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

Courts & crime, 1906

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Service at the Gaol

National Advocate · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 2

A united service will be held at the Bathurst Gaol at ten o'clock tis morning, when it is expected that Ven Archdeacon Oakes (Anglican), Rev J Hulme…

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Hospital Collections at the Gaol

National Advocate · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 2

For the future the officials at the Bathurst Gaol will be asked to make a monthly contribution to the funds of the Bathurst District Hospital. This is as the result of a…

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Service at the Gaol

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 2

A combined service, attended by the whole of the Protestant prisoners, was held at the Bathurst Gaol yesterday morning. Special hymns were sung, and the prisoners…

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This Morning's Court. Cross Summons Cases

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 2

The Police Court this morning lasted three hours, the bulk of the time being taken up with the hearing of cross-summonses--F. Sharpe v. J. F. McMahon, claim for…

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Orange Police Court

Leader · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 2

(Before Mr P J Flanagan, J P. Wm Joseph Hackett was fined 1s 24 hours for drunkenness. Amy Gray was fined la or 24 tours…

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Anti-militarist Sentenced London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 3

Herve, a notorious anti-militarist, has been sentenced in Paris to four years' imprisonment for provocation to murder and mutiny. Twenty-five other…

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Small Debts Court Tuesday (Before Messrs P J Planagan and a M Naylor, J’e.P)

Leader · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 2

The Commissioners of Taxation v. Thomas McCormiok, land tax and fine, £1 2s 2d, Verdict for amount and coats…

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Police Court

Leader · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 4

On Tuesday morning, there appeared before Mr T Higgins, J.P., an elderly woman, charged with drunkenness on the preceding day. Upon…

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Bathurst Police Court Cases

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

During the year ended December 31 last 192 persona (169 males and 23 females) were arrested and brought before the Bathurst Police Court, and 334 summons cases were…

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Burglary at Redfern. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 1

The premises of Boyle and Co, drapers, of Regent-street, Redfern, were entered by burglars last night and goods valued at £80 were stolen. An…

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Orange Police Court. (Before Messrs J. M. Paul, and A. M. Naylor, J’s.P.)

Leader · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

Thos M. Gunn was charged with stealing a book the property of Nurse M’Crea and another, the property of Nurse Skidmore…

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Hospital Collections at the Gaol. (To the Editor, National Advocate)

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

Sir,—Under the above heading in your issue of Monday last there appears a paragraph which refl c s in a decidedly unfair nay upon the officials it the local…

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Revenue at the Court House

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

The total revenue from all sources received at the Bathurst Court House during 1905 amounted to £12,858 19s 5d, or £321 17s 8d less than the total receipts for 1904…

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Court House Returns for 1905

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

The following is a return of business transacted by the Clerk of Petty Sessions, Registrar of the District Court, etc., at Bathurst (exclusive of land agency…

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The American Sensation. The Attack on an Australian Horse Trainer. Followed by Murder and Suicide. the End of a Life of Crime

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 21

The American newspapers received by the mails which have just reached Sydney, contain long detailed accounts of the tragedy which closed the lives…

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Cudal Police Court

Molong Argus · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

AT Cudal Police Court last week proceedings were instituted against M. J. Mullins, Mayor of Cudal, for having, on the 8th December, left before it was properly…

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Lithgow Police Court. Monday, January 1 (Before A. B. C. Burke, J.p.) Remanded

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 6

Thos. Buckley was charged with attempting to break and enter the dwelling house of James Coyter at Mount Victoria on the 30th December, with intent to commit a…

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Molong Police Court. Thursday, 4th January.—Before Mr. J. Black and Major Claude Smith, J's.P

Molong Argus · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 10

Martin Toohey, drank, was fined 1/- and 6/- costs—in default, 3 days imprisonment. Harry Hayes and John Maley, riotious behaviour, were each fined 10/- and 6/-…

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Hospital Collections at the Gaol. To the Editor, National Advocate

National Advocate · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 3

Sir,—As the member of the committee who moved in the above matter, I would like to point out that I had not the slightest…

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Alleged Conspiracy Two Men and Two Women Charged. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

Frederick Burcher (45) solicitor, Joseph John Rochester (54) contractor, Alma White (43) married woman, and Constance Cato (22) spinster, were…

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