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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 3 of 92

Back to Gaol a Released Lifer Sentenced to Six Months

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 16

Released from prison last March, after having been sentenced at Cootamundra in 1999 to penal servitude for life for wounding a…

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Shot Dead Father in Law Charged Brisbane

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 5

Richard Divers, 34, was shot dead at Woody Point on Saturday night. His father in law, Thomas Chrystal, was subsequently arrested and…

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Lithgow Police Court. Friday, January 11. (Before H.H. Farrington, P.m.) Riding Without Lights

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

James Irvine was charged with riding a cycle in Bell's-road on December 6, without a light. His mother, Mrs. Barbara Irvine, pleaded guilty on his…

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Peeping Tom Orange Nurses Annoyed Request to Police

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 8

For many months past the nurses on the night staff of the Orange Hospital have been perturbed by the periodical visits of a peeping…

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Missing Girl Were Police Hoaxed? Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 2

That Renee Taylor ([?]) who disappeared myst[?]onsly from her home at Balmain a fortnight ago, was being for[?]ly detained in a…

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Attempted Murder Wife Charged SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

[?] was [?]ed at police headquarters [?] that [?] about [?] from [?] had been admitted [?]…

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Gaol for Assault An Abusive Defendant SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

There was a [?] Police Court to-day when [?] of a charge of [?] ass[?]d a…

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Wife Charged with Shooting. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

A Quarrel at Yerranderle, on Sunday, during which Albert Ernest Hewitt, 39. is alleged to have been shot in the right leg, has been reported to…

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Drunken Farmer a Magistrate's Leniency SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

[?] and [?] after from the [?] Mr. M[?] M…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, January 15. (Before H. N. Fitzgerald, J. P.) Drunkenness

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

James Sutherland Chambers pleaded guilty to having been found drunk in Burns' lane on January 14. Sergt. Wallace said defendant was…

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Month's Gaol ILL-TREAllNG a Cow Orange

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 5

For cruelly Ill-treating a cow Silas Newton was sentenced to a month's gaol at the Orange Court without the option of a…

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Missing Man Found Charged With Serious Offences SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

Messrs Sales, whose father a resident of Merriwa N.S.W. offered a reward of £100 for his discovery, was found in Melbourne by tour…

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Without the Option Farmer Sent to Gaol. Gross Cruelty to a Cow

Leader · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 4

The [?] charge of cruelty [?] animal for [?] considera[?] time was heard at the Police Court, on Monday. when Wa[?] John Newton…

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Mysterious ’Phone Message. Police Hoaxed. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

The police have come to the conclusion that the mysterious telephone message concerning the missing Balmain girl, Rene Taylor, was a hoax…

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General Booth’s Retirement. Court Case Likely. LONDON

Leader · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

The contention has been advanced in an unconstitutional position in [?] that the High Council has placed itself [?] to its demands for General…

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Mudgee Police Court Alleged Unlawful Assault Conflicting Evidence Perjury Charge Pending

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. H. H. Farrington, P.M., had Home lengthy cases to adjudicate upon at the Mudgee Court this Week, and the sitting extended over…

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Police Court Next Session

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 30

The next sitting of the Mendooran Police Court will be held on January 18. To date some half a dozen cases are listed, one a…

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Arrested at Gaol Gates Goulburn

National Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 2

Having served three months gaol for illegally using a motor car, Kenneth Downey (25), was released from Goulburn Gaol to-day. He only got…

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Murder Alleged Chinese Convicted

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 33

The inquest covering the death of a Chinaman, Charlie Lee Len, was concluded at Gulargambone on Saturday last, when Hat Chock Ting, or…

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Court House Returns

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 24

The obliging C.P.S. (Mr J. Small) at the Court House, Gulgong, supplies the following particulars of some of the business transacted last…

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