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

Courts & crime, 1868

147 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 8

Friday, December 4. (Before the Police Magistrate.) ASSAULT

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1868 · page 3

A person of the name of King was fined 10s and costs for assaulting Maurice J. Dalton. The Bench cautioned Dalton that if he gave provocation again, as he had done in this…

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Friday, December 11. (Before the Police Magistrate.) ASSAULT

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1868 · page 3

David Hopper appeared before the Court charged with assaulting Simeon S. Moses in his store on the morning of the 19th instant…

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

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1868 · page 2

George Masterfield, landford of the Caledonian hotel, appeared on summons to answer to the charge made by Senior-sergeant Sutherland of allowing disorderly conduct in his…

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Court of Requests. Thursday, December 10. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1868 · page 3

Peter M'Donald v Fogerty.—This was an adjourned case for the production of a witness by plaintiff. The witness, John Bennett, did not appear.—Plaintiff stated that he had served…

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Wednesday, December 9. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1868 · page 3

George Masterfield appeared before the Court, on remand, on the charge of allowing disorderly conduct in his licensed house on the 28th November last…

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Thursday, December 10. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Roddery with Violence

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1868 · page 3

David Hopper appeared, on bail, to answer to the charge of stealing two cases of herosene oil from Messrs Moses Brothers, on Tuesday, the 9th instant…

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[?] Takes Her Husband's Place in Gaol

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1868 · page 4

The New Albany (Ind.) 'Commercial,' of August 18, says:— 'Some ten or twelve days ago a man named Durand, a stranger in this section of the…

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