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

Courts & crime, 1915

1,793 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 90

Orange Police Court. Cruelty to a House

Leader · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Marriott, P.M., presided at the Orange Court yesterday morning, when Joseph Faro pleaded not guilty to a charge of cruelty to a horse…

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Portland Police Court. Monday, January 11. (Before Peter Denis, J. P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 3

William Moran was charged with having bee drunk and disorderly in the bar of the Coronation Hotel on Saturday afternoon. He pleaded guilty and was lined 10s or 48 hours…

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Industrial Court. Tuesday, January 12. (Before Mr. A. B. C. Burke, Industrial Magistrate.) a Plea of Guilty

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

Jane G. Harriett, inspector of factories and shops, summoned Edmund. A. Lew for failing to notify the department of the working of overtime 48 hours after commencement…

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Police Transfers. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 3

The following police transfers were announced by Mr. Mitchell, Acting Inspector General of Police, to-day:— Superintendent John Tait from…

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'A Rascal' Kaiser Named in German Belgian Soldiers'sentenced. Amsterdam

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 3

The "T[?]egraaf" states that General Fife and Lieutenant Gille, of the Belgian defenders of Liege, have been imprisoned for life for assisting 35[?]…

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Nearly Beheaded. Murder in Western State Girl's Tragic Death. Perth

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

A girl, aged 12, named Bell, living on a farm 8 miles from Dwellingup, was found in bed this morning with her head almost cut off. A man,…

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Frightful Murder. Little Girl Pound with Head Cut Off. Perth

Leader · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

A girl named Bell, 12 years of age, living at a farm 8 miles from Dwelling Up, was found dead in bed with her head almost cut off. A man was…

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Australian Cargo Condemned by Prize Court. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

The Prize Court has condemned the Ashburton's consignments of zinc concentrates from Port Pirie. The claims made against the cargo by the…

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Zinc Concentrates. Cargo Condemned by Prize Court. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

To-day the President of the Admiralty Court, sitting as a Prize Court, heard the Crown claim for the condemnation of two consignments of zinc…

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Gulgong Licensing Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 19

At the Quartely Licensing Court held on Thursday, renewals of licenses were granted to the following:—B. J. . Naughton Centennial…

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Telegrams. Stolen Commonwealth Notes Civil Servant Charged. Melbourne

Leader · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 3

Solley Burvill, 35, a clerk at the Commonwealth Treasury, was remanded at the police court to-day on a charge of having, on December 4,…

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No Class Differences. Reorganisation of Police Force. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 3

Big Improvements are foreshadowed in the organisation of the police force. Mr. Cann stated to-day that the State system would undergo a…

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The Police Force to Be Made Efficient. Mr. Cann's Intentions. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 4

The police force of New South Wales is to be brought Co a state of efficiency which should render it immune from public charges of imcompetency. That…

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Reduction of Wages Lithgow Companies' Appeal. Industrial Court's Refusal Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 4

The depressing effect of the war is the reason submitted for the proposed reduction of wages by three companies applying to the Industrial…

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Wallerawang Police Court. Wednesday, January 13. (Before the P.M.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 3

Martha Baldwin v. Sylvester Burrows, unlawful assault. Plea not guilty. Fined £5. 6s costs, 21s professional costs, and medical fee £3 3s, or three months. Paid…

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Portland Police Court. Wednesday, January 13. (Before Thomas Glissan, J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 4

Patrick Joseph Murphy was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in Williewa-street on the previous day. He pleaded guilty and was fined 10s or three days…

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Small Debts Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 3
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Blaxland Shire Council v. Thomas Edward Glover, rates and interest due. Verdict for plaintiff for 14s 8d…

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Rare German Candour. Looting and Murder Glorified

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 7

There is one German who seems to lie, one who boldly throws off the mask and lets us see right into the Teutonic mind (says a correspondent in Franco of the London "Daily…

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East Africa British Attack Fails. the Assault on Tanga. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

Particulars of the unsuccessful British attack on Tanga, in Kast Africa in November, show that the Germans received notice from a British warship…

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