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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1961

45 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 2 of 3

Mean Theft

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 May 1961 · page 11

A 14-year-old school-boy, Edward (Ted) Tamplin, of Richmond, was the victim of a mean theft…

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Police Arrest Man at Gun-point

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 May 1961 · page 1

The sighting by an alert constable of a stolen car in a Windsor side street last Wednesday afternoon culminated in a wild chase along the Blacktown…

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Police Reply On Fire Complaints

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 May 1961 · page 7

Solid support for any action taken by a Bush Fire Brigade captain in preventing the lighting…

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Fined for Stealing Hub Cap

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 June 1961 · page 15

A man who stole a wheel hub cap to replace one missing from his own car was fined £10…

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Traffic Offenders In Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 June 1961 · page 3

Traffic convictions at the last Windsor Police Court included the following:—…

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Stealing Charge Dismissed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 June 1961 · page 7

A man, who has been employed for 34 years at the Riverstone Meat Works, was charged…

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Bond For Stealing Kerosene

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 6

A store man, employed at the Riverstone Meatworks for 12 years, was convicted of stealing 4…

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Drivers Before Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 5

The following list of drivers were convicted on traffic offences at recent Windsor and…

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Court Sequel Accident When Smoke Covered

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 July 1961 · page 6

An accident last year She Pitt Town Road, in which a D.M.R. employee was injured by a…

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Speeding Drivers In Court

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 July 1961 · page 3

In a long list of traffic cases before the last Windsor Police Court, exceeding the speed…

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“Motor Vehicles Not Playthings” Says Magistrate

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 August 1961 · page 3

In fining a young driver a total of £23, a Windsor stipendiary magistrate warned him…

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“No Room For Nazi Behaviour,” Says Magistrate

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 September 1961 · page 12

Contacting an East German migrant defendant on several chaises arising from a brawl at the Scheyville Migrant Centre, the Windsor Police Court magistrate, Mr. A. D. Tyler said, “there was no…

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Police Against Service Station

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 6 September 1961 · page 14

The Commissioner of Police informed the August meeting of the Colo Shire Council that the…

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Copper Wire Theft At Oakville

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 September 1961 · page 1

An Oakville mushroom grower had 580 yards of copper wire stolen from an…

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Asked Police To Recover Stolen Goods

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 September 1961 · page 3

A quarrel amongst three men over the ownership of an airways bag had resulted in one of the men…

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Brothers Didn’t Take Police Advice

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 October 1961 · page 6

A word to the wise especially from a member of the Police Force, is usually enough for most…

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“Shocking”, Says Magistrate

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 October 1961 · page 7

Describing language used by an apprentice carpenter as “shocking,” a Windsor Police Court…

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Hotel Assault On New Australian

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 October 1961 · page 15

One man [?] sentenced to two months hard labour, and another fined £10, following the…

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Police Chief Thanks Citizens (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 October 1961 · page 6

Sir,—I have been very pleased to read reports submitted to me concerning outstanding assistance…

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Credit Trick Not Stealing: S.M.

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 November 1961 · page 2

A Riverstone man who had obtained credit from a service station employee by an alleged…

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