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

Courts & crime, 1892

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A Murderer Charged. Sydney, Thursday, 9 p.m

National Advocate · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 3

At Brisbane, to-day, Arthur Fay, was charged with the murder of William Dobson, on Christmas Eve. The case was heard with closed doors and the…

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Murder in Mexico

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 2

General Garcia, an officer in charge of a contingent of the Mexican troops, has been murdered by his own men. The troops afterwards closer loci und joined the rebels…

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Police Court. Monday, January 4, 1892. Before the Police Magistrate and Hon. E. Webb, J.P.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—One drunkard was dis-charged. UNSOUND MIND. William Enlcs was charged, on…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 5th. Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—One drunkard was discharged. ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.—John Healy [?] was charged with assaulting one…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 5, 1892. (Before the P.M.)

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1892 · page 2

One drunkard suffered the conventional first offence penalty. He was admonished and discharged. J. Healy was brought up on remand…

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Police Court. Thursday, 7Th January, 1892. Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 3

LUNACY—James Dunn, on remand, was charged on suspicion of being of unsound mind, and was discharged, Dr. Bassett having certified that he had sufficiently…

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The Omeo Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 4

It was early in January, 1859, while the first gold fever was still raging in Victoria, that a man named Cornelius Green, a large gold-buyer, became the victim of as foul and Cold-blooded a murder as was ever committed, the…

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Two Females Escape from Gaol. a Chase in the Dark. an Exciting Scene in Keppel Street. Re-arrest of the Escapees

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 2

Last evening, considerable excitement was occasioned in the vicinity of the gaol by the announcement that two of the female prisoners had escaped. The usual secrecy…

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Early Australian History. [?]eing a Series of Historical Sketches, bearing upon Australian Colonization and Convict Life in New South Wales and Diemen's Land. Part IV—The Story of the Bushrangers. the Omeo Murder—(continued). Copyright

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 8 January 1892 · page 4

They then had a distance of about a mile and a half to traverse before reaching the store, and together they ran until they reached the road, upon which they found Mr Green's two horses, they having evidently got off before the…

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Police Court

National Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Police Magistrate Graham and Magistrate Mackay, there appeared in the dock an individual who betrayed the evidences…

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Police Court. Saturday, January 9,1892, (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. F. Halliday and J. B. Dulhunty, J's.P.) Boot Stealing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 2

Thomas Skelton, aged 10, and Robert Fairbairn were charged with stealing a pair of bunts, the property of John Hunter, in company with cacti other…

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Stealing Boots

National Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 3

In William-streetis Caunt's Pharmacy and at the rear is a window which commands a very excellent view of a commodious back yard. Miss Caunt…

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Police Protection

National Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 3

It is a matter, of frequent repetition that the police can never be found when they are wanted. Perhaps they cannot; but we must, in justice to them say,…

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The Use of the Knife. a Christmas Day Episode. Two Foreigners Charged with Stabbing. "How to Spell Christmas."

National Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 2

On Christmas night a couple of foreigners, named Charles Henry and Joseph Martin, were drinking in the Britannia Hotel, at the corner of…

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Early Australian History. Sing a Series of Historical Sketches, bearing upon Australian Colonization and Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. Part IV—The Story of the Bushrangers. the Omeo Murder—(continued). Copyright

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 4

The men, were, however, gone, but their fire was still burning and the tracks of the horses were plainly discernible. One of the "party showed them a near cut, saving three miles, which they immediately took, and within a quarter of a mile of the…

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Police Court

National Advocate · Monday 11 January 1892 · page 2

At the Police Court on Saturday morning, before Magistrates Graham and Dulhunty, a person with the familiar cognomen— John Brown, bent his head in…

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Police Court. Monday, January 11Th. Before the Police Magistrate, Hon. E. Webb, and Mr. W. McKay, J.P.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 11 January 1892 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS— James Trainor was charged with drunkenness, and fined 5s, in default 24 hours imprisonment. One drunkard was discharged…

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Alleged Criminal Assault. Sydney, Monday 9.30 p.m

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 3

Geo. Smith, 16, was committed for trial on a charge of criminally assaulting two girls, 9 and 8 respectively…

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Sofala Court Business

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 2

Police Magistrate Graham will be engaged at Sofala on Court business for the next two days. In some of the cases to come on for hearing Bathurst solicitors…

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Escaped From Gaol

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 2

On Saturday night or Sunday morning two prisoners undergoing three months sentences escaped from Glen Innes gaol. They not only contrived to…

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