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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

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Wounded Cow Young Man Before Court Case From Freeman's Reach

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 5

THE act of discharging a shotgun to frighten a neighbor's cow from the front garden of his home on the night of January 24, led to unforseen developments which…

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Indecent Language Not Intentional—"just Came Out" Cases at Windsor Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 5

STATING that he could not remember what had occurred, and that the language had "just come out," Harry "Watson pleaded guilty at the Windsor Police Court…

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Brickbat Barrage! Riverstone Residents' Rencontre Who Threw That Brick? Case at Windsor Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 6

WHETHER not the mysterious assailant who, on a recent dark Saturday night, at Riverstone, thrust upon the unwilling person of Frederick Charles Culnane…

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Stealing Charge Smart Work by Police Young Man Bound Over Case at Windsor Court

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

FOLLOWING the discovery by a Windsor resident early on May 6 that certain money and property was missing from his home, some smart work by the police…

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Plant Diseases Act Further Prosecutions at Richmond Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 June 1935 · page 6

FOR having failed to take adequate precautions against fruit fly, three fruitgrowers were proceeded against at the Richmond Police Court last week, before Mr…

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Wattle Baric Worries Illegal Stripping Prevalent Conviction at Richmond Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 June 1935 · page 8

THAT the practice of stealing wattle bark, at present worth from £7/10/- to £8 per ton, was widely prevalent in the Richmond and surrounding districts…

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Pleasant Function New Sergeant Welcomed at Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 2

A PLEASANT little function took place at the Windsor Police Court on Friday, when the new officer-in-charge of the Windsor police, Sergeant DaWes, who was…

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Windsor Licensing Court Hotel Licenses Renewed an Objection by Inspector

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

WHEN the annual renewals of district hotel licenses, were being dealt with at the Windsor Licensing Court on Friday, before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, L.M., an…

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Hawkesbury Progress the P.a. Federation North Richmond School District Police Protection New Riverstone Post Office

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 1

THREE was a very satisfactory attendance of delegates at the quarterly conference of the Hawkesbury and Nepean Districts…

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Dangerous Driving Commercial Traveller Charged. Convicted at Windsor Court Scare That Rebounded

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

UNLESS we magistrates make up our minds to fully support the police in their present campaign against dangerous driving the…

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Removing Turf Willoughby Resident Fined at Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 5

THAT the police were receiving- numerous complaints regarding the illegal removal of turf from Crown land in the district, but the arrest of offenders was a…

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Collision Aftermath Motor Cyclist Charged Riding Without Lights

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 5

A decision to "chance it" until, he reached a nearby garage, when the carbide supply in his motor cycle lamp failed, involved unfortunate consequences for Phillip…

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Missing Saddle Leads to Stealing Charge Where Was "Tucker" Bag? Case From Kurrajong

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

A CROWDED gallery at the Richmond Police Court on Thursday of last week was evidence of an unusual amount of public…

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Traffic Breaches Motorists Before Court "Corner Cutters" Fined

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 5

CARELESSNESS in "cutting corners" when turning from one thoroughfare into another landed two motorists before the Windsor Police Court on Friday to…

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Ruined Dinner Richmond Hotel Incident Offender Before the Court

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

A FEW moments of alcoholic activity in the Imperial Hotel, Richmond, on June 21, when he entered the kitchen and ruined a perfectly good dinner by dragging it from…

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Wiseman's Ferry Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 July 1935 · page 3

At the Wiseman's Ferry Police Court on Thursday, 4th instant, the following cases were heard before Mr. Atkinson, S.M.:— Arthur William Falla, negligent driving…

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Motor Traffic Breaches Fines at Richmond Court Small Charge List

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 3

PROSECUTIONS for breaches of the Motor Traffic Act comprised the bulk of an unusually small charge list at the Richmond Police Court on Thursday of last week…

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Illegal Betting Two Young Men Fined Prosecutions at Windsor Court

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

PERCY COLIN BARBER pleaded guilty before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., at the Windsor Police Court last Friday when charged with having made a tote bet in…

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Alleged Stealing Entered Wrong Paddock Mulgrave Resident Fined

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 5

STATING that he had with the owner's permission taken the subject wood from an adjoining paddock to that implied in the charge, Walter Francis Molineaux, of…

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Dangerous Driving Sydney Motorist Fined Crossed Over to Wrong Side Collision Averted with Police Car

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 2

A foolhardy action in pulling out of the traffic stream on a crowded road and crossing over to his wrong side, forcing an oncoming motorist who…

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