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Blue Mountains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

34 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2

Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, January 9, 1901. Before Messrs Wiltshire, Tabrettt and Fulton. Lighting Bush Fires

The Mountaineer · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 4

FRANK LOUGH was charged with lighting fires in the scrub, and leaving them without extingui-bing the same…

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Small Debts Court. Same Day and Same Bench

The Mountaineer · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 4

T. Williams v J. Boyd, claim for £9 for injuries to a horse. Defendant ple[?]ded not guilty. Williams stated that on 2nd…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, February 6, 1901. Before Messrs J. F. Tabrett end H,. R. Goyder [?]

The Mountaineer · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

Allison v. Lowe, claim for 18s as a general servant. Rose Allison, plaintiff, on oath, deposed: Have never had a room to…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, February 13,1901 Small Debts Court

The Mountaineer · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 3

Wilson v. Kisbee, claim for £10 for two months' rent due on Wentworth Falls Hotel. Mr. E. J. Ellis appeared for…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, February 20, 1901 Obscene Language

The Mountaineer · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 2

E. Powderly was charged with using obscene language in this bar of the Railway Hotel He pleaded guilty, and was fined…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, March 6, 1901 Before Messrs Tabrett and Nash, J'sP. Cattle Straying

The Mountaineer · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 4

F. Duff was charged by the Inspector of Nuisances for the Katoomba municipality with allowing a cow to stray in Katoomba street…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, March 13, 1904

The Mountaineer · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 2

Before Messrs Wiltshire and Tabreett. John Blakay was charged by the Council Clerk for the Municipality of Katooba (H…

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Small Debts Court

The Mountaineer · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 2

Before Messrs Wiltshire, Tabrett, Goyder and Nash. F. Winser v H. Mitchell claim for 12s 6d for goods sold and delivered…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, March 20, 1901

The Mountaineer · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 3

Before Messrs J. F. Tabrett, J. R. Nash, and H. R. Goyder, J.s'P, DRUNK. William Wright was charged with…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, April 10, 1901. Drunk and Obscene Language

The Mountaineer · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 4

S. M[?]lholi[?]nd was charged with being drunk and also using obscene language. She pleased guilty and was fined…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, May 1, 1901. Before Messrs Wiltshire, Stephen and Fulton. Council Drainage Prosecution's

The Mountaineer · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 2

W. F. Coyder was charged by the Inspector of Nuisances with causing ends and slops to remain on Park street, and creating a nuisance…

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Licensing Court. Same day and some Bench

The Mountaineer · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 2

Application was made for a publican's conditional license for premises in Wentworth Falls to be known as the Grand View Hotel…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, May 8, 1901. Before Messrs Daly, Duff and Goyder. ASSAULT

The Mountaineer · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 2

H. Swan was charged by George Davies with assaulting him on the 30th April. He pleaded not guilty…

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Small Debts Court. Same day and same Bench

The Mountaineer · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 2

P. G. Pearse v. T. Kiebee claim for £1 10s for hire of horse. The plaintiff, on oath, stated that Mr. Kiebee's goods were being…

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Kattomba Appeal Court

The Mountaineer · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 2

There were a fairly large bill at the appeal court on Thursday, probably the largest since the inception of the municipality. Aldermen Copeland…

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That Friendly Appeal Court

The Mountaineer · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 3

At the Council meeting on Wednesday night Ald. Scope said he had a duty to perform to the ratepayers of Katoomba to explain…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, June 26, 1901. Before J. F. Tabrett, J.P.

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 2

David McCarthy was charged with being drunk on the Bathurst road. He pleaded guilty and the Bench let him off with a caution as it was his…

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Katoomba Police Court. Thursday, July 18, 1901

The Mountaineer · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 3

ALLRGED LARCENY, James Thomas was charged with breaking and entering Flora Cottage. Katoomba, ans was remanded till…

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Katoomba Police Court. Monday, July 22, 1901. Before Messrs Goyder and Nash. Un-tamped Receipts

The Mountaineer · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 2

W. Rohrman, on the information of Senior Constable McDowell was charged with giving Mrs. Gorton an unstamped receipt for £[?]…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, July 30, 1901. Obtaining Money by False Representations

The Mountaineer · Friday 2 August 1901 · page 3

John Thomas H[?]zell and Joseph Oriel alias St[?]ines were charged with endeavoring to impose on A. W. Tucket by making false…

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