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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1848

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Police Office

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1848 · page 3

Before E. Park, Esq., J.P., and George Ranken, Esq., J.P. Charlotte Gregory was charged with drunkenness, but as she had been confined…

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Police Office

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1848 · page 2

There were seven drunkards on the list, some of whom paid the fine of 10s, each, and the others were safely deposited in the lock-up. Thomas Phillips, a man who was tried for…

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Police Office. MONDAY [?] the Pollice Magistrate

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1848 · page 3

Titus Kant, John M'Ginnon, and Richard Hennessev, pleased guilty to a change of drunkenness, and were fined ten shillings each, or twenty-four hours in the cells…

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Police Office

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1848 · page 3

Before the Police Magistrate, and D. M. Irving, Esq, J,P. Benjamin Hall was brought before, the bench and charged with horse stealing arid…

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Police Office. Saturday, 28Th Ultimo

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1848 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate. Charlotte Gregory, was charged with drunkenness and sentenced to pay a fine of forty shillings, or, seventy two hours in the…

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Police Office

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1848 · page 3

Before the Police Magistrate. Michael Doran, and jane Roberts, pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness, and were fined ten shillings each, or…

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Police Office

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1848 · page 2

Saturday, November 11.—Before the Police Magistrate. John Grose, pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness, and was sentenced to pay a fine of 5s…

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Police Office

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1848 · page 3

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17.—Before the Police Magistrate. Ann Smith and William Bell, pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness and were each ordered to pay ten shillings, or be locked up for twenty-four hours…

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Police Office. Saturday, 25Th NOVEMBER.—Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1848 · page 3

James Brady was apprehended by the police and charged with not reporting himself under the provisions of the Vagrant Act; the case was fully proved, and he was sentenced to…

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The Bathurst Advocate. Saturday, December 2, 1848. The Town's Police

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1848 · page 2

It affords us no small gratification to announce, that the recent changes in the police here, have already been productive of much public benefit. The orders given by our worthy police…

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Police Office. Monday, 4Th December. Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 9 December 1848 · page 2

Russell Abbott, was charged with drunkenness, and forcibly entering a dwelling, the bench found him guilty, and sentenced him to seven days confinement in the cells…

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Court of Requests. Monday, 11Th December, 1848

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1848 · page 2

This being the day appointed for the sitting of this court, the chair was taken at 10 o'clock by H. Heathorn, Esq., J.P., assisted part of the day by J. B. Richards, Esq., J.P. There were eighty-seven cases on the list,…

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Police Office. Tuesday, 12Th December, 1848. Before H. Heathorn, Esq., J.P.

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1848 · page 2

James Kingsly and William Saunders, were charged with drunkenness, and were £1 each. WEDNESDAY. Before Col. Morrissett, P.M…

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Police Office. SATURDAY, 16th DECEMBER. Before E. Park, Esq., J.P. and T.W. Lane, Esq., J.P.

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1848 · page 3

James Cormack, Emma Long, and Mary Head, were charged with drunkenness, and were ordered to pay the fine of ten shilling each or twenty-four hours to the cells; the two former complied with the…

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Police Office. Friday, 22Nd-(continued.)

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 30 December 1848 · page 3

Before Col. Morisset, P.M., and Messrs Heathorn, Rankin, and Hawkins. Esqrs.J.Ps. Bonner v. Pritchard.—This, was an information filed under the tenement act. Mr…

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