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

Courts & crime, 1917

1,598 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 22 of 80

The Assault on Dover. British Casualties. London, Sunday Afternoon

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 2

Twenty-two British are dead as a result of the attempted German raid on Dover. These are officers and men of the patrol ships by which the…

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Licensing Court. Transfer and Renewals

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Mudgee Licensing Court was held on Friday. The court was constituted by Mr. M. J. M'Mahon,…

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Forged £1 Note Returned Soldier Committed. Incident at Clay's Show. Case at Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 4

The story of how a forged £1 note was tendered, questioned and finally accepted at Clay's Vaudeville Show on Saturday, April 14, was told to…

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Burglary at Paddington Robbery at Revolvers Point. Money and Jewellery Taken Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 3

Mrs. M. Mobster, of Hopetoun St. Paddington, has reported to the Police that while her two sons were away and she was in bed, a man entered…

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Tram Men's Pay Appeal to the Court. Increase Granted. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 3

The Tramway Employees' Union to-day appealed to the Arbitration Court against the award by No. 2 (Electrical) Wages Board. Judge Pickburn…

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Sheep Stealing Alleged

Leader · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

Cecil William Davis and Habort Erie Byrnes were before the Orange police court on Monday morning on the charge that they did, at Blayney,…

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Alleged Assault on Constable. Case Further Adjourned

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

The case in which Sidney, Frederick Leary, bettor known as Sid Deering, was charged with unlawfully assaulting Constable Grace in the execution of his duty at Lithgow on April…

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Oberon Police Court. Thursday, April 19 (Before Mr. C. Jennings, S.M.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 1

Sergt. Hawe versus Norman Cross for having been found upon licensed promises during prohibited hours. Fined 10s, and 6s costs. Sergt. Hawe versus Timothy J. Grady, for…

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Lithgow Police Court. Monday, April 23. (Before Mr. H. L. Meads, J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

John Henry Phillips was charged with having been found drunk in Main-street on April 21, and also with having behaved in an indecent manner. For the first offence he was…

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Heavily Fined for Street Betting. Police Constable's Double

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

Joseph Anthony was summoned for frequenting, using, or was in a lane leading from Bridge street to the rear of the Oddfellows' Hall for the purpose of betting, on April 4…

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Journalists' Pay Arbitration Court Decision A.J.A. Claims Admitted. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 1

The first contested case in which the Australian journalists heve been a party recently occupied considerable time before the Federal Arbitration…

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Cowardly Assault. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 1

Lieutenant Colonel Bolton, one the Win the War Senate candidates, together with Mr. Sampson and Mr. Coldham, on Saturday afternoon…

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Suicide in Gaol. a Coonabarabran Prisoner

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 31

Albert Keegan (22), who was serving a sentence of one month, imposed at the Maitland Qutrter Sessions last month, for offences…

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Female in Court

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 2

Maud Griffiths (42), well-known in the northern portion of Bathurst, was presented before Mr. C. Jennings, S.M., at tho local Police Court…

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Burglary at Wellington

Leader · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 8

Considerable consternation was occasioned at Wellington when the inmates of several rooms in the Club Hotel arose on Wednesday morning…

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Police Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr Malone, P.M.) P.P. Board Cases

Molong Argus · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 6

A number of cases brought by the Molong P.P. Boned were struck out, there being no appearance of the parties…

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Burglary at Wellington Daring Thieves. £250 Worth Taken. Wellington

National Advocate · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 5

Burglars visited Mr. T. McCormack's Clube Hotel on Tuesday night and twelve of the inmates were fobbed of their money, watches and chains,…

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An Alien in Khaki. £100 Fine and Six Months Gaol

Molong Argus · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 6

At the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Monday, John William Francis Daltenre (36) was charged with, being an alien, having changed his abode be…

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£14,000 Missing Ex Bank Employee Charged. £3000 Not Yet Accounted For. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 3

Arthur John Leggo (46) again appeared at the Central Police Court to-day charged with stealing the sum of 14,000, the property of the New…

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Small Debts Court. WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr H. Malone, P.M.)

Molong Argus · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 3

C. J. Brook v. Brodigan, claim 16, board and lodging. Plea not indebted. Mr Kinna for plaintiff…

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