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

Courts & crime, 1907

1,248 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 63

Licensing Court. Monday, April 8. (Before Major Bracey, Dr. Kirkland, and Mr. W. J. Thompson.) Portland Applications Withdrawn

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

Frances Brown applied for the removal of a publican's license from Lidsdale to Portland. Mr. H. F. Thompson appeared for the…

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Police Court

Leader · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 4

The P.M. will be at Millthorpe to day when a new small debt cases and some rabbit cases will be disposed of…

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Leaderettes Police Court

Leader · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

At the police court yesterday before Mr E. Marriott. P.M. Daniel Sullivan pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 2/6 or 24 hours,…

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Theft of a Watch

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

The Bathurst police yesterday received word from Carcoar of the theft of a watch and chain at that place. As a result of enquiries they discovered that a watch and…

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A Brutal Assault Jockey Attacked by Bookmakers

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

A murderous assault was committed at the Scottish Hotel, Dana-street, Ballarat, on a jockey name A Michael Coghlan, aged 23, by one bookmaker,…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

National Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 3

A young man named John Hercules Hade appeared before the Bathurst police court yesterday afternoon on two charges of cattle…

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The Ballarat Assault Case

National Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 2

Frederick Nolan, alina 'Blucher Hennessy,' and John Newham, alias 'Looking Glass Jack,' were charged at the Ballarat Court on Monday, with assaulting the…

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Licensing Court

Leader · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 4

(Before Mr B. Marriott, P.M., and Messrs T. Higgins, and M. Slattery, Js.PJ Mr Gulnan was granted a coach…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. E. Marriott, P.M.) and T. M. Higgins, J.P.

Leader · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 4

Robert Eason was proceeded against by the rabbit Inspector (Mr David Gregory Lynch) of the Bathurst Paestoral Protection district, for not…

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Millthorpe Small Debts Court

Leader · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 4

Before Mr. E. arriott P.M and Mr. T. Higgins. Solicitors present: Messrs Kearney and McLachlan. Orange, and Mr. Wheeler, Millthorpe…

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Dubbo Circuit Court DUBBO

National Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 2

The Circuit Court opened today before his Honor Chief Justice Darley. Mr. James prosecuted for the Crown. Alexander Riley, a lad of 16 years,…

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Molong Police Court

Molong Argus · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 5

AT the Molong Police Court on Tuesday last before Messrs C. Miller and J.C.L. Fitzpatrick, J's.P., William Cole was charged with stealing one…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, April 9. (Before the P.m.) Indecent Language

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 6

Thomas King Ernest Field, Robert Simon, and David Young pleaded guilty, on the information of Constable Hunt, to using indecent language in Inch-street on…

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Lithgow Police Court. Wednesday, April 10. (Before A. B. C. Burke, J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 4

Henry Joseph Dixon was charged with using indecent language in Main-street the previous evening, and was fined 20s or seven days. Fine paid…

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Dubbo Circuit Court DUBBO

National Advocate · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 2

At the Dubbo Circuit Court today James Higgins was found guilty of misappropriation, and James Baird, an aboriginal, was found guilty of an…

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Court McNamafa, A.O.F.

Molong Argus · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 17

THERE was a good attendance of brethren present on Friday evening at the above lodge, when the report of the annual Delegate Meeting in Sydney…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 9

[?]T the Police Court on Tuesday, before Messrs. C. Miller and J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, [?]s.P., W. R. Cole was charged with stealing two head of cattle, the property of P…

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Alleged Attempted Murder DUBBO

National Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 4

At the Dubbo Circuit Court to-day, James Copeland pleaded not guilty to wounding Alvina Hitchen, with intent to murder her at Gilgandra on 23rd…

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Sofala Court SOFALA

National Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 6

The following cases were dealt with by Mr. T.C.K. McKell, P.M., at the police court yesterday:— A. C. Harrington v. S. H. Grose,…

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Dubbo Circuit Court DUBBO

National Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 4

The sittings of the Circuit Court were continued to-day before his Honor Chief Justice Darley. James Hamilton, for false pretences,…

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