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

Courts & crime, 1875

58 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 3

Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court Thursday, December 31st. ( Before L. S. Donaldson. Esq. J. P.) Stealing From a Stone

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 2 January 1875 · page 3

SAMUEL WEBSTER and Richard [?] under warrant, were brought up, charted with entering the store of Mr. Frahman, Ford’s Creek, with intent to [?] a…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court Friday. January 8Th. (Before W. Ewington. Esq., J.P.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 9 January 1875 · page 2

Illusing a horse.—John How appeared to answer the charge of ill using a horse. The charge being fully proved the defendant was fined £1…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court Friday, January 15th. (Before T. A. Browne, Esq., P.m).threatening Language

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 16 January 1875 · page 2

Neil McKinnon appered to answer the charge of using threatening language towards his wife. Mr. Brough, who appeared for the…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. Tuesday, January 19Th. (Before T. A. Browne, Esq., P. M), Articles of the Peace

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 21 January 1875 · page 2

Neil McKinnon who was remanded for medical examination was brought up. Senior-sergeant O’Donnell, said, there had been no medical examination : since the…

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Wardens Court. (Before Mr. Warden Browne). PATON v. HEATH

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 21 January 1875 · page 2

This was a case in which plaintiff sued to recover the balance of the cost of two shares purchased by him from the defendant. From the evidence of the plaintiff he…

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Brutal Violence by the Police. (From the Western Independent.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 26 January 1875 · page 2

WE witnessed, on Tuesday last, the must disgusting instance of uncalled-for brutality on the part of the police which we ever November. The simple facts are as follow [?]…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. Friday, January 20th . ( Before T. A. Browne, Esq., P.m.) Drunkenness

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 30 January 1875 · page 2

John Skitton charged with being drunk at the Home Rule, pleaded guilty. This being the first offence the prisoner was discharged. INSULTING LANGUAGE,…

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Frightful Murder at Lyttel- Ton. (From the Correspondent of the Auckland Star.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 30 January 1875 · page 3

AN awful murder, committed in Lyttelton on Saturday evening. January 9, caused the greatest excitement in all classes of the community. On the date named a girl named…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. Monday, February 1st. (Before the Police Magistrate). ROBBERY

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 2 February 1875 · page 2

James Musgrave was brought up. charged with stealing property and money to the valne of £3 2s. 6d. from the house of Eilen Clngie. Queen-street…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. Tuesday, February 5.(Before T. A. Browne, Esq., P. M).disputed Purchase

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 2

Skudds v. Hayes. —Phoebe Ann Skudds, sworn, said : Last week I sold the defendant two cows, and delivered them to him on Friday; on Saturday he came to my place and…

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Gulgong Law Courts, Small Debts Court. Wednesday. February 10. (Before T. A. Browne, Esq., P.M., and L. S. Donaldson. [?]Esq., J.P.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 11 February 1875 · page 2

HEARD v. Hope. —Summons not served. Frost v. Ford,— £9. goods sold and delivered. Had been paid on account. Verdict for the balance, with costs of Court…

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Murder

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 2

TUB Coroner, T. A. Browne, Esq., hold an inquest on the 10th and 11th instant on the body of See Tye, the unfortunate Chinaman who was cut and wounded with a tomahawk…

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Confession of Fourteen Murder

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 3

THE Toronto Globe publishes the following horrible story from Mazatlan, Mexico, October 22 :—An Englishnian named Tom Adams, who for the past eight or ten years has owned…

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Police Raid on the “Can Can.”

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 3

A raid has recently taken place on a New York theatre to suppress the dancing of the can-can. The police of New York who perform the functions of the Lord Cumberland in…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court Monday, 22Nd March. (Before the Police Magistrate.) VAGRANT

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 23 March 1875 · page 2

William Lockey, was charged with having no lawful or visible means of support. Constable Robert Stapleton, sworn, said About half-past 11 o’clock last night. 21s:…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. [?] 6TH April. (Before T.A. [?], Es.p., P.m). House Stealing

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 6 April 1875 · page 2

James [?] was [?] with stealing a [?] and [?] with meeting [?] knowing in to the [?] [?] said: About…

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Dreadful Murder

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 17 April 1875 · page 2

ON Tuesday last the District Coroner (Mr. W. J. Hemingham) hold an inquest at the house of Robert Rope. Lawson’s Creek, upon the body of Hannah Jane Rope. who had…

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Mudgee Circuit Court. (From the Western Post.) Monday, April 12

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 17 April 1875 · page 3

Before His Honor Sir William Maiming. The following is a continuation of the, evidence for the defence in the case of James Gatsos, the Greek, charged with the murder…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. Wednesday, April 28Th. (Before the Police Magistrates.) Horse Stealing

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 29 April 1875 · page 2

Thomas Rope on remand was charged with horse stealing. The former evidence having been read over. John Ross, recalled, says: I value the over…

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Court of Requests. (Before Police Magistrate, and L. S. Donaldson, Esq., J.P.

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 29 April 1875 · page 2

Wodds v. M’Gonigal. —goods sold and delivered, £9. 15s- 7d o Plaintiff. Woods v. Bourke.—Goods sold and delivered, £9 17s. 9d, No parties…

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