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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1896

127 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 4 of 7

Assault. Monday, May 18th. (Before Mr. J. J. Fitzpatrick, J.P.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 9

William Sheehan v Arthur Mawson, James Brown, and George Smallwood, for unlawful assault. After the evidence of Constable Balfour had…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, 18Th May. (Before Messrs T Primrose, P Butler, B Conlon, and J J Fitzpatrick, J's.P, DRUNK

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 9

James Douglass was charged with being drunk on the 18th iust. Fined 2/6 or imprisonment till the rising of the Court. CONSPIRACY…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, May 22nd. BEFORE Messrs J. J. Fitzpatrick and P. Butler, J's.P

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 7

James Holland was brought up for being of unsound mind. After the evidence of Drs. Gibson and Callaghan, the Bench ordered him to be…

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Richmoud Small Debts Court. Wednesday, May 27. (Before Mr C S Guest, J.P)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 12

Miss Richards v John Sly, £1 17/4. Verdict for £1 7/4, costs of court 5/. Miss Richards v Mrs M S Younger, meat sold and delivered £3 7/11…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 9

FRIDAY, May 29th. Before Messrs Primrose, Butter, Conlon, and Fitzpatrick, J's.P. DUCKS. James Potts, on remand, was charged with…

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Richmond Small Debts Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 8

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3rd. Before Mr W Mitchell, J.P. Edwin Stevenson v James Brown. Goods sold £7 18/11. Verdict for amount…

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Windsor Police Court. ,Rfbiday, June.5. Before Messrs. P. Butler and T. Primrose, J's.P

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 8

Thomas Swannell proceeded against James Brewer for cutting wood on Crown lands without a license. Fined £1 and costs 5/6…

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Windsor Small Debts Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 8

Before Dr. Callaghan and Messrs. J. J. Fitzpatrick and P. Butler, J's.P. In two undefended cases verdicts were given for plaintiffs…

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Windsor Licensing Court. Wednesday, June, 10th

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 11

Before Dr J Callaghan and G M Pitt J.Ps. Robert Huggins, pleaded not guilty to a charge of supplying liquor to James Locke and August An[?]lock, who were at the time in a state ofx…

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Richmond Small Debts Court. Wednesday, June 10. (Before Messrs C S Guest, W Mitchell and H Skuthorp, J's.P.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 4

The case of Miss E A Richards v Mrs M S Younger, in which the plaintiff was non-suited at last sitting on the ground that defendant being a married woman and her husband being alive,…

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Richmond Police Court. WEDNESDAY, June 17th

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 12

Before Messrs W Mitchell, C S Guest, J Dunstan, J Lamrock, and T Primrose, J's.P. J Wilson was charged with assaulting James Davis on Sunday, June 7th…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, June 12. (Before Messrs T Primrose and W H D[?] J's.P.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 9

A young man named George Dickson pleaded not guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly in the bar of the Fitzroy Hotel on Saturday, 6th of June,…

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Richmond Small Debts Court. Wednesday June 17Th

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 12

BEFORE Messrs W Mitchell, C S Guest, J Dunstan, and J Lamrock, junr., J's P. Two cases were set down for hearing. One was settled out of Court, and in the otner, which was…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 June 1896 · page 6

FRIDAY, June 19. Before Messrs Walker, Primrose, Dean, Fitzpatrick. Cobcroft, Holland, Linsley, Tuckerman, Conlon, Dunstan, and W Gosper…

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Windsor Licensing Court. MONDAY—Before Dr Callaghanand MrG. M.Pitt. the Fitzroy Hotel

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 June 1896 · page 6

MR. G. MCCAULEY. representing Messrs Gannon and Sons, appeared for Frederick Wheatley, in support of an application for a renewal of his licence for the Fitzroy Hotel. Mr. J. J. Paine…

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Police News. Windsor Police Court. Monday June 29, 1896. (Before Dr. Calleghan, T. Primrose, J. J. Fitzpatrick, and P. Butler, J's.P.) GENERAL

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1896 · page 4

Edward James Hogan on a charge of maliciously breaking a window the property of Arthur Cobcroft, using insulting language, and assaulting Arther…

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Windsor Police Court. Monday, June 29. Before Messars Callaghan, Fitzpatrick, Primrose and Butler). a Series of Charges

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 9

Edward James Hogan was charged with maliciously breaking a pane of plass, the property of Arthur Cobcroft, on Saturday evening, 27th inst. He was also charged with assaulting Arthur…

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Richmond Small Debts Court. WEDNESDAY, July 1st

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 8

Before Mr C. Icely, J.P. Woodhill and Co. v. Mrs Greenhalgh, a claim for £8 6s 7d, for goods sold and delivered…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, July 3Rd. (Before Messrs T Primrose, P Butler, B C[?] and W H Dean, J's P.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 6

Mary J[?]ne H[?]d committed to take her trial at the Central Criminal Court on Monday 27th inst, on a charge of conspiracy. The evidence in this case has been given on several previous occasions…

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Windsor Police Court. FRIDAY. July 10

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 9

Before Messrs T Primrose, B Conlon, J J Fitzpatrick, and W H Dean, J's.P. David Duncomb, Katie Louisa Hand, Elizabeth Esther Hand, and David Hand were charged…

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