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Courts & crime, 1900

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District Court. Wednesday, November 7. (Before His Honor Judge Rogers.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 2

J. M. DODD v. Mrs. Thos. Healey, goods sold, £7/17/7. Mr. Crowe for plaintiff, Mr. Griffin for defendant, Mr. Griffin said defendant's husband…

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Tumut District Court. Monday, November 5 (Before His Honor Judge "Rogers.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 2

EMANUEL & fraser V. W. Lawson, professional costs, £1 5s. Settled. Same v. J. Tillet, jun, professional costs, [?] 2 8s 6d. Settled…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. S. H. Dickson and A. G. H. Sandeman, J. P. DRUNKENNESS. James William Garrett was charged…

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Allies on the Hoangho. the Court Alarmed. London, Nov. 8

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 2

An allied force has suddenly appeared at the intersection of the Grand or Imperial Canal and the Hoangho, or Yellow River, to the province of Shantung…

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Latest News. Punishment of Officials. the Court Alarmed. London, Thursday afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 2

The officials shot recently at Paoting-fu by order of the Foreign Commission included Ting Yuan, acting Viceroy of Chilli. The Imperial Court is alarmed at the…

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Small Debts Court Monday, 5Th November, 1900. Before Messrs. R. W. Stewart and W. L. Volckman, Js.P. PONDER V. FINCH

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 11

This was a claim of £6 19s. 6d. for professional attendance and medicine supplied. Mr. Bolton appeared for the…

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The Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 November 1900 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday before Mr. Geo, Martin P.M. Edward M'Afferty was charged with using obscene language in Baylis Street on the 10th inst…

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The Attempt to Murder the Shah. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 November 1900 · page 2

The French anarchist, Francis Salson who attempted to murder the Shah of Persia at Paris in August last, and who confessed that he intended to kill the…

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Flight of the Court. a Thousand Miles From Peking. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 November 1900 · page 2

It is officially announced by the Chinese that the Court is proceeding to province of Szechuan, nearly 400 miles Chentu, or Chengtu-fu, the capital of the…

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A Clear Case. Indecent Assault

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 14 November 1900 · page 2

Richard Whelan, a middle-aged man, was charged with having, on the 28th October, 1900. at Wagga, indecently assaulted one Mabel Jelly, a little girl…

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Afternoon Sitting. District Court

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 14 November 1900 · page 2

A Gehrig case was brought up by Mr MacMahon, in which it was sought that his Honor make some order. It appears that Mr Gehrig acted as surety in a case…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 November 1900 · page 2

On Tuesday at the Wagga Police Court Mr. P. E. Eldersahw J.P. on the bench, John Sloac was before the court as a person deemed to be insance found wandering at…

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Henty. Police Court Proceedings

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1900 · page 4

At the Henty Police Court on Friday 9th instant, before Mr. A. E Finch, J.P., John Harden was charged at the instance of Constable Wisby, with using indecent language…

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South African Police

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 November 1900 · page 2

The Government is recruiting in the United Kingdom one Kingdom one thousands men for service in the Transvaal and Orange River constabulary…

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Chinese Court Submissive. High-handed Russian Action. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 November 1900 · page 2

Dr. Morrison, Peking correspondent of the "Times." states that China will willingly concede everything demanded by the Powers except the execution of the…

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Junes Police Court

The Junee Democrat · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 5

At the court on Tuesday, before Mr. Martin, P.M., a case was heard in which Mrs. Duck appeared to answer a summons charging her with stealing…

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Hillston Police Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 11

ON Wednesday, 14th inst., before Messrs. R. W. Stewart, J. Witcombe, and F. Trollope, J's.P., William Collins was charged with being drunk…

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A Peculiar Murder

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 2

A farmer named Hugh Lavery, a resident of Beulab, was found yesterday morning dead in his bed with his skull fractured in two places and his throat out…

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A Terrible Murder

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 2

A horrible murder is report from Beulah West, a township in the north western province, 266 miles from Melbourne. It seems that while a farmer named Hugh…

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Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday. Murder in an Asylum

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 2

Valentine Curtis Robertson, an inmate of the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum, was placed in the dock at the criminal court to-day, charged with the murder of Fitzroy Shanks,…

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