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Blue Mountains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

10 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Coroner's Court

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

At the Coroner's Court on 15th Feb-ruary at Katoomba Court House the District Coroner (Mr. P. O. Medlicott) returned the following verdicts:…

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Police Raid

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 8

As a result of a police raid on premises in Parke Street, Katoomba, where S.P. betting is alleged to be carried on, 26 men were arrested and…

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Katoomba Police Court

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 8

Katoomba Police Court on Wednesday attracted a full gallery. The baby bashing trial, 26 S.P. bettors and the J. M. Smith v. Bourke…

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Coroner's Court

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. P. O. Medlicott, J.P. at the Coroner's Court, Katoomba, on Friday last, after inquiry into the deaths of Mr. and Mrs…

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Expensive Poultry Man and Youth Settle Up in Court

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 8

Charles Laws, 38, of Katoomba, and a youth were charged at Katoomba Court on Wednesday with stealing ten fowls, the property of Jack Owers…

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Police Warning on Rabbit Destruction

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 7

The attention of the Police Authorities has been drawn to the reported advocacy of the destruction of rabbits by means of explosive…

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Police Promotions

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 7

FIRST Class Constables N. Higgs, W. Lund, and N. Winter, have been promoted to Senior Constables, and Detectives First Class Constables J…

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Burglary at Leura

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 1

On Tuesday night two shops in The Mall, Leura, were broken into. Tremaynes, drapers, had clothing and money to the value of £61 taken,…

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District Coroner's Court Verdicts

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 3

At Katoomba Coroner's Court on 8/11/46 the District Coroner (Mr. P. O. Medlicott) conducted an inquiry into the death of Alexander Raymond…

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Charged With Stealing

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 3

Alexander McLeod aged 25, of Carrington Avenue, Katoomba, was charged at Katoomba Court on Friday, 6th December, 1946, with…

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