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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 17 of 98

Court-martial Soldier Charged with Desertion. "Most Notorious and Bad Character." Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 2

A court martial to-day heard evidence in the case in which Private Rex Brady was charged with deserting the forces and escaping from legal…

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Customs Searcher. Theft Charge Fails. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 3

Henry Thomas Haynes was found not guilty to-day on a charge of stealing money and jewellery worth [?] the property of Tan Meng…

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Contempt Temperance Advocate Fined by Magistrate. Remarkable Case. Lively Exchange. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 2

An altercation occurred at the Central Police Court this morning between Mr. W. D. B. Creagh (temperance advocate) and the…

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Liquor Agitator's Imagination Case Against Hotelkeeper Fails. Complainant Fined for Contempt. Defies Magistrate Smithers Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 2

At the Central Summons Court to-day, A. Lofberg, licensee of the Criterion Hotel at the corner of Park and Castleragh streets, was…

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Plotters of Murder Submarine War. Dead Men Tell No Tales. Vancouver

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 4

The providence "Journal," according to a message from that centre, claims to be in possession of information which shows that the…

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MOTOR—CYCLE COLLlSION. Court's Verdict. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 3

Judge Backhouse, in the District Court, gave Victor Emanuel Romeo verdict for £31 in tho action against Richard Brady for injuries received by…

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Verdun German Attack. Offensive Exhausted. Enemy Entrenching. No Assault for Three Days. Verdun Deserted by Civilians. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 2

The French wireless source of news says that the crushing blow against Verdun has not succeeded. The Germans have been stationary…

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Stealing Cigarettes Australian Soldiers Charged. London

National Advocate · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

A lance-corporal and a private of the Australian Army Service Corps, were charged at Uxbridge with having stolen three cases of cigarettes…

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Military Doctor Fined Assaulted Railway Porter. Magistrate's Strictures. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

"If people take the law in their own hands simply because they may be under the impression that some public official has been rude to them,…

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Lithgow Police Court. Thursday, March 2. (Before A. E, Roper and N. Basser, Js.P-) Brought It on Himself

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

Edward Coyle was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. He pleaded not guilty, and after evidence had been taken at length, the case was dismissed, as it was…

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Who Was Lestrange? Melbourne Murder. No Clue Obtained. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 1

Tho police have not yet obtained a clue which will lead to the arrest of the murderer of William Haines, a chauffeur employed by the Globe Motor…

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MANILDRA. An Assault and Threatening Language Cases. (Before Messrs. Sherwin and Tellord' Js.P.)

Molong Argus · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

At the Cudal Police Court on Thursday last J. J. Hanley, of Manildra, proceeded against James Slater, also of Manildra, for assault and threatening…

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Motor Collision. Cross Cases in Court. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

A cross-action arising out of a motor car collosion was to-day heard before Mr. Justice Backhouse in the District Court…

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City Alderman Ousted Writ Before Full Court Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

Duffing the vacation, Mr. Justice Pring was applied to on behalf of the ex-Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman. R. W. Richards, for a write of quo…

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Election of a Mayor Application to the Court. Nowra

The Bathurst Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

In the Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. T. M. Clagg, P.M., Keiran Ryan, solicitor, applied, on behalf of David Hyam, an alderman of Nowra…

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Soldier's Death. Verdict of Murder. Two-up Fight at Milson's Island. Corner's Severe Comment ooboner':s severe comment SYDNEY

The Bathurst Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

The Parramatta Coroner to-day concluded the inquiry into the death of Henry Joseph Brown, a soldier, who was killed at Milson's Island on…

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Window Smashing. Soldiers Sentenced. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 4

William' Roy Heaton (16) and Frederick Vivian Parkes (20) were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment at the Central Police…

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Cudal Court

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 1

case of J. J. Hanley v. Ernest At the Cudal monthly Petty Sessions Court, before Messrs. Sherwin and Telford, J.'sP., the…

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Motor Murder. Make-up Material Discovered. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 4

The police have discovered a bag containing false whiskers and other material near the scene of the motor murder at Heidelberg…

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Barrier Miners. Case Before Arbitration" Court. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 4

When the case of the Barrier Branch or the Amalgamated Miners' Association was called on before Mr. Justice Higgins, in the Arbitration Court, Mr…

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