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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

113 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 3 of 6

Assault Young Man Finted at Windsor Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 3

PLEADING guilty to a charge of unlawful assault, a young man was fined £5, with costs totalling £3/11/-, by Mr. R…

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Court Makes Reduction In Windsor House Rent

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 3

In the Windsor Fair Rents Court on Friday, Mr R. Solling, S.M.,- fixed the rent of half a house occupied by Thomas…

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Court Sequel To Argument Over Meal Money

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 3

A punch which followed an argument over payment for meals had a sequel in Windsor Court when…

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Halved! Rental of Premises Windsor Court Decision

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 6

THE fixing of the rental of certain premises at almost exactly half the figure previously paid, on the application of the…

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£25 Fine Street Betting Charge Windsor Court Penalty

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 6

PLEADING guilty at the Windsor Police Court on May 26 to a charge of street betting, a defendant who had a previous…

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Seven Charges Against Canning Company Windsor Court Mention

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 2

SEVEN charges of alleged breaches of industrial awards in connection with the operation of the canning factory were…

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Dismissed Richmond Stealing Charge Two Rings Returned

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 2

AFTER, hearing evidence regarding two rings which had been in the possession of the defendant, Mr. R. Soiling, S.M., at…

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Sly Grog Court Allegations Hearings Adjourned

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 1

AT the request of the police, "sly grog" charges against two defendants at the Richmond Police Court on June 9 were…

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Trouble Over Hose Young Man Before Court "Custody Charge Dismissed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 2

THE disappearance of a hose from Kilduff's Building, Richmond, recently, resulted in somewhat lengthy proceedings at the…

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Milk Stealing Alleged Court Theory Cause of Prosecution Four Farmers Fined

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 3

A THEORY that milk was being stolen from cans while they were awaiting collection by the carriers, and water added so…

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Argument Over Lunch Husband Fined For Assault

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 3

Charged hy his wife. Mrs Linda Byrnes. with assault, Ernest James Byrnes was fined £2, with 8/- costs, by Mr R…

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A Problem in Tenancy Application Magistrate Grants Order

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 6

WHEN both owner and tenant pleaded hardship in a tenancy application at the Windsor Court on June 16, Mr. R. Soiling,…

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Adjourned Fair Rent Application at Windsor Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 2

AT the request of the owner's agent, an application before the Windsor Fair Rents Court on June 16 was adjourned to June…

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£20 Fine Using Letters "M.b." Windsor Court Hearing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 2

FOR allegedly having used the letters "M.B." after his signature so as to give the impression that he was a doctor, a…

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Travelled Stock Without Permit Two Men Fined at Windsor Court

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 6

John Wilfred Winley was fined £2 with 8/- costs, by Mr H. Solling, S. M., in Windsor Court on Friday for having, on…

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"Told Her Off" Wife Alleges Assault Husband Fined

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 6

DENYING that he had assaulted his wife, but had merely "told her off," a defendant nevertheless pleaded guilty at…

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Disputed Hose Returned Decision by Magistrate

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 4

THE custody of a hose tendered as an exhibit at a previous court was decided by Mr. C. F. Denton, S.M., at the Richmond…

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Tickets Without Tickets Richmond Court Fines

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 3

ON charges of attempted evasion of fares on a train to Richmond, two female defendants, who did not appear, were each, fined £l with 8/- costs by…

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DISMISSED Charge of Selling Richmond Court Hearing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 3

ACCEPTING the defendant's explanation that he had no knowledge of any sale of the liquor involved, Mr. C. F…

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Magistrate Threatens Gaol For Assault

Hawkesbury Herald · Wednesday 16 August 1944 · page 4

"If you don't stop this sort of thing I will consider sending you to gaol," remarked Mr R. Solling,…

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