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

Courts & crime, 1936

1,794 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 90

Wagga Murder Youth Before Court WAGGA

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 2

Roy Soutar (19), was remanded until tomorrow in the local police court today, on a charge of having driven a motor car without a license…

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Shot in Sleep Objected to Daughter's Suitor Father Charged With Attempted Murder SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 4

Alleged to have fired a shot at a sleeping man, Norman Stanley Gordon Smith (25). appeared at the Redfern Police Court to-day on a charge of…

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Matong Mystery Police Suspect Foul Play SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 2

Several tests carried out by the police strengthen their belief that Jack Conway, w[?] body was found [?] a well at the rear of an hotel at…

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Police Object Alleged "Dummying" Ex-bathurst Hotel-keeper at Barellan

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 1

At the Temora Licensing Court John O'Donnell applied for the transfer of the license of the Commercial Hotel Barellan, from W. T. Bennett…

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Wagga Murder a Youth Charged WAGGA

National Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

At the local court to-day Roy Malcolm Soutar appeared on a charge of having murdered Christopher James Bolger, at "Mt. Austin," on December…

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Body in Well Colville, Not Conway Accident, Not Murder Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 1

The name of the man whose body was found in the well at Matong, N.S.W., Is not Jack Conway, but John Colville…

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Police Supers. Changes in the West Inspector Toohill for Bathurst Supt. Williamson For Coulburn

National Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 2

Important police changes are announced amongst officers in the Western District. Superintendent Williamson, who…

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Orange Police Court. Begging Alms. Two Men Convicted

Leader · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 1

Before Messrs G. W. H. Davies and S. Spen[?]r, J.’s P., in the Orange Court yesterday. Thomas Green ([?]3) and William Bar[?]le (50), were…

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Western Police Changes. Inspector Hamilton Promoted

Leader · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 1

In[?] are [?]ed ann[?]g the other[?] in the W[?]on. Ins[?] who has been…

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Police Changes Bathurst Loses Headquarters in Favor of Parkes

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 3

The transfer of police control in the central west from Bathurst to Parkes follows the consideration of a State-wide scheme of reorganisation…

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Fatal Fight Two Men Charged Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1936 · page 3

At the North Sydney Court to-day James Richard Geddes (23) a shoe clicker, and Geoffrey Davies (40), a laborer, were remanded until January…

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Blow for Bathurst Police District Headquarters for Parkes The Official Reasons SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1936 · page 2

The reason for the tour of the country police stations by the Commissioner for Police (Mr. Mackay recently, as explained in an announce…

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Murdered Vicar. Police Baffled. Detectives' Theories. MELBOURNE

Leader · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 3

Twenty-three day inves tigation by a squad of eight detectives finds them little nearer to the murderer of…

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Important Changes. Western Police. Parkes to be Headquarters

Leader · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 2

The transfer of police control in the Central West from Bathurst to Parkes follows the consideration of a State-wide scheme…

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Burglary From Above Co-op. Main Store Is Robbed of Tobacco, Cigarettes and Men's Garments Thief Leaves Old Clothes in Lieu

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 2

An audacious robbery was perpetrated at the Lithgow Co-operative Society's main premises between 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon and 5 p.m. yesterday, a larger quantity of tobacco and a number of men's garments being stolen…

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Police Error. Innocent Man Arrested Unfair treatment Alleged. BRISBANE

Leader · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 2

A grave police error which resulted in Gerald Charles Ross Mumby, a Melbourne engineer, being arrested and…

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"Boy Gunman." Dramatic Suicide. After Duel with Police. S[?]NEY

Leader · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 3

Nearly a week’s search tor the gunman who shot Constable Tor best in the head in Railway Square, terminated this morning…

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Straying Stock Fines at Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 4

When a number of men were charged on summons in Bathurst Police Court yesterday with having permitted stock to stray in public…

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Dynamiting a House Two Laborers Charged SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 1

Frederick Arthur Cartwright (22), and Norman Christopher Cartwright (19), laborers, were charged at the Kogarah Court to-day with having…

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America's New Deal Supreme Court Completes Its Destruction

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 2

The United States Supreme Court ruled that the entire Agricultural Adjustment Administration programme was unconstitutional. The ruling,…

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