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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 6 of 89

12 DRINKS Constable Who Stood It Magistrate's Amazement Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 2

Because there was no corroboration of evidence by a constable. Mr. Laidlaw, S. M. in the Licensing Court, today, dismissed a charge against…

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Bound Over. Assault on Married Woman Charge Reduced Married Man Treated Leniently

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 1

The bottom fell out of the indecent assault case brought by the police on behalf of Mary Margaret Isabel Myers, of Carlingford Street, against…

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Stolen Bicycle Young Man Convicted "Slept-in": Late at Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 1

Merpheus must not interfere, with the deliberate and punctual progress of Justice. A youth who pleaded that the reason for the late…

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Lithgow Police Court Wednesday, January 27 (Before Mr. C. Pickup, P.M.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

Edward Gavin and James Finley pleaded guilty to a charge of being found on licensed premises during unlawful hours on December 30. After…

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New York Courts Magistrate Outspoken After Visit to England

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 4

Impressed by the fairness of Britain's courts of justice, Mr. Overton Harris, a New York City magistrate, who recently visited England,…

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Alleged Assault Dubbo Man on £20 Bail, Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 5

Before Mr. R. G. Cookson P.M. in the police court here today Roy Charles Welsh, a hospital employee, was remanded until February 8 on…

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Darby Munro Alleged Assault On Wife Hearing Adjourned SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 3

The well known jockey Darby Munro, was proceeded against by his wife. Mrs. Iris Munro on an information alleging assault and the use of…

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Two Months' Gaol Man Who Escaped at Gilgandra Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 5

For stealing two bales of wool each valued at £6 the property of Walter Marchant. of Gilgandra, Thomas Reilly (33). a man of many aliases…

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Overseer Committed Murder Of A Native. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

Gaifred Mervyn Collins Frost, 24, an overseer, who was charged in the Central Court with having unlawfully Killed Mulmul, a native, in New…

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Ex-convict Invokes Law. Are Gaol-Workers Civil Savants ? SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

Whether an habitual criminal [?] a civil servant for the purposes of the Premiers’ plan will be decided by the Supreme Court at an…

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Land Court Judge Mr. Roper Appointed SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

State Cabinet today appointed Mr. E. D. Roper, barrister of Sydney, as a Judge of the Land and Valuation Court in succession to Mr. Justice…

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Water Pipe Broken New Road Loss Police Search for Culprits

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

One night last week thousands of gallons of water was wasted when the new pipe line under the Farmer's Creek Bridge in New-road was…

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Airman "Broke" Mysterious Disappearance Missing From Bankruptcy Court London

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

Flight-Lieuienant Catheart Jones who with Ken waller took part in the Melbourne Centenary Air Race did not appear to-day at the first…

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“Will Fix Him.” Jockey and Boxer. Darby Munro in Court. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

The well-known Jockey, Darby Munro, was proceeded against by his wife, Mrs. Iris Munro, in information…

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Caught at Last Two Months' Gaol

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 8

FOR stealing two bales of wool, each valued at £6. the property of Walter Marchant, of Gilgandra, Thomas Reilly, a man of…

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Portland Police Court Tuesday, January 20 (Before C. Pickup, P.M.)

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 6

In the small debts court Dorothy Ashe, Cullen Bullen, proceeded against Barney McCann for the recovery of £13171, for goods sold and…

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Those Charges Alleged Gold Stealing To the Editor

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 19

Sir,—Re the report of the Culengoral Gold Sluicing. N.L., which appeared in your issue of the 6th instant in which reference was made…

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Rockey Murder Still No Decision Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 2

The case of the Ryan brothers, who are under sentence of death for the murder of an aged man at Rockley. was briefly referred to at a meeting…

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New Court House First Sitting Hearing at Capertee

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 6

The first cases to be heard in the new court house were on Friday when Mr. C. Pickup, P.M., was on the Bench. Two of the solicitors present,…

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Case Fails Goods in Custody Charge Against Capertee Man Lithgow Court Proceedings

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 2

Arthur Reginald Gallaway, of Capertee, appeared before Mr, C. Pickup, P.M., yesterday on a charge of having in his possession three window…

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