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Courts & crime, 1900

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Police Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 2

AT The police Court on Monday, J. J. Hodgson proceeded against T.Cooper for detaining a quantity of iron and timber belonging to the…

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The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court. Monday. Drunks

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 2

John Moore was charged with being drunk in W[?] He pleaded guilty. Fined 5[?] or "the rising." Joseph Garvin was charged with…

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Child Murder

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 2

Yeronica Morna, aged 19, a domestic sevant Leongatha, who gave birth to an illegitimate child and then eat its throat with a pair of scissora and hid the body in her…

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Wagga Police Court Tuesday, 4Th December. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Alleged Riotous Behaviour

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 4

The case in which Constable Hansen proceeded against Lily Quong Wall for alleged riotous behaviour, Monday's proceedings of which appeared in our last issue, was…

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The Land Appeal Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 2

The Land Appeal Court Of New South Wales has at the Courthouse, wagga, yesterday. A case from the Urane districk, in which G.Graham and the Bank of New…

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The Bombaia Murder. Execution of Sleigh. Remarkable Sangfroid

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 2

John Sleigh, the Bombala murderer, was hanged in the Goulburn gaol this morning. He made a short speech on the drop, complaining of his treatment…

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Land Appeal Court. Wednesday, December 5

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 3

A SITTING of the Land Appeal Court of New South Wales was held at the Wagga courthouse yesterday, before the President, Mr. Chief Commissioner Oliver, and…

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Land Appeal Court Bitting at Wagga, Wednesday December 5. (Before Messrs a. oliver (President) Brand[?]s and Honeson

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 3

The Land Appeal Court of Mew Booth Wales commenced a wales commenced a siting at the Wagga Court House, yesterday. The Court compriced Mr. A. Oliver, President, and Messrs…

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Police Court

Coolamon Echo · Friday 7 December 1900 · page 4

At the local police court on Monday a man named John Ryan was charged before Messrs. A. W. and A. L. Stinson with being drunk. John on the previous…

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The Coningham Divorce Court. SYDNEY

Coolamon Echo · Friday 7 December 1900 · page 1

THE Conningham divorce suit commenced this morning, and the case was opened. The petitioner, the well-known cricketer, gave evidence of certain…

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New South Wales Police Force. Secret of the Discontented Service

Coolamon Echo · Friday 7 December 1900 · page 2

The matter or the police Superannuation Fund, and its insolvent condition, has been referred to frequently in Parliament lately, yet the passing of the measure…

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The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 3

Marlin Renehan, charged with drunkenness on the 16th October, was lined 10- or 48 hours. WEDNESDAY…

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Land Appeal Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

The business to be brought before the Land Appeal Court at its Wagga sitting was concluded on Wednesday afternoon with the exception of the judgment in the…

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Land Appeal Court at Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

The Lend Appeal Court (Messrs. O[?]ver, president, Brandis and Houston) resumed its sitting at Wagg on Thursday morning. The Court had reserved…

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The Bombala Murder. Sleigh Pays Te[?] Pen[?] At 9 o'clock [?] Death [?]Lty

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 4

Sleigh [?]eck on Wednesday morning John [?] who murdered Francis Curran at Back creek, near Bombala, on 25th August last, was executed at Goulburn gaol…

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Local and General News. the Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 December 1900 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday before Mr. G. Martin a first offender was nominally fined for drunkenness. For allowing six horsed to stray in Junee last John M Coy…

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Small Debts Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1900 · page 2
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The only case defended at the Small Debts Court yesterday, before Mr. G. Martin, P.M., was one in which Robert James Reaver proceeded against P. B. Heffernan…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, December 10. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Breaches of the By-laws

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1900 · page 2

Several persons were fined in small amounts foe allowing cattle and horses to stray. For the non-registration of a dog a fine of 5s was inflicted with costs of court…

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China. Court Returns to Pekin. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 December 1900 · page 2

Officials of the Imperial Palace at Pekin have reported that the Imperial Court has at last decided to trust the assurances of safety given by the Powers and…

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