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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1896

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

An Old-Time Windsor Court Case

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 5

FIFTY years ago, when Judge Therry used to try the cases on the Windsor Court of Requests—as the Court was then called—plaintiffs were then allowed to sue…

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Burglary in Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 12 December 1896 · page 13

ON Thursday morning last the residents of Richmond were startled by the news that a burglary had been committed at the local Post Office. The electric bell…

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Police News. Windsor Police Court. Friday, December 4Th. Before Messrs Holland and Fitzpatrick, J.P. a Horsewhipping Case

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 12 December 1896 · page 8

Henrietta Saul was charged with assaulting James Martin on the Blacktown Road on November 30th Mr G McCauley appeared for the complain[?]t…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, December 11. Before Messrs T P[?]imrose and J J Fitzpatrick, J's.P

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 19 December 1896 · page 6

George E Case, James Mitchell, James Owens, Frederick McBeth, James Owens, L Paull, Ernest Paull, Samuel Weaver, Thomas Mitchell, James McBeth, and Walter Wilbow, were charged with…

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Richmond Police Court. Wednesday, Dec. 23

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 26 December 1896 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs J. Lamrock, junr., W. Mitchell, G. B Bowen, A. L. Hough, H. Skuthorp, P. H. Ridge, Chas Icely, and J Dunston, J's.P. Stephen McMahon proceeded against Michael…

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Windsor Police Court. TUESDAY, December 22. (Before Messrs T Primrose and J J Fitzpatrick

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 26 December 1896 · page 7

Roland Potts was charged with riotous behaviour in George-street, Windsor, on the 12th inst. William Brooks gave evidence to the effect…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, December 16,1896. (Before Messrs Cleeve, P.M, D Holland, Fitzpatrick, and Dr. Callagban, J's P.) Billiard License

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 26 December 1896 · page 12

Senr-Sergeant Boyd proceeded against Harry Rivett, the then licensee of the Fitzroy Hotel, for using a billiard table for profit, [?] being a person not holding a license…

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Windsor Small Debts Court. Friday, December 16, 1896. (Before Messrs Cleeve, P.M., D Holland, Fitzpatrick, and Dr. Callaghan, J's.P.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 26 December 1896 · page 12

There were several cases on the list, the majority of which were undefended, settled out of Court, or otherwise disposed of. The only demur that was raised was by Mr J O'Brien, who was sued for rates…

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