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MELBOURNE, Friday.—A fearful tragedy was enacted in Prahran on Thursday night in St. James-place, a narrow lane off Chapel-street. A young woman named Ada Eatton lived here with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News has just come to the Police Department, Sydney, recording the death of Inspector Harrison, which event took place at Wagga this morning. Inspector Harrison was formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Profound excitement was created in the city shortly after 7 o'clock last night, when the news became known of a terrible tragedy which had been perpetrator at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chamber List.—At 10 a.m.; National Bank of Austra[?] v. Goodshell and another (Joseph Grave cl[?]mant), Smith v. Smyth (John Smyth, jun., claimant); in re J. M. Curtis, gent., &c., exparte C. C. D. Cunynghame, Mauri and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortly after 7 o'clock this evening a man named Thomas Phelan, on engine-driver on the Railway, proceeded to his house in South Yarra, and on entering he took up a table knife and cut the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE application in the matter of J. M. Curtis, gent, &c., ex parte Cecilia C. D. Cunynghame, drew forth somewhat adverse comments from his Honor Mr. Justice Foster, whilst sitting in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The charge against Thomas Barton, chief officer of the British registered ship Peter Stuart, of having caused the death of William Curry, one of the crew of that vessel, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Inspector Charles E. Harrison died last night at the age of 62. He had been suffering for a long time from heart disease, and dropsy supervened. He was formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Re David M'Beath Breueke. Certificate granted on the application of Mr. P. Hourigan, who appeared for the insolvent. MEETINGS AND EXAMINATIONS…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The decision of the British Government to submit the Behring Sea fishery difficulty to the United States Supreme Court has incensed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In this case his Honor, delivered judgment. He said: In this matter a statement of claim was filed on the second day of January instant by Markh[?]m Richard Evans (plaintiff) against the Hon. Daniel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DUBBO, Friday.--The acting police magistrate, Mr. R. G. Dulhu[?]ty, was sent for from Nyngan yesterday to hold an inquiry into a fearful case of assault which, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. W. Johnson, S.M., presided in the Charge Division of the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday. Ernest William smith, alias We[?]tter, on remand was charged with having a clock and two soup basins…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Wednesday a female prisoner named Annie South, who on Friday last escaped from Melbourne Gaol, was recaptured. The easy manner of her escape (she just dressed in the clothes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Thomas Bateman and William Doyle, on bail, charged with behaving in a riotous manner in Macquarie-street, pleaded guilty. Inspector Latimer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Windsor Police Court, this morning, Michael Lehane was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in Darlinghurst Gaol for assaulting and beating his wife. According…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Henry W. Hughes, for drunkenness, was fined 20s; in default to be imprisoned for seven days. On a charge of obtaining money under false pretences, he was remanded for a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two cases postponed from Thursday's meeting of the Licensing Bench were taken up by Captain Fisher in the Water Police Court yesterday. In the matter of The Robin Hood Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WAGGA, Friday. -- Police-inspector Charles Harrison, who was appointed to Wagga in 1886, died yesterday. He was one of the early members of the detective force in Sydney and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Wolseley, we are told, can be courtier as well as censor:--"There have been, perhaps, few examples of more dexterous and ready tact than Lord Wolseley's at the…
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