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Courts & crime, 1905

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday November 25. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.m.) Breach of the Railway Bylaws

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1905 · page 2

Patrick Burke and Thomas Sanderson, were charged with travelling on the railways, without having paid paid their fares, from Yerong Crock to…

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Small Debts Court. Dispute Over Harness

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 November 1905 · page 4

Thos, Davis, proprietor of Davis's wine shop, sued J, J. Curley, licensee of the White Horse Hotel, for £3 10s, amount due on a set of harness. Mr. J. Dwyer…

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A Manslaughter Case. High Court Appealed To

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 November 1905 · page 2

The High Court to-day granted leave to the Crown to appeal against the decision of the State Full Court quashing the conviction of a nurse named…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 November 1905 · page 2

Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M., and W. H. Matthews, J.P. CARELESS USE OF FIRE. Henry Black was charged with…

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Postal Official Arrested. Charge of Stealing £500. PERTH

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1905 · page 4

Frank Lewis Dolton, employed in the General Post Office, Perth, was arrested yesterday on charges of having stolen £500, belonging to the Postal…

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Police Responsibilities. an Unauthorised Arrest

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1905 · page 4

Constables are generally supposed to have very great powers, but the outcome of a cake in which Constable Lizars played a prominent part in…

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New York Mayoralty. Supreme Court Injunction. London, Nov. 26

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1905 · page 4

In connection with the disputed election of Mr. George B. M'Clellan, as Mayor of New York City, Mr. Justice E. B. Amend, of the State Supreme…

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No Theft From a Bookmaker

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 6

In a case heard at the Old Bailey recently a novel point was raised. Ernest Davidson was charged with stealing L9 13s 10d from his employer, a…

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Warden's Court

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 3

AT the Warden's Court at Adelong on Tuesday before Mr. Warden Nisbett, D. T. Davies applied for a dredging lease No 14 of 18 acres 1 rood on…

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Gundagai Police Court. Wednesday, November 29. Before-Messrs, Bruce and Sullivan, Js.P

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 2

William Norton was charged with being deemed to be insane, having been found wandering at large. Constable Payne deposed that at…

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The Police Magistrate. Departure for Forbes

The Temora Star · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 4

As already mentioned in this journal, the Police Magistrate, Mr. J. McKensey, has been promoted to Forbes, sad will leave for that district shortly. The matter was…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. P. E. Eldershaw, J. P., John Kerwin was charged with stealing money from the person of James…

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A Railway Ticket. a Police Court Case

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 2

At Cootamundra Police Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. J. Nesbitt, P.M., James William Russell proceeded against James Lloyd, with having on…

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Stealing From a Cathedral. a Severe Sentence

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 2

James Bennett was charged at the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions, before Judge Docker. to-day with breaking and entering St. Mary's Cathedrel, and…

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Warden's Court

The Temora Star · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 4

In the Warden's Court the matter of John Crowley, fixing rent and assessing value of damages to surfare on portion 293, was called on…

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Police Court. FRIDAY, 1st DECEMBER. (Before Mr. McKensey, P.m) Trading After Hours

The Temora Star · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 4

Mrs. M. J. Ha[?]tein, of the Terminus Hotel, was charged with having on Sunday, the 26th November, sold liquor during prohibited hours…

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He Brought Cholera. a Police Story

The Temora Star · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 6

A comical misunderstanding leading to a exciting sequel is related by the Benin "Tageblatt" as having happened in a small town in the valley of the Vistula,…

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Merit Rewarded by Court of Justice

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 2

The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER AND SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one ease was just tried in the…

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A Slaughtering Case Important High Court Decision. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 2

An appeal case or interest under the Cattle Slaughtering Act was decided in the High Court to-day. The appellant, Mr. Tindal, manager of the Ramornie…

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Appreciation of a Police Constable. Transfer of Constable Brown (From our Correspondent)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1905 · page 5

At the close of the Court proceedings at Adelong on the 21st November, the bench of magistrates, consisting of Mr. Nesbitt, P.M., and Mr. Witts,…

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