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Courts & crime, 1904

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Police Court.--thursday. (In the Old Court House), (Before Messrs Deidge and Burrell, Js.P) Alleged Fraudulent Appropriation

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 3

A young man named Henry Fleming was charged, on remand, with fraudulent appropriation of the sum of £4, being difference between a one pound and a five pound note…

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Arbitration Court

The Worker · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 6

In the case of Sarah Godfrey, baker, Oxford-street, against three ex-employees, G. and P. Rugless and R. Knight in which penalties were asked to be imposed for…

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District Court. Thursday. -- Before His Honor. Judge Hamilton

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

F. Nash v. C E. Newman, Claim £10 1s 7d, for goods sold an delivered. No appearance of dependent. Mr F. Morgan for plaintiff. Verdict for amount…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, April 16. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Igniting Inflammable Material

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

George Jasper was charged with igniting inflammable material within three yards of grass lands, whereby the property of a man named Wells was destroyed at Houlaghan's…

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Monday, April 18. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Alleged Breaking and Entering

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

Henry Bruce and Frank Webster were charged with breaking and entering a house at Mangoplah, occupied by John Wilfred Clunes, and stealing therefrom several…

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Wagga Licensing Court Police Objections to Wine Licenses

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 3

Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., and Mr. L. A. Fosbery, at an adjourned quarterly meeting of the Licensing Court, there were two applications for colonial…

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Gundagai Police Court Monday, April 18. Before Mr. Clarke, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

Daniel Heffernau v Joseph Kelly, insulting language. Postponed to May 2 with a view to settlement. John McLatosh was proceeded…

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Small Debts Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

T. H. Wilkinson v. James Cooper, goods sold and delivered, £413/7. Same v. W. H. Davis, goods sold, £7/10/7. Verdict for amounts dammed…

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Wagga Police Court (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.m.) Monday, April 18th, 1904. Offence Against Early Closing Act

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 4

Samuel Warren, fruit dealer, was charged under the Early Closing Act with keeping his shop open longer than he was legally allowed to do. The…

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Telegraphic News. New South Wales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday. Alleged Malpractice—a Doctor Charged

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

Dr. Frederick William Marshall was placed on trial at the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of alleged malpractice, the prosecutrix being Ethel Ogilvie. The…

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Licensing Court. Before Mr. Clarke, P.M., and Mr. Robinson, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

The following renewals of publicans' licenses were granted : —William Burton, Prince of Wales notel, Reno; Waldo Heman Sibthorpe, Coach and…

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Wagga Licensing Court. Monday, April 18. (Before Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson and L. A. Fosbery, Licensing Magistrates.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

Robert Beaver applied for a colonial wine license at Book Book. Mr. W. M. J. Walsh appeared for the applicant…

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Licensing Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 3

Before Mr W. Clarke (Chairman) and Mr. J. Robinson, licensing, magistrate RENEWALS GRANTED…

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Police Court. SATURDAY. Before Messrs. E. Doidge and J. H. Burreli J.P. Alleged Fraud

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 2

This case was an adjourned one; and Sergeant Peterswald prosecuted, while Mr. Mathews appeared for the defence. Price made a statement to the effort that…

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The Courts. Police Court. Monday, April 18, 1904. Before Mr W. Clarke, P.M. Adjourned Cases

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 3

The case, Police v. J. R. McIntosh, who was charged with neglecting to send his daughter, Ethel May McIntosh (under the age of 14 years) to…

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Dodging the Arbitration Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 4

In consequence of the decision recently given by the High Court, in the appeal of Mr. E. Clancy, master butcher, in which it was shown that the…

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Sensational Fight and Assault

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 2

A man named Alfred Boswood was before the Glebe court, Sydney, on Tuesday, on a charge of maliciously wounding Thomas Hargraves, and the evidence…

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An Island Murder

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 2

The steamer Titus, which returned to Sydney on Tuesday from a cruise among the Gilbert and Ellice groups, brought news of a murder at an island known as Little…

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Police Court

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 2

Walter Percival, for riotous behaviour, was fined 40s, with 4s 4d coots, with alternative of one month in Gundagai Gaol…

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Licensing Court

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 2

Before Messrs. W. Clarke, P.M., and T. P. Arrngon, J.P. The application of H. Tether, for a publican's license for promises to be…

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