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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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(Before the Police Magistrate.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 7

W. J. Gibson, Council-clerk, proceeded against Melbourne Townsend, under by law 125 of the Municipalities Act, for using water other than for domestic purposes…

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Richmond Polios Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 10

THURDAY, Jan. 5,—(Before Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., C. S. Guest, and H. A. Wood.Js.P.) Victor Smith pleaded guilty to being…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, January 6. (Before Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Messrs. W. J. Gibson, W. H. Hull, and D. Holland, Js.P.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 7

Rose Sippile proceeded against Rogers Glanville for unlawful assault. Plea, not guilty. Mr McCauley for defendant. Mr. Atkinson for complainant…

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Windsor Police Court. Friday, Jan 13th

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 9

Before Messis D. Holland, J. Mahony, B. Turnbull, and P. Campbell, is P. Alice Malilda Conlon proceeded against Hugh R. Conlon for wile…

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Windsor Police Court. Monday, Jan. 23

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 3

Before Mr. E. H. Page, J.P., Jno. McCroosen pleaded guilty to being drunk on Sunday, 22ad inst. Fined 5s on 24 hours…

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Richmond Small Debts Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 4

Bennett and Wood v. W. Douglass, claim for balance owing on a bicycle. Mr. Thompson appeared for Bennett and Wood; Mr Campbell for Douglass…

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Richmond Police Court. Thursday, February 2. (Before the P.M. and Messrs. Guest and Matheson, J's.P.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 4

Albert Marlin, charged with being disorderly, was fined £1. For resisting the police in the execution of their duty the same offender was fined £5. One month…

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Richmond Police Court TUESDAY.—Before Messrs E Campbell and J T Pryke, Js.P

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 8

Francis Hughes, a stranger, who went on a "bender," and wanted to paint the town red, appeared in custody, and was charged with being drunk and disorderly…

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Chapter Xviii Formal Trials of Natives for Murder

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 14

During the early years of the settlement the minds of the judges and leaders of the bar were considerably exercised over the points raised concerning the…

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Windsor Police Court Friday, February 10

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 2

Before Messrs H. Ryan and P. Campbell, Js.P. ALLEGED RIOTOUS CONDUCT. Roland Cross and Harry Ward, two…

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The Story of the Blacks The Aborigines of Australia. Chapter Xviii. Formal Trials of Natives for Murder. (Continued.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 14

"That the deceased Jabinguy, was at the time of the supposed murder a native black belonging to one of the such tribes, as aforesaid, and not a subject of the…

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Supreme Court DUNSTON v. Walker and Another. Monday, February 13. BEFORE Sir Frederick Darley, C.J., Mr

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 9

Mr. Lamb and Mr. Pickburn, instructed by Mr. Charles A. Walker, appeared for the defendants, and moved for a rule nisi calling upon the plaintiff to show cause…

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Windsor Police Court Friday, February 17. Before Messrs. T. Primrose, H. Ryan, and F. Campbell, Js.P. Stone Throwing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 9

A Riverstone boy named Harry Drayton was charged with assaulting Alice Mabel Wheeler, by hitting her with a stone. Accused pleaded guilty, and said it was…

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The Story of the Blacks. The Aborigines of Australia. Chapter Xviii. Formal Trials of Natives for Murder. (Continued.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 14

Clearly, no European would have been convicted on evidence as inconclusive as this; and on the judge's recommendation, the Royal prerogative of mercy was…

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Windsor and Richmond Gazette. Saturday, March 4, 1905. Richmond Police Court. Thursday, March 2

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 4

Before Messrs C, S. Guest, A. Matheson, J. McNeely, D, Clemson, H. Wood, J. Lamrock, R. Skuthorp, and J. Mitchell, J'a.P…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 7

MARCH 3rd — Before Mr. Wilshire, P.M. Christopher Connell was proceeded against by the Inspector of Nuisances for driving a vehicle without a license…

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Windsor Small Debts Court Friday, March 3

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 7

Before Messrs F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Daniel Mayne, J.P. The Windsor Borough Council sued several ratepayers for arrears of rates…

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Banco Court Before Mr Justice Walker, Mr Justice a H Simpson, and Mr Justice Pring. DUNSTON v Walker. Damages Reduced to One Farthing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 9

Mr Lamb and Mr Pickburn, instructed by Mr. C. A Walker, appeared for the defendants and moved to make absolute a rule nisi by which plaintiff bad been called upon to show cause why…

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Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 11

Tuesday—Before the P.M. and Mr Primrose, JP. William G. Magrath v. James Brown, for destroying trees. Mr McCauley for complainant, and Mr Walker for defendant, who pleaded not…

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Supreme Court (Before Mr, Justice Pring). WHARTON v. SCHOFIELD

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 5

This much litigated case was again before the Court in the shape of an appeal, by way of a special case. It will be remembered that on the last occasion, when…

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