Juctice Hodges…

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Methods of the Police. Singleton

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 2

Most of those civilians who joined the pursuing party from the Carrow Breek and contiguous districts have returned home, disgused at the methods of the police…

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Shots Exchanged with the Police. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 2

At 6 30 last evening, Sub-Inspector Sykes and a body of police were making their way in the dark to an abandoned house at Bowman River, eight miles from Copeland,…

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