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

Courts & crime, 1900

1,432 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 72

Federation. the Court of Appeal. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 April 1900 · page 2

The "Westminster Gazette" states that the proposal of Mr. R. B. Haldane, Q.C., M.P.(Liberal) for Hadding to share for the the creation of on Imperial Court of Appeal…

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Burglary at Cobar

National Advocate · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 2

A daring robbery was perpetrated at Cobb and Ward's stone at Cobar on Tuesday night. The look of the safe was exploded with dynamite. About £300 in cash, which was…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, April 10. (Before the P.m.) Diseased Meat

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 6

Albert Thomas Sutton was charged by the police, under the Diseased Animals and Meat Act, with having the carcase of a diseased bullock on his premises…

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Imperial Appeal Court

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 2

The suggestion of Mr Haldine Q.C., a prominent member of the House of Commons, that an Imperial Court of Appeal should be established is…

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Burraga Police Court. Monday, 2nd April. (Before T. A. Smith, P.M., and T. P. Hackney, J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 4

Edward Ryan, charged with obscene language, was fined £5 or three months. The same, charged with profane language in police cell, was fined £5 or three months. Fines paid. A charge of…

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Blayney Police Court. Thursday, April 12. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 2

Patrick Tobins was charged with being and disorderly on 3rd April. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Pile appeared for defendant…

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Police Court

Leader · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 2

At the police court on Wednesday before Mr. J L. King, P.M., John Johns, of Shadforth, was charged by Constable Fletcher with indecent behaviour near Blackmore’s…

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Police News

Leader · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 2

At the local police court on Friday, before Mr H. J. Leary, J.P., Richard John Austin Murphy, Ellen Austin Murphy, and Frederick Faircliff, were charged with drunkenness,…

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Federation. the Right of Appeal. an Imperial Appeal Court. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 3

It is understood that if Australia agrees to the right of appeal to the Privy Council remaining unrestricted, the remainder of the commonwealth Bill will be passed unaltered…

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Circuit, Court. Dubbo

National Advocate · Monday 16 April 1900 · page 3

William Webb was found guilty of receiving on Thursday evening and was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment. Charles Flowers, found…

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The Police Magistrate. Welcome to Mr. McKELL

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 3

Mr. T. C. K. McKell, relieving Police Magistrate, took his seat on the Beach this morning for the first time since his appointment to the office…

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Rebels Heavily Sentenced. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 3

A court-martial has fat at Naauwpoort on two men, colonists of Cape Colony and members of the Afrikander Bond, charged with being rebels…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 17Th, 1900. (Before the Police Magistrate, Mr. T.C.K. McKell.) Booths on the Show Ground

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 3

Mr. Melatosh, on behalf of James Melton, licence of the Haymarket Hotel, applied for a booth licence on the Show Ground during the Exhibition. It read a letter from Mr. Thompson, secretary,…

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Lithgow Police Court. This (Tuesday) Morning. (Before Dr. Asher, J. P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 2

CHARGE OF STEALING FROM A DWELLING. William Walsh, in custody, was charged with stealing from a dwelling house one gold watch and chain, four sovereigns and one half sovereign,…

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Rebels Court-Martialled. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 2

A court-martial has sat at Naauwpoort on two men, colonists of Cape Colony and members of the Afrikander Bond, charged with being rebels…

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Johannesburg Police Captured by Australians. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 2

The Australians have ambushed and captured three Johannesburg police…

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Lithgow Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 17. (Before the P. M.)

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 2

There was one LITHGOW MERCURY case, which by request of the plaintiffs was postponed for a week, as the defendant had written this morning promising to pay at once, including expense…

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Fighting at Wepener. Buller's Brave Soldiers. Rebels Court-martialled. London

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 3

Some thousands of Boers, with eight guns, two pom-poms, aud two Maxims, surrounded Lieutenant-Colonel Dalgetty's force at Wepener, in the Orauge Free State, and subjected it to a…

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Police News

Leader · Wednesday 18 April 1900 · page 2

Henry Burns was charged, at the local police on Tuesday morning, before Messrs (G. Hawke and J. S. Leeds, Js P., with using indecent language. The accused, who was…

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The Ratscastle Murder

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 7

In a recent issue of the "Guardian" reference was made to what was erroneously termed the "Piambong Murder." A resident of that…

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