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

Courts & crime, 1929

1,839 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 92

Murder and Suicide Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 2

The death of Charles Wilson and Alma Preston, the victims of a razor slashing tragedy at Paddington on Tuesday last, were Investigated…

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Blow From Behind Alleged Assault Michael Walsh Committed

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 1

Charged at the Bathurst Police Court yesterday with having on Saturday last, in George Street assaulted Harold George Furney,…

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Strange Court Case Murdress in Witness Box Paris

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 2

The unprecedented scene of a woman under sentence of death for murder, appearing in prison garb[?] give evidence against another…

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Convicted Sequel to Billiard Room Raid Evidence for Defence "No Betting Took Place!" Magistrate Holds Murrumbidgee Played Notice of Appeal Given

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 2

Henry William Robinson, proprietor of the City Billiard Room. Howick street, was convicted by Mr Scobie S.M., at the Bathurst Police…

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Five Men Charged Alleged Theft of Car

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 3

Five young men were brought before Mr. Tate J.P, at the Bathurst Police Court yesterday in connection with the disappearances of a motor…

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Jockey, Pike Charged in Court. Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 1

James Pike, aged 36, and a well-known jockey, was charged at the Central Court this…

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A Vagrant Sentenced

Leader · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 1

Frederick Rudd pleaded guilty at the Orange Court, on Monday, to a charge of vagrancy, Sergeant Carroll, staled that Rudd bad been about the…

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Tasmaman Mystery. Murder and Suicide Suggested. Burnie (Tas.), Tins Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 1

A suggestion oi murder and suicide is given in the sevenfold tragedy at a farm near Dom yesterday morning by the finding of a message in a…

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Lithgow Police Court Monday, February 25, 1929. (Before J. A. Longworth, C.M., and H. N. Fitzgerald, J.p.) Insulting Words in Main-street

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 6

Robert Thomas King, 44, pleaded not guilty to having used insulting words to William Gordon Dick in Main-street on February 23. He was…

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Windeyer Police Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 22

At the Windeyer Police Court last Friday five defendants were charged with riotous behavior, and fines ranging from 12/ to £2, with costs,…

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Mudgee Police Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 22

At the Mudgee Police Court on Monday two motorists were proceeded against for falling to keep to the left when turning corners,…

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Police Court. Careless Use of Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 30

At the local Police Court a defendant was fined £2 17s on a charge of careless use of fire. From the evidence submitted it appears…

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Alleged Assault Pony Trainer Dead Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 24

Robert Robertson, 41, a prominent pony trainer, died last night, as a result of injuries which he said he received in the street, when a…

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Costs Against Crown Application in Divorce Court Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 3

Dismissing an application by the Crown to have a dcree nisi set aside Mr. Justice Davidson to-day refer red to a Crown witness as a person…

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Alleged Unlawful Assault

National Advocate · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 2

Leslie John Phillip Skeen, 21, was charged before Mr. Tate J.P., at the Bathurst Police Court yesterday with having unlawfully assaulted…

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Sicilian Vendetta. Girl Murderer Sentenced. Rome

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 1

Details of a vendetta were revealed at a court at Bastia (Sicily) at the trial of Madeline Marracani, who was sentenced to life imprisonment…

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Sleeping Steward Fiendish Attempt at Murder. COLOMBO

National Advocate · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 3

A fiendish attempt at murder, aboard the liner Mooltan was reported on the vessels arrival here to-day…

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Payment of Hotel Accommodation. Stranger Before Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 4

The affairs of a man, who represented himself as a New Zealand parliamentarian, were related at the Lithgow police court this…

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15 Years' Gaol 3 Guilty of Bomb Outrage Two Others Acquitted Accused's Passionate Outburst MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 2

The trial of the five men charged with the bombing at a Greek Club in Lonsdale Street on December 1 was concluded to day. Three…

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Self-deprecatory. Australian's Admission in London Court. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 4

"It was a rotten, despicable thing to do," Was the self-condemnatory declaration of Lloyd Johnson (33), an Australia, who appeared at the Old…

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