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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

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Windsor Police Court (TUESDAY, January 8, before Mr John Ross, J.P)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 7

Bertie and Allen Clemens, two State School children, were charged with absconding from Mr Hynds, from Pitt Town Common, with whom they were apprenticed…

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Windsor Police Court Friday, January 11Th. (Before Mr F R Wilshire, P.M , and Messrs T Primrose and John Ross, J'sP

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 9

Roland Potts was charged with being drunk and disorderly in George street, Windsor, on the night of the 24th December last, and also with using indecent language in Bridge-street on the…

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Windsor District Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 4

JUDGE Backhouse presided at the District Court on Wednesday. There was several undefended cases and only one defended. HOSKISSON v. O'BRIEN…

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Windsor Licensing Court Friday, February 16, (Before Messrs Wilahire, P.M., J 13 Johnston, and G. M. Pitt.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 12

JOSEPH NIMMO applied for a transfer of license of the Railway Hotel from A J Viney. Objections were filed by the police to the license being granted…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 9

Friday Fob 22nd Before Messre J B Johnston, D Mayne, J Ross, and T Primrose, J'a.P. Henry Smith wan charged with having in his possession 2 bags of potatoes reasonably supposed…

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Windsor Police Court (Before Mr F R Wilshire, P.M., and Mr Johnston, J,p), Wages Case

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 7

Alfred Sanders proceeded against Martin Dunn for ?£>] for wages. Mr McCauley appeared for the defendant, and said that instead of any debt, Sanders was a…

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Richmond Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 10

Thursday, 14th March, 1901. Before Messrs. F. G. Neilley and W. Sullivan, J's.P. Robert Eather, aged 10 years, appeared…

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Central Criminal Court, Sydney (Before Mr. Acting Justice Pring and a jury.) Mr G Wade prosecuted for the Crown. the Pitt Town Case

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 4

Katherine Hudson pleaded not guilty to having feloniously slain Gertrude Mitchell (late of Pitt Town), at Sydney, on February 15 last. Mr Kelynack (instructed by Mr Carter Smith)…

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Land Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 5

A MEETING of the Local Land Board for the Land District of Windsor was held at the Windisor Land Court on March 21st, when the following cases were…

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Locke Befors the Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 11

On Thursday last Frederick Theodore Locke, a three quarter caste aboriginal, aged 26 years, was arraigned on a charge of carnally knowing Myra Maud Wood, aged 13 years and 7 months…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 8

TUESDAY, April 16th. Before Messrs T. Primrose, J Ross, and W F Linsley, J's.P. Armond Leslie, an apprentice from the Sabraon to Mr. J. J. Pye, of Schofield's…

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Windsor Police Court Trial of the Aboriginal Locke

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 6

At the Windsor Police Court on tho nth inst., before Messrs Wilshire, P M., T. Primrose and D. Holand. |s P. Frederick Theodore Locke, a three-quarter…

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Licensing Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 6

BEFORE the P.M., and J. B. Johnston, L Ms. Renewals "of publicans' licenses were granted to Arthur Cobcroft, Commercial…

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Windsor Small Debts Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 6

BEFORE Mr. Wilshire, P.M., and Messrs. D. Holland and T. Primrose, J's.P. Henry Green v. Henry Packer ; 15/ for agistment of horse at 1/- per week…

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Windsor Police Court Tuesday, 23RD April, Before Mr F R Wilshire. P.M , and Mr G M Piit, Jp. Locke V Straughn

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 9

This was an assult alleged to have been committed on 9th March lnst at Riverstone, and had been adjourned a couple of times. Mr Geo. McCauley intimated that he appeared…

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Windsor Licensing Court Tuesday.—Before Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Mr. G. M. Pitt, L.M.

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 7

James Edward Williamson, licensee of the Travellers' Rest at North Richmond, was charged with selling liquor without a license on April 13th…

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Windsor Police Court Friday, May 3Rd

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 8

Before Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Messrs T. Primrose, W. F. Linsley, D. Mayne, and Hugh Ryan, J's.P. ASSAULT.—George Edgar Phillips was…

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Windsor Court House (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 1

Dear Sir,—Having had occasion to visit the Windsor Court House a good many times of late, I could not help noticing the neglected state of the building and grounds…

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Richmond Police Court Thursday 2nd May, 1901. Before Mr. Wilshire, P.M., and Messrs. Guest, 0. Icely, T. R. Smith, and Matheson. J's.P

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 7

John Ambrose Wilson, Arthur Wilson, Stephen Wilson, and James Douglass were charged on separate informations with damaging on 27th March 60 trees at Bilpin…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 8

TUESDAY May 21. Before Messrs T. Primrose, J. B. Johnston, D. Mayne, John Ross, and John Mahoney, J's.P. SULLIVAN v O'BRIEN…

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