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

Courts & crime, 1902

2,103 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 16 of 106

Wallerawang Police Court. Monday, February 21, (Before J. W. Barton, Esq., J.p.) Drunk and Language

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 3

Isabella Jane Davis, in custody, charged with being drunk and disorderly in a public place at Wallerawang, on the night of the 22nd instant. Plea, guilty. Fined 10s or seven days in the lockup…

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Lithgow Police Court. Monday, Feb. 24. (Before F. S. Cohen, J.p.) Playing an Unlawful Game

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

Herbert Lacey, on bail, was charged with playing at an unlawful game, to wit "two-up," in an open and public place at Lithgow on the 23rd inst. He pleaded guilty. Mr. Thompson for…

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Police Court. Tuesday, February 26Th, 1902. Before Messrs. Gloster White and F Matthews, Js.P.) DISCHARGED

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

Michael McAviney (85), wheelwright, charged with being drunk in Keppel-street, was discharged. It was explained that he had been under medical treatment in the…

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Prison Labour. Marble Cutting in Bathurst Gaol. Condemned By the Marble and Slate Workers' Union

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

A deputation waited upon the Attorney-General on Saturday morning from the Marble and Slate Workers' Union. It was introduced…

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Electoral Revision Court. One name was add ad to the roll. Warden Court. Suspension of Laddur Conditions

Leader · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

On the application of Clarence Gilbert MacKenzie permission was given to Mount Shorter Gold Mining Syndicate for a suspension of labour conditions for six months…

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Orange Police News. Monday (Before F. Marriott, Esq., P.m,) Vagrancy

Leader · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

Ann Turnbull, a [?] and respectable looking old dame of 70 summers appeared, charged with having no visible means of support. Arthur Holdsworth on oath deposed: Am…

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Assaulting the Police

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 2

Two charges were proffered against Bert Connors at the Police Court yesterday, one of using obscene language and the other of assaulting Constable Dark in…

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Telegraphic News. An Excited Prosecutrix. Alleged Bias of a Magistrate Sydney, Tuesday night

Leader · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day a prosecutrix accused the magistrate of bias and declined to have her case decided by him. The prosecutrix became excited…

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Orange Police News. Tuesday. (Before Mr E. Marriott, P.M.)DRUNKENNESS

Leader · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 4

John Johns, 52, miner, charged with drunkennes in Summer-street, pleaded guilty. He assured the bench it would be the lost time. Fined 5[?] or 24 hours…

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The Great Cobar Mining Case. Judgment of the Full Court. The Appeal Dismissed. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 3

The Full Court to-day delivered judgment in the matter of the Great Cobar Mining Coy., Limited, which had been before their Honors on…

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A Police Magistrate for Lithgow

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 16

The Under-Secretary for Justice has intimated, that after careful enquiry, the Attorney-General has refused to appoint a police magistrate for…

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Alleged Horse-Stealing. A Case from Orange

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 14

At the Newtown Police Court on Monday, before Mr. Macfarlane, D.S.M., William Bell, alias J. Hayes, on remand from Orange, was charged…

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Police Court. Thursday, February 27Th 1902. Before Messrs. N. C. O'Neill, P.M. and F. Matthews J.P. Indecent Language

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 2

Stephen Green (29) for using language of a particularly sulphurous nature in Piper street, was ordered to contribute 5s to His Majesty's revenue, or in default he…

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The Reign of Crime. Terrible Domestic Trnged. Attempted Double Murder and Suicide. Two of the Victims Dying

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 14

The ordinary serenity and peacefulness of Dulwich Hill, a suburb of Sydney, was disturbed shortly before midnight on Tuesday by the…

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Bathurst Police Court. Charge of Stealing Bags

National Advocate · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 3

Andrew Stevens and William Mutton were charged at the Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. N. C. O'Neill, P.M., and P. Matthews, J.P.,…

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Police Court. Friday, February 28th. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. P. Matthews, J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

The two men, Andrew Elevens and William Mutton, who were charged the previous da; with stealing chaff bags, and the decision in which had been postponed…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

Leader · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

William Bell, a drover, was brought up at the Newtown Court on Monday, on remand from Orange, on three charges of horse stealing —first of having stolen a brown draught…

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Youth Sentenced to Death. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 3

A youth named Apted, a god 20 years, has been sentenced to death for the murder of a little girl near Tunbridge. He was recommended to mercy as he confessed his guilt…

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Licensing Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

Tonio Kisbie applied for a booth license in connection with the show at Oberon, to be held on March 18th and 14th. The application was granted…

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Police Court. Wednesday, February 26. Before the P.M. (Mr. Marriott). Insulting Language

Molong Argus · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 7

A case in which two married women were the principals was postponed to the 28th May on the production of a medical certificate from Dr. Veech…

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