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

Courts & crime, 1923

1,014 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 51

Unknown No Longer. Chinaman Identified by Police Photo

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

Thanks to an excellent photograph taken by Const. Biddle, of the Lithgow police the identity of the aged Chinaman who was found dead in the train at…

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Police Cases an Increase During 1922. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

The cases which went through the hands of the police last year numbered 56,274 as against 54,178 in 1921, an increase of 2096, according to the…

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The Late Mr. R. C. Steel. Sympathetic Court References

Leader · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

Before the business of the court was entered upon on Monday. Mr Helm, P.M., sold it was opportune that he should refer to the launched…

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Before Conviction Police and Finger Prints a Solicitor's Objection Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

At the Central Police Court today when the police asked for a remand [?] a case, Mr. Brown solicitor, said that he objected to the accused's…

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Hartley Licensing Court. Monday, January 15. (Before Major Bracey, Chairman, and R. Pillans, Member)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

Samuel B. Shrives, applied for a transfer of the license of the Royal Hotel, Wallerawang, to Sydney Bryant.--Granted. Woolf Karp applied for a transfer of his billiard license to Leslie H. Forbes.-- Granted. Woolf Karp applied for a transfer of…

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Sheep Stealing Charge

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 10

At the Coonabarabran Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. M. H. Cleeve. M.C. P.M., John Sharrock. Cordon Cavanagh, and James…

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£5,400 Stolen Bank Manager Charged Only £88 Recovered Sidney

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

There was a large gathering at the Hornsby Police Court to-day when George Kitching, manager of the Government Savings Bank, at Hornsby…

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Callous Crowd Refuse to Assist Police Inciter Fined £5 SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

According to the evidence given at the Central Police Court to-day, when Samuel John Pearce, (35) was charged with having Incited Edwin Wilson…

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Death or Gaol Financial Agent Takes Morphia Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

The City Coroner to-day conducted an enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Leonard Albert Woodworth, a financial agent…

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Related to a Lord a Vagrant Charged. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

The allegation that Alexander Robertson, 25 had been representing himself as a cousin of Lord Louis mounthatten was made at the…

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Lithgow Police Court Thursday, January 18. (Before E. P. Cusick and R. A. Brouff, Js.F.) Prohibition Order

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 6

On the application of Catherine Dowling the court made a prohibition order for 12 months against Cholsea Dowling on the ground of excessive drinking of liquor…

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Gun Alley Murder Where Is John Harding? a New Arrival in London. London

National Advocate · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

What had happened to Sydney ' John Harding, who was a most important witness in the Gun Alley murder trial A mun of the same…

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Court House Returns the Year's Business

National Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 6

The return of business transacted by Mr. J. D. Walker, Clerk of Petty Sessions, at Bathurst (exclusive or Land Agency business) and of…

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The Police Dog

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 1

Australia, in Victoria, anyhow, has lined up with Continental Europe, and America in regard to the employment of degs for police work. The germ of this kind…

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Warden's Court. Broken Hill Company Must Move

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 7

Warden M. H. Cleeve, M.C., was not disposed to grant for the full term the application of the Borken Hill Ptv. Coy. Ltd. for a…

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Two-up Raid a Lenient Magistrate. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 2

A raid by the police on a two-up school in the vicinity of Balmoral on January 7 resulted in the appearance of fifteen men at the North Sydney…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 2

Mr. Le Brun Brown, Dr. Brooke Moore and Mr. E. T. Webb, L.M's. presided at the Quarterly Licensing Court at the local Court House yesterday…

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Visit to the Gaol

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon last the Salvation Army Band and Songsters' Brigade lined up at Memory Drive and marched to the Bathurst Gaol and…

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Lithgow Police Court. Monday, January 22. (Before E. P. Cusick, J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 2

Edward Powderley was charged with drunkenness and was fined £1, in default seven days…

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£10 for Stealing Six Pen North of Apples Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 3

At the Parra [?]tta Police Court yesterday, Mr. Arnott, S.M. fined [?] mas Call[?], aged 60, £10 in default three months, for stealing apples…

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