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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

1,248 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 63

The Arbitration Court SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

Judge Heydon, President of the Arbitration Court, said this afternoon that "the barque of the Industrial Arbitration Act made a brave showing…

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Telegraphic News the Navua Bullion Theft Confession in New Zealand, New Zealand

Leader · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

At the New Zealand Police Court, Lawrence Christie and Patrick Manning were charged With the theft of £1,000 [?] the steamer Navua…

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Overworked Police Bathurst's Inadequate Force. Action by the Progress Association

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 2

Complaints have from time to time being made of the inadequacy of Bathurst's police force, which at present consists of eight men, as…

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Serious Assault

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 13

On Saturday night last, a tailor named Edward Compton, residing at Oxford-street, Darlinghurst, and be-believed to be identical with Edward…

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Burglary Rife. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 2

During the past few days house robbers have been rife in the suburbs. The residence of Constable Pauling, at Leichhardt, was broken into during…

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Alleged Theft at Lawson's Creek

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 13

The police are [?]king enquiries regarding a man named Alexander. Magregor, who, is [?]allegert stole a bicycle from a man named Serrell, a visitor [?]…

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The Whiteley Murder LONDON. Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 3

The hearing of the charge against Horace Rayner of having murdered Mr. Whiteley, whom the prisoner declared was his father, was concluded…

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A Cowra Sensation Bank Manager and Chinaman. Alleged Assault and Robbery. Cowra

National Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 2

A sensation was caused here this morning when it became known that Mr. Bayliss, Manager of the Commercial Bank, Woodstock, was arrested…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, March 5. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Charge of Dog Stealing

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 8

John Edmund Kelly was summoned for stealing a dog, value £5, the property of Mary Louisa Hunting. Const. Hunt deposed that on the 2nd…

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Capertee Police Court. Friday, March 1. (Before the P.M.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 3

E. Glew v. W., Forbes; charged with assaulting one Florence Glew by striking at her with a switch. Pleaded guilty, and fined 1s and 9s costs. Paid…

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Police Changes

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 3

Constable Callings, of Liquor Act fame, is to be transferred to Wallerawang, and First-class Constable Prowse, of that town (formerly of Gulgong) comes to Mudgee…

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Police Court. Thursday March 7th. (Before Mr. E. Marriott, P.M.)

Leader · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

James Barnes or Alfred Edwards was charged that he did on the 6th of March at the Orange Racecourse impose upon William Waldon by…

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Small Debts Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 3

W. Glew v W. Forbes, claim for £10 for defamation of character. The Bench, after hearing the evidence for the plaintiff and defendant, gave a verdict for 10s, and 12s…

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Small Debts Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 8

Wilkinson and Barker v. Edward Burns; claim for £1 18s, for work and labor done. This was a case in which a chimney had been built by the complainant…

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Lithgow Police Court. Thursday, March 7. (Before A. B. C. Burke, J.p.) Drunkenness and Language

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 4

George Wall pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness and using indecent language. For the former he was fined 10s. or three days, and for the language, which was very…

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Police Court Friday, March 8.(Before Mr E. Martiott. PM)

Leader · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 8

George Clancy was charged that he did in company assault walter Spicer, and thereby occasioned him actual bodily harm, on 21st February…

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The Thaw Murder a New York Melodrama

National Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 2

The Americans are nothing if not up-to-date. In the amusement advertising columns of the New York World for…

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Warning by the Mudgee Police Mudgee

National Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 4

Sub-Inspector Atkinson yesterday warned the secretary of the Agricultural Society that if trotting events were gone on with at the show…

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Hypnotised Into Confession an Innocent Man Executed, Professor on Police Terrorism

Leader · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 3

Professor Hugo Mun Munaterberg, of Harvard University. published a startling explanation of the conversion mads to the police of Illinois…

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That Reported Police Action Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 2

In regard to the mutter of the trotting at the Mudgee show the Attorney-General stated this morning that the papers in the case had not yet come to…

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