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Court quashes verdict in Ritchie case at Geraldton
The Court of Crown Cases Reserved, with Chief Justice and Justices Burnside and Booth, quashed John Ritchie’s conviction for a gross offence at the Geraldton Quarter Sessions and ordered his release due to misdirection by the chairman. A lighthearted tale from a goldfields town recalls a "Lights on Vehicles" enforcement where a judge admitted his own lapse. Notices cover Producers’ Conference details in August, road tenders, and local town history notes referencing “Town Trust” nomenclature with historical attribution to Fremantle and Guildford.
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John Ritchie
Geraldton
Court of Crown Casea Reserved
Justice Burnside
Booth
J Tice
W. A. G. Walter
R.M
Burnside
Justice Booth
John
Producers’ Conference
Builder’ Exchange
Perth
Agricultural Societies
Royal Agricultural Committee
Perth and
Fremantle Chambers of Commerce
Pastoral Association
Poultry Association
Beekeepers’ Association
Producers’ Union
Nelson
Town Trust
Geraldton Advertiser
Thos. W. Stroud
le Grandelle