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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

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Tomato Sale Richmond Court Problem Where Was Offer Received? Magistrate's Ruling

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 6

AN interesting legal point in the making of a contract of sale by parties in different areas was the subject of a good deal of learned discussion between the Bench…

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Vineyard Assault Lands Offender in Court Early Morning Escapade Penalties Total £8

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 5

AS the result of a drunken escapade at Vineyard in the early hours of the morning of February 16, George Henry Gill appeared at the Windsor Police Court on…

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Claim for Board Amicable Settlement Case at "Windsor Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 6

DURING the progress of a case at the Windsor Police Court on Friday, before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, S.M., in which George Betts, hotelkeeper, of "Windsor…

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By the Neck Caught in Broken Window Assault Charge Fails

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 2

ARISING out of a fracas which occurred in South-street, Granville, recently, John William Crelley (19), laborer, was charged at the Parramatta Police Court with having…

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Police Protection Discussed by P.a. Federation Kurrajong Residents Complain

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 2

"RESIDENTS throughout the North Richmond-Kurrajong district have been for some time past very dissatisfied with the police protection provided in that area, which…

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Clean Bowled! Cricket Critic Collects Prefers Assault Charge 'Wearing the Darks"

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 9

QUITE a cricketing flavor pervaded a case from Pitt Town at the "Windsor Police Court on Friday, in which Mr. A. G. Hardwick, S.M., was called "upon to umpire in…

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Traffic Breaches List at Windsor Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 13

AS usual, there was a line-up of motorists to answer various charges of alleged breaches of the Motor Traffic Act at the Windsor Police Court on Friday, before…

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Salaam! Tale of Missing Koran Richmond Court Dilemma

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 3

AN unusual problem confronted the Richmond Court on Thursday of last week, when a follower of the Mahommedan faith, chajjoo Khan of North Richmond, was…

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Licensing Court Hotel Changes Hands Booth Licenses—building Alterations

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 2

AT the Windsor Licensing Court on Friday, before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, L.M., an application by David Pearce for the transfer of his licence in respect of the…

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North Richmond Row Ends in Court Charges Language Too Australian! Trouble Over* Bag of Manure

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 7

WHETHER a certain epithet, common in the Australian vernacular but not used in the best circles, may be considered an…

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Wiseman's Ferry Police Court Thursday, April 4, 1935

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 3

The following cases were dealt with by Mr. A. G. Hardwick, S.M., at the Wiseman's Ferry Police Court on Thursday, 4th instant:…

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Pitt Town Assault Cricketers at Court Defendant Convicted

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 8

ON a charge—part heard at the previous court—of having assaulted Horace Andrew Alcorn, of Pitt Town, on February 23, Percy Miller, of Pitt Town, was convicted…

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Disobeyed Signal Lorry Driver Before Court Police Constable's Leap

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 12

FOLLOWING a determined leap by Constable Crawford on to the rear of a moving lorry near Windsor bridge on the evening of February 17, after the driver had…

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Stealing Charge Riverstone Youth Acquitted Trouble Over Gramophone Question of Ownership

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 14

AT the Windsor Police Court on Friday a charge of stealing preferred against Patrick Lane Thomas Collins, of Riverstone, was dismissed by Mr. A. G. Hardwick, S.M…

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Sale of a Filly Sequel in Court Charge Case From Berkshire Park

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 8

A RISING out of the sale of a filly at Parramatta in January last, George Grey, of Granville, faced a charge at the Windsor Police Court on Friday, for having, while…

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Family Quarrel Wife Seeks Court's Protection Magistrate Castigates Husband

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 10

STATING that he did not think he had seen "anything more pathetic" in all his experience than this case in which a daughter was forced…

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Fruitgrowers Fined Defendant Alleges Persecution But Magistrate Disagrees Cases at Richmond Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 8

DURING the hearing of a further batch of charges against various district fruitgrowers at the Richmond Police Court last week, before,…

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Assault Charge Argument Over Money Case From Grose Wold

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 9

FOLLOWING an argument over payment allegedly due to him for work done, John Woolrych appeared at the Richmond Police Court on Thursday of last week, before Mr…

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S.p. Betting Richmond Offenders Fined Raid by Parramatta Police

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 6

FOLLOWING a raid made by Sergeant Sweeting of Parramatta at two Richmond hotels on April20, two men were fined by Mr. A.G. Hardwick S.M., at the…

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Illegal Betting Further Prosecutions at Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 9

EVIDENCE of further activity on the part of the police as regards illegal betting was given at the Windsor Police Court on Friday, before Mr. A. G. Hardwick…

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