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

Courts & crime, 1868

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Court of Requests. Tuesday, October 15. (Before the Police Magistrate, J. B. Weed, and Peter Boland, Esqure., J's.P.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1868 · page 3

F. M'Coy v R. Simms.—Claim £2, adjourned on account of the absence of plaintiff. W. H. Buckley v Reginald Dowling.—Claim…

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Local News Grenfell Police Court. Monday, October 15. (Before the Police Magistrate.) IMDEZZLEMENT

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1868 · page 2

Edward Taylor, lately assistant to Mr John F. Armstrong, chemist, of this town, was brought before the Court, on the charge of embrazzling the sum of £2…

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Tuesday, October 13. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1868 · page 2

William Augustus Byrue, poundkeeper at Grenfell, appeared on summons to answer charge of stealing a horse, preferred against him by John Morsh, hid former partner…

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Horse Stealing

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1868 · page 2

NOT the least among the annoyances attending life on the gold-fields is the difficulty of keeping horses, while bring depastured out, from being taken away by the prowlers and…

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(Before the police Magistrate and two Assessors.) Mining Case

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1868 · page 3

The prospectors of O'Brien's two acre lessed ground [?] John Counelly for having encroached on their ground, and allowed quartx…

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Friday, October 23. (Before the Police Magistrate and two Assessors.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1868 · page 3

Lesses O'Brien's Le[?] Ground v J. Connelly. The decision in this [?], reserved from Tuesday, is as follows: It is ordered that the…

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Local News. Grenfell Police Court. Monday, [?]Er. 26. (Before Police Magistrate.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1868 · page 2

Griffith Powell was brought before the Court charged with having been drunk and disorderly on the previous evening. The prisoner admitted he had taken too…

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Wednesday, October 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNK

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1868 · page 2

George Evans was brought up, charged with being drank and disorderly in the town on the previous evening. Pleaded [?], Fined 6s…

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Friday, October 30. (Before the Police Magistrate.) WAGES

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1868 · page 3

Margaret Harvey v Phillip Routlidge. Complaimant claimed £1 15s, for fire weeks wages at 7s per work. Verdict for £1 [?], together with [?] 6d…

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Tuesday, October 13. (Before the Police Magistrate.) INDEZZLEMEST

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1868 · page 2

Edward Taylor was brought before the court charged with a second offices of embezzling the sum of £3 from John Fa[?]ton Armstrong, on or about the 8th October…

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Local News Grenfell Police Court. Monday, November 2. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1868 · page 2

Patrick Madden, for stealing a raddle was [?] £5, or, in default, one month's imprisonment…

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Wednesday, November 4. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Mining Cash

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1868 · page 2

Davoren and others v Small and party. This case had been adjourned from previous Wednesday for the production of evidence. As our readers will remember, the…

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Friday, November 6. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Illegally in [?]Ssiom

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1868 · page 3

James Evans was charged by — Leek with having a horse illegally in his possession. Leek alleged he had purchased the horse in…

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Tuesday, November 3. (Before the Police Magistrate and P. Beland Esq., J.p.) Agsaulting the Bailey

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1868 · page 2

Ellen Martin pleaded guilt/ to the above charge, and offered to apologise to the bailitf, and pay the costs of the prosecution. The bailiff agreed to accept the apology if…

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Local News Court of Requests. Thursday, November 10. (Before the Police Magistrate, and J. B. Wood, and P. Boland, Esqrs., J's.P.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 14 November 1868 · page 3

Friend v O'Brien—Claim £9, for repairs to a dray.—Defendant objected to pay because, as he alleged, the work was inefficiently performed, and called Mr Dickenson,…

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Grenfell Police Court. Tuesday, November 17. (Before the Police Magistrate, and J. B. Wood, Esq., J.p.) Mining Case

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1868 · page 2

Joseph Palmer was charged by Griffith Powell with occupying a share in No 2 Oriental reef, which rightfully belonged to him the said Griffith Powell…

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Local News Grenfell Police Court. Monday, November 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1868 · page 3

Patrick Martin, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined £2; and Henry Johnson, for the some offence, was fined £1…

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Court of Requests. Thursday, December 26. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1868 · page 3

Stewart v Delaney—Claim 14s 6d, most supplied.—Defendant denied having received the meat as staled by plaintiff.—A great deal of conflicting evidence was adduced on both…

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Friday, November 27. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Detention of a Bullock

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1868 · page 3

A person of the name of Tanney charged Patrick O'Meally, jun., with having in his possession a certain bullock, the same being his (Tanney's) property…

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Grenfell Police Court. Tuesday, December 1. (Before the Police Magistrate.) ASSAULT

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1868 · page 2

George King appeared before the Court on a charge of assaulting Catherine Jones, on Saturday, 28th November, in the parior of the Caledonian Hotel…

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