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

Courts & crime, 1931

1,690 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 85

Pope's Message to the World to be Broadcast To-morrow Police at Young Charged with Using Third Degree Methods Pope's Message Vatican Broadcast Relayed From Sydney. ROME

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 2

In the wall facing the Vatican, wireless station is a marble slab on which it is recorded in Latin that the station was erected by Marconi…

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Warden's Court Authority to Enter Application Granted

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 8

At the Gulgong Warden's Court, before Mr. H. H. Farrington, P.M., J. G. Wurth, of Gullamara, applied for authority to enter land owned…

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4 Policemen Injured Police Car in Collision MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 2

Four police officers of the wireless motor patrol were seriously injured and the well known Jockey F. Forbes, suffered from shock in a collision…

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Third Degree Charges Against Police Judge Coyle's Comment SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 2

Charges of using third degree methods on accused persons mada against police officers at the Young Sessions were disbelieved by Judge…

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Murder of Mena Griffiths Sensational Development Wrong Man Arrested Positive Proof at Leeton Leeton

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 3

There was a sensational development here to-day in the Mena Griffiths murder case when 13 residents of the district identified…

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Mena Griffiths' Outrage Can Innocent Man Be Released Until Criminal Court Gives Order? Melbourne, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 1

The view was expressed to-day by the secretary of the Crown Law Department (Mr. A. T. Lewis) that, notwithstanding the alibi set up by…

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POLICE v. People Alleged Conspiracy Between Constable and Magistrate Question in Parliament Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 4

An inquiry into what he termed "a conspiracy between police and Magistrates against the people that prevented them from receiving anything like…

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Back to Gaol McMahon to go to Trial the Murder of Mena Griffiths Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 4

Notwithstanding the result of police inquiries into the alibi set up by Robert James McMahon, who has been committed for trial on a…

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Lithgow Police Court Thursday, February 12. (Before H. H. Farrington, P.m.) Drunkenness

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 4

John Davies pleaded guilty to drunkenness in New-road on the 12th, and was fined £1, in default three days' imprisonment…

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The Mena Griffiths Murder. Wrong Man Arrested

Leader · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 6

Robert James McMahon who was arrested for the murder of Mens Griffiths, In Melbourne, has established an [?] connection with the charge…

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Tennis Court to Let

Leader · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 4

Murray and crawford [?] advise that they have a [?] court centrally [?] to let at a reason able rent…

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Was It Vendetta? Italian Charged with Compatriot's Death Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 1

The inquest into the death of Guiseppe La Spina (38), an Italian fruiterer, who was shot in his shop at Newtown on January 26, was opened…

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Police Court. Thursday, February 12. (Before Mr. Arnold, P.M. Licensing Act Cases

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 10

John Phillips and Walter Weekes were charged with being found on the licensed premises of the Telegraph Hotel during prohibited…

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Italian Murdered Compatriot Charged Remarkable Evidence Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 2

The City Coroner, Mr. May, to-day conducted an inquiry into the death of Gulseppe la Spina, an Italian fruiterer, aged 38 who was killed in a shop…

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2 Years' Gaol Darlinghurst Hold Up Accused Alleges a "Frame Up" Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 5

Convicted at the Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge of having been found at night with his face disguised with intent to commit a felony at the home…

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Still in Doubt Release of McMahon Murder of Mena Griffiths MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 5

Mystery surrounds the case of Robert James McMahon, charged with the murder of Mena Griffith at Ormond, who was identified at Leeton…

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Series of Robberies. Two Young Women Before the Court Each Committed On Eight Charges

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 8

At the Molong Police Court on Thursday, Mary Neville and Grace Helena Neville were charged with stealing goods the property of…

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Police Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 19

At the last sittings of the police court at Kandos before Mr. H. H. Farrington, P.M., James Lewis was charged by A De Jambas…

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Theft of Lambs

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 19

Complaints have been made by graziers of the theft of lambs which are killed and skinned, and the skins nicely stretched out over the…

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Grazier Fined Sofala Assault Case

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 15

At the last sitting of the Sofala police court, before Mr. W. S. Bromhead, P.M., Dr. H. Pearlman proceeded aainst George Ley, grazier…

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