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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

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Campbelltown Police Court. Saturday, January 8

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. J. Kidd, P.B. HUrley, M. D. Woodhouse, and H. Winton, Ja.P. BOOKING V. HAYWARD. This was a case in which plaintiff (James…

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Licensing Court

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 2

Before Messrs. J. Kidd and M. D. Woodhouse, L.M's. Under the 28th section of the Licensing Act, Sergt. Saundera (licensing inspector)…

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Small Debts Court

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 2

J. Rocking v. R. Hayward.—Claim, £7 10s. rent due. Mr. Passmore appeared for defendant, and contented to a verdict being entered for the…

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Alleged Assault

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 2

In this case, the same parties were concerned. Bernard Day charged Harry O'Longhlan with having unlawfully assaulted him at Ousedale, Appin, on 26th December…

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Campbelltown Police Court. Saturday, January 15

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. T.E. MacNevin, P.M., P.B. Hurley, H. Winston, and W. Cummins, Js.P. DAY V. O'LOUGHLAN. This was a case in which Harry O'Loughlan…

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Camden Police Court. Thursday, 13Th, January, 1898

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. T.E. MacNevin, P.M., and Mr. W.O. Furner, J.P. ALLEGED ASSAULT AT NARELLAN. W, Little, on remand, was charged with…

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Camden Police Court

Camden News · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 2

Thursday, January 13. Before Mr. T. M. McNevin, P.M., and Mr. W. Q. Fumer J.P. ASSAULT AT NARELLAN. W. Little, on remand, was charged by the…

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Licensing Court-

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 2

THE Quarterly Licensing Court was held at Campbelltown on Saturday morning last, Mr. Jno. Kidd, L.M., presiding, There was very little business, the Bench…

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Campbelltown Police Court. Saturday, January 29

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 2

BEFORE H. Winton, Esq., J.P. SMALL DEBTS CASES. Mrs. W. W. Less v. Ed. Johnston.—Claim for £8 13s 8½d. goods sold and…

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Campbelltown Police Court. Tuesday, February 8. BEFORE Messrs. P. B. Hurley, D. H. Barker, W. B. Caldwell, and T. C. Burnell, Js.P

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1898 · page 2

Daniel Dwyer, Patrick Meredith, Michael Daly, Daniel Daly, and Alfred Brown were brought up charged with having been found in…

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Meeting of Magistrates. Alteration of Court Days

Camden News · Thursday 10 February 1898 · page 5

A special meeting of the magistrates of the district was called for Saturday last the 5th inst., at the Camden Court House after the conclusion of the business of the day…

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Police V. Neale

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 2

George Neale was charged with aiding, abetting, continuing, and procuring the commission of an offence under the Vagrancy Act…

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District Court

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 2

ON Thursday last Judge Murray attended at the courthouse for the purpose of disposing of District Court business. His Honor was detained…

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A Police Court Difficulty

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 2

AT the Campbelltown Police Court on Saturday last, a witness who was put into the box by the plaintiff in the case Conway v. Pickering refused to give evidence pending some…

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Campbelltown Police Court. Saturday, March 5

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. P. B. Hurley and Wm. Graham, Js.P. CONWAY V. PICKERING. This was a case in which plaintiff, James…

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Serious Assault on a Farmer. Four to One. the Assailants Arrested

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 4

To be set upon by roughs and almost killed after going through nearly 60 years of life without accident to health or limb is one of the hardest experience we know of. Such, though…

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Camden Police Court

Camden News · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 2

On Thursday last, the 10th inst at noon, the day appointed for the monthly meeting of the Petty Sessions Court, was held at the Court House. Mr. T. McNovin, P.M…

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Small Debts Court

Camden News · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 2

C. T. Whiteman v. E. Kolemann, claim £10 12s 11d for goods sold. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for claim and costs…

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Serious Assault on a Farmer. Four to One. the Assailants Arrested

Camden News · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 2

To be set upon by roughs and almost killed after going through nearly 60 years of life without accident to health or limb is one of the hardest experiences w[?]know of…

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Camden Police Court. Saturday, March 19, 1898. (Before Messrs. J. K. Chisholm and C. Furner, J's.P.)

Camden News · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 2

W. Main, of the Crown Hotel, Camden, was charged by the police with selling liquor on Sunday, the 13th inst. The Bench, in fining the accused, said as this…

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