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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

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Debt Claim "Chased with Cheese Knife" Richmond Court Hearing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 4

THAT when he had called at plaintiffs store to discuss a matter of an alleged debt, plaintiff, with evident unfriendly intent, had chased him out of the store with…

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Tenancy Matter at Windsor Police Court "Misled," Claims Occupier

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 16

IN asking for an extension of time to quit in respect of an ejectment order being sought by the owner of the property which he occupied, a Riverstone resident told…

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Unlicensed Driver Father and Son Fined at Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 2

STATING that his son, Frank Mervyn Brown, had taken his motor lorry on the date in question during his absence and without his consent, George Brown pleaded…

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Dangerous Driving Riverstone Resident Charged Accident Sequel

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 7

AFTER hearing evidence in a charge of dangerous driving preferred against a prominent Riverstone resident at the Windsor Police Court on Friday,…

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Shire Rates Proceedings at Windsor Court Council Claims Succeed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 5

FURTHER evidence that the reputation enjoyed by the number 13 is not always without foundation was provided at the Windsor Small Debts Court on Friday, when…

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Ejectment Order Sought at Richmond Court Magistrate Issues Warrant

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 9

AT the Richmond Police Court on Friday Robert J.Silk (represented by Mr. W. (Walker) applied for leave to enter into pos-session, of premises occupied by Harry…

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"Foolish Prank" Leads to Stealing Charge Defendant Bound Over

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 8

APPARENTLY a member of a rather hilarious party which visited the Kurrajong Heights Hotel on 1st August, a Sydney visitor was seized with a sudden whim to grab…

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At Windsor Court House Macquarie Portrait Lord Wakehursts Interest Copy for Government House

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 2

AS a result of Lord Wakehurst's interest in a portrait of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, which hangs in the Court House at Windsor, the Government proposes to…

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Tenancy Case at Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. S. J. Biiss, S.M., at the Windsor Police Court on Friday, George Ogden proceeded against William Jackett for possession of premises in which defendant…

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Stealing Fruit Lengthy Hearing at Windsor Two Defendants Convicted Magistrate Issues Warning

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 2

AFTER hearing lengthy evidence in a case at the Windsor Police Court on Friday in which two young men were charged with having stolen a quantity of fruit from a…

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Travelling Stock Prosecutions at Windsor Court No Statements Produced

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 3

THAT police are maintaining a strict vigilance for breaches of the regulations of the Pastures Protection Act in respect of the moving of stock in the district, and…

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Rent Claim Plaintiff Secures Verdict at Richmond Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 3

AT the Richmond Small Debts Court on Friday, before Mr. S. J. Bliss, S.M., R. J. Silk, of North Richmond, presented a claim totalling £13/3/5 against, Harry…

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Stealing Charge at Windsor Police Court Defendant Bound Over

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 9

STATING that he was unaware of the fact that the property mentioned in the charge was of any value, a defendant at the, Windsor Police Court on Friday pleaded…

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Assaulted Constable Riverstone Resident Fined at Windsor Police Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 9

THAT the defendant, as a result of an accident he had had some years ago, was not responsible for his actions when under the influence of liquor was stated by…

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Consuming Liquor During Prohibited Hours Richmond Court Fines

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 12

AS a result of a visit to the Imperial Hotel, Richmond, by police on the evening of 1st August, two residents were charged at the Richmond Police Court on Friday…

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Unlicensed Driver Fined at Richmond Court on Two Charges

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 12

CLAIMING that the offences were due to the mistaken impression that his legal representatives had applied for a driver's licence on his behalf a resident pleaded…

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Court Sensation-Unique Incident at Richmond See Page 5. Court Sensation Defendant Assaults Complainant After Losing Case Further £ 3 FINE

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 1

AN incident probably unique in the history of local court proceedings occurred at the Richmond Police Court on Friday, when at the conclusion of the hearing of a case…

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Egg Returns Further District Prosecution at Windsor Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 4

A FURTHER district prosecution for a breach of the Egg Board regulations took place at the "Windsor Police Court on Friday, when L. Kelly pleaded guilty to a…

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Popular Officer Mr. A. J. Paton Eulogised Court Tributes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 3

IT all too frequently happens that a man who has faithfully discharged important responsibilities in a community, and given faithful and efficient service to the…

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Insulting Words Newtown Resident's Lapse Fined at Windsor Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 6

ALLOWING a private antipathy towards Mrs. Butler to so overcome her selfrestraint as to induce her to use certain unladylike expressions when they passed in…

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