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Courts & crime, 1902

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 4

Before Mr. P. E. Elderahaw, J.P., C.P.S., at the Wagga Police Court on on Tuesday, Donald Crimmon pleaded guilty to a charge of haying been drunk…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, June 10. (Before Mr. P. E. Eldershaw, J P. Police Cases

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 3

Donald M'Crimmon, charged with being drunk and disorderly in Edward-street, was fined £1, in default seven days'imprisonment. The same defendant on a…

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Police Court. (Before Mr G. Martin, P.m.) Small Debts

Coolamon Echo · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 3

Joseph William Brown v. John Leary. Claim for £2 10s for damages to property. Mr. Health appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Scobie for the…

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Police Court Scene

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 4

While a case of alleged stealing was being heard at Wyalong, a most extraordinary scene took place between the occupants of the bench, Mr. Stephenson,…

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Alleged Criminal Assault

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr. P. E. Eldershaw J.P., James Carson, assistant guard, employed on the Government railways, was…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 2

Some excitement was caused at Yerong on Thursday by the arrest of a man, in consequence of a girl's statement that she had been indecently assaulted in a…

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Brutal Assault at Wagga

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 17

One of the most cowardly and unscrupulously brutal cases of assault and robbery was enacted in Wagga The affair…

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Clergyman Charged with Perjury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 2

At the Orange police court on Thursday the Rev. Mathew Walker again appeared in answer to the information charging him with having committed perjury at the…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, June 13. (Before Mr. P. E Eldershaw, J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 2

Ole Hausen, on remand for medical treatment, waa charged with being drunk in Little Gurwood-street on the 6th instant. The presiding magistrate administered a…

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Arbitration Court. the Illawarra Miners' Dispute. the Court Sits at Wollongong

The Worker · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 6

The case between the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association and the Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association, of which so much has been heard during the last…

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Land Appeal Court. Sydney, Wednesday, Junk 11th

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 6

Before the President (Mr. A. Oliver). and Commissioner Brands and Houston terence O'Shangnessy appealed against the appraised value of the land comprised…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday. Before Mr. W. Clarke, P.M.

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 2

S. Cohen v. James Dawson, jun. Claim £4 (dishonoured pro. note). Mr. Mac Mahon for plaintiff. Verdict for amount claimed and 2/- costs…

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Wagga Police Court. Alleged Indecent Assault

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 2

The case in which James Carson, assistant porter, is charged with indecently assaulting Rachael Hunt, a girl of 14 years, was called on at the Wagga Police…

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A Case Ok Assault

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 2

A man named Thomas Wall pleaded not guilty to an information charging him with having assaulted Charlie Sing Lee Gee in Edmondson nud Co.'s yard on…

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Police Court. Monday, June 16Th. Before Mr. Clarke, P.m. Drunk

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 2

STEPHEN DRAPFE, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20/-or serven days' goal. ALLEGED ASSAULT…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, June 16. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Drunks

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 2

Two charges of drunkenness were proved by the police and convictions followed in each instance. REMANDED FOR OBSERVATION…

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Ways of Living. River Police

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 1

A TIME there was when Father Thames was associated with all kinds of tals, mysterious and otherwise -- with murders, and…

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Queensland Bushrangers. More Police Patrols. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 2

Additional police patrols have been arranged to assist in the work of capturing the Kenniffs. From what is known of their movements they must be living the life of…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Police,patients in Hospitals. Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 2

The Government has in a [?] manager laid down the responsibility of the hospital committee in relation to patients brought for admission by the…

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Nen South Wales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday. Supreme Court Appointments

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 2

Mr. M. H Stephen to-day resigned his position as puisine judge of the Supreme Court and was immediately afterwards appointed Acting Chief Justice, during the…

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