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

Courts & crime, 1913

2,525 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 127

Verdict of Murder the Companhurst Tragedy. Lindsay Committed for Trial. Grafton

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

The inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Lloyd, which occurred at Copmanhurst yesterday, was held to-day. The police evidence stated that…

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Small Debts Court. (Before the P.m.) All About Loans

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

Stephen Kelly v. David Victor Madell; claim for £1 10s, money lent,, and 7s 6d, cost of a motor drive. Mr. Thompson appeared for the plaintiff,…

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Dunedoo Police Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 14

Mr. Arnott, P.M., occupied the Bench at Dunedoo on Monday, the 8th instant, when the following cases were dealt with:—William…

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Bicycle Thief sentenced

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

At the Dubbo Police Court, before Mr. A. T. Cochrane, C. M., a young man named Jack Plummer, aged 18 years, was charged with stealing a…

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Fitzroy Murder Thomson Before the Court. Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

Long before the City Court opened to-day, a great crowd gathered outside, with the expectation of seeing Harold Thomson, the man arrested…

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Militant Suffragettes. Artificial Feeding in Gaol

Leader · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

Twenty suffragette societies have combined in one body, and have made a demand on the Government to the effect that in the event of the…

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The Fitzroy Murder. the Suspect's Punch. Thompson Again Before the Court. Adelaide

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

"Bush" Thompson, who is under arrest in Melbourne for the Fitzroy murder, served two months three years ago for assault on the police. It was…

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The Fitzroy Murder. Adelaide

Leader · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

"Bosh" Thompson, who is under arrest in Melbourne for the Fitzroy murder) served two months three years ago for an assault on the police…

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The Court House Clock

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

The Court House clock is keeping such excellent time that the Bathurst Council might do worse than engage a painter to make good the figures on…

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"I'll Get You Pinched" the Tables Turned. Prosecutor Warned by Magistrate. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 3

A peculiar development occurred in an assault case heard before Mr. King at the Central Police Court this morning. Leonard Bell, a young man…

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Yes, Webb's Bargains "need no bush." Police Pay

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

The Acting-Inspector General is taking action which will enable all police officers and men who were in the service on July 1 to receive a shilling per…

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Mysterious Tragedy. Police Baffled. the Muswellbrook Affair. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

The police say that it appears impossible to secure a clue to the mysterious tragedy which occurred at Overton, near Muswellbrook, on Saturday, When…

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"Prophet Elijah" in Court. Amusing Case at Footscray. Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 4

An elderly man named William Laslett, a well-known figure at Footscray, who claims to be the prophet Elijah, was before local justices yesterday to…

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Fitzroy Murder Police Still Investigating. Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

The police arc still investigating the Fitzroy murder. A man and woman, who are supposed to know something about it, have been approached, but…

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Lithgow Police Court. Monday, January 13. (Before T. W . Cohen, J.p.) Indecent Language

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 4

Walter Kinkade was .charged with having made use of indecent language at Lithgow on January 11. He pleaded guilty and was fined £2 or 14 days. Allowed two days in…

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A Man Under the Bed. Six Months' Gaol. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

Shortly before noon yesterday, Mrs. George Harrex discovered a man under a bed at her home at Coogee. She called out, "Get out you wretch! How…

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Wednesday, January 15. (Before T. W. Cohen, J.p.) Charge of Stealing

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 4

Jos. Romain Kelly was charged with having stolen [?]2, and two tins of fish, to the value of £2 Is 3d, the property of Kon Morfese, Main-street, on January 14. Mr…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. the Waverley Tragedy. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 4

Frederick Adams was again before the Court to-day charged with the attempted murder of Lilian Lambert at Waverley. It was stated that the woman was…

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Suicide of Two Murders Drama in Maidstone Gaol. Farewell Messages on a Slate

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 3

The suicide of two convicts in Maidstone Prison, in circumstances probably unique in the prison annals of this country, was disclosed at an…

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Cable News. Prince and Actress. Part in the Divorce Court. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 4

Prince Hermann, a former heir to the Grand Dukedom of Saxe-Weimar, who contracted a morganatic marriage with an actress, one of the members of "The…

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