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

Courts & crime, 1892

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First Edition. Elroy, Gaol Governor

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 2

The Council at Deniliquin on Monday night held an indignation meeting at which it was unanimously resolved to protest against the…

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A Prince Charged with Fraud

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 3

Prince Louis, son of the late Prince Bonaparte, is charged with defrauding Rosalie, his reputed wife, of diamonds, valued at £20,000, which it is alleged, he…

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Murder by a Doctor

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 3

A telegram from New York states that Dr. Graves, who has been practising at Rhode Island, has been convicted on a charge of causing the death of a wealthy…

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Here and There. Quarterly Licensing Court

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 2

The next quarterly sitting of the Bathurst Licensing Court will be held on Monday, 25th inst…

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Worlds' Pair Notes. Freetrade Enterprise. in Other Words, Theft and Deception. "Our Special Correspondent." a Miserable Myth And' Shuffling Sham. the Trick Exposed

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 2

From the Department Publicity and Promotion World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A., we are receiving " World's Fair Notes."…

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Questions in the Assembly. the Bathurst Cricket Ground. the Bathurst Gaol. a Recent Flogging. Why Did Those Women Escape? Parliament House, 9.30 p.m

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 3

The following questions were given notice of by Member Crick in the Assembly to-night:—Will the Secretary for Lands reply to the following: (1)…

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Dubbo Police Office

National Advocate · Friday 15 January 1892 · page 2

During the year 1891, the revenue received at the Dubbo Police Office amounted to £2,109 14s 10d…

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In Parliament. the Bathurst Cricket Ground. Bathurst Gaol Affairs. No Income Tax. the Tariff Hill. Further Adjournment. Division on Tuesday Government Supporters Not Satisfied. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 15 January 1892 · page 2

In the Assembly last night, Mr. Copeland, in answer to Mr. Crick, said that the trustees for the Bathurst Cricket Ground were Mr. Peter Furness, Hon. Geo. Lee and…

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A Man's Body in the Macquarie. a Suspicious Wound. Was It Foul Play? the Police Think Not. Description of the Body

National Advocate · Friday 15 January 1892 · page 2

About noon yesterday a man named William White reported to the police that he had found the body of a man lying drowned in the Macquarie River…

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Another Victorian Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 18 January 1892 · page 3

A murder has been committed near Woods Point (Vic.) A man's trunk has been found in the scrub with the held some distance away…

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Arrested for Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 19 January 1892 · page 3

A man named Tischiner has been arrested near Freemantic (W.A. on suspicion of murdering a young man named Moses Gadd. Before he was arrested he shot at a…

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The Late Flogging Case in the Bathurst Gaol. Crick's Questions in the House. Another "Sensation" Burst. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 19 January 1892 · page 2

In the Assembly last night, Mr. Crick asked the Minister for Justice the questions of which he had given notice, respecting the recent Hogging of the mutinous prisoner in…

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Assault on the Police. Sydney, Wednesday, 9.30 p.m

National Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 3

To-day William, Brunton was sentenced to two months hard labor for assaulting the police…

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Australia's Police Force

National Advocate · Friday 22 January 1892 · page 2

It cannot be said that matters pertaining to the police force of the colonies are in a satisfactory state. The disclosures made in Melbourne before the Bell board…

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Borough Council. Revision Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 22 January 1892 · page 3

A special meeting of the council was hold this afternoon, when there were present :—Alderman Pruen (acting mayor) in the chair, Aldermen Simmons Halliday, Cripps, Ryan, Tremain…

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Police Court. Saturday, January 23Rd, 1892. (Before the Police Magistrate and W.McKay, J.p.) Riotous Behaviour

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 2

James Martin was chafed with riotous riotous behaviour and also with using obscene language. Constable Greenway deposed to arresting…

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A Precocious Thief. Stealing From His Employers. the Lad Bound Over for 12 Months

National Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday morning, before P.M. Graham and Magistrate Simmons, a boy named Frederick William Philpot, aged 14, was charged with…

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Municipal Revision Court. the Acting Mayor Raises a Question. Warning to Agents. Who Is Entitled to Vote ? Alderman Ryan Quotes the Act. and Falls Foul of Alder Man Halliday for Speaking His Mind

National Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon the Borough Council sat as a Municipal Revision Court. There were present: Acting Mayor Pruen, Aldermen Halliday, Tremain,…

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Police Court Wednesday, January 27Th (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 2

DRRUNKENNESS.—One drunkard was discharged. This was a young man described as a sailor, who gave his age as 19 years.SUMMONS CASES…

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Murder at Mackay

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 2

The islander, Tui Tonga, who, Friday last, murdered his wife in a fit of jealousy, at Mackay (Q.), is the son of King George of Tonga, and is in receipt…

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