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

Courts & crime, 1914

2,268 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 114

Blacktown Cattle Stealing. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 3

There is great indignation at Black-town on account of the continual cattle stealing. Stock turned into the agistment paddock to rest prior to…

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"I Heard Music" Alleged Intent to Murder. Case at North Sydney: Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

John Goodridge (34) was charged at the North Sydney Court this morning with having shot at a widow named Emma Bolton, at North Sydney, on…

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Custom of "Shouting." Argument in Hotel Bar. Assault Case Before Court

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

"It was in the bar of the Metropolitan Hotel on Monday afternoon that the trouble begun. Leslie Batterham entered with sonic others and asked…

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Capertee Police Court. Thursday, February 5. (Before W. J. Galaghen and J. B. Paton, Js.P.) Stealing a Black Dog. an "Omen of Good Luck."

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 3

Gerald Austin Keys and John Smith were charged with stealing one dog, valued at £1, the property of William A. J. Halt. of C[?]llen Bullen…

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Portland Police Court. Monday, February 9. (Before Peter Denis, J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 3

Jack Peeshler was charged with drunkenness in Williewa-street on Saturday night. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s or the rising. Arrested by Constable McClung…

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Lithgow Police Court. Saturday, February 7. (Before T. W. Cohen, J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

Arnold Christiansen was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in Main-street, Lithgow, on February 6. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s or…

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Interrupted Visit Young Man Uses Insulting Language. Fined at the Police Court

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

George Summers (24), a laborer, appeared at the Police Court yesterday on a charge of using insulting words before Emily Kelly, in George-street…

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Solicitor and Sergent Right to Arrest Questioned. Warm Exchange at Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

During the hearing of a charge against two young men named Summers and Batterham at the Bathurst Police Court yesterday, some rather…

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Small Debts Court. (Before the P.M.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

Lithgow Supply Co v. C. P. West claim for £1 5s Gd, goods supplied. W. M. Tougher proved the debt, and there was no appearance of defendant. Verdict for the…

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Alleged Attempted Murder Woman Shot in the Arm. Assailant Shoots Himself. Brisbane

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 3

Rudolph Waldon, staying at the Exchange Hotel, Edward-street, Brisbane, to-day, shot Mrs. Fitzroy in the arm in a room of the hotel, and then…

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Childley's papers Impounded by Police. Raid on His Lodgings. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 1

Mr. W. J. Chidley has addressed to the "Sun" a complaint that the police, who conducted a raid on his lodgings on Saturday, when they seized…

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Police Court

Leader · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 3

Before Messrs. T. Higgins. [?] E Hayes, and W. R. Bragg, [?] at the local Police Court on Wednesday morning, J. Wat[?] was [?]…

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Capertee Police Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 19

On Thursday, February 5. before Messrs. W. J. Galagher and J. B. Paton, J's.P., Gerald Austin Keys and John Smith were charged with…

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Assault in A. Train

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 15

On finger-print evidence the detective department proposes to have arrested a passenger by the Orvieta at Colombo, on their arrival…

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The Murder of Reeks Inquest Concludes. Police Hunt Unsuccessful. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 2

The inquest concerning the man Reeks, whose body was found in a disused pit at Wolverhampton, two bullet wounds being over the eyes, has…

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Police Investigations Fail. London

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 5

The Coroner said that there was not the slightest doubt that Reeks had been cruelly murdered. The police are quite unable to…

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Hoaxed Crowd Attack Police. London

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 5

Pandemonium broke out when Mrs. Pankhurst, disguised, appeared at the meeting, suffragettes and police alike mistaking the woman. She was…

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The Pit Mystery Verdict of Murder Recorded. London

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of Recks, a verdict of wilful murder against unknown persons was recorded…

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Police Hoodwinked. Mrs. Pankhurst's Joke. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 2

Mrs. Pankhurst, the suffragette leader, hoodwinked the police last night. Addressing a meeting from the upper…

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Mudgee District Court Mahon v. Raffan

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 24

Before Mr. Justice Scholes, at the Mudgee District Court, on Tuesday, Jeremiah Mahon sought to recover compensation from George Raffan, of…

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