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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1884

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Windsor Small Debts Court. Thursday, 15Th May, 188[?], (Before Mr. T. Primrose, J.P.) A. HUGHES v. A. H. MACK

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1884 · page 3

To recover 19s, goods sold. Defendant did not appear. Verdict for amount claimed, and 5s costs of court. P.O'HARA v R. HAYES…

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Windsor Police Court. Saturday, 17Th May, 1884. (Before Mr. W. H. H. Becke J.p.) Drunk and Disorderly

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 3

John Murray for being drunk and disorderly in Bridge-street, on Friday evening, was fined 20s., or 7 days in gaol. John McKinly, drunk in George-street, on…

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Windsor Police Court. Monday 9Th June, 1884. (Before Mr. W. H. H.Becke, J.P.)

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 3

Joseph Chester, for exposure of person, fined 20s, or 7 days; for drunkenness 5s or 48 hours. Matthew Connor, for being drunk in George-Street on 9th June was fined 2s 6d or 24 hours; for…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, 17Th June, 1884. (Before Messrs. T. Pri[?]rose and R. T. Skuthorpe, J's. P.) Indecency

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 3

James Green charged with indecency tn George and Bridge-street, was fined [?]s or 24 hours. STONE THROWING…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, 24Th June, 1884. (Before Mr. T. Primros; J P.) Protection

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 3

John Alcorn was brought up for protecion, having been attested on the Windsor Road, near Mulgrave, by Constable McMahon, assisted by Constable Roberts,…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday August 12th, 1884. (Before Mr. T. Primrose, J.p.) Larrikinism

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 3

Charles Knight, Alfred Connell, Arthur Baker, and James Silks were brought up for bad conduct in McQuade Park, on the night of the 1st of August—the first for obscene…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday August 26th, 1884. (Before Messrs. T. Primrose, and W. H. [?]Johnstone, J's.P.) Infraction of Public Instruction Act

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1884 · page 3

The following persons pleaded guilty as above: Joseph Walshall (by his wife), John Underwood, and Richard Coady, and being their first offence were fined 2s 6d each, with…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday September 2nd, 1884. (Before Messrs. J. B. Johnstone, W. H. Johnstone; G. T. Collins and T. Primrose, J's.P.) ' One drunk was fined 5s and 2s 6d cost. AS[?]ULT

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 3

William Campbell summoned John Wood for assault at Sackville Reach. Mr Walker appeared for Wood. Witnesses were heard on both sides, and defendant was fined 5s,…

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Windsor Police Cour. Tuesday September 9Th, 1884. (Before Messrs. T. Primrose and W. H. Johnstone, J's.P.) [?]

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 3

Israel Noakes, Crown L[?]nds Ranger, proceeded against William Bowd and Joseph Jacklin, for stripping bark, contrary to statute, or Crown lands. Defendants were…

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Licensing Court. Monday, 8Th September, 1884. (Before II. McQuade, Esq., M.P., J.P., the Chairman)

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 3

A transfor was applied for, and, as there was no police objection, granted, from Richard Gillis to George Solomon, of the license of the "Railway Hotel,'' situate in…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, with September, 1884. (Before Messrs. J. B. Johnstone and T. Primrose, J's P.)

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 3

There were fifteen cases—2 were continued, 3 settled out of court, 1 non-suit, 1 struck out, 1 no appearance of parties, and in the remainder verdicts were given…

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Windsor Police Court. MONDAY, 13th OCTOBER, 1884. (Before Mr. W. H. H, Becke, J. P.)

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1884 · page 3

Aman named Griffin was fined 10s, or 48 hours, for using obscene language in George-street, on Saturday night. A man who had been in gaol for a week…

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Court of Quarter Sessions

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1884 · page 3

The formality of opening the Court on Tuesday was gone through, by Mr. Justice Forbes taking his seat at twenty minutes past eleven, and receiving a pair of whi[?]e kid…

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Windsor District Court. Wednesday, 15th OCTOBER, 1884. (Before His Honor Judge FORBES.)

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1884 · page 3

Isabella Dawson v. Hannah Greentree. Goods sold, £27 9s 6d. Verdict for plaintiff. Same v. John Pendergast, Goods sold,…

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Windsor Police Court[?] Tuesday, 21St October, 1884[?] (Before Messrs, Johnstone, Primrose, Onus, Skuthorpe, and Gow, J's[?]P.)

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1884 · page 3

William Allen pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing a horse to stray on the river bank, and was fined 2s 6d, and 5s 6d costs. Edward Butler pleaded not guilty to a…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, 28Th October, 1884

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1884 · page 3

Messrs. J. B. Johnston, W.H. Johnston, T. Primrose, and G. T. Collins, J's. P[?], took their seals upon the Bench. OBSCENE LANGUAGE…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, [?]Th November, 1884. (Before Messrs[?] Johnston, [?] and J. E. [?] For[?] Entry

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 22 November 1884 · page 3

The Turner Thor[?] case [?] resumed, and Mr. Clayton examined witnesses for the defense. Henry Rich[?] Powell being [?] followed by Samuel Wayland, who deposed…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, 2Nd Deccember, 1884. (Before Messrs. T. Primrose and W. H. Johnstone Esq., J.P's) Unsound Mind

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1884 · page 3

John Hutchinson, who had come from Mudgee and showed symptoms of insanity, was detained for a week for medical treatment…

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Richmond Police Court. Thursday, 11th December, 1884. (Before J.E. O[?]US Esq., J.P)

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1884 · page 3

Daniel Mahoney, for wilfully riding a horse on the foot way in Wondsor-street, on the 8th instant. Fined 2s 6d and 5s 6d costs, or 48 hours. Fine paid…

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Richmond Police Court. Thursday, 18Th December, 1884. (Before Messrs. W. Lamrock, J. E. Onus and T. J. Gow, J's.P.) Infractions of Public Instruction Act

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1884 · page 3

The Attendance Officer v. John Riley. Case remanded. Sime [?]. Ellen Cavanough—two cases—for the first, defendant was fined ls and 7s 4d…

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