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

Courts & crime, 1938

1,867 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 23 of 94

Struck Two Women Man Sentenced "Menace to Community," Says Judge Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 1

Described by Judge Sheridan as a menace to the community, John Thomas Dignan (35) was sentenced to three years' imprisonment after he…

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Bandits Sentenced One Was Only 17 Counsel Pleads Effect of Drugging London

National Advocate · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 5

Andrew Vanderburg and Reginald kaye. two soldiers of the 12th Lancers, stationed at Tidworth, were to-day convicted of armed robbery…

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Gold Theft 'Change Member Arrested' ADELAIDE

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 1

Said to be a member of the Melbourne Stock Exchange. Prank Savage was arrested on the motorship Wuppertal to-day and appeared before the…

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Three Years' Gaol Menace to Community SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 3

Described by Judge Sheridan as a [?]nace to the community." John Thomas Degnan, 35, to-day was sen[?] to three year's imprisonment…

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Harbor Chase Alleged Smuggler Caught Opium Offence Charged Dramatic Arrest Described SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

Boy Travis, 37. laborer, was remanded in the Central Court to-day on ball of £100 on a charge of being knowingly concerned in the…

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Bit an Ear Off Old Men's Tussle 75-Year Old Charged SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 1

When William Maxwell. 75. laborer, appeared in the Redfern Court to-day charged with having on March 12 assaulted Charles Garby causing him…

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Bank Theft Daring Robber Clean Get-Away Took Money Under Man's Nose SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 3

A daring and impudent robber succeeded in getting away with £840 in cash and cheques from the Elizabeth Street branch of the Commercial…

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Wanted Conviction Unusual Request for Defendant Bathurst Court Dilemma

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 1

The action of counsel for defendant appealing for a conviction for his client In the face of an objection by the magistrate that there was not yet…

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Brawl on Train Railway Detective Battered Described in Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 1

When a train passenger falls foul of another passenger and then learn that the other man happens to be a railway detective the usual…

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Lottery Row $5000 DISPUTE Orange Enthusiast Tells the Court SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 3

Contesting a claim for a share in a Suite Lottery ticket, which won first prize, an Orange storekeeper. Thomas Sylvester Leahy in the Equity Court…

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National Railway Union Another Application to the Court Statement by Mr. Fletcher SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

In a statement to-night pointing out that application had been [?] to the Commonwealth Arbitrary Court to register the Union. Mr. W…

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Tribal Feud Killing in N.T. Myall Charged with Murder Darwin

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 3

The story of a feud between two tribes was related in the court to-day when Johnnie, a Myall native from the Daly River, was committed for…

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House a Shambles Police Evidence In Murder Charge SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 1

The wreckage of a room in a house at Newtown was descried by a police witness at the Coroner's Court to-day when police inquiries into the death…

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Alleged Gold Theft "Accessory" Reaianded Adelaide

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 2

Frank Savage, formerly of Bendigo Victoria, was remanded to Melbourne to-day on a charge of having been an accessory before the fact to the…

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39 ARRESTED Communists Charged In Poland WARSAW

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 2

Thrity-nine people, including 26 Jews and nine women, have been charged as agents of the Communist International and with organising…

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Barrow Murder Charge. Seaman Remanded. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 2

At the Central Court today John George Denham, 41 seaman, was remanded until April 13 on a charge of…

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Denham Remanded Sydney Murder Charge SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 2

In the Central Court to-day, John George Denham, 41, a seaman, was remanded until April 13 on a charge of having murdered Ellen Mary…

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Bathurst Gaol for Sex Offenders Statement of Minister SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 2

A Bill to deal with sex offenders which was promised by the Government some months ago has been completed and will be introduced at…

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Murder Charge Against Young Man SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 2

Eric Alexander Smith, a sheet metal worker, appeared at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Albert Ernest…

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Fiendish Murder Society Woman and Daughter New York

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 1

The bodies of Mrs. Weston Frome, 46, and her daughter, Nancy, 23, well-known in Californian social circles. were found in the mountains near…

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