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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1897

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, August 27

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 9

BEFORE Messrs Primrose, Fitzpatrick, and Keenan, Js.P. Walter Leslie Brooks, on remand, was charged with stealing a van, valued at £8, the property of…

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Richmond Small Debts Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 4

Before Mr. Cleeve, P.M., C. S. Guest and W. Mitchell, J's.P. WILSON v. THOM[?]SON This was a case in which the plaintiff sued the…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 6

TUESDAY, Sep. 7. Before Messrs Primrose and Fitzpatrick, J's.P. AN IMPOUNDING CASE. J Johnston sued George Smith for impounding…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, September 3Rd

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 7

Before Messrs T. Primrose and J. J. Fitzpatrick, J's.P. DETENTION OF A VAN. Walter Leslie Brooks proceeded against…

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Richmond Police Court. Monday, September 6. BEFORE Messrs W Mitchell and a L Hough, J's.P ASSAULT

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 12

David Relke pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawfully assaulting one, Robert Fairley, at Londonderry on September 5th, 1897. Senr-Constable Illingworlh, stationed at…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 6

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. (Before Messrs J J Fitzpatrick, T Primrose and B Keenan, J's P) John Austin (or Murphy) pleaded guilty to a charge of using obscene language on Wednesday…

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Richmond Police Court. Thursday, Sept. I6th. Before Messrs C S Guest and P H Ridge, J'sP. ASSAULT

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 11

John Edwin Donkin proceeded against Michael Casey and A Robertson for assault. Mr J J Paine appeared for complainant, and Mr E Campbell for the defendants, who pleaded…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 4

WEDNESDAY, September 22nd. Before Messrs T Primrose and J J Fitzpatrick, J's.P. Thomas Tarman appeared on warrant for disobeying summons for maintenance for support of…

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Windsor Police Court. Tuesday, September 21

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. T. Primrose, J. J. Fitzpatrick and B. Keenan, J's.P. Charles Barker, on remand, was charged with being of unsound mind…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, September 17

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 5

W. Moon v George Curtis, a claim for IOS for sapping trees. Complainant was nonsuited, on the grounds that the work was not carried out in accordance with…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 12

FRIDAY, OCTOBER I. (Before Messrs. T. Primrose and J. J. Fitzpatrick, J's.P.) Stage coach licenses were granted to William Stubbs and Edward Mitchell…

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Central Criminal Court. (Before Mr Justice Owen)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 9

ON Tuesday week, an elderly man named Alfred Smith pleaded not guilty of having, on October 25, 1896, at Kikar, assaulted a girl aged 13 years and [?] months. The accused was defended by Mr…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, 15Th October, 1897. (Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, P.M., and Messrs. T. Primrose, J. J. Fitzpatrick, and B. Conlon, J's.P.) Hawker's License

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 7

A hawker's license was granted to William Bell and Son, of Windsor. ASSAULT. Charles Edward Popplewell proceeded…

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District Court. Wednesday, October 20Th. (Before His Honor Judge Backhouse.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 7

A large number of undefended cases were disposed of, and the following cases were defended. W. H. O'Brien v. Benjamin Woods,…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. FBIDAY, 15th OCTOBER, 1897. (Before Messrs. J. K. Cleev: and J. Johnston, Licensing Magistrates.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 7

A renewal of publican's license was granted to Robert Huggins of the Carrington Hotel, Windsor. The quarterly report of the Licensing…

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Small Debts Court. FRIDAY, 15th OCTOBER. 1897. (Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, P.M., and Messrs. T. Primrose, J. J. Fitzpat rick, and B. Conlon, J's.P.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 7

George Hollowell v. James J. McKellar, value of half dividing fence, £4. Postponed till next court on payment by defendant of plaintiff's costs…

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St. Albans Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 7

WEDNESDAY, 27th October. Before Messrs H. Wilson, J. Walker, J. T. Thompson, and H. A. Wilson, J's.P. S. Butler was charged with being drunk…

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Windsor Police. Court. Thursday. 28Th October

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 9

Before Messrs J Caliaghan, T Primrose, and J J Fitzpatrick, J's.P, Henry James Tarleton proceeded against Walter L Brooks for the recovery of a spring van…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, Nov. 19th

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 6

Before Messrs T Primrose, J J Fitzpatrick, B Keenan, and J Mahoney, J's P. George Brown was charged with using insulting language towards Mary Power on 11th of…

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Richmond Police Court. Thursday, November 25

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 11

Before Messrs. T. McNevin, P.M., C. S. Guest, J Lamrock and W Mitchell, J's.P. CRIMINAL OFFENCE. Donald Hayes, of Kurrajong, was…

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