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Courts & crime, 1902

1,347 stories in Riverina's papers · page 39 of 68

The Sydney Murder. Inquest on Heaps. an Open Verdict. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1902 · page 2

The inquest at Queanbeyan concerning the death of Heaps, who was shot dead while camped at Gulgaleen, was concluded to-day. Mr. Gale, the coroner, occupied three…

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Land Appeal Court. Sitting at Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 July 1902 · page 2

The Land Appeal Court of New South Wales commenced a sitting yesterday morning at the Wagga Court House. The Court comprised the President (Mr…

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Police Court. Monday,july 30. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, P.M.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 3

H. Vilkinson was charged, on remand from Wednesday last, with stealing from A. Pether a bright red heifer…

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Local and General News Tumut Police Court. Before Mr. Clark, P. M.

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 2

Herbert Wilkinson was charged by the police, on the information of A. Pether, with stealing a cow, his property…

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The Police Tragedy

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 3

THE inquest touching the death of Joseph Eliss Heaps, near Gungahleon, about 16 miles from Qnennbeysn, was concluded on Tuesday. After a long…

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District Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 3

His Honor re-commenced the District Court list on Tuesday morning. Hanson v. Bourke. Claim for hire of a bicycle. Mr. Matthews for plaintiff…

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Church Bazaar Case. an Appeal Bt the Police Upheld

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 4

AN appeal from a decision of the West Wyalong Bench of Magistrates in a case having reference to the holding of a church [?] lottery was before Mr…

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Alleged Attempted Murder

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 18

Melbourne, Sunday. — A young man named Stewart Norman Croll, aged 19, said to be the son of a saddier residing…

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Departure of Constable Shields. Police Court. Monday, July 28Th, 1902

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 10

Before The P.M. and Messrs. Fullarton, Nall, Nicholls, Stewart and Smith, J's.P. The P.M. said that the bench of…

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The Police Blunder

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 2

THE great mistake that was made at Gunghaleen by Constable Madden should be a potent lesson to the police and to the country. The policeman…

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The Arbitration Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 18

A few weeks ago the Arbitration Court decided that it had power to review and criticise and, if necessary…

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The New Court House

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 2

For some time past Mr. Gormly has been in communication with the Justice Department with a view of having a caretaker's residence provided in connection with the…

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The Murder of a Constable. the Increased Reward

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 2

IN the Government Gazette' issued on Wednesday night, official notification is made of the increase of the reward to £200 for each suspect…

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Land Appeal Court. Sitting at Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 2

The Land Appeal Court of New South Wales continued and concluded its sit­tings at Wagga on Thursday. At 10 o'clock the Court gave its reserved…

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Land Appeal Court. the Wallandoon Cases

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 4

Before the Land Appeal Court at Wagga on Thursday last, the Wallandoon land cases again came under the notice of the Court, in connection with an application by…

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The Arbitration Court. Illawarra Miners' Case. Resumption of Sittings at Wollongong

The Worker · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 3

The further taking of evidence in connection with the dispute between the Southern Colliery Employees' Association and the Southern Coal Proprietors was resumed at…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before the President and Commissioners Bandis and Houston.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 10

Mr, Han bury Davies appeared for the Crown. The Minister made a reference for the determination of the capital value of the land comprised in…

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The Police Murder

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1902 · page 3

All efforts by the police have failed to locate the Shepherd-street murderers…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1902 · page 2

Herbert Oswald Lewis Wilkinson, on bail (who was committed for trial at the Tumut police court on Thursday), was charged with stealing one…

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Ways of Living. Politeness in Burglary

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1902 · page 2

A GENTLEMAN burglar and a courageous woman held a pleasant conversation for ten minutes early one morning while the…

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