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

Courts & crime, 1855

16 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers

District Intelligence. Police Office, Carcoar Decbmben [?] 1854

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 January 1855 · page 2

We have to apologize of the appearance of the following report so long after date—a cirumstance which is likely to occur from the irregularity with which the Police O Hce business…

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Bathurst Assizes. Horse Stealing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 March 1855 · page 2

John Field was indicted for stealing a mare holonging in Mr. Joremiah Sullivan of the Goalborn District. As the particulars of this case were give in our issue of the 24th pit it is…

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Siege of Sebastopol: the Assault

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 March 1855 · page 2

The Times, which has latterly depicted in the most gloomy manner the state of the army in the Crimea, this morning adopts a more hopeful tone, and in its…

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Sydney News. Dreadful Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 April 1855 · page 2

Aboat half-past ten o'clock on Friday night, a murder marked with circumstances of a most atrocious character, was perpetrated in Liverpool-street, by a man named Samuel Wilc[?]x. The…

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Two Bushrangers Tried and Sentenced to Death

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 June 1855 · page 2

On Tuesday, the 5th current, st Rabbit Town Connolly and Whelan, who hare so long been a courge and terror to the neighbourhood, were tried before his Honor Thomas Horne, Esq., at the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court. The indictment ran that they. Peter Connolly…

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A French General Charged with Divulging Secrets to the Enemy

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 June 1855 · page 2

There has been, it is alleged, treason' in the Allied camp before, Sebastopol, and a .French general is said to have acted so indiscreetly that he is sent home to be shot. This, sounds…

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Local Intelligence. Bathurst Quarter Sessions. Friday, July 13Th. Cattle Stealing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 July 1855 · page 2

Charles Townsend and Thomas Pitthouse were indicted for killing a cow belonging to Mr. William Tom, at Springfield, in April last They pleaded not guilty and were defended by…

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Supreme Court.—saturday

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 August 1855 · page 2

Before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Therry. THE QUEEN, v. EDWARD COOK. This was a special case from the Bathurst…

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Tuesday, August 28th. Wilful Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 2

Wm. Johnson Millar was indicated for the wilful murder of ono Antonio, a foreigner in the service of Mr. Nicholas Bailey of Mudgee, on the 4th of March last. He pleaded not guilty, and…

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Local Intelligence. Circuit Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 2

His Honor, Mr. Justice Therry arrived in Bathurst on Sunday morning last and hanselled the new bridge by passing over it in his carriage. He attoended Divine Service at St. Michael's…

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Local Intelligence. Bathurst Circuit Court. Saturday, Sept. 1, 1855. BAYLEY v. BROWN

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 September 1855 · page 2

This Was an action for trespass, and the declaration set forth that the defendant had during a period of several years suffered his sheep to trespass upon a run of the plaintiff's situate at the…

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Frightful Murder at Oakleigh

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 September 1855 · page 1

On Saturday, the inhabitants of Oakleigh were thrown into a state of excitement by the report that the body of an unfortunate man had been discovered about five miles distant from the…

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Local Intelligence. Police Protection on the Lachlan

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 September 1855 · page 2

The following petition, numerously and respestably signed, was forwarded to his Excellency the Governor General about a fortnight ago, and in reply there to the accompanying…

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C[?]aige of Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 October 1855 · page 3

[?] was, on Friday the 21st, and [?] following Friday, brought before the bench [?] charged of having murdered, by [?] John Hunderson or [?] at…

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Murder on the High Seas. Queenstown, July 6

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 October 1855 · page 1

The brig Her Majesty of Whitby, arrived to-day. She reports the murder of her captain, mate, and cook, and the wounding severely of two of…

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Local Intelligence. Quarter Sessions. Stealing Money

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 2

George Smith was indicted for stealing £2 at Etsakine Flat, from John Lurkie, on the 7th inst. He pleaded not guilty and was undefended. It appeared from the evidence of Luckie, that…

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