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

Courts & crime, 1934

1,819 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 91

Store Altercation Sunny Corner Incident Ventilated in Court

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 4

An altercation outside a store at West Mitchell (Sunny Corner) on December 7 was mentioned at Wallerawang police court on Thursday,…

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Mosman Tragedy Recalled Remarkable Wills in Plaister Sensation Court to Unravel Tangle Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 1

An unusual case came before the Equity Court to-day, involving two wills arising out of the Mosman tragedy in July, 1932, when detectives…

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Moratorium Case Action by Executors of Late Mr. M. Meagher Application to Full Court Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 1

The Full Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, Mr. Justice Stephen and Acting Justice Maxwell had before it this afternoon an appeal…

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Murder Suspected Pilliga Man Disappears Car Found in River Police Seek Young Woman

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 7

THE police believe it possible that George W. Nott, wellknown Pillga stock and station agent. who disappeared…

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Extraordinary Theft Fifty Fruit Trees Uprooted

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 8

A CASE of malicious destruction of property is causing the Gloucester police to make extensive inquiries…

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Murder Established In Pilliga Tragedy

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 4

Discoveries made by the police indicate that George W. Nott was brutally murdered in the Pilliga Scrub. A rough shelter has been…

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Charged a Pole Stock Get a Shock KYOGLE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 1

DURING the transport of a mob of bullocks from the local saleyards one charged an electric light pole, knocking it…

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Warden's Court Authorities to Enter

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 10

THE following were granted authorities to enter at the Mudgee Warden's Court on Monday : — Charles Batsford Bamwell, of…

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Tenancy Case House in Court Street

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 15

A HOUSE and land in Court street, Mudgee, formed the basis of a case at the Mudgee Court on Monday, when Frederick…

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Mosman Tragedy Application in Equity Court Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 2

There was a sequel to the finding of the bodies of Harry August Plaister 46, hs wife, Alma Spencer Plaister, 40. and his daughter. Alma Grawshore…

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Bombing Sensation Police Making Exhaustive Inquiries Dire Threats in Anonymous Letter

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 4

The police are still investigating the bomb explosion which wrecked a milk cart owned by Mr. Oliver Smith in Hassan's Walls-road on Tuesday…

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Ron Cousins' Death Police Theory Is Suicide What Note to Fiancee Revealed SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 2

The Sydney police to-day made further inquiries into the death of Ronald Cousins (27) of Stoney Creek near Bathurst, and whose decapitated…

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River Murder Inquiry Opens Morey Charged with Murder Wagga

National Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 6

The coronial inquiry commenced to-day into the death of percy Edward Smith whose body was found in a bag in the Murrumbidgee River, near…

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Wept in Dock Letter Carrier Is Sentenced SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 1

Philip John Bulvert (52), a letter carrier, wept in the dock at the Quarter Sessions to-day when he was sentenced to 12 months' gaol for the…

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Murder Mystery War Veteran Victim Echo of Stavisky Frauds PARIS

National Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 7

A mysterious murder indicating elaborate pre-arrangement and again arousing feverish interest in the Stavisky affair was brought to light today…

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Huge Reward Murder of French Judge Stavisky Scandals Recalled Paris

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 1

The Government took an unprecedented strip to-day in offering a reward of 100,000 francs for information leading to the…

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Employers Surprised Brisbane Industrial Court Revelation Brisbane

National Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 6

[?] president of the industrial Court, surprised employers' representatives in an appeal case to-day when he informed them…

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Bomb Outrage Police at Disadvantage Was Woman Writer of Threatening Note?

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

Further inquiries were made to-day by the police into the destruction of a milk cart by a bomb at premises in Hassan's Walls-road on Tuesday night…

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Plot to Escape Evidence at Welfare Inquiry Court Martial Better Than Cane Leeton, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 1

Giving evidence at the welfare farm inquiry to-day, Healey Atkins said a conspiracy to abscond among groups of boys at the farm had been…

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Cudal Police Court

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 16

Before Mr. W. S. Bromhead, P.M., at the Cudal Police Court, on 14th instant, Frederick Townsend, of Manildra, for having driven cattle without…

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