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

Courts & crime, 1921

1,468 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 74

Fatal Blow. Man and Girl Charged. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 18

Clive Christian was charged with the manslaughter of Victor Harding on September 29. Lillian Buchanan (19) was charged with…

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New Police Secretary Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 2

Mr. S. A. Maddocks, who has been assistant secretary to the New South Wales Police Department for several years, has been appointed secretary…

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Murder Charge Fatally Punched and Kicked Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 2

Erneso Smith was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with the murder of Albert Humphrey and was remanded for a week, bail being fixed…

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Mudgee Quarter Sessions and District Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 9

The Mudgee Quarter Sessions will commence on Tuesday. Only one case for horse stealing is down for trial at the Sessions, while…

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"Money for Zoo." Boy's Shocking Crime. Old Woman's Brutal Murder. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 23

A remarkable written confession by a 16-year-old boy named Donald Luton, charged with the murder of a septuagenarian widow, Mrs…

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Married Woman's Death Ex-bathurst District School Teacher Involved a Charge of Murder Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 2

Georgo Gunter, aged 53, a homopathist (and formerly a school teacher in the Bathurst district) and Vivian Thomas Berg, a farmer, aged 27, who…

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Alleged Murder. George Gunter Charged and Remanded Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

The case of George Gunter, 63, homeopathist, and Royal Vivian Berg 27, Baker, charged with the murder of Elise Berg, was again before the…

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Centennial Park Murder

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 4

At the City Coroner's inquiry into the death of Constable Wolgast in Centennial Park, a verdict of murder was returned against Charles W. Speechley. Strange…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing Case. Defendant Discharged

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 6

The case in which Adam Bruce was charged with having stolon one reel and white cow, the property of Victor Laing, which was adjourned from the previous…

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Sinn Feiners Sentenced in England. London

National Advocate · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

One Sinn Feiner was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude, and three others to eight years penal servitude, in connection with the Borthwick…

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Opium Smokers Case in Bathurst Police Court Fines of £10 and £5

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

LinKoom (62), gardener, and Yet Chow (40) gardener, who were charged the Bathurst Police Court this morning with having opium in their…

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Constable Wolgast Murder. Sydney

Leader · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 8

The shooting of Constable Wolgast in Centennial Park was investigated at the Coroner's Court to-day, when Charles Speechley was present,…

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Lithgow Police Court. Wednesday, February 9. (Before T. B. Clegg, (P.m.) Drunkenness

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 6

Alexander Claude Clark and Charles Alfred Mills wore charged with having been drunk in a in a lane off Inch-street on the previous day. They were each fined 10s, or…

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Chinaman and White Woman Fight in Durham Street Iron Bar Used Story in Police Court

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

The final phase of the Chinese New Year celebrations which were opened on Tuesday last, was recorded in the Bathurst Police Court this…

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Street Revellers Fired on by Police Brussels, Thursday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

Revellers holding a carnival in Aix-la-Chapelle disobeyed the police instructions not to remain in the streets after the closing of the cafes…

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Wolgast Murder Extraordinary Evidence at Inquest Park "Touts" in the Box Strong Testimony Against Speechley Committed for Trial Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

The shooting of Constable William Frederick Wolgast at Centennial Park on the night of January 19, was investigated by the City coroner to-day…

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Wave of Crime in New York 103 Murders and 100,000 Robberies This Year. Police Powerless

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 8

New York leads all other communities in the United States in an unprecedented wave of crime that is sweeping the country, writes the "Daily Chronicle'' correspondent…

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Chinese New Year Lively Celebrations in Durham Street Language and Assault Cases at Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 2

The three principals in a scene in Dur[?]am Street, on Chinese New Year's day, Rebecca Holloway 25, an acrobat, Elsie Woods, 27, a domestic…

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Obley Horse Theft

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 3

Frederick Thorpe, a young aboriginal, pleaded guilty at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions last week, to a charge of stealing a horse at…

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Theft of a Watch

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 2

Frederick Anderson was brought before Blayney Court charged with stenling a watch and cham valued at £2, the property of Frederick Wheeler…

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