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Courts & crime, 1889

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The Wh[?] Murder

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1889 · page 4

THE [?] [?] in [?] on the 17th of July. [?] in a [?] of…

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The Wagga Murder. Wagga

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1889 · page 3

THE Circuit Court commenced at 10 o'clock to-day, before Mr. Justice Foster, Mr. F. E. Rogers being Crown Prosecutor in the absence of the…

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The Wagga Murder. Reilly Sentenced to Death

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 October 1889 · page 2

THE Circuit Court was opened at Wagga on Friday before Mr. Justice Forster. Mr. F.E. Rogers prosecuted for the Crown. Thomas Reilly, who said he was 20 years old, was…

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Licencing Court

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 2 October 1889 · page 2

At this Court hold yesterday, Messrs. G. Maunsell, P.M., and R. Anderson, J.P., presiding, a licence was granted Mr. C. W. Wood for the A. I. hotel at Mogo…

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Small Debts Court. Same Day—same Bench

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 October 1889 · page 2

S. Kersh v. William Schadel. Goods sold, £9 16s. Mr. Blackmore for plaintiff ; Mr. Whittell for defendant…

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District Court, Moruya. (Continued.) Tuesday, 25Th September, 1889

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 2 October 1889 · page 2

Before HiS Honor, Judge Backhouse, (Messrs. G. Maunsell P.M., T. T. Gannon J. P., and E. J. Coman J.P., also occupied seats on the Bench)…

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Daring Outrage at Dubbo. Wholesale Sticking Up and Robbery.—a Police Inspector Shot in Mistake

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 October 1889 · page 2

ON Saturday night the town of Dubbo was thrown into a state of groat excitement by some men who reported that they had been struck up on the Coonamble-road, at the boundary of the…

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Court of Petty Sessions. (Before the P.M., Mr. J. H. Nisbett, and Mr. Jno. Glanville, J.P.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 October 1889 · page 2

H. Hasse, was charged with having on the 18th day of September, caused a horse to be cruelly ill-treated. Mr. Blackmore for defendant, pleaded not…

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The Wagga Murder. the Confession

Moruya Examiner · Friday 4 October 1889 · page 2

THE following is the confession made by Thomas Riley of the murder of Christian Eppel:— “I Thomas Riley, charged with the [?]urder of one Christian Eppel, with to…

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Police Court

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 9 October 1889 · page 2

On Monday before Mr.John Kenny, J.P., Henry Thompson, drover was fined 10s or 48 hours for riotous behaviour; Laurence McKeague 10s or 48 hours for obscene…

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Nowra Police Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 October 1889 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate on Monday, James Kelly was charged with using threatening language to Elizabeth Kelly, his wife, whereby she apprehended violence to her person. After…

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The Wagga Murder. Sentence of Death Pronounced

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 9 October 1889 · page 2

One of the saddest cases On criminal records of the country is that of the unfortunate man Reilly, now ander sentence of death for the murder of Christian Eppel…

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Police Court

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 16 October 1889 · page 2

At the Police Court as Monday, before Mr. G. Munched, P.M. D.[?] charged with being [?] and with [?]…

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Nowra Police Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 October 1889 · page 2

IN Petty Sessions yesterday before the Police Magistrate (Mr. J. H. Nisbett) and Messrs. John Glanville, James Thompson, James Fraser, D. M'Ilwraith and Dr. H. K. King,…

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The Cronin Murder

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 16 October 1889 · page 2

Nine wrests lave been made in connection with the murder of Dr. Cronin, Chicago. Two Ba[?]iffs and three members of the Clan Na-gael have been arrested for offering men…

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District Court Judgement. M'ANDREW v. LAMOND

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 October 1889 · page 3

It will be in the memory of our readers that at the recent sittings of the Nowra District Court. His Honor, Judge Backhouse, reserved judgement in the case of M'Andrew v. Lamond,…

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Berry Court of Petty Sessions

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 1

IN Petty Sessions yesterday, before the Police Magist[?] (Mr- J. H. [?] Messrs. John Boxcell, John Gray. C, Robinson, M. Reynolds. R. V. Boyd, and L’MIntyre, Js.P. the Bench…

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Land Appeal Court

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 23 October 1889 · page 3

The Land Appeal Court has been postponed until the fourth of November in consequence of Brunker's illness…

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Change of Court Day

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 23 October 1889 · page 3

Our readers will please dike notice that the weekly court day is altered from Tuesday to Monday…

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Police Court

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 6 November 1889 · page 2

On Monday, 4th November, before Messrs. G. Maunsell, P.M., and B. Anderson, J.P., M. Brannocks, charged with being drunk and disorderly was fined £2 or 7 days…

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