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

Courts & crime, 1935

1,592 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 80

"Menace to Girls" Gaol for "Park Pest"

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 8

FOLLOWING many complaints, Plainclothes Constable Wells arrested Leslie Hilton Robinson, 45, an invalid pensioner, on a…

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Albury Murder Scotland Yard Move SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

Inquiries that are being made by Scotland Yard, it was learned to-day, may have a real vital bearing on the Albury "Pyjama Girl" murder…

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Sydney Hotel Case Young Men Charged Intent To Steal Alleged

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 4

CHARGES of having been found in the Sydney Hotel with the purpose of stealing on July 8 faced Leslie Fowler (27)…

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Opening of Court Year

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

The first recognised court sitting in Bathurst for the new year will be that set down for to-day, when a number of cases are listed. Special…

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Pyjama Girl Murder. Scotland Yard Inquiring. LONDON

Leader · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

Inquiries that are being made by Scolland Yard. It was learned yesterday may have a viral hearing on the Albury “Pyiams girl ” muscler…

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Constable Wounded Two Men Charged Aftermath of Bargo Affray Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

"The allegation is that the defendant held a revolver against the constable's abdomen and shot him," said the police prosecutor at Parramatta…

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Police Sergeant's Dive Creek Swim Rail Case Arrest Taree

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

The story of a police sergeant's dive clothed and with boots on into a muddy creek to arrest a man was told at Taree Court when three men…

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Three Murders But Still a Decrease in Crime Bathurst Police District Figures

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

Apart from three murders, as against none the previous year, there was a marked decrease in serious crime in the extensive…

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Shot a Constable Two Men Charged The Bargo Burglary

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

"The constable is still in a serious condition in hospital, and doctors say that although he has every chance of recovery,…

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12 Months Gaol Car Stealer Sentenced Journalist's Motor Stolen

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 1

The theft of an ex-Bathurst newspaperman's car in Sydney, and its strange recovery in Bathurst, in the possession of Arthur Ellard, a well…

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White Rock Row Laborers Fall Out Case at Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 4

A quarrel between fellow workmen was aired in the Bathurst Police Court yesterday when Peter Winoff, a foreigner, was found guilty of…

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Cowardly Assault Mother and Daughter Attacked Lenient Fines

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 1

The story of a cowardly attack by a man upon a small, frail looking woman and her married daughter, was related in the Bathurst Police…

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Law's Long Arm Sequel to Two Years' Old Crime Court Proceedings Today Dubbo

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

Police hope to write finis to a remarkable case of theft when Spencer Robertson appears at the Dubbo police court to-day on a charge of…

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“Cowardly Assault.” East Orange Fracas

Leader · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

Cross-summonses for assault were brought by Adam Francis Dein against John Rich and Richard Andrews, and Richard Andrews against Dein in the…

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Indian Sentenced Attack on British Woman Madras

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

A man named Lazarus to-day was sentenced to five years' hard labor at Jubbulpore for the attempted murder of Mrs. Evans last month. No motive…

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£500 Reward Brutal Girl Murder Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

A reward of £500 has been offered by the Victorian Government for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderer of Ethel…

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Orange Court. Few Criminal Cases

Leader · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 4

Although there were a number of cases of theft and some minor cases heard in the Orange Court on Monday, the list was lighter…

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Albury Murder Towel Clue May Be Fruitful SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

Following the wide publicity given to requests for any information regarding the Albury murder victim, the C.I.B. has received a cable from Scotland…

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Our New Governor Proposed Lithgow Visit Police Ball and Nurses' New Building Opening

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

A meeting of police and representatives from the hospital and ambulance was held at the police station last night to further the…

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Egon Kisch "Prohibited Immigrant" Charge in Central Court Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

At the Central Summons Court today, Her Kisch appeared on a charge of being a prohibited immigrant. Mr. Piddington, K.C. for Kisch,…

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