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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

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Without Lights Cyclists Riding at Night Magistrates Condemnation at Windsor Small Debts Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 10

IN entering a verdict for the defendant in a damages claim regarding an accident on the Windsor-road at Windsor Small Debts Court last Friday, Mr. S. J…

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Month's Remand on Six Stealing Charges at Richmond Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 12

SIX charges of stealing goods and money to the value of more than £31 were laid-against Cornelius McMahon (33), at the Richmond Police Court last Friday, when…

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Overdue Rates Verdict for Shire Council. at Windsor Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 14

COLO Shire Council in the Windsor Small' Delfts Count last Friday (before Mr. S. J. Bliss, S.M., sought the recovery from Patrick B. Mc Mahon of rates which were…

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Illegal Betting Two District Offenders Fined at Windsor Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 14

TWO oases of alleged breaches of the Gaming and Betting Act—one at Riverstone and the other at Windsor—were heard, at the Windsor Police Court last Friday…

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Unlighted Cycle Fine at Windsor Court Magistrate's Warning

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 4

"IT is a very dangerous practice to ride a bicycle without a light attached" was the warning remark which Mr. S. J Bliss S.M., made to David Wilson, who was…

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Hotel Alterations Court Application Granted by Licencing Magistrate

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 9

APPLICATION was made before the Licensing Magistrate ('Mr. T. W. Cohen) .at the Windsor Court House last Friday by Bertram Wilkinson Maguire for permission…

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Unique Record of Century - Old Hotel Magistrate's Consideration

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 2

THAT for the last 100 years the Royal Hotel, Windsor, had been a licenced house and during the whole of that period there had never been a mark against the premises…

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Cheque Retained Leads to Stealing Charge Defendant Bound Over

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 5

HIS extreme carelessness in not immediately returning to the senders a letter containing a cheque which he had mistakenly received, and the subsequent cashing of…

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Schofields Search Old Man's Severe Ordeal Found by Police Dogs

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 12

AFTER a large body of police and civilians had searched unavailingly throughout Friday night and Saturday for Mr. Thomas Moody, an elderly resident of the Schofields…

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Expired Registrations Bring Fines for Owner at "Windsor Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 10

ASKING for leniency for his client, Roderick B. R. Terry, who at the Windsor Police Court last Friday pleaded guilty to four charges of failing to return number…

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Expensive Smoke Brings Fine and Warning at Windsor Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 7

THE cigarette smoke which he had in the auditorium of the Royal Theatre, Windsor, on June 11, proved an expensive one for Patrick Neil Sadelberg, at the Windsor…

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Committed for Trial Breaking, Entering and Stealing Alleged Richmond Court Charges

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 8

HOW the defendant allegedly went to several large firms in 'Sydney and'ordered goods including articles of clothing, a tent and tent fly to be sent to…

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Assault Charge Case From Upper Colo Defendant Bound Over

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 4

"I THINK the probabilities are in favor of the assault having taken place, and , I find the charge proved," said Mr. S. J. Bliss, S.M., at the Richmond Police Court…

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Unclean Premises North Richmond Storekeeper Fined at Richmond Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 3

BECAUSE lie allowed the 'premises of his shop at North Richmond to remain in a dirty condition Chajjoo Khan, storekeeper, was fined £3, and'ordered to pay 8/- court…

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Negligent Driving While Passing Public Hall Richmond Court Fine

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 10

DECLARING that driving at even 25 miles an hour through a crowd of "people just leaving a hall was dangerous, Mr. S. J. Bliss, IS.M., at the Richmond Police Court…

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Possession Order Secured at Richmond Court Occupier's Offer Refused

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 12

UNDER the Landlord and Tenant Act, Mr. ' IS. J. Bliss, S.'M., in the Richmond Police Court last Friday made an order that Martha J . Coates should vacate the premises…

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Stealing Charge Six Months' Sentence Awarded at Richmond Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 8

AT the Richmond Police Court last Friday Frederick Carl Mueller was charged with stealing on or about June 15 last at Kurmond a camp stretcher and sundry tools…

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Police Protection Chief Secretary's Reply to Comleroy Road Request

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 14

EVIDENTLY a believer in the quotation that "the soft answer turneth away wrath," the Chief Secretary (Mr. G. C. Gollan) tempers his refusal of a request…

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Court Proceedings (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 3

Sir,—May I be allowed a small space in your paper to draw attention to certain grossly inaccurate statements which appeared recently in another publication in this…

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Imprisonment Awarded at Windsor Police Court Magistrate's Warning

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 4

"ORGANISED attempts to steal from farmers can never be treated leniently and whoever, is caught must be made an example of," stated Mr. S. J. Bliss, S.M., at…

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