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Blue Mountains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, Sept. 13, 1905. Before the P.M.

The Mountaineer · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 2

Mr t. Purslow, Inspector of Nuisances for the Katoomba Municipality, v. C. W. Westall, claim for 9s 6d for N. S. d[?]es. Plea not indebted…

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Small Debts Court. Same day. Same Bench

The Mountaineer · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 2

J. McLaughlin v. W. J. Bottomley, claim for £6 for work and labour done. There was no appearance of…

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Katoomba Police court Wednesday, October 11

The Mountaineer · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 2

Before Mr Fletcher, P. M., and "G Kitch, J. P. Police v R. Kay, neglecting to send Robert Kay to school the required…

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Small Debts Court. Same Day, Same Bench

The Mountaineer · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 2

J. McLaughlin v .W J. Bottomley, claim for £6 10s 8d, for repairs to buggy and costs. Verdict --for full amount…

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Katoomba Polite Court. Wednesday, October 25th, 1905. Before Messrs Tabrett and Timbrell, J's.P

The Mountaineer · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 6

W. T. Purslow, (Inspector of Nuisances) versus Charles Kilk, suffering one cow to stray in Lurline street. Pleaded guilty. Fined 5s and 3s 6d costs, in default 48…

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Socialists and the Poor Law. Fear of Disfranchisement. Verdict of Wilful Murder

The Mountaineer · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 3

At an inquest held at Edmonton yesterday on the body of Constance May Gammon, aged four months, a verdict of wilful murder was returned against the…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, November 8th, 1905. Before the P.M.

The Mountaineer · Friday 10 November 1905 · page 7

W. T. Purslow (inspector of nuisances), v. Dr. Deck, suffering one horse to stray. Plea guilty. Fined 5s. and 3s. 6d. costs…

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Katoomba Police Court. Monday, November 13, 1905. (Before Mr. G. Kitch. J.P.)

The Mountaineer · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 4

Sylvanus Skeen was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Main-street, Katoomba, on Saturday night last. He pleaded guilty and was fined…

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No Theft From a Bookmaker

The Mountaineer · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 5

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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Katoomba Police Court. WEDNESDAY, Nov., 22nd 1905. Before Messrs Kitch and Marx, J's.P

The Mountaineer · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 3

G. McFarlane, Dr S. Watkins, D. Brown, D. Ann[?]sley, C. Holmes, G. Poulton, Wm. Poulton, Dr. Lamb, S. S. Milgate, J. Polley, H. Scope, Jas…

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Katoomba Police Court. Monday, Nov. 27

The Mountaineer · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 7

Before Messrs E. T. Marr and R. J. Bronger, Js.P. Frederick Taylor and Jos. Dunn, alias Hall, alias Watson, charged in…

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Katoomba Police Court. Friday (to-day), Dec. 1st, 1905. Before the P.M. and Mr Hicks, J. P.

The Mountaineer · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 3

David Brown was charged with being a person acting in a certain manner, to wit, as banker in conducting a common gaming house, to wit,…

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The Watt Beauchamp Case. Charge of Inciting to Murder. Details of Evidence

The Mountaineer · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 5

The charge against Mr. Hugh Watt, at one time M.P. for one of the divisions of Glasgow, "that he did on August 11 inlawfully attempt to procure on Herbert…

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Police Raid in Katoomba. on a Billiard Room. the Game of "Murrumbidgery." Nineteen Arrested

The Mountaineer · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 3

The serenity of Katoomba was disturbed on Wednesday evening last when it became known that the police had made a raid on the billiard-room…

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Lithgow Police Court

The Mountaineer · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 3

Frederick Taylor and Joseph Dunn,alias Hall, alias Geo. Watson, on remand from Katoomba, were charged with stealing, in company, one parse, one £1 note, 9s in…

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Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, December 6. Before Messrs Kitch and L, Duff, J'sP. False Peetences

The Mountaineer · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 7

Ernest Henry Wills, on remand from the Central police Court was charged with obtaining the sunr of about £10 by means of a false pretence from Mr Thomas Chiff…

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Queensland Crown Lands. a Vigorous and Liberal Land Settlement Police. 500,000 Acres Being Prepared for Settlement. Agency for Queensland Crown Lands Opened in Sydney

The Mountaineer · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 2

Whatever other Australian Governments may be doing, the Government of Queensland is certainly making vigorous efforts to promote the…

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