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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 9 of 45

Murder of a south African Magnate. a Sensational Crime. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 3

Woolf Joel, brother in-law to the late South African millionarie, Barney Barnato, has been shot dead by a man named Ladwig Wertheim, at…

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A Youth Sentenced. SYDNEY, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 3

Leslie Blatchford a youth was sentenced at the Sessions to-day to six months' gaol for assaulting a girl between eight and nine years at Now[?]a. The…

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The Murder of a South African Magnate. Further Particulars. London, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 3

From further particulars concerning the Johannesburg outrage, in which Woolf Joel, brother-in-law of the late South African millionaire, Barney…

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Burglary at Rose Hill

National Advocate · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 2

Early yesterday morning a housebreaker entered the residence of Mr. Daniel Ftiz-patrick, Rose Hill, near Esrom, and stole a valuable gold watch and chain. It was…

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Oberon Police Court. Thursday, March 17. (Before Messrs. Fox and Cunynghame, J's.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 4

A man, charged with stealing the fly of a tent, a pair of blankets, a pair of boots, and other articles from the camp of Wm. Morrow, maintenance man, at Mutton's Falls, was sentenced to two mouths' hard…

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Lithgow Police Court. Wednesday, March 16. (Before the P.m.) Hartley Vale Cases

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 4

Henry Aitkin was charged by the police with using obscene language at Hartley Vale on the 5th inst. He pleaded guilty, but said it was his first offence. Fined 10s and costs, 5s 6d. Ha paid…

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Small Debts Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 4

Wm. Coomb v. Benjamin Scope. -- Fresh summons to issue in defendant's proper name. MUNICIPAL CASES. Borough of Lithgow v. John Tougher. -- Claim for…

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Serious Assault on a Farmer Four to One. the Assailants Arrested

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 2

To be set upon by roughs and almost killed after going through nearly 60 years of life without accident to health or limb is one of the hardest experiences we know of. Such, though,…

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A Criminal Appeal Court. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 3

In the House of Commons to-day, a bill providing for a court of criminal appeal was rejected…

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Bathurst Police Courts

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 2

At the police court yesterday morning (before the Police Magistrate), George Harold Kite sumnoned David Purser on a charge that he, on the 5th January, being the bailee…

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Terrible Tragedy in Sydney. Murder in the Cemetery

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 2

A frightful tragedy occurred on Saturday morning a little before 7 o'clock, in the Roman Catholic section of the Necropolis, at Rookwood. At that hour some persons in the vicinity of the residence…

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Police Court

National Advocate · Monday 21 March 1898 · page 2

At the police on Saturday morning (before Mr. W. g. Smith, J.P.), Ralph Reynolds was charged with attempting to steal from the person of William Peacock. Mr. M Intosh…

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Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, (before the P. M.) the following cases were called on : — AllEGED RECEIVING PROPERTY Senior-Sergeant Morris summoned Alfred…

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Wardens' Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Smith, P.M., presided at the Wardens' Court held yesterday afternoon. William Tipping Bonnor, on behalf of Sinclair and party, applied for further suspension of…

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Alleged Shooting Assault. Father and Son. Wagga

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2

[?] a young man, was charged at the police court to-day with shooting Henry M'Kearney, his father with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Accused went…

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Small Debts' Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2

At the Small Debts' Court held yesterday morning before the P.M., the following cases were dealt with: A. B. Thomas v, M. Skewes. — £1 11s…

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Electoral Revision Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2

The monthly revision of the electoral roll for the Bathurst district took place before the P.M. yesterday, when a list of 33 new names was produced by the C.P.S., and…

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Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 1

At the police court yesterday (before the P.M.) Henry Miller, 61 years of age, a miner, was charged, on warrant, with obtaining £20 from John Hade, publican of…

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Alleged Burglary near Esrom

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 2

Two men were arrested last night by constables Garner and Kincade on a charge of burglary. They are charged with breaking into the residence of Mr. Fitzpatrick, of…

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Licensing Court

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. C. E. Smith, L.M., G. W. Hill, of the Bridge Hotel, Perth, obtained a booth license for the Lagoon races on the 2nd April, and…

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