Wellington Police Court cases on horse strays and licenses
Alfred Button pleaded guilty to allowing a horse to stray in Bell Park and was fined 1 shilling with costs. John Mathew Smith pleaded not guilty for a similar offence in Moughan Street, claimed the horse was missing from a locked stable. he was fined 10 shillings with costs. Auctioneers licenses were granted to Geo Paul and W H Paul, and a second-hand dealer license to E A Elias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Button
Bell Park
John Mathew Smith
Moughan Street
Nieson
Hvensea
Geo. Paul
W. H. Paul
E. A. Elias
Wellington inspector cites builder for unlawful erection
James Frances Walker faced proceedings by Wellington Municipality for starting a building without council sanction under the new Act. John Collins, the municipal inspector, testified that duplicate plans were not lodged and permission was denied. The defendant claimed the plans were originals. The case notes prior shop window alterations and an overlooked apology for ignorance of the law as actions proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipality of
Wellington
James Frances Walker
Quirk
John Collins
Defendant
Percy Street
P.M
E. Marsden
Council
Clifford
Calling
Sydney
Walker
Mr. Quirk
Head
Inefault
Prosecution over building plans and eviction order detailed
A Wellington case sees a builder charged with commencing a structure without valid duplicate plans under a new Act. He testified he believed prior practice allowed proceeding while plans were considered. The court imposed a £1 fine, £211 costs, and 14 days, with a month to pay. Another eviction case against Leslie Teees ended with a 20 day vacate and costs of £22 plus court fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John #olan
Leslie Teees
Mr. Kelly
Mr. Stockwell
Petupier Obon
Failing to Destroy Noxious Weeds in Cobbora Shire Case
J B Coutts, owner of portion 28 parish Micketymulga, was fined £1 plus costs for failing to destroy Bathurst burr on his land after three inspections in May. Prosecutor William A Miller, shire clerk and nuisance inspector, argued landholders must act though stock faced food shortages. A second defendant, W C a Beckett, was fined £1 plus costs after similar evidence. both cases stressed weed control duties and road-burden burr spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobbora Shire
J. B. Coutts
Shire
Rathurat
Kelly
P.M
W. C. a'Beckett
Innes
Diary of Samuel Pepys Angrily Battles Rising Prices
In April entries Pepys chronicles his wife’s spending, his plan to handle marketing himself, and rising shop prices. He frets over food quality, money losses at a club, and domestic strife, musing on a supposed conspiracy of women to control men and reflecting on life’s oddities and financial strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceruoe
Europe
Wellington Show First Prize Sulky Order by Carveth
J G Carveth offers a sulky for first prize against all comers at the last Wellington Show. Address Opp Post Office. Also notes Woods Great Farponnet Cure for coughs and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Carveth
Wellington
Post Office
Debtor Wins In Small Debts Court Car Transaction Case
In Wellington’s Small Debts Court, Edward Grimes sued F C Well for 5 10 balance on wages and 15 on a Studebaker car deal. The judge ordered Well to pay Grimes 20 10 with 5 court costs, finding in favor of the plaintiff on the car and wage claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meesom
P.M
Edward Joseph Grimes
F. C. Well
Kelly
Mr. Bassett
Studebaker
Mr. Harvey
Defendant
Harvey
Mr. Clifford
Bassett
Wall
Wellington
Sydney
Mr. Wall
Elliott and Knyckey
Plaintiff
Elliott
Knuckey
Mr.Harvey
Loas
Kelly Defenan
Hue
Grimes
Tmo
Wind sor town clerk fined for three years of no income return
Miss A Thorpe, town clerk of Wind sor Town Council in Queensland, was fined £10 for failing to file income returns for three years. Her salary was £300 a year, and she neglected to declare her name as a council employee earning over £200 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Thorpe
Windsor Town Countil
Queensland
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