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

Courts & crime, 1862

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State of the Police Force

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 September 1862 · page 2

MR DRIVER, with a view of eliciting some information from the Government as to the measures that were to be taken to provide adequate police…

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The Lachlan. Local Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 September 1862 · page 3

ON Thursday evening last a meeting of the central and various local committees took place at Mr. Windred's, Sportsman's Arms, to discos matters of importance, in…

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Singular Capture By the Detective Police

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 September 1862 · page 4

At the Police Court, Sydney, on the 22nd instant, Robert Nelson was brought before the Bench, charged by subinspector Harrison with having assaulted…

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Small Debts Court. Gahn v. SHEAILAN/

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 September 1862 · page 2

The plaintiff sued defendant for £5 8s. for the [?] of a dray and tools ; verdict for plaintiff [?]5 8s. and Costs. BRENNAN V. QUINN…

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Police Office. Before L. V. Dulhunty, P.M., E. J. C: North, and S. Meyer, Esqrs., J.Ps

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 September 1862 · page 2

T. FitzpatricK was summoned by P. Moroney for pulling down his fencing. Fitzpatrick stated that he had the fence taken down to allow his horse and cart, to come through, as Moroney had…

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New Magistrate

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 September 1862 · page 2

James Husband Esq. was sworn in as a magistrate of the territory…

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Assault and Robbery

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 September 1862 · page 2

Stark Whisky and John Walsh were indicted for that they did on the 13th day of March, 1862, at Forbes, feloniously assault and rob one Phillip Bagwell…

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Local and Domestic. Bathurst Police Court. Monday, September 15Th, 1862. Before Dr. Palmer. P.M.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 September 1862 · page 2

FRANCIS FOLEY, charged with highway robbery with fire-arms, was remanded for seven days. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH. Before Dr. Palmer. P.M…

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Cowra. Police Court—wednesday, Sept. 17. Before G. Cansbell, Esq., and Thomas H. Wst, Esq., J.P.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 September 1862 · page 2

ROBERTSON D. MIDDLEMASS—Plaintiff sued defendant for having put excessive damages on some cattle [?] lefendant had impounded, and stated to the Binch that the cattle in…

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Police Office. Before L. V. Dathunty, P.M. E. J. C. North and S. Moyer, Esqrs., J.P.'s

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 September 1862 · page 2

Wm. Lawson was summoned by John Kelly For impounding 53 head of cattle and putting 5s per head on them on the 17th July, but their worships were of opinion that as Kelley had…

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Appeal Court. Bathurst. Before Harold McLean, Esq., Chief Commissioner of the Western Gold Fields, and two Assessors

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 September 1862 · page 2

MITCHELL Appellant ; LAEISSY Respondent. This was an appeal from a decision given by Mr. Commissioner Grenfell at Forbes. From the evidence adduced we learned the…

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Local and Domestic. Bathurst Police Court. Tuesday, September 23Rd, 1862

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 October 1862 · page 2

(Before Dr. Palmer. P.M., & W. Leo, Esq., J.P.) MARY ANN CHICK, brought before the Bench for protection, was admonished and discharged…

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Cowra. Police Court. Wednesday, September 24th, 1862. Before George Campbell, A Lynch, and Thomas H. West, Esqrs., J.Ps

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 October 1862 · page 2

WHITAKER [?] KEYS— This was a case under the Hired Servant's Act. Plaintiff claiming the sum of [?]14.3s 8d for nineteen weeks, shepherding and hutkeeping. The defendant pleaded…

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Cowra. Police Court. Wednesday, October 1st, 1862. Before Joseph West, jun., Thomas H. West, W. R. Watt, and A. Lynch, Eaqrs., J.Ps

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 October 1862 · page 2

WILLIAMS— v. TIERNEY—This was a case of affiliation, the third that had occurred at Cowra within about as many months; both parties attended but the matter was settled out of…

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Police Office

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 October 1862 · page 2

I am glad to be enabled to say that business at this office has been very Black of Iste. If it were not so I do not know what would become of us, for willi our two three constables we could…

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Small Debts Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 October 1862 · page 2

Skinner v , Cam[?] claim [?] 16., for pa[?] sold and deliverd, defendent [?] being indented. Vardiet for defendant. Fulton [?] Reader, claim for shoper gools sold…

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Carcoar. Police Office, Mail Robbery

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 October 1862 · page 2

Before L.V.Dithanty P.M.Captain Gennya, E.J.C. North, and T.R. Leely, Esq., J.P.,S. George William was charged with robbing…

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Local and Domestic. Bathurst Police Court. Tuesday, October 14Th 1862

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 October 1862 · page 2

BEVORE Dr.Palmer. P.M; R. Machattie and John Mc Phillamy Esqrs, J.P.'s. Elizabeth Richards charged with drunkeness, was admonished and discharged…

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Cowra. Police Court. Before N. Connolly, Jun, Thomas H. West, and A. Lynch, Esqra., J.P. West [?]Winson

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 October 1862 · page 2

This was a case under the bired servants act. Mr. West elated that the defendant Winson wm one of 12 men who had engaged to shear for him. Tho sharers were also to…

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BRAITHWAITE v. Hook. Arches Court, August 5. Before Dr. Lushington

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 October 1862 · page 2

THIS was a proceeding brought by the Rev, George Braithwaite, Vicar of tho parish of St. Peter's the Great, otherwise the subdeanery, in the city of Chichester, praying that the Rev…

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