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

Courts & crime, 1926

1,206 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 22 of 61

Mudgee Police Court Chares Against Sanitary Contractor

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 4

Mr E. A Prior. P.M. presided tot the Mudgee Police Court on Monday, when the following cases were dealt with:…

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Wheat Frauds Silo Official Charged. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day George Smith (28), a silo officer, was remanded to the Trundle court on a charge of having conspired to…

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Redhead Disaster Four Men Charged. Newcastle

National Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 2

Following certain allegations at the inquest and special enquiry into the cause of the disaster at Redhead Colliery on January 21,…

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Brutal Assault Man Robbed in Domain Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 20

While Theodore Lawrence was standing in the Domain watching a dance on a mail beat in Woolloomolloo Bav last night, a…

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A Curious Case Twice Charged for Same Offence. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 2

An extraordinary position arose at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, when Clifford Bradley and Montague Bradley, who were committed for…

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Alleged Murder Wife's Paramour Shot Husband on Trial Adelaide

National Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 2

Keen public interest is being taken in the trial of Thomas Dugan, an hotelkeeper, of Norwood, on a charge of murdering…

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Shire Appeal Court a Gulgong Valuation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 11

Before Mr. A. E. Prior, P.M., at the Gulgong Court House on Monday of last week, an Appeal Court for the hearing of appeals against…

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Kensington Shooting Davis Before Court SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 2

Maurice Davis (33), who has been charged with shooting Miss Dorothy Lovatt, a young schoolteacher, with intent to murder her, was again…

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Mother of Six Charged with Perjury Husband as a Hostile Witness Acquitted by Jury Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 2

Arising out of the evidence she had given before Mr. Justice Owen in the divorce court in support of her petition for divorce, Eliza Croft, the…

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Cashier Charged Acquitted of Theft Judge Scholes Surprised. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 1

Robert Pegrum, senior clerk and cashier to the Public Servants' Association of New South Wales, was acquitted at the Darlinghurst…

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Melbourne Murder Police at Dead-end Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 2

The police inquiring into the murder of Colonel Tulloch have now decided that no significance can be attached to the clue of a buttonless…

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Lithgow Police Court. Thursday-- April 18. (Before E. A. Prior, P.m.) Assault on a Wife

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

Alice Morgan charged her husband, Balfour Morgan, with assault. Mr. G. M. Stafford, Sydney, for the complainant, and Mr. Tartakover for defendant…

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Indecent Assault Sensational Charge Against Doctor. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 1

A young girl of delicate appearence told the Ryde Police Court to-day the story of a visit to the surgery of Dr. William Gordon Smith…

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Three Months for Forgery Young Man Sentenced. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 3

Sentence of three months' gaol was passed on Leonard Nawman (22) at the Central Police Court to-day after he had been found guilty…

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Silo Frauds Three Trundle Men Charged £3000 Involved. Trundle

National Advocate · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 1

A recent examination at the Trundle silos revealed the fact that 10,000 bushels of wheat, valued at £3000, had disappeared, and the…

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Lithgow Industrial Court. Thursday, May 13. (Before E. A. Prior, P.m.) Breaches of Award

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

Inspector Nolan charged A. L. Harding with haying failed to keep pay sheets and time-sheets. properly written up, and also with not having exhibited the award…

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Mystery Still Col. Tulloch's Murder. Melbourne

National Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 2

The waistcoat buttons found Lauriston Hall after the murder of Colonel Henry Talloch six days ago are now regarded as one of the…

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Taxi Driver Robbed 18 Months Gaol for Two Men Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 2

At the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day William Brown (23) and Edward Stone (43) were charged with assault and robery. Two other men…

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Non-union Artists Most be Paid Full Rates Arbitration Court Judgment Melbourne

National Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 5

An important Judgment affecting employee engaging nonunion labor was deliverd by the deputy President of the Arbitration Court, Mr. Justice…

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Lithgow Police Court. Thursday, May 13. (Before the P.m.) False Pretences. a Committal

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 2

Elizabeth Davies was charged with having obtained from Norman Loyd, the sum of £30, and from, W. E. Phillips the sum of £294; by false pretences. Mr. Tartakover…

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