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Courts & crime, 1903

1,220 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 61

Small Debts Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. W. Clarke, P.M. Thomas Rees v. Annie Lysight. Claim £8/14/8, goods sold. Mr. Mac Mahon for plaintiff, and…

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Sad Domestic Tragedy Attempt to Murder a Wife. Husband Shoots Himself. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 5

A shocking domestic Tragedy happened at 239 Victoria-road, Darlinghurst, this morning, when Charles Humphrey, formerly a Horse Guardsman, and latterly…

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The Courts. Small Debts Court. Wednesday. (Before the P.M.)

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

THOMAS SEES V. MES LYSAUGHT. Claim for £814-, goods sold. Mr MacMahon for plaintiff, Mr Morgan for defendant, pleaded not indebted…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, February 2. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Municipal Cases

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

Inspector Cannon proceeded against several defendants for having allowed cattle to stray in the public streets, fines being inflicted in each instance. He also…

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Another Burglary

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

Over one hundred pounds' worth of jewellery was stolen from a hoarding house kept by charles Eyire at Derlinghurst during the early hours of…

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Theft of Jewellery

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

Burglars this morning entered C. Eyrie's boarding-house in Macleay-street. Darlinghurst, Jewellery to the value of £100 was stolen…

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Prevention of Stock Stealing

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

At the regular monthly meeting of the Stockowners' Association, held on Wednesday last at the office. Spring-street, Sydney, the Hon. F.B. Suttor in the…

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Gundagai Police Court. Monday, February 2. Before Mr. Clarke, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

M. Nicholls was charged with using indecent language on 26th January on the Gudagai racecourse. sergeant Barnett stated the language…

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

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

The following cases were postponed to future courts:- Sullivan Bros, v James-Kiss, £1/2/-; Municipal District v. Richard Young…

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Police Court. Monday, February 2, 1003. Before Messrs. Benjamin & Dobbyns

The Junee Democrat · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 2

August Panrose aud Joseph Liborough were charged with stealing fruit from the orchard of Robert Leaver on Friday, 31st inst. Both accused…

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Police Court. Friday. Before Mr. W. Clarke, P.M. a Terrible Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 3

John William Smith (on remand) was charged with that he did, near Bethungra, on 13th December last, ravish and carnally know Elsie May Smith, his daughter without…

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The Courts. Police Court. Saturday. (Before the P.m.) the Terrible Charge. Committed for Trial

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 2

The hearing of the charge against J. W. Smith, for committing rape on his daughter, Elsie May Smith, was concluded on Saturday…

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Alleged Theft of Cypher

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 2

The "Neue Frei Presse," published at Berlin, reports that a telegraphist at Piera, Macedonia, purloined and sold British cypher despatches to Russia,…

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Wagga Small Debts Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 2

Mr. P. E. Eldershaw yesterday informed us that the proposal to hold local Small Debts Court fortnightly instead of monthly as hitherto, had been approved by the…

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Local and General News. Wagga Small Debts Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 2

The new regulations adopted by local justices respecting the days for holding small Debts Courts at Wagga have been approved by the Attorney-General, and…

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THE Magga Magga Advertiser. "This it true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free," Milton. Thursday, February 5, 1903. a Federal High Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 2

It is satinfactory to learn that Sir E. Barton considers it highly desirable the Bill for the constitution of the Federal High Court should be…

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A Problem for the Police

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 5

An American correspondent gives the following as an example of the rigid formality with which the officials in some parts of Russia act:—…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 2

At the Wagga police court yesterday, before Messrs. L. A. Fosbery and W. Purtell, J.'s., Richard Bamfield p[?]eady guilty to a charge of drunkenness in Baylis-street…

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The Courts. Police Court. Wednesday. (Before the P.m.) Police V.P. [?]

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 2

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The Auburn Murder

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 6

Henry Jones, the fourth man, who is wanted in connection with the murder of Constable Long, at Auburn, has so far been successful escaping arrest. Jones is well…

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