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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

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Mistaken Identity? Alleged Horse Stealing Accused Given Benefit of Doubt

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 6 November 1931 · page 2

ARRAIGNED in the dock before Mr. J. B. "Scobie, S.M., at the Windsor Police Court on Tuesday, Horace Alfred Durant was charged with stealing a bay gelding…

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Police Take Notes Meeting of Farmers Union Dispute Between Officers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 12

A largely-attended meeting of the Transport Defence Union was held at tho School of Arts, Windsor, on Saturday night, to discuss the reply of the Transport Board…

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Alleged S.p. Betting Raid at Riverstone Hairdresser Charged

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 4

QUITE a mild flutter of excitement was caused at Riverstone on Wednesday afternoon when a squad of plain-clothes police officers, who arrived by car from Parramatta…

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Richmond Cinema "The Yankee at King Arthur's Court."

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 2

Will Rogers, as droll as ever, scores another hit in an excellent picturisation of the famous Twain comedy, "The Yankee at King Arthur's Court," which comes to the…

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"Abused and Kicked Me" Wife's Tale of Assault Charge Against Young Husband

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 10

HUSBAND and wife in Mileham-street, Windsor, William James Mblloy and Linda Susan Jane Molloy are—well, not the best of friends…

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District Court Hawkesbury Cases Adjourned

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 5

AT Parramatta District Court on Monday week, before his Honor, Judge Thompson four local cases were called on for hearings but on application to the Bench all were…

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Sergeant Cafe Promotion to Windsor Court Congratulations

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 2

PRIOR to the commencement of the business at the Windsor Police Court on Tuesday, Mr. J. B. Scobie, S.M., offered congratulations to Sergeant Cafe on his…

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Alarm in Police Department Action Follows Thefts at Windsor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 December 1931 · page 5

THE heads of the police force are considerably alarmed by the recent succession of events involving members of that body…

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Raw Causes Floods Fact Seemed to Surprise Court Trouble Over Sale of a Farm

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 December 1931 · page 9

"What," thundered Mr. H. G. Edwards, in the Banco Court last week, "causes floods?" "Rainfall," replied Eugene Kenny, civil engineer and surveyor…

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