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Courts & crime, 1901

1,151 stories in Riverina's papers · page 42 of 58

Murder Will Out

The Temora Star · Wednesday 18 September 1901 · page 2

SRME months a Chinaman named Lee Poo was murdered near Wyalong. His body, with the skull battered in, apparently with a tomahawk, was found…

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Murder Wil Out. Wyalong Crime. Important Developments

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 September 1901 · page 3

SOME months ago a Chinaman named Lee Poo was murdered near Wyalong. His body, with the skull battered in, apparently by a tomahawk, was found…

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Local and General News. Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 September 1901 · page 2

Mr. P. E. Eldershaw, J.P., heard an application by Sergeant Coveney, Inspector under the Board of Health, at the Wagga Police Court on Tuesday, for an…

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The Wyalong Murder

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 September 1901 · page 2

Some few months ago the dead body of a Chinaman was found in the bush near Wyalong, and all the circumstances pointed to murder, the skull being…

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Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday. a Clever Police Capture

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1901 · page 2

Jack Walker, a noted horse thief and forger, who was arrested yesterday by Detective M'Namany, to whom he confided that he had arranged to commit several big…

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Land Appeal Court. the Buckargingah Reserve Case. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 September 1901 · page 4

The Land Appeal Court commenced a sitting at Darlinghurst to-day. Amongst the cases listed was one in connection with an appeal by Messrs. E. W. and A. A…

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The Wyalong Murder

Coolamon Echo · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 5

SOME months ago a Chinaman named Lee Poo was murdered near Wyalong. His body, with the skull battered in, apparently by a tomahawk, was found…

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Local and General News Tumut Police Court. Wednesday, Sep. 18Th

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 2

Before Mr. Clarke, P. M. H. W. Mason was charged with not having reported case of typhoid treated by him, in accordance with…

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The Yathong Strike. the Shearers in Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 3

At the Jerilderie Police Court on Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. Wm. Elliott, J.P., C.R. Rawlins, manager of Yathong station, proceeded against R. Brennan, J. Mitchell…

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Henty. Police Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 3

At the local police court this morning, before Messrs. Neal and Rosler, Js.P., William Henry Hargreavea was charged with committing an unlawful assault on…

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Police Court. Thursday. Before Mr. F. Manning, J.P. Alleged Cattle Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 2

Daniel McGuigan (on bail) was further remanded till Wednesday next on a charge of stealing a cow and calf from Cucumbla…

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Police Court. (Before the P.M. and R. W. Stewart, J.P., on Thursday.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 1

Richard Erwin was charged with being drunk and disorderly in High Street and pleaded guilty. Fined 5s. or the rising. On a further charge of…

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On the Land. Sydney Land Appeal Court. Two Gungagai Cases

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 2

At the Land Appeal Court, sitting in Sydney this week, two cases from Gundagai came on for decision, before the President and Commissioner Houston…

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Land Appeal Court. the Buckargingah Case. the Appeal Sustained. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 2

The Land Appeal Court delivered its reserved decision in connection with the appeal by Messrs. E. W. and A. A. Westby against the recommendation by…

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Stealing Firewood

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 4

Mr. J. G. Fletcher, of Gobbagumbalin Station, proceeded against Reginald Furney, Glarence Walsingham, and Mary Sullivan for stealing quantities of…

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A Theft of Gold

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 3

Two armed masked men entered the battery.house of the Beehive Goldmining Company, Bulumwaal (Vic.) early yesterday morning, bound the…

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Alleged Attempt to Murder

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 2

A case which is exciting considerable interest in Redfern came before the police court today, when Carl Kuhnell, 23, a commercial traveller, was charged…

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Tumut. Police Court. Wednesday, September 18. (Before Mr, Clarke, P.M.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 2

ARTHUR Foster was charged with stealing the reins a bridle, the property of William Kell. Mr. Fraser appeared for the prosecution ; Mr.F. Taylor for the defence…

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Tumut Police Court. Wednesday, 18Th Sept. Before Mr. W. Clarke, P.M.

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 2

Arthur Foster was charged on the information of Wm Kell, with stealing one birds, his property. Mr. Fraser appeared and for the prosecution,…

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Adelong Police Court. Tuesday, Sept. 17. (Before Mr. W. E. Clarke, P.M.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 2

ON the information of Sydney J. Treweek, of Grahamstown, William Todd, of Adelong, carrier, was charged with illegally detaining one red cow, supposed to be branded R T…

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