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

Courts & crime, 1908

1,281 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 65

Licensing Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 13

O. A. Edwards, Esq., Police Magistrate, Mudgee, has been appointed Licensing Magistrate and official member of the Licensing Court for the licensing…

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The Coal Crisis. Court Decides Against Men. Proprietors Will Arbitrate. Newcastle

Leader · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

Matters were very quiet generally, to-day, in connection with the coal crisis. When the court assembled this…

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Lithgow Police Court. Thursday, January 9. (Before A. B. C. Burke, J.p.) Drunkenness

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 4

Fritz Fisher was charged with having been drunk in Inch-street on the previous night, Accused, who was arrested by Constable Sheather, was fined 1s or the rising…

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Insult to Police Feet

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 6

A good representative of Rip Van Winkle, slightly over six feet in height, with slouching gait and bushy head and whiskers, carrying his "bluey," and…

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Another Old Criminal. Thirty Years in Gaol. Sydney

Leader · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 3

At the police court to-day another old man named Michael Bourke, aged 74, was sentenced to three months for having in his possession property…

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Amaroo Shire Council. Appeal Court

Molong Argus · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 5

At the Appeal Court, held at Cumnock yesterday, the five cases set down for [?]ring resulted as follows:— Mr. Rutherford, who appealed…

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Burraga Police Court. Monday, January 6th. (Before the P.M., E. T. H. Hackney and J. G. Culnane, Js.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 3

Elizabeth Morgan, summoned by A. G. Slade for ill-treating a cow. Dismissed without costs. John Funnell, summoned by T. J. Ryan…

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The Newcastle Arbitration. All Collieries at Work. Court Decides First Matter in Men’s Favor. Sydney

Leader · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 3

As the outcome of last evening’s meetings all the four collieries in the Teralba district were at work to-day. The Special Court resumed its…

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Appeal Court

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 9

THE Amaroo Shire Council Appeai[?] Court was held at the Cumnock Court House on Thursday last before Mr. E. Marriott, P.M. Mr. P. F. A. Kinna appeared as the…

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Some Strong Talk Bankers Who Ought to Be in Gaol London, riday

National Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

Mr Jackson, Attorney GenF rl, addressing a gathering of business men in New York, declared that the lawless methods of pirate banke's were…

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Millthorpe News. Police Court

Leader · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 4

At the Millthorpe police court, before Messrs E. James and T Higgins [?].P., George Simpson was charged with indecent exposure, and…

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Arrested for Murder

Leader · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 2

A strike leader has been arrested at Johannesburg for murder, arising out of the dynamite outrages during the late strike…

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The Thaw Murder Trial

Leader · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 2

Only seven jurors were accepted for the Thaw murder trial, out of the summoned…

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Indians in the Transvaal a Number Sent to Gaol London

National Advocate · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 3

Mr Gandhi, the Indian lawyer who leads the Indian party on the Band, and five other Indians, have been sentenced to two months'…

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Lithgow Police Court. Monday, January 13. (Before A. B. C. Burke, J.p.) a Mount Victoria Case. Heavy Penalties

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 2

John Chadwick was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in Station-street, Mount Victoria, on Saturday night, and also with having used indecent language, and…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, January 14. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

Three summons cases were struck out, there being no appearance of the parties. In one case Mr. Richards appeared, and stated that a settlement had been…

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Constables Charged with Assault Wellington Residents' Complaints. Ex-bathurstians Give Evidence. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

At the Central Court, Constables Ernest Evans and Henry Shriller were charged, at the Instance of Superintendent Mitchell, with misconduct in that they assaulted…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 14. (Before Mr. E. Marriott, P.M.)

Leader · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

John Farrell pleaded guilty to falling to suppress rabbits on his holding at Gosling Creek. Mr. McLachlan appeared for the…

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Police Court

Leader · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday before Mr. H. Henden, J. P., John Leslie pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness and was fined 6/ or three…

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Wilful Murder Verdict. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 2

The inquest concerning the death of Henry Sullivan, Shot in the shop of Henry Prince at Newtown, has concluded A verdict of wilful…

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