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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 17 of 63

Licensing Court. Friday, April 19.(Before Mr. E., Mairioit. P.M.)

Leader · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 2

Enoch Fletcher applied for the license of the Digger's Arms Hotel be transferred from Matthew Dwyer to himself…

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Gulgong Police Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 2

At the Gulgong Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. O. A. Edwards, P.M., Emily Raison proceeded against Edward Ryan for assault. Accused…

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Terrible Murder Man Hacked to Death. Melbourne

Leader · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 2

A swagman named William Panton was admitted to the Kingston Hospital on Friday suffering from terrible injuries. The bone of the…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

John Hercules Hade (26), who is charged with the larceny of six head of cattle, belonging to two different owners, at Bradshaw Flat, Sofala, was farther remanded…

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Wallerawang Police Court. Wednesday, April 17. (Before the P.M.)

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 5

Thomas Kearns was charged that knowing that a prohibition order is in force against him, he did enter the bar of the Coronation Hotel, Portland, without…

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A Missing Purse a Woman Charged

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

Mary Francis (30), a married woman, was at the Bathurst Police Court yesterday charged with stealing a purse containing eight £1 notes…

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The Goulburn Murder Goulburn

Leader · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

At Goulburn, to-day, George Wray, 84, was charged with the murder of his wife, Mary Wray, on February 26th. Accused’s son said…

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Lithgow Police Court. Monday, April 22. (Before A. B. C. Burke, J.p.) Drunk

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

Florence Hamilton was charged with being drunk in Tank street on 20th inst., and was fined 1s, or the rising of the court. Michael Quilty was charged with a…

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Arbitration Court in Sydney. the Portland Case. (Before Judge Heydon, President, and Messrs. Wright and Riley, members.)

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

The Arbitration Court on Friday continued its sittings in Sydney to hear evidence in the dispute, the Portland United Laborers against the Commonwealth…

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The Afghan Murderer. Sentenced to Death. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 2

Peter Sadeek, an Afghan, was sentenced to death at Broken Hill for the murder of May, Cooney, at Whitecliffs. Accused says it is…

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The White Cliffs Tragedy Afghan Sentenced to Death Broken Hill

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 2

In the Circuit Court before Judge Gibson, the trial of Peter Sadeek, Afghan, for the murder of May Jewson (or May Cooney) at White Cliffs…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 23Rd. (Before Mr. E. Marriott, P.M.)

Leader · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 2

E. Gartrell (baker late of Orange) v. A. T. Caldwell, for goods supplied in 1900 and 1902. Defendant pleaded never…

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Guigong Police Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 11

Under the above heading an incorrect praagraph appeared in this paper of Thursday last. It was stated, in effect, that P. Looney, for assaulting…

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Dislocated Arm. Assault by a Constable. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 2

Constable G A. Johnston was to-day, committed for trial on a charge of assaulting William O’Hara at Pyrmont on March 30…

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A Court of Criminal Appeal

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 3

THE cable announced, on Saturday morning last, that Sir Lawson Walton had introduced into the House of Commons a bill…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, April 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.) a Serious Charge

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 8

Henry Emmett, on remand, was charged with assaulting with intent Emily Greening, a child under the age of 16 years, at Lithgow, on the 18th instant…

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Happened in a Police Court

Leader · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 4

Many years ago a friend of the writer was sued by a man who was working for him for wages. The case as allowed to go to the court,…

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Molong Police Court. Wednesday, April 24, 1907. (Before M. Marriott, P.M.)

Molong Argus · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 9

Two young men, Alexander Sharp and Thomas Kelly, who had been arrested on the 15th instant, and had been locked up ever since, were…

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Stealing a Crown Chapter. I. in Old Khartoum

National Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 4

I DID not go with Kitchener to Khartoum was already there. But I was beyond measure pleased that he came; for his coming…

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Intent to Murder. Sydney

Leader · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 2

Mr George Humphries was found guilty at Broken Hill[?] of shooting at Eliza Crockford with intent to murder, and was sentenced 10 ten years…

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