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

Courts & crime, 1930

2,014 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 101

50 Men Marked How the Police Get Supplies. CESSNOCK

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

The police to-day refused the Government good orders to about 50 men who took part in the recent mass picketing demonstrations. The names…

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Interesting Court Statistics Lithgow Consumes Less Beer and No One Complains of Rent Charges

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

Have the seeds of prohibition fallen on fertile soil in Lithgow and is the town destined, before many years have passed, to become the home of…

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Quiet in the North Special Police Offer for Service Garden Is Doing His Job Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 1

Everything was reported quiet on the northern coalfields this morning. A number of additional special cars for the police have been run from…

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Car on the Right Is Always Right Police Court Sequel to Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 6

A collision between two motor cars at the intersection of Cook and Mort streets on November 23 was responsible for the…

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Congratulation for Police

Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

The excellent masseur in which the Orange police force d[?]cted the heavy traffic and [?]ally [?] [?] has and order [?] the…

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Lithgow Police Court Thursday, January 16. (Before H. H. Farrington, P.m.) Licensee Fined

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

John Patrick Kane, licensee of the Royal Hotel, Bowenfels, was charged with having permitted a man named Armistead to be on the hotel premises…

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Gang Murder Another Remand SYDNEY Thursday

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

The circumstances surrounding the death of Bernard Hugh Dalton, who died from bullet wounds while standing outside an hotel at Darlinghurst a few…

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Wireless Police Car. SYUSEY

Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 8

It is probable that a car equipped with wireless will be added to the police petrol cars at present in [?] on the co[?]. This will enable the…

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Request to Withdraw Police. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

The request by Kurri residents that Superintendent Beattle and the police should be withdrawn from the northern coalfields and that if this was…

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The Goal Mining Trouble. Police from Orange

Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 8

Sensational incidents occurred on the South Ma[?] coal [?]lds on Wednesday when [?] police [?]roke up a march in which a couple of [?]…

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Police Defended. Against Newspaper Attack. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 8

The Chief Secretary Mr. Chaff[?]y to-night denied that the police bad. without warning, swooped down and violently attacked batches of miner[?]…

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Special Police Club Men Willing SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

At a a [?] of the legacy, Club the President, Mr. E. C. Penfold, stated that if Police Commissioner Childs required assistance…

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Mr Chaffey's Tale Police Action Defended Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) denied to-day that the police had without warning swept down and violently attacked masses of men…

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Fewer Judges Fed. High Court MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

The Federal Cabinet has decided not to fill the vacancy on the High Court Bench caused by the retirement of Mr Justice Powers…

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More Police and Can for Ce[?]ck. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 8

Everything was reported as quiet on the northern co[?]elds this morning. A number of men and additional special police cars are being shipped…

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Special Co[?]lary. If Police Need Aid. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 8

It was [?] this afternoon that the State Government had completed preparations which will [?]ble ap[?]clal co[?]ry to be orgn[?]ed at…

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Roth for Special Police Jobs. Hundreds Offering. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 8

Scores of applications have been received at police headquarters from persons willing to be [?]worn in as spe[?]l constables in mal[?] order on…

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Consorting with Criminals Appeal to Full Court Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

Recent convictions the first under the recently passed Consorting Act. will form the subject of an argument before a Supreme Court Judge next…

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All Quiet Matters on the Mining Front Miners Orderly and Restrained Police Still Active Cessnock

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

The Cessnock volcano was dead last nigh. There was an atmosphere of uneasiness in every town from Cessnock to Kurri but no disturbance…

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Sentenced for Soliciting Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 7

In No. 2 Court to-day, Mr. Williams S.M., sentenced Vera Carr (23), to four months' hard labor on a charge of soliciting for an immoral purpose…

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