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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1867

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Grenfell Court of Requests. Thursday, July 25. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1867 · page 2

Veston (Murray} v. A. 0. Cimeron.— Claim, £4, for two weeks, salary as an actor. Defenlant did not appear. Verdict plaintiff and costs…

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Friday, July 26. (Before the Police Magistrate.) EMBEZZLEMENT

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1867 · page 3

Matthew Grogan was brought up on remand —William Holman, re-called and resworn deposed that he could not swear the date on the receipt given by prisoner was not…

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Thursday, July 25. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Horse Stating

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1867 · page 3

John Duggan was brought up, charged with having stolen a loan mare, branded at near shoulder, the property of Stephen Maloney the said mare having been found in prisoner's…

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Court of Appeal

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 2

NEXT is importance to gold-mining regulations, for the prosperity of a gold-field, always supposing, of course, that there in payable ground, is the establishment of a…

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Tuesday, August 6. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Stealing and Receiving

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 2

Bridget Smith, alias "Port Biddy," and Mary McLaucblan, were brought up on remand, the former charged with stealing certain wearing apparel, &c., the property of…

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Grenfell Police Court. Monday August 5, 1867. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 2

William Curler and Susan Fowler were charged at above. The former was fined 5s. and the latter discharged…

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Wednesday, August 7. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 2

An exciteable inebriate, for creating a disturbance in George-street, and breaking the windows of Mr, Mcusburg's jewellery establishment on Tuesday night, was fined 10s…

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Thursday, August 8. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Offering a Bride to Commit Perjury

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 3

James Peters was charged with this offence,—Detective M'Glone deposed that he arrested the prisoner on the 6th instant on a charge of having offered a sum of money, as…

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Mining Court. Wednesday, August 7. (Before F. Dalton, Esq., P.m.) Robert G. ROSE v. W.B. Hunter and Party

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 3

The following is the case act forth by the complainant:—That he, being the holder of a miner's right, did, on the 9th July last, enter into a mining partnership with W.B…

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Tuesday, August 13. (Before the Police Magistrate.) ASSAULT

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 2

C. Ormsby was charged with having assaulted and beaten W. H. Townend, at the Great Eastern Hotel, George-street, on the evening of the 29th ult.—Complainant deposed that…

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Local News. Grenfell Police Court. Saturday, August 10. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Stealing a Chequn

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 2

James Rankin was brought up at the instance of Detective McGolne, who arrested the prisoner on the morning of Friday, the 9th inst. at Shdowsky's public-house, on…

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Grenfell Police Court. Monday, 19 AUGUST, (Before the Police Magistrate.) DISORDERLY

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1867 · page 2

Peter Boon, an old man, was charged with breaking the windows Gileroest's hotel, on the [?] of the 17th instant—Fined £2, or one month in Bathurst gaol…

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Court of Requests. Thursday, August 22. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1867 · page 3

John Collins v. William Ross.—Claim £3 16s 8d for goods.—Defendant, who did not appear, had paid £2 6s 7d, into Court— Verdict for 8s costs not being allowed in…

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FRIDAY, 23rd AUGUST. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Obscene Language

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1867 · page 3

James Simuele, was it appeared had visited the supper rooms of Mr. John Archibald Courtis, in George-street, on the previous night, and treated himself and a companion…

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Greendell Police Court. Monday, August 26,1867. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1867 · page 2

John Finn, a disorderly prospector from St. George Gully, was charged with over indulgence in the [?]bristling "cup" on Saturday night, when it appeared he was…

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Tuesday, August 27. (Before the Police Magistrate.) PROTECTION

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1867 · page 2

John Cuddy, a man in a semi-dellrions the result of drinking, was brought up and discharged. ABUSIVE LANGUAGE…

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Thursday, August 20. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Straling a Turkey

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1867 · page 3

Mrs. Oakey was brought before the Bench, charged with stealing a turkey, the property at Rachael Moses—Sergeant Keenan deposed that he arrested the prisoner at the hospital…

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FRIDAY, 30th AUGUST. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Child D[?]stion

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1867 · page 3

George Demoat, alias George the Greek, was brought before the Bench for deserting his child.—The case was not gone into, but remanded to Bathurst…

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Grenfell Police Court. Tuesday, Sept. 3. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Horse Stealing

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1867 · page 2

Patrick Grady was brought up on this charge.—Sergeant O'Donnell deposed that between 12 and 1 o'clock on Sunday morning he saw a man riding down George-street, and…

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Friday, September 6. (Before the Police Magistrate.) WAGES

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1867 · page 3

Dixon v. Goninan.—Claim,£5 2s. for work done,—Defendent had paid £4 into Court, which was accepted by plaintiff as full payment. An order on the Bank for that amount…

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