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

Courts & crime, 1896

793 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 40

Dubbo Police Court. Dubbo, Wednesday. (Before Messrs. G. H. Taylor and Thos. Baird, Js.P.)

National Advocate · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 2

William Cummins, of Barrabadeen, proceeded against C. A. Fitzhardings for the recovery of excessive charges for impounding cattle off his annual leases…

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Local and General News. Molong Court News

Molong Argus · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 2

ON Tuesday last, before J. T. Lane, Esq., and W. H. Couch. J. P., several small debts cases were disposed of. An affiliation case was settled out of court…

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The Ring Case. the Accused Before the Court

National Advocate · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 2

At the Bathurst Quarter Sessions yesterday, before his Honor Judge Docker, Richard Wentworth Hunt and William Wentworth Hunt were arraigned…

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Police Court. MONDAY, February 10TH, 1896. (Before the Police Magistrate.) (The P.M. took his seat on the Bench at 10.25.) Charge of Larceny

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 10 February 1896 · page 3

James Harrison was charged stealing a pair of trousers the property of William Pardon. Constable Henderson deposed to…

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Bathurst District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Docker) Saturday, February 8Th, 1896. HUNT v. W. AND J. LEE

National Advocate · Monday 10 February 1896 · page 2

In this case the plaintiff, Mary Hunt, sought to recover the sum of £100 from defendants for wrongful waste of land. Mr. Edgar, instructed by A. G…

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District Court. SATURDAY, February 8th, 1896. (Before his Honor Judge Docker.) His Honor took his seat at 10 o'clock. Claim for Waste

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 10 February 1896 · page 2

Mary Hunt v. William and John Lee. —%100 claimed for wrongful wasting land rented by them by selling and removing timber and firewood growing thereon and…

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Bathurst Police Court Monday, Feb. 10, 1896. (Before Mr. J. B. Graham, P.m.) Charge of Stealing

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1896 · page 2

A laborer named James Harrison, aged 28, was remanded for 7 days on a charge of having stolen a pair of trousers, the property of William Purdon…

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Police Court. Tuesday, February 11Th, 1895. Summons Cases

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 11 February 1896 · page 2

Unpaid Gas Accounts. Borough Council v. Percy Minns.- Chis was a claim for I8s 6d due to the Council for gas supplied…

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Theft of Tobacco

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 2

A day or two ago a glass case containing samples of tobacco and cigarettes was stolen from Mr. L. Marshall's tobacconist shop, in Howick-street…

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The Transvaal. the Chartered Police

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 3

The Italian Government has appointed a Counsul to represent Italy in the Transvaal. Mr. Chamberlain has decided to place the police force of the Chartered Co. under the…

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Bathurst Police Court Tuesday Feb, 11Th 1896. (Before Mr. J. B. Graham P.m.,) Claims for Gas

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 2

The Municpal Council of Bathurst, represented by Mr. Thompson, proceeded against P. Minns to recover the sum of 18s 6d due for gas. Defendant paid…

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Police Court. THURSDAY, February 13, 1896. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Charge of Lunaey

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 13 February 1896 · page 2

Charles M'Mullen, on remand, was charged with lunacy. Accused appeared better and able to take care of himself He was accordingly discharged…

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Seven Years for Burglary. SYDNEY, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1896 · page 3

At the Sessions to-day Ernest Bruns and John Smith were each sentenced to seven years for burglary…

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Daring Escape from Forbes Gaol

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 13 February 1896 · page 2

Between 9.30 and 10 o'clock on Sunday morning (says the Gazette) while Warder McKay was distributing books to the prisoners in Forbes gaol, Arthur Wilton,…

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The Premier Inspects the Police. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1896 · page 3

The metropolitan police paraded this morning, and were inspected by the Premier and Colonial Secretary…

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Illness of the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 2

It is with regret that we have to report the serious illness of Mr. J. B. Graham, P.M., who, as we write, is in a very critical condition. Yesterday morning he attended…

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Death of the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 2

Mr. Graham's condition did not improve during yesterday and his friends thought it scarcely possible for him to linger through the night, but his constitution, was so…

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Police Court. MONDAY, February 17,1896. Before Mr W. G. Burton Smith and John Hughes, J.'sP.) Indecency and Damage

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 2

Samuel Moss was charged with indecency in Piper-street. A second charge of damaging lockup utensils was preferred against him…

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A Parramatta Burglary. PARRAMATTA, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 2

Four men were committed for trial for burglariously entering a shop at Goughtown…

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Murder at Noumea

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 3

The bodies of two Europeans, whose names are unknown, were recently discovered in the Public Park at Noumea. The victims had evidently been murdered while asleep…

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