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

Courts & crime, 1898

884 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 16 of 45

Police Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. H. Byrnes, P.M.

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 2

Senior-Sergeant Roche proceeded against J. Hayes for selling milk without a license.—Hayes stated that he had sent in his application to Roche…

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Camnock small Debts court

Molong Argus · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 8

AT the [?] Court on Thursday of last week, [?] the P.M., Mr. J. L. King, said Messrs. Black and Miller, J. P., Johnston Moore of Molong…

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"Truth" Contempt Cases. Before the Full Court. the Wagga Affair. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 2

John Norton appeared before the Full Court this afternoon, in obedience to a rule calling upon him to show cause why he should not be attached, for contempt…

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Cumnock. Court News. Tuesday, 19Th April, 1898. BEFORE W. Black, Esq., J.P.

Molong Argus · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 2

Frank Moynihan, charged with using obscene language in a public place.—Fined 5s, or 24 hours in the Cumnock Lockup. Fine paid…

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Sydney Squibs. the War. -- the Cost of Fighting. -- Court Cases. -- Church Troubles. -- Municipal Reform

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 7

"Cry Havoc ! And let slip the dogs of war !" " Uncle Sam " has done so, and the first prisoners his war dogs ran down were a lot of mules. The "bull-fighters " retaliated by capturing an…

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Murder of Missionaries. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 3

M. Gerard. the French Minister at Pekin, has notified the French Government that a priest and two evangelists have been murdered by a Chinese mob…

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Bathurst Bankruptcy Court

National Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 2

At the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, before Mr. C. E. Smith, District Registrar, a single meeting was held in the matter of George Whalan Cunninghame, senr., Mr…

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New Guinea Intelligence. Rich Gold Discovery. Murder and Cannibalism

National Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 2

News has been received from the Gira River, New Guinea, of a fresh discovery of gold, the prospector getting loz. per day. Fourteen Bambare (New Guinea) prisoners…

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A Shipping Case. the Court of Appeal. London

National Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 3

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeals made by the underwriters against the verdicts of the Lower Court in favor of Messrs. Trinder…

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Trunkey Police Court

National Advocate · Monday 9 May 1898 · page 2

" Jabin " writes from Trunkey respecting a report in our columns of police court proceedings. The letter being distinctly libellous we cannot publish it. He asserts the report…

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Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1898 · page 2

At the Bathurst Police Court yesterday, John Cousins was charged with stealing a shovel and trowel, the property of Herbert Read…

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Death in the Gaol

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1898 · page 2

An old man named Bartholomew Mahoney, who was confined in the Bathurst goal before being admitted to a lunatic asylum, died on Sunday. The Coroner, Mr…

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The Divorce Court. Decrees Made Absolute. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1898 · page 3

To-day the following decrees nisi were made absolute and the marriages declared dissolved:-John Joseph Cowen v. Margaret Archer Cowen (with custody of…

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Police Court

National Advocate · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 2
Also in Molong Argus

At the Police Court yesterday (before the Police Magistrate) Henry Harris was charged with stealing a book valued at is, the property of Charles Joseph, bookseller…

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Oberon Police Court. Friday, May 6. (Before T. A. Smith, P.M.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 4

Police v. J. Slattery ; obscene language ; fined 1s, and 4s 10d costs…

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Warden's Court

National Advocate · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 2

At the Warden's Court yesterday (before Mr. C. E. Smith, Warden), A. F. Thompson was granted a suspension of labor conditions for three weeks in a mine near Lockaley,…

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Wardens' Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 4

The authority to prospect on Lambert's land, granted to C. Lightfoot and party, was renewed for a further 12 months. Suspension of labor was granted to Thos. Deegan…

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Lithgow Police Court. Saturday, May 7. (Before John James, J.p.) Too Much Grog

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 6

Thomas McLaughlin, charged with having been drunk in Main-street on Friday, pleaded guilty, and was fined 2s 6d, or 24 hours in the lockup. He paid…

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Alleged Horse Stealing At Dubbo. the Conviction Quashed. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 3

The Full Court to-day was engaged in the hearing of the case, Regina v. Patrick Higgins, on appeal. The statement submitted showed that the accused…

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