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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 26 of 45

Bathurst District Court. Undefended Cases

National Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 3

Bathurst District Court was opened before His Honor Judge Docker at 2 o'clock yesterday. The only undefended case was that of D. J. Fitzpatrick v…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, August 2. (Before E. M. Cohen, J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 3

William Lee, brought up for protection, was remanded for eight days…

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Small Debts Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 3

J. and M. Loneragan and Co. v. Wm. Henderson, claim for £1 0s 7d, goods supplied. Defendant sent his little boy with a letter, which stated that he was willing to pay. After hearing Mr. H. Loneragan, a…

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The Late Council Clerk. Sentenced to Two Years. Judge Docker's Remarks

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 4

BATHURST, Thursday.-- At the Quarter Sessions before Judge Docker, Jasper Gaze Wiseman, on bail was indicted for that he, on the 25th day of June, 1897, at Lithgow, while engaged as Council Clerk…

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District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Docker.)

National Advocate · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 3

At the conclusion of the criminal business of the Quarter Sessions yesterday evening, the sitting of the District Court was resumed, the only case being…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, Aug. 2nd, 1898. Before Mr. H. Byrnes, P.M.

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 2

Stammers v. Child ; claim for £17 Os 9d for goods sold and delivered.—Mr. Mayhew appeared for plaintiff.—The Bench decided that, as the…

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Bathurst Quarter Sessions. Third Day. Thursday, August 3. His Honor took his seat at 9 a.m. Sheep Stealing. (Before his Honor Judge Docker.) Crown Prosecutor, Mr. Murray

National Advocate · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 2

Maurice Stack was indicted for that he did, on 29th May, 1898, at Sodwalls, steal one sheep, the property of Thomas Durack. A second count charged the…

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Licensing Court

National Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 2

At this coon yesterday before the Licensing Magistrate (Mr. C. E. Smith) an application was granted for the transfer of the license of the Park Hotel…

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Police Court

National Advocate · Monday 8 August 1898 · page 2

At the police court this week, Mr. L. S. Donaldson, P.M., fined two young men £5 each or three months imprisonment for using obscene language in the…

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Police Court

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1898 · page 2

The case of Orange Borongh Council v. Thackeray was heard to-day by the P.M. and Mr. Leeds, J.P. The charge was that of diverting a natural…

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Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1898 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday morning before Messrs. W. C. Kelk and G. H, M'Dongal, J's.P., John Gannon was brought up on suspicion of being of…

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The Police Magistrate and the Mayor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 August 1898 · page 6

The Mayor (Alderman Spooner) has handed us the following correspondence, as to which reference was made in a former issue : -- Lithgow, July 15, 1898…

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Obley Police Court. Thursday, August 4. 1893 BEFORE L.S. Doncldson, Esq., P.M. Alleged Shep Stealing

Molong Argus · Friday 12 August 1898 · page 8

Charles Frost, andrew Flannery, and Ned Solomon were charged with stealing a sheep the property of Hunt Brothers of Obella Station…

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Coolamon Gaol-breakers. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 12 August 1898 · page 3

The, two young men, Lilley and Funnell, who made their escape from the lockup at Coolamon recently, have now both been captured. The police secured…

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The Local Police

Molong Argus · Friday 12 August 1898 · page 4

THE following item appears in the last issue of the Molong 'Express':—"Fighting in a public place is also an offence at law. Police officers might note those facts, last perchance…

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Lithgow Police Court. This Day (Friday.) (Before Mr. E. M. Cohen. J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 August 1898 · page 4

Richard King, for having used "language" in Main-street, was fined 10s, in default three days He didn't pay…

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Lithgow Police Court. Wednesday, August 10. (Before the P.m.) School Attendance Cases

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 August 1898 · page 6

Henry Philip was summoned for not having sent his boy to school the required number of days (seventy) for the six months ending June 30. He pleaded guilty. The Sergeant said the…

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Wallerawang Police Court. Friday, July 29. (Before C. E. Smith, P.M., and J. W. Barton, J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 August 1898 · page 3

Maurice Stack was in custody, charged with sheep stealing. Sergeant Cade deposed : -- On the 12th instant I saw Mr. Robert Bulkeley, who showed me 17…

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Police Court

National Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 2

At the police court yesterday morning, a young man who was recently brought from Sofala on suspicion of being of unsound mind, was again brought up, and discharged…

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Mudgee Gaol

National Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 2

The proposal to close Mudgee Gaol and convert it into a lockup is arousing considerable indignation, as the gaol has been in existence 30 years, and is most complete…

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