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

Courts & crime, 1918

1,381 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 70

Licensing Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 1

Mr. M. J. M Mahon, P.M., sat as L[?] Court ar Mudgee on Friday THE FEDERAL HOTEL. TRANSFER OF LICENSE…

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Another Theft Valuable Parcel Goes. Loose Departmental Methods. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 1

Still another robbery of a valuable parcel at the Sydney G.P.O. has to be reported. A parcel consuming rare lace was…

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Mudgee Warden's Court Authorities to Enter

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 2

The Warden Mr. M. M Mahon, [?] at Mudgee on Friday granted the following unopposed applications for [?] to enter:—…

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A[?]iginal Sent to Gaol. Relative of Jimmy Governor. Savage Attack Upon a Girl

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 1

[?]oy Governor, a boyish-looking [?]riginal, and a relative of the famous jimmy Governor, appeared before Judge Scholes at the…

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Court-martial Decisions in Berlin. London, Sunday Night

The Bathurst Times · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 2

A Zurich message states that the court-martial sitting daily in Berlin since the proclamation of the extreme form of martial law has tried 118…

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Share farmers at Issue Is Share Farming Contracting? Is Share Farming a Partnership? Court Says It Is Not. a Claim That Failed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 4

At the Mudgee Police Court on Friday Mr. M. J. M'Mahon P.M., President, [?]rbett Albert Rayner sought to recover from Eman[?]…

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Share Farmers Are They Partners? Interesting Point in Police Court. Mudgee

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 4

At the Mudgee Small Debts Court, before the P.M.(Mr. J. McMahon), Herbert Alfred Rayner sued Emanuel Silva £4 l2s 5d, amount alleged to…

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Sewerage at Court House

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

Our Sydney office wired this morning that three tenders had been received by the Tender Board, of the Public Works Department, for the…

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Valueless Cheque Soldier Arrested. "Anxious to Go to Front" Magistrate's Attitude. Fine of £10 Imposed. Mudgee

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 1

At the Mudgee Police Court, Robert Albert Howell was charged with obtaining money by means of false pretences—the presentation of a valueless…

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Damages for Assault Packers in Court. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 1

A claim for £200 compensation in respect of alleged assault, engaged the attention of Judge Backhouse in the Metropolitan District Court…

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"The Clutching Hand." Another Impudent Counter Theft

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 2

Another impudent theft was carried out in the city this morning. Shortly after 9 0 'clock Oliver Tucker, an assistant employed at the stamp counter at the G.P.O. counted his…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, February 121918. (Before C. Jennings, S.m.) Trouble Over Pigs

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 2

J. Shepherd, Sutton was proceeded against by Inspector. Silverlock with having on the 5th Feb, being the occupier of certain premises situated at South Bowenfels, kept a…

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Minor Court Cases

Leader · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 3

On Monday Mr. Malone infillcted the following peualties on offenders at the local court: Thomas O'Hearn, drunkenness (40 previous convictions), £1…

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Stealing Charge Fails. Accused Man Prefers a Jury. Gets His Discharge

Leader · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 5

Thomas Bullard, a middle-aged man of the labouring class, appeared before Mr Malone, P.M., on remand, on Monday on a charge of stealing coal…

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Young Man Charged with Abduotion. Girl Protests Her Ardent Love. Mother Objects to Marriage

Leader · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 2

Jeremiah Duggan, a resident of the Cadla, district, who is said to be respectably connected, appeared before Mr. H. Malone, P.M., at the Orange…

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Light Lists for Sessions and District Court

Leader · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 3

It is very many years since such a light list was presented at the Orange. General Sessions and District Court as that of yesterday. At the sessions His…

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Trouble on Tram Sequel in Police Court. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 3

At the Balmain Police Court this morning, Cyril William Rogers, 31, was chawed with unlawfully assaulting Henry Adams, an old age…

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Alleged Theft Man Remanded. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 3

Charles Bradlaugh, or Brookshaw, appeared before Mr. Maclarlane, S.M., at the Central Police Court this morning on a charge of having stolen…

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Alleged Receiving Chinese Charged. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 2

Two Chinese shopkeepers, Chan Ping Foy, 34, and Chee Fung, 41, who were recently remanded on £200 bail on a charge of having feloniously…

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Police and Firemen's Hospital Carnival

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 21

The local force is energetically working in aid of the above fund. The matter of deciding which of the local hospitals will receive the…

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