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

Courts & crime, 1898

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Police Court Business at Rockley

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 3

The following returns show what business has been transacted by the Clerk of Petty Sessions at Rockley (exclusive of land agency business) and moneys received by him during the year: -- Number…

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Lithgow Police Court. Monday, January 10. (Before John James, J.p.) a Plain Drunk

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 6

Samuel Wylie, charged with drunkenness in a public place, pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s. He paid…

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Small Debts Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 6

A Disturnal v. A. Gough. -- Claim for rent, £4 11s. Defendant pleaded not indebted. Plaintiff said the place was rented at 3s 6d a week. To defendant: You took the place through…

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Wallerawang Police Court Thursday, January 6. (Before the P.M., and T. Davis, J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 3

William Luckie v. Thomas Martin. Struck out; no appearance of parties. Michael Corlis, charged on the information of Constable Scott, of Capertee, with keeping two…

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Police Court. Wednesday, January 12. (Before T. A. Smith, P.M., and T. P. Hackney, J. P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 4

Edward Spray was charged on summons issued by Senior-Const. McLeay, with stealing one chestnut filly, the property of Benjamin B. Howe, of Mount David. After hearing the evidence of Senior-Const…

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Licensing Court

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday a renewal of publican's license was granted to Charles Frances, Royal Hotel, Palmer's Oakey, and a renewal of billiard license to…

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Licensing Court. Publican's Renewal

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 9

Geo. Cooper, licensee of the Overlander's Hotel, Obley, applied for a renewal of his license. Mr. Kinna, appeared for the applicant, and…

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Molong Police Court. Tuesday, January 11. (Before Messrs. J. Black and H. S. M. Betts, Js.P.) Riotous Behaviour

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 9

Charles Tanner, a youth, was charged on the information of the police with riotous behaviour in Bank-street on the 4th instant. Mr. Kinna, who appeared for the defence,…

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Robbing the Dead. Extraordinary Theft. Arrest of a Suspect, and Recovery of the Porperty

The Bathurst Post · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 2

A CASE of theft, presenting many remarkable features, and probably unique in police annals, in which the Scottish and the New South Wales detective…

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Licensing Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday (before Mr. C. E. Smith, L.M.), a music permit was granted to M. J. Lawler, licensee of tho Oxford Hotel,…

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Bathurst Warden's Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

At the Warden's Court yesterday (before Mr. C. E. Smith, Mining Warden), William Tipping Bonnor, storekeeper,…

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Small Debts Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

At the Small Debts Court yesterday (before the P.M.) Robert Freeman, plasterer, living in Bathurst, sued William Maloney, coach proprietor at Sofala,…

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[?]thurst Police Court Monday, January 17Th. (Before Mr. C. E. Smith, P.M., and Mr. H. C. Matthews, J.P.)

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

A young man named Thomas St. George, on remand, was charged with stealing a gold watch, the property of Robert Fraper. Evidence as to arrest…

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Bourke Police Magistrate. Bourke, Tuesday

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 2

At the Police Court this morning, Mr. F. J. Kenyon, the new police magistrate, was congratulated by the members of the legal profession upon his…

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Divorce Court. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 3

Sitting in divorce jurisdiction to-day, Mr. Justice Simpson pronounced the decrees nisi in the following suits absolute and declared the marriages…

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Charge of Assaulting the Police. BYROCK

National Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 3

At the police court to-day a man named Williams was committed for trial at the Bourke Quarter Sessions on a charge assaulting Constable Tindale,…

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Lithgow Police Court. To-day (Friday). (Before John James, J. P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 4

Bernard McDavitt, for being helplessly drunk in Main-street yesterday, was fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising. He took it out…

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District Court

The Gulgong Advertiser and Western Districts Representative · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 6

At the Mudgee District Court on Wednesday, before Judge Docker and a jury of four the action of Dr…

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Revision Court

National Advocate · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 2

An Electoral Revision Court will be held at the Courthouse on Monday next, at 11 a.m…

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Katoomba Court Business

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 4

At the Police Court, before Mr. J. F. Tabrett, J.P., Katoomba Municipal Council summoned E. A. Flanagan for a breach of the traffic regulation by-laws, viz. plying for hire with a vehicle without…

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