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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 14 of 85

Alleged Assault. Policeman in Trouble. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 4

At the Central Police Court to-day, Sergeant William Patrick Jennings and (Constable John O’Donnell were charged with having assaulted a…

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District Court

Leader · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 7

[?] Honor, Judge Thomson presided over the sittings of the Orange District Court, on Wednesday. The following cases were dealt with:…

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Eaten by Wolves. Magistrate and Priest. BUCHAREST

Leader · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 4

A magistrate and a priest of the village of Parama[?] were driving a [?] when a pack of wolves, driven from the [?] by the severe…

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Another Assault. Neighbours to the Rescue. MELBOURNE

Leader · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 4

Late last night, Marjorie Cox, 16, of Ravenswood, near Bendigo, was found unconscious close to the main…

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Another Cut? Miners to Appear Before Arbitration Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 3

A summons has been served upon the Miners' Federation to appear before the Federal Arbitration Court on Monday to show cause why the award…

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Three Years' Gaol Luke Sentenced Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 5

Clifton Arthur Luke (29) was sentenced at the Quarter Sessions to-day to three years' imprisonment for having defrauded three men of nearly…

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Erambie Burglary

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 10

Henry Lawrence Briggs was arraigned on a charge of breaking land entering G.N. Magill's home-stead at Erambie, and stealing a…

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Youths Sent to Gaol

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 10

Two youthful Manildra residents—Havry Thomas Cornwall and Harold John Ford—pleaded guilty to charges of breaking and…

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Orange Quarter Sessions. Two Young Women Sentenced

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 10

The business of the February sittings of the Orange Quarter Sessions, presided over by Judge Thomson, on Tuesday, was…

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Red Head Murder Schubert's Appeal Dismissed Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 2

William Schubert, who was found guilty in November last at the Central Criminal Court, before Mr. Justice James and jury on a charge of having…

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Committed for Trial Sergeant and Policeman Alleged Assault on Chinese Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 5

Sergeast William Patrick Jennings, and Constable John O'Donnell, both of Regent Street police station, were committed for trial from the Central…

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Wife Shoots Husband Divorce Court Tragedy Paris

National Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 2

While in the corridor of the law Court awaiting proceedings in connection with their divorce Madame Fagot drew a revolver from her handbag…

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Costers in Court

Leader · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 3

Considerable amusement was [?] at Shoreditch County Court London recently, when Judge French heard the action of [?]…

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Men a Griffiths Murder. No Compensation for [?]. MELBOURNE, Sunday

Leader · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 2

Robert James McMahon, who had to submit to arrest for the alleged murder of [?] Griffiths In Melbourne, and who subsequently established that…

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Alexandra Hold-up Echo Taxi Driver Charged "As Guilty As Men Who Shot Teller" Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 1

At the Quarter Sessions to- day Victor Hoare (28), a taxi driver, was charged with having, while armed with a revolver, assaulted the teller…

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Theft of Gold Watch

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

The theft of a gold watch, valued at £3/10/-, the property of Annie McKenzie, was responsible for the appearance of Samuel Bischel, 55 in the…

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General News Charge of Stealing Money

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

Cecil Herbert McCray 27, a hairdresser appeared on remand at the Bathurst Police Court yesterday on a charge of having at Bathurst, on…

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Bank Hold Up Taxi-driver Charged Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

A sequel to the attempt on November 21 to rob the Alexandria branch of the E.S. and A. Bank was the appearance at the Quarter Sessions to-day before…

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House Ransacked Charge of Breaking and Entering Fred Jennings and Woman Before the Court Interesting Evidence

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 3

Frederick James Jennings, 68, a miner, and Gertrude Walsh, 43, were charged before Mr. W. S. Bromucad, S.M. at the Bathurst…

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Allegations Against Police Two Arrested Men Assaulted Statement in Court Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 2

When John Sylvester (36), and William Joseph Thomas (34) were charged at Central Court to-day with having entered the warehouse of On…

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