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

Courts & crime, 1905

1,359 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 68

Orange Police News. Wednesday, 25Th January. (Before Messrs .A. Buckham and W. Tanner, Js.P.)

Leader · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 2

Kate Payne, 41 years of age end a married woman, was charged with being of unsound mind. Constable Spicer, of Millthorpe,…

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Lithgow Police Court. Wednesday, January 25.(Before W. J. Beard and H. Dyball, Js.P.) Stealing in Company

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 4

Victor Williams, Henry Wylie, and Norman Jones, in custody, were charged with stealing in company one bottle of whisky, of the value of 6s, tho property of…

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Alleged Horse Stealing Accused Committed for Trial

Molong Argus · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 12

AT Molong Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Marriott, P.M., Walter Hopley, a youth 18 years of age, appeared under remand from Dubbo, charged with…

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Wallerawang Police Court. Wednesday, Jan. 25. (Before the Acting P.M.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 4

John Fitzgerald v. William Sheppard ; absenting from hired service. Mr. H. F. Thompson for complainant, Mr. J. A. Bamber, for defendant. Case dismissed,…

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Burraga Police Court. Monday, Jan. 23. (Before T. P. Hackney. J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 4

Two young men, named Mitchell and Sullivan, were charged with having insufficient lawful visible means of support. Mr. C. P. Sowter appeared for both…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, January 24. (Before the Acting P.m.) Remanded

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 6

Herbert Wright, a small boy, was charged with having no visible lawful means of support at Lithgow, on 23rd January. The Sen.--sergeant said the boy's parents…

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A Police Sensation

Molong Argus · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 7

It takes very little to create a sensation in the silly season, especially when there are two evening papers running one another for captivating…

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Molong Court

Leader · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

A youth named Hopley was charged at the Molong police court on Wednesday with stealing a horse, from Larras Lake station…

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Police Court. Wednesday, January 25. BEFORE the P.M., Mr. Marriott. Indecent Language

Molong Argus · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 13

Alfred Robards, charged by Constable Stuckey with using indecent language, pleaded guilty under strong provocation. Defendant said be had had a drop too…

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Small Debts Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 4

Wm. Sheppard v. John Fitzgerald; claim for work and labour done, £3 16s. Verdict, by consent, for plaintiff for amount claimed, and costs 9s…

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Municipal Revision Court

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening for the purpose of revising the Municipal…

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Small Debts Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 6

Commissioners of Taxation v. Walter Thomas Hunting; claim for £3 19s 9d. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount and costs 5s…

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Gazette Notices. Land Appeal Court

Molong Argus · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 11

AT the Land Appeal Court, Sydney, commencing 27th February, M. J. Devine's appeal against Molong Board's appraised annual rent of his additional conditional lease No…

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Molong Police Court. On Wednesday before the P.M. Alleged Horse Stealing

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 5

Walter Hopley alias Lewis, aged 18 years, was charged with stealing, on the 13th instant, one brown horae valued £5 the property of Thomas Neville, of Larras Lake…

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Constable Fined for Stealing Sydney

Leader · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

A constable to-day pleaded guilty to, and was fixed £10 and dismissed from the force for stealing £3 2s 61 from a man arrested for drunkenness…

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Woman Charged with Shooting. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

At the Ashfield Police Court to-day Isa­bella Seagrave, a young married woman, was charged with having shot at two sisters named Mary Ana and Margaret Smith, with…

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Cudal Court

Leader · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

At the Cudal Court on Thursday last, before the local [?]ench, Francis Joseph Fisher was charged with alleged b[?]a[?]tiality, and committed…

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Land Appeal Court

National Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

Mr. G. H. Burcher, of Bathurst, intends, at the forthcoming sittings of the Land Appeal Court of New South Wales to be held in Sydney on February 27 next, to…

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Orange Police News. Friday, 27th JANUARY, 1905(Before Mr E Marriott, P M)

Leader · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 3

Grace Pokoney was charged that she did on the 24th day of December, 1904, in company with another, steal one gold watch chain, and one match box, of…

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Police Court

Leader · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 2

At the Orange Police Court on Saturday last, before Mr. E. Marriott; Herbert Ambrose M’Guinness was arainged on two charges of…

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