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

Courts & crime, 1916

1,952 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 98

Publican's Third Conviction. Little Breeze in Court

Leader · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 1

For a couple of hours yesterday Mr. Marriott, P.M., was engaged in hearing a charge laid against John Frost Fitzgerald, licensee of the Station…

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Bankruptey Case. East Orange Butcher Before the Court. Story of Betting Transactions

Leader · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 1

John Edward Clancy came before Mr. Marriott, P.M., for examination in bankruptcy yesterday. Mr. M. A. Casey appeared for him, and Mr. L. A…

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A Strayed Ham Han Charged with Stealing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 15

At the Mudgee Police Court this morning, before Messrs. W. J. Nelthorpe and R. J; Cohen, J. P., Fred Langham was charged, with…

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Murder of a Child Young Man Sentenced to Death. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 4

The hearing was concluded before Mr. Justice Real and a jury, in the Criminal Court, at a late hour last night, of the case in which Ambrose…

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Special Circuit Court

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 2

A special Circuit Court will be held at Bathurst on Mardh 7. Two murder trials are sat down for hearing: Mrs. Bourke, for the alleged murder of her…

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Wellington District Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 24

Judge Bevan presided at the Wellington District Court on Friday and Saturday. H. Hubbard, Maryvale, proceeded against Gray…

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Dunedoo Stall Debts Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 21

At the Small Debts Court, Dunedoo, on Tuesday, February 15, before Mr. M'Mahon P. M., A case of much interest to storekeepers was…

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Riotous Soldiers Bound Over by Court. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 2

Seven soldiers, charged with riotous behavior at Liverpool on February 14, were to-day at Liverpool bound over to be of good behaviour for a period…

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Norton's Appeal Dismissed by Full Court. Allegations Sustained. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 2

Judgment was delivered this afternoon by the Full Court in the appeal on behalf of Mr. John Norton, newspaper proprietor, in the suit of Ada…

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The Railway Robbery Herbert Elbourne Committed. Circumstantial Evidence. Police Fail to Trace Money Sergeant Sheehy's Admission Thought Melbourne Would Tell."

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 3

Another stage in the circumstances surrounding the mysterious robbery Which Occurred at the Bathurst Railway Station early on the morning of…

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Stealing Beer a Soldier Charged

National Advocate · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 4

Wearing the initiatory uniform of the Australian Imperial Forces, a Soldier, 21 years of age and of good physique, named James…

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Stealing Charge

Leader · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 3

Samuel Hawkes, 32in whose possession papers were found showing Hint he is a discharged soldier, was arrested on Wednesday on a charge of…

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Alleged Wheat Stealing

Molong Argus · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 1

Something like a sensation occurred in Canowindra last week, when it became known that a looal wheat buyer and a carter had been arrested…

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The Bathurst Railway Burglary. Elbourne Committed

Leader · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 4

Herbert A. Elbourne, booking clerk at Bathurst railway station, who was arrested on a charge of having stolen the sum of £533/5/5, the property of…

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Lithgow Police Court. Friday, February 25. (Before H. L. Meads, J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 4

Donald Campbell pleaded guilty to having been drunk the previous night, and was fined 5s, or 24 hours. Fine paid. Arrested by Constable Duncan…

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Police Report. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2

A report issued by the Inspector-General of Police shows that the arrests for drunkenness and kindred offences dropped considerably during…

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Court-martial in Sydney. Sydney

Leader · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 5

Melbourne reports that the Federal Government to-day approved of the appointment of a general court martial to be held at Sydney on March 1…

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Mining Warden's Court. at Capertee and Rylstone

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 4

Much interest was displayed in a mining warden's court held by Mr. A. B. C. Bourke at Capertee recently into labor conditions and work done on the Carlo's Gap lime and…

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The Mutiny Court-martial Appointed. Sittings in Sydney. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2

The Federal Executive to-day appointed the military court-martial to commence sittings in Sydney on March 1 for the purpose of trying such…

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Eugowra Police Court

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 6

Last Friday, at the Eugowra Police Court, before the P.M., John Owens, on charges of being drunk and disorderly and using…

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