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

Courts & crime, 1937

1,774 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 16 of 89

Petty Sessions Court

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 10

The court and environs were crowded on Friday morning, when Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., took his seat on the bench, an unusually long list of defended…

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Cassilis Police Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 8

John Raymond Wilson was before Mr Pickup. P.M., on a charge of driving a car without a license. Defendant sold he had been ordered…

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Caniaba Man's Death Woman Charged with Murder Casino

National Advocate · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 2

Following the death yesterday afternoon of Carl William Northcott, 40 years old farmer, at his property at Canlaba, a charge of murder was…

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Wheat Stealing Farmers Warned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 2

POLICE in the North-west draw the attention of landowners to the [?] of wheat stealing in country districts…

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Man Killed Car Driver Charged BATHURST

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 1

JAMES Alexander McLellan, aged 37, was killed instantly in a collision between a service car and a bicycle he…

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Rebel Conspiracy. Betraying Loyalists. Police Round-Up. MADRID

Leader · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 2

The police have unearthed a bit espionage organization in the loyalist army, and arrested 29 soldiers for allegedly…

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Prisoner Captured Arrested In Narromine District After Two Days Wide Police Search DUBBO, 1 a.m

National Advocate · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 3

A few minutes ago the police brought to Dubbo Thomas Leonard Munday. the lock-up escapee, who had been at liberty for two days since escaping…

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Recaptured Prisoner Twelve Months' Gaol Munday Tells How He Broke From Gaol Dubbo

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 5

Thomas Leonard Monday. 26. the prisoner who escaped from the Dubbo gaol on Thursday morning, was sentenced to an additional 12 months gaol…

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Caniaba Shooting Accused's Woman's Name Withheld From Press Magistrate's Unusual Action

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 5

The mag[?]nate in the local court today prohibited press representatives from disclosing the name of a woman who was charged with the…

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Judge Wants Flood Condemns Leaky Court SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 5

To-day's heavy downpour found the caky place in the old and dilaplda[?] public buildings "I wish the rain would flood the…

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Assault Charge Maddocks Before Court Committed for Trim. Sensational Case Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 1

Sydney Aubrey Maddocks, 56. public servant, was charged at Central Police Court. today with having, at North Sydney, on March 1…

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Supreme Court Sitting

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 2

The annual sitting of the Circuit and Criminal Court will take place on October 12 of this year. The next Quarter Sessions Court will sit on…

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Court Shorts. Back to Hospital

Leader · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 4

Arthur Benjamin Rogar, who recorded his seventy–seventh conviction at the Orange Court on Monday, is as Mr. M. J. Ryan. P.M., admitted. a…

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£33 in Fines. Taxpayers in Court

Leader · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 4

“If these taxpayers would only furnish their returns, they would save themselves and the Taxation Department much trouble,”…

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Youth to Die Assault on 11-Year-old Girl Hysterical When Death Sentence Pronounced SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 1

Charged with a capital offence against an 11-year-old girl at Canterbury, Peter Joseph Smith. 17, at the Central Criminal Court to-day,…

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Tit Bits From Court. “No-Light” Cyclist Fined

Leader · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 2

For riding a bicycle in the main street of Spiring Hill late at night without a light. William John James at the Orange Court on Monday was…

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Death Sentence on Boy. Pathetic Scene in Court SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 2

Charged with a capital offence against an eleven-year–old girl at Canterbury, Peter Joseph Smith, 17, at the…

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Shark Arm Case Mrs. Brady's Claim Against Police Alleges Trespass and Wrongful Imprisonment Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 2

A visit by clice to a flat at North Sydney on May 16, 1935, had a sequel in the Banco Court to-day when Grace Mary Brady. wife of Patrick…

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Brought From Gaol Bankrupt Solicitor Examined SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 3

Alexander Stanley Gourlay, former solicitor, who is serving a sentence of three years' imprisonment for misappropriation of his clients' funds, was…

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