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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Criminal Assault. Married Woman Ill-treated. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 2

William Ly[?] was committed for trial on a charge of having criminally assaulted beaten and ill-treated a married woman named Maggie Lewens…

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Story of Assault. a Night Adventure on Tarcutta-road

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 2

The truth has now leaked out of a story, the meagre, though much exaggerated details of which were talked of in Wagga on Monday. It was then…

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Bankr[?]y Court Voluntary Se[?]uestration

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 2

Richard Washington Wishart, of Albury-road, near Wagga Wagga, share farmer. Mr. W. H. Palmer, official assignee…

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District Court. Wagga, April 2, 1912. (Before His Honor, Judge Murray.) (Registrar, Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M.) Giles v. Monks

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 2

The action, Giles v. Monks, a claim for nearly £400 as damages for alleged breach of contract, which has already taken up two days of the sitting…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 2

At the local police court on Tuesday, before Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M., Elster Sydenham pleaded guilty to a charge of having been found…

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Illegal OPeration. Verdict of Murder. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 2

The Coroner in returning a verdict of murder against some person or persons unknown, in connection with the inquest upon Jane Fanner, who…

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Unprovoked Assault. at the Rock Railway Station. Assailant's Sanity in Question

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 2

John Jones, about 40 years of age, was brought into Wagga by Constable M'Phillips, of The Rock, yesterday, and was charged before Mr. George…

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A Case From the Rock Alleged Unprovoked Assault Accused Remanded for Medical Observation

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 4

John Jones, a man about 4[?] years of age, was brought into Wagga by Constable McPhillips of The Rock, yesterday afternoon, and was charged at…

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District Court. Wednesday, April 3, 1912. ([?]fore His Honor Judge Murray.) Giles v. Monks

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 3

After counsel lind concluded their addresses this northing his Honor [?]ed that he would reserve his de[?]…

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Another Contract Case. Claim by Surveyor's Assistant. Judgment for Plaintiff. But Damages Referred to Higher Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 3

The next case dealt with was that of Frank H. Stevenson versus Edwin William Ellis. The statement of claim set out that before plaintiff…

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Wagga District Court Tuesday, April 2nd. (Before his Honor, Judge Murray). (Registrar, Mr. J. D. Walker, C.m.) Architects at Law

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 3

The hearing of the cross actions be[?]een Ernest E. Giles and W. J. Monks [?] for damages for breach of con[?] was continued. The defendant…

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Charged with Manslaughter. a Mother Killed

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 3

At the close of the inquest at Colobrook on 4th April, on, the body of Mrs Mary Haines, who was killed on the previous Sunday through being run down…

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District Court. Wagga April 4, 1912. (Before His Honor, Judge Murray.) Contractor Wins

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 2

This morning His Honor gave his decision in the case Thomas Jackson, contractor, versus the Wagga Municipal Council, in which the plaintiff sued…

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Was He Punched ? the Magistrate Says "No,"

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 2

Before Mr. Ridley, P.M., the case, the Crown v. Constable Cooper, late of Gundagai, alleged assault on one Ralph Nash,…

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A Court Correction

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 2

In our report of Judge Murray's finding in the District Court case of Bunyan v. Wise, Wilson and Cameron, it was stated that a verdict was given…

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Wagga District Court Thursday, April 4th. (Before his Honor, Judge Murray.) Verdict Against the Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 3

His Honor gave his decision in the case of Thomas Jackson, contractor, against the Wagga Municipal Council, in which the plaintiff claimed £19/1 as…

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Police Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. R. G. Green, J.P. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 3

Thomas Oliver pleaded guilty to being drunk in Wallendoon-street on Monday. Constable Wells stated the facts,…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 2

Edward James Hodges was charged with stealing, on or abom April 5, one sheep, valued at 14/, the property of Thos. and Patrick Byrnes at…

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"Court Dress,"

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 2

A high sense of what is due to the dignity of the court makes both Judge and magistrate kin. The other day a Junior causal,…

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Police Court. Monday April 8, 1912. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.M.) An Undesirable

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 2

Alice Clarke, alias Thompson, a young woman who has been previously before the local bench, was charged with being drunk in Baylis-street…

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