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

Courts & crime, 1853

22 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Tambaroora Police Office

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 January 1853 · page 2

Frank S. [?] and Th mas Bower, Defendant. This was a charge made by the plaintiff under the sixth section of the Vagiant Act, before the…

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'COURT Of Quarter Sessions

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 January 1853 · page 2

The business of the'.Quarter Sessions commenced on .Thursday morning last before Afred Cheeke Fsg. assisted by the police Magistrate. Saul Samuel, C.II. Green, George Rankin and…

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Bathurst Quarter Sessions. Horse Stealing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 January 1853 · page 3

John Adams was indicated for stealing a horse, saddle and briale, the property of Mr. Joseph Lec, butcher, of Bathurst, on the 10th December Last. He pleaded not guilty and was undo ended…

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Police Clothing. P, '

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 February 1853 · page 2

It has frequently fallen to our lot; to comment with some degree of severity upon the conduct of the Executive Government in its detail management of the police. For…

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Bathurst Assizes. (Continued from our last.) Friday, February 25Th. Cattle Stealing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 March 1853 · page 2

John Satchne was again in[?]tea for—first stealing two bullocks the property of Mr. Archibald Walker of Loowee, on the 1st of January 1852—secondly with receiving them knowing…

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Monday, February 26Th. His Honor took his seat at 10 o'clock. Cattle Stealing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 March 1853 · page 2

John Cody was indicted for stealing a bullock the property of Michael Neal, as Trustee for his son, of Brown's Creek, on the 21st October last. He pleaded not guilty and was defended by Mr…

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British Extracts. the Secret Murder of Protection

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 March 1853 · page 4

The British public is about to be cheated, and it is our duty to rouse it to a sense of the fraud. It was promised a grand exhibition, at least a still grander apology—…

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(At the Police Office, Bathurst)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 March 1853 · page 4

1. Six hundred and forty acres; county of Georgiana, parish ;unnamed, near the head of Byrnes Creek; bounded on the north by the fifth section line south, of John…

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Bathurst Quarter Sessions. Friday, 22nd INST. Stealing an opossum clock and a shirt

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 April 1853 · page 2

William Long was indicted for steaming one opossum cloak and one blue shirt—the property of Henry Bell, on the 1st of February, at Carcoar. He pleaded not guilty…

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Bathurst Quarter Sessions. Friday, July 15th. Stealing and Receiving Racon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 July 1853 · page 2

Daniel McGreggor and Michael Healy who had been allowed bail were placed at the bar and indicted for stealing a quantity of Bacon, the. property of Mr. John Darwin at Bathurst on,the 7th,…

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Country News. Wilful Murder of a Man Unknown Discovery of the Remains

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 July 1853 · page 2

On Saturday last the quiet little township of [?] was thrown a state of excitement by the report that the remains of a inurdered man had been found, close to the blind creek, about a…

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Wednesday 24Th. Cattle Stealing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 August 1853 · page 2

Dominique Kelly and William Nixon were then placed at the bar and Mr. Holroyd who appeared for Kelly applied to the court to have the prisoners tried separately on the ground that…

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Sydney News. Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 August 1853 · page 4

On Thursday an inquest was held before the Coroner, at the Three Tune Tuns Tavern, Elizabeth-street on view of the body of Thomos Quinn then lying dead at the Sydney Infirmary…

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Colonial News Horrible Murder at Circular Head

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 October 1853 · page 4

We are indebted to a correspondent for the following particulars of an atrocious murder perpetrated at Circular Head, by two passholders, said to be from Norfolk…

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Saturday 22Nd. October. Stealing Money

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 October 1853 · page 2

Ellen Merrigan on bail, was indicated for stealing on the 20th September £30 in Bank notes, the property of James Martin. The prisoner pleaded "not guilty" and was defended by Mr. Purefoy…

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Friday, 21St. October. Stealing Tallow

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 October 1853 · page 2

John Howard was indicated for stealing at T[?]mbaroora on the 21st June, 16lbs of [?]allow the property of Peter Dwyer. Plea—not guilty. The prisoner was undefeated…

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Monday, October 24Th. Horse Stealing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 October 1853 · page 3

William O'Regan was indicated for stealing, at Bathurst, a horse, the property of John Maloney. The prisoner plended not guilty, and was defended by Mr. Purefoy; Attooney—Mr…

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Court of Quarter Sessions.. Thursday, 21St October, 1853

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 October 1853 · page 2

The court was opened this morning before the chairman who was assisted during the day by D. Wentworth, S. North, J. F. Clements, T. J. Hawkins G. F. Wise, Wm. Johnson, and T. D…

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The Late Atrocious Murder Near Yass

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 November 1853 · page 2

From reliable sources of information, we have gathered the following further particulars of this most horrible affair. Talbot, the murderer, and Barry, his victim, were at the time of the…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit." Saturday, December 3, 1853. Our Police Office

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 December 1853 · page 2

A GLANCE at our police records of to-day will show how immediately the people of this town are indebted to the gentleman whom our kind and cosiderate…

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