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Courts & crime, 1901

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Police Court. Tuesday, 18Th Inst. (Before Mr. Gates, P.M.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 7

Walter O'Brien was charged on remand from Mossgiel with being of unsound mind. Dr. Jewel, Government Medical…

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The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court. Thursday. (Before the P.M.)

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 3

Thomas Maher was charged with, being the licens[?] of the Family Hotel, he neglected while drawing beer from a cask to destroy the duty stamp thereon…

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Police Court. FRIDAY, 21st JUNE, 1901. (Before William Clarke, Esq., P.M.)

The Temora Star · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

A NUMBER of trifling offenders, from Narraburra, who were enjoying themselves--on the occasion of the recent races--contrary to the Act made and…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, June 21. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

A first offender was fined 2s 6d, or imprisonment till the rising of the court, for drunkenness. INDECENT LANGUAGE…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, June 21, 1901. (Before Mr. Geo. Martin, P.m) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 7

One first offender was mulcud in a small amount for drunkenness…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. J. Keane, J.P. Two appeals were withdrawn by F. A. Morgan…

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Municipal Appeal Court. (Before the P.M. and N. F. Smith, J.P.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 7

Varcoe, Lynn and Co. appealed against the assessment of £144 on their flour mill. No appearance of appellants. Assessment sustained…

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Licensing Court. Monday, June 17Th, 1901. (Before the P.M. and N. F. Smith, JP.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 7

Before the commencement of the business, Mr. N. F. Smith, on behalf of the magistrates of the district, welcomed Mr. Gates to Hillston. He…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, June 24. (Before Mr. Geo. Martin, P.m.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 2

One first offender was fined in a small amount for drunkenness…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, June 22. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Child Desertion Case

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 2

In the case Rachael Maria Nichols against Edwar P. Ryan, in which defendant was charged with deserting an illegitimate child of which plaintiff alleged he was the father,…

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Wagga Licensing Court. Beaver's Application Adjourned

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 4

The Wagga Licensing Court, consisting of Messrs. Geo. Martin, L. M. (Chairman), C. F. Bolton, and L. A. Fosbery, J.'sP., held a meeting at the Police Court yesterday, when…

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Federal High Court. Senate O'connor Mentioned. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 2

It was rumoured in Melbourne today that Senator R. E. O'Connor is likely to be raised to the Federal High Court bench, in which event the vacancy in…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday June 18th. Before Mr. W. Clarke. P. M.

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 2

Merryfull and Sons v S. Shepard--timber cold and delivered, £1 14s 6d. This case came on because defendant disputed the measurement of the…

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Tumut. Small Debuts Court. (Before Mr. Clarke, P.M., and Mr. W. Bridle,. J.P.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 4

S. Groves v. W. Back; postponed to next court at defendant's request. Yeo Hing v. G. Dodd, account £1 17s 6d. Verdict for amount,…

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MORANGARELL, Wednesday. Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 2

A special meeting of magistrates was held at the local police court on Saturday, the 15inst., for the purpose of passing the Morangarell and Bimbi pound…

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Supposed Brutal Murder near Wyalong

The Temora Star · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 2

Word was received in Temora yesterday that a Chinese hawker named All Foo had been found in the mallee scrub, three miles from West Wyalong,…

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Land Appeal Court

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 3

An appeal case that has created a great deal of interest among the farmers of this [?] was determined by the Land Appeal [?] Sydney on the 10th last. This was…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 2

At the Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr G. Martin, P.M., Max Kuhl, who appeared on a warrant issued the previous day for disobeying an order of the court to pay…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 2

J. Smith, alias Charles Thompson, allas Duchees, who made a sensational escape from custody on Thursday week, was charged at the Albury Police Court on Monday with…

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Charge of Horse-Stealing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 4

At the Albury police court on Monday, John Smith, alias Charles Thomson, alias Duchens, was presented on a charge of stealing five horses, the property of George…

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