A Potato Case. at Bathurst District Court
Before Judge Scholes in the Bathurst District Court last week, an action was brought by Heinrich Kirshler, farmer, of Tarana, who sought to recover from J. R. Collie,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1915
1,793 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 16 of 90
Theft From a Hotel. Foreigner Sentenced at Orange. Orange
At the Quarter Sessions to-day, John Blekins, a foreigner, was charged that he did at Orange on January 5, 1915, steal a cash register, one watch and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scene in Parkes Police Court
A notable scene occurred in the Parkes Police Court, when a number of defendants answered summonses, for the non destruction of…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Triple Murder
Rottmann has been convicted of the murder of the M'Cann. family. The judge remarked that he could not hold out hope of a reprieve…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Height's Taken. Russian Assault
A communiqe states:— The Russians, after a desperate fight, captured the heights to the south-eastward of Dukla, in he…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Belgian Goes to Gaol
Thomas Bleekins, a Belgian, was found guilty, on Tuesday at the Orange Sessions, of stealing a cash register, 17 in money, a watch, chain…
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The inquest on the body of Sarah Bourne, who was killed with an axe in the Kalgoorlie Coffee Palace, Perth, on January 18, resulted in…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Alleged Intent to Murder
Some excitement was caused in Little Charles-street, Fitzroy, when it became known that a woman had been shot there. The injured…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Gaol for Burghers. Refused to Fight Germans
A court-martial at Capetown has sentenced 63 burghers to one year's imprisonment for not responding to the summons to fight the Germans…
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John Thomas Robertson came up for sentence before Judge Scholes at the Orange General Sessions yesterday morning. He had pleaded guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After Many Years. Elderly Woman Charged with Bigamy
Selina Martin came up for [?] tence yesterday morning, at the Orange Sessions. On the previous day she entered a plea of guilty to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gulgong Warden's' Court
Before Mr. Arnott, Warden, at the Warden's Court, Gulgong, on Thursday last, Herbert Hasenkam applied for suspension of labor…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Off to the War Preferable to Gaol. Alternative Granted at Orange. Orange
A former employee of the Government, who pleaded guilty at the Orange Quarter Sessions to-day, to a charge of fraudulently convertiny £15 10s 7d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Pitiful Case Old Woman Charged with Bigamy. Ill-treated by First Husband. Case at Orange Quarter Sessions. Orange
A case presenting sad features was before His Honor, Judge Scholes, at the Quarter Sessions to-day, when an old woman, Selina Martin, pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Rylstone Lease. And a Recent Court Case. (To the Editor)
Sir,—In the Rylstone news in the Mudgee "Guardian" of February 18, you say there was quite a contest between the Shire Council and…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →The Motor's Manner Alleged Reckless Driving. a Whoop That Saved a Life. the Sergeant's Vision of Sudden Death. Prosecution at Bathurst Court Dismissed
The manner in which a motor driven by Charles Henry Hall and containing W.D.R.A. race patrons was driven at a spc[?] near a certain bridge near the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unlicensed Hawking. Charge at the Police Court
Joseph Moran (35) was charged at the Bathurst Police Court yesterday for having hawked for sale ammoniac and toilet powder without a license…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr. Marriott, P.M.)
John Robinson and Wallace McLeod (two strangers) were each fined 2/6, with the option of 24 hours in lookup, for being drunk in Bank-st, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Portland Police Court. Monday, February 22 . (Before Peter Denis, J.P)
Frank Calligan, on bail, was charged with having been drunk in Cullen-street on Saturday night. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s or 24 hours. Fine paid. Arrested by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallerawang Police Court. Tuesday, February 23. (Before Thomas Sorrell, J.P.)
Patrick Fahey, arrested by Const. Cullen for having been found drunk in Bathurst-street, Rydal, pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s or 24 hours. Paid…
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