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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1885

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Local and General. Our Gaol

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 2

IT is not every town in New South Wales that is possessed of a gaol; many of our inland towns of considerable importance are considered well provided if they possess a couple…

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Appeal Court. Wednesday, 27Th May, 1885. (Before Messrs. J. [?]. Johnstons, A. Tackerman and S. J. Dunstan, J's.P.)

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 3

The following appeals against the Municipal assessments were decided by the Bench. G. A. Gordon reduced from £52 to £36; Bank of New South Wales from £200 to £140; W. Moses…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, 2Nd June, 1885. (Before Messrs J. B. Johnston, W. H. Johnston and T. Primrose, J's.P.) Wood Stealing

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 3

Frederick Thomas Reynolds v. Vernon Rushell. This was a case of larceny, and occurred thusly: Complainant had cut a lot of wood at the Clayey Hill, on Wilberforce…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, 16Th June, 1885. (Bofore Messrs. T. Primrose and W. H. H. Becke, J's P.) Drun[?]

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 3

John Hassion was [?] in the sum of [?] for being drunk on the 5th inst. Fin [?] ASSAULT…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, 18Th August, 1885. (Before Messrs. T. Primrose and A. Tuckerman, J's. P.) Stealing From a Dwelling

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1885 · page 3

Henry Melville was charged with stealing on the 10th August instant, certain articles from the dwelling of William Campbell, situate at the Terrace, near Eafield…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, 22Nd September, 1885. (Before Mess[?]rs. T. Pr[?], W. H. Johnston and R. Mc[?], J's. P.) Maintenance

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1885 · page 3

Elizabeth A[?] C[?] sued Henry Thomas E[?]gers for further maintenance of an illigiti[?] child. The child was three years old, and the last order made by the Windsor…

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[?]ce Court. [?] SEPTEMBER, 1885. (Before [?] T. [?] J's, P.)

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1885 · page 3

A [?]—W. H. Johnston [?] G. M[?] which [?] Richardson and Neilson were engaged—was s[?] by the part[?]…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, 27Th October, 1885. (Before Messrs. T. Primrose, and H. Mc[?], P.) [?] of Native [?]

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 3

James Lock— on the information of Constable Grace—was charged with having unlawfully kiilled a Great Kingfisher, more commonly known as the Laughing Jack[?], in…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, 17Th November, 1885. Maintenance of Illegitimate Child

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1885 · page 3

Susannah Peck v. James Green. This case was adjourned from Friday last—defendant having been apprehended at Penrith, on a warrant issued by the Windsor Bench, and…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, 24Th November., 1885. (Before Messrs T. Primrose, S. J. Dunstan, and B. Conlan, J's.P.) Careless Use of Fire

Hawkesbury Chronicle and Farmers Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1885 · page 3

Richard Buttsworth junr., was charged by the Police with an infraction of the Careless use of fire Act, at Roberts' Creek, on the 3rd instant. Henry Green, George Green, Ann…

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