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

Courts & crime, 1856

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Shocking Murder in London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 June 1856 · page 4

Between four and five o'clock on Sunday afternoon, in consequence of private information received by the police authorities. Inspector Hutton and Serjeant…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Tuesday, June 10th. Before Dr. Palmer. P. M.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 June 1856 · page 2

James Byrnes, charged with haring been found drank and disorderly, was fined 40s, John Grunt, also charged with drunkenness, was admonished and discharged…

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Police Court. Saturday, June 14

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 June 1856 · page 3

There was no business before the court of any importance this morning. MONDAY JUNE 16. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M.)…

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British Extract Dreadful Murder in [?]Rahran

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 June 1856 · page 4

At a late hour on Sunday night the inhabitants of East Prahran were horrified by the intelligence, which spread rapidly that a shocking murder had been committed in the…

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Police Court. Wednesday, June 13rn, 1856. (Before Dr. Palmer, P. M.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 June 1856 · page 2

The only name on the sheet this morning was Unit of Ellen Gilmore, charged with drunkeness and obscene language, who was admouished and discharged…

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Local Intelligence. Shocking Murder at King's Plains

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 June 1856 · page 2

Another of those painfully striking instances of the melancholy effects of intexication, which have unfortunately too often disgraced this district, occurred at Kings Plains on the 12th instant,…

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Loss of the Brig Gazelle. and "Murder of Her Crew by the Natives of Woodlar[?]island

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 June 1856 · page 2

The following account is an extract turn the Ing of the schooner Favourite, which was does patched from Sydney, to a[?]tain if possible the late of the Gazelle and her crew:—…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Thursday, June 19Th, 1956

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 June 1856 · page 2

(Before Dr. Plamer, P.M., and Dr. Machattio.) The drunkar[?]s' list this morning comprised the following names:- Barney Malone, charged with drunkenness, was…

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Police Court. Wednesday, June 25Th. Before Dr. Palmer. P.M.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 June 1856 · page 2

Sarah Blackman Mary Webster, and Margaret Lockwood, stood charged with having on the previous in Barrack Lane, been found drink and making use of obscene language Sarah…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Saturday, June 21

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 June 1856 · page 2

Before the Chief Justice and a special Jury of Twelve…

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Police Court. Friday, June 27th. Before Dr. Palmer, P.M.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 July 1856 · page 2

WHITE v. EGAN,—In this case the defendant appeared in answer to an information of Mr. Patrick White, of Queen Charlotte's Vale, charging him with an assault. Mr. P. White deposed…

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Local Intelligence. Court of Requests

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 July 1856 · page 2

At a numerously attended meeting of magistrates, held at the Court house on Friday, last the following arrangements were made for the court of Requests to be held during the present…

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Police Court. Wednesday, July 2. Before Dr. Palmer, P. M.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 July 1856 · page 2

Mary Clantield charged with having been found drunk, was admonished and discharged. THURSDAY, JULY 3. Before Dr. Palmer, P.M…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Saturday, July Eth. Before Dr. Palmer, P.M.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 July 1856 · page 2

Richard Lovell, charged with drunkenness and using obsence language was admonished and dislarged. James Cochrane charge with an assanlt, was…

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Police Court. Wednesday, July 9ru. Before Dr. Palmer, P.M.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 July 1856 · page 2

James Branegan, Charged with drunkenness and indeconcy, was fined twenty shillings . Mary Brien, charged with vagrancy, and against whom there were several previous…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Saturday, July 14

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 July 1856 · page 2

Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., and G. F. Wise, J. P. William Barry charged with drunkenness and resisting the police, was fined 20s. FINNERTY v. LENANE.—In the case the defondant…

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Court of Requests. Monday, July 14Th. (Before W. H. Suttor, J. B. Suttor, and G. F. Wise, Esquires.) HACKETT V. RYAN

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 July 1856 · page 2

This was an notion to recover damages for maltcious prosecution. Thomas Hackett, aworn: About seven or eight months ago, the defendant came and asked me…

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Police Court. Wednesday, July 16Th

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 July 1856 · page 2

Before Dr.Palmer, P.M., Captain Battye, R Oakos, J.Wost Tortius,and J.B.Suttor, Esqs. Samuel Star, and William Crossingham, charged with having been found drunk in the streets, wore…

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Police Court. Thursday July 17Th, Before Br Palmer, P.M., and G.F. Wises, Esq

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 July 1856 · page 2

Bridget Mahoney, charged with using obscene language, was admonished and discharged. William Wilson, charged with being a deserter from the 11th Regiment, was remanded that…

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Court of Requests. Monday, July 14Th. Taylor V. Cooke

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 July 1856 · page 2

This was an action to recover damages for trespass, .Mr. Serjeant appeared for tahe plaintiff, Mr. Macintosh for the defendant…

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