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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1889

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 29 June 1889 · page 3

TUESDAY.—Before Messrs. Becke, P.M., S. Dunstan, Conlon, Yeo, Primrose, and Holland. Mary Murphy was called upon by Maty Ann Wood to show cause why she should not deliver up premises…

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Windsor Licensing Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 29 June 1889 · page 3

MONDAY.—Before Messrs. Becke. P.M., J. E. Onus, and W. Lanirock, Licensing Magistrates. RFNHWAL.—William Wallace Douglas applied for a renewal of the license for the Killarney Inn. The…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 4

FRIDAY.—Before Messrs Becke. P.M., and Holland John Begley was charged with stealing a quantity of grape vine cattings the property of George Myers of Riverstone. Mr Kempthorne…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 3

TUESDAY.—Before Messrs. Becke, P.M., B. Conlon, and T. Primrose.—Drunk.—One woman was fined 2s 6d, or 12 hours.—Attempt to steal.— John Dillon pleaded not guilty to a charge of…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 July 1889 · page 6

On Friday last, after we went to press, a second charge against John Begley, of Riverstone, of stealing a quantity of trees and vines, the property of George Myers, was heard before Messrs. Becke,…

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Richmond Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 July 1889 · page 5

THURSDAY, July 18th, 1889. Before Messrs Lamrock and Guest. Illegally on promises.—John Fearly was charged with being on the premises of Mr. J.E. Onus for an unlawful purpose. Mr. O[?]ms gave evidence to the effect that an alarm…

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Windsor P[?] Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 July 1889 · page 4

FRIDAY—Before Messr[?] Gerald Carlton, tailor, ch[?] assault. He said that he defendant, and went for…

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Richmond Small Debts Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 July 1889 · page 5

Some amended rules were submitted, the most material being the alteration in the time of holding such courts from the second Friday in every alterate month, to second Thursday in every month. The rules were accepted, and…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 July 1889 · page 3

ON Tuesday last, at the Windsor Police Court, before Messrs Becke, P.M., B. Conlon, S. J. Dunstan, and D. Holland, George Louis ftsher Davies, of the "Australian," was charged with using…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, 26Th July, 1889. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Yeo.) GREATRIX v. GREATRIX

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 July 1889 · page 5

The defendant, Mary Greatrix, was arrested under warrant, wherein she was charged with threatening to kill her husband, Edward Greatrix. The complainant gave evidence as to the words…

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Windsor Licensing Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 July 1889 · page 2

MONDAY.—Before Messrs. Becke. P.M., Lamrock, and Onus, Licensing Magistrates. Peter Burg applied for a license for a house situate in George-street, Windsor, to be known as…

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Richmond Police Court. Thursday, 25Th July, 1889. (Before Messrs. J. E. Onus and W. Lamrock.) Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 July 1889 · page 4

Frederick Eather and Thomas Eatherr of Windsor, were charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm upon Ah Ho Lin, a Chinese vegetable hawker, at the Blacktown and Richmond Road on…

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Richmond Police Court. Friday, August 2Nd, 1889. Before Messrs Lamreock and Onus. STEALING

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 5

William Davis and Edward Wilson, charged with stealing a bale of hay, the property of R. Ezzy, at Kurrajong. The evidence of the police, the owner, and a witness—Mr. Coleman of…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday. 2Nd August. 1889. (Before Messrs. Becke, P.M., and S.J. Dunstan.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 5

Edward Gow v. James Rochester, illegally impounding stock. The Police Magistrate said he had received a letter from complainant stating that he did not intend to proceed with the case…

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Richmond Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 10 August 1889 · page 5

On Friday, the postponed case, J. Onus, Sen., v. A. R. Clough, for injury to property, by ringbarking a lemon tree, was heard. It appeared that defendant had occupied complainant's farm, and when…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, August 9. (Before Messrs. Becke, P.M., and Primrose.) Profane Language

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 10 August 1889 · page 5

James Lock was charged with using profane language on the Blacktown-Riverstone Road. He pleaded guilty. Fined 5s and 5s 6d costs, or 7 days…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 5

FRIDAY—Before Messrs. Becke, P.M., J. B. Johnstone, Senr., Callaghan, and Primrose. Four small boys named Robert Hutchinson, Richard Hutchinson, Francis Douglas, and…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, August 16. (Before the P.M., and Messrs. Primrose and Johnstone.) Detention of a Mare

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 24 August 1889 · page 3

In the case of Gosper v. Gibson, which was not concluded when we went to press on Friday, the following additional evidence was taken:— Dr. Callaghan was called, on behalf of the…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 31 August 1889 · page 3

TUESDAY.—Before Messrs. Becke, P.M., Conlon, and Holland. Obscene Language, &c. — Charles Barker pleaded guilty to using obscene language, to riding…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 7 September 1889 · page 3

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.—Before the Police Magistrate. Vagrancy.—Matthew Stafford, an old offender, for being unable to show that he had sufficient…

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