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

Courts & crime, 1872

275 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 14

Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Monday, Nov. 4. Before the Police Magistrate

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 6 November 1872 · page 2

INSANE.—An unfortunate named Edward Lowe was brought up charged with being of unsound mind. Constable William Johnson, sworn, proved the arrest, and said that when…

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Police Court. Saturday, November 2Nd, 1872

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 November 1872 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.—Jane McGregor, supposed to be unsound mind, was remanded for seve days. DISOBERYING SUMMONS.—Annie Birmingham…

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Bathurst Circuit Court. (Before His Honor Sir Alfred Stephen C.j.) Civil Side. Saturday, November 2Nd, 1872

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 November 1872 · page 2

HIS Honor tool his sent on the Bench at ten o'clock COLWELL AND WIFE V. WASTON. Jury: Messrs G. Palmer, G.R. Suttor J.H…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Friday, Nov. 8. Before the Police Magistrate

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 9 November 1872 · page 2

Drunk. — An unfortunate woman named Annie Taylor was brought up changed with being drunk and creating a disturbance in Queen-street, by smashing the window of…

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Police Court. Wednesday November 6TH.(Before R. McPhillsmy Esq., J. P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 November 1872 · page 2

VAGRANCY.— Mary Lee charged with vagrancy was sent to goal for one month…

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Police Court. Saturday, November 9Th, 1872. (Before the Police Magistrate)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 November 1872 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.— One drunkard was adinouished and discharged. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.— James Jackson was fined 10s in default 48 hours imprisonment for…

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Monday November 11Th. (Before the Police Magistrate)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 November 1872 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.— Two drunkards were admonished and discharged and a third on bail for the same offence not appearing when called on his beil of £ 2 was forfelted.— James Arthur…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. [?] NOV 12. Before the Police Magistrate and [?] Tebutt, Esq..J.P

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 13 November 1872 · page 2

A[?]it.—James Lyan, changed with having used his [?] rather too freely on the person of S. A Mott. was [?] forthe[?] having been a limited to laid in the sum of £5 soon after…

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Tuesday, November 12Th. (Before the Police Magistrate, J. C. Stanger, and H. M. Pulton., J. P. s.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 November 1872 · page 2

VIOLENT ASSAULT.— Jack (an aboriginal) on remand was charged with violently assulting one William Green.— William Green deposed: I am in the service of Mr. Christopher Mutton…

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Horrible Murder in the District. November 5

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 November 1872 · page 2

THE most exciting item of news here is they atrocius murder perpetrated by some person, on Saturday the 26 th October at Kangarroble Station on the Lachlan about forty miles…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Wednesday, Nov. 13. Before H. Tebbutt, Esq., J.P.

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 16 November 1872 · page 2

Drunk.—Two [?]totallers named Jones and Hant, charged with drunkenness, were [?] and discharged. [?] of [?] A [?] old…

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Appeal Court Thursday, Nov. 14. Before R. Rouse and L. S. Donaldson, Esqs., J.P.’s

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 16 November 1872 · page 2

Cochrane and [?] v. Brain and party.— This was a dispute between No. 1 and No. 2 [?] It appeared that in July last the [?] of No. 2 abando[?] their theft…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Monday, Nov. 18TH. Before the Police Magistrate

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 20 November 1872 · page 2

Obscene Language.—George Rutherford was brought up charged with using obscene language in Queen-street en Sunday morning. Constable Toohey proved the arrest, and…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Friday [?] 22. Before the [?] Magistrate

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 23 November 1872 · page 2

Obscene Languages.—Joseph Benjamin was brought up charged with using obscene language in Herbert street, and pleaded [?] Fined 10s…

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Police Court. Thursday, November 21St, 1872. (Before the Police Magistrate and D. Kings, Esq., J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 November 1872 · page 2

ABBOCONDING.—Mary Ellon W. son charged with absconding from her indented apprentice ship with one [?] of Camphell's River, was remanded to the Rockley Bench to…

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Murder on the High Seas

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 November 1872 · page 2

IN the Sydney Criminal Court on Wednesday, Joseph Armstrong and Charles Dowdon (master and mate of the ship [?]) were found Guilly of the murder of a man whose name was…

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Melbourne City Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 November 1872 · page 3

Several persons were charged at the City Court on Monday with gambling on the race cource at Flemington on Saturday, the police being obliged to coufine their attention to the small fry of…

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Police Court. Monday, November 25Th, 1872. (Before the Police Magistrate)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 November 1872 · page 2

[?].—Four drunkards were admonished and discharged. OBSOCRENE LANGUAGE.—Margaret Burns and Joseph Corren were each fined 10s., in default…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court Monday, Nov. 5. Before the Police Magistrate

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 27 November 1872 · page 2

Obscene Language.— John Cain, charged with using absently language, was fined £2. Drunk.—The following were charged with being drunk—Thomas Jones, on ball,…

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Police Court. Saturday, November 30Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 December 1872 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS,— Two drunkards were admonished and discharged. ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO Ron,— Robert Elliott was charged with assaulting and…

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