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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 9 of 94

Factory Burgled Four Men Charged SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day four men. William Michael Sullivan. 49. Walter Richard Sullivan, 19. William John Sullivan, 26. and Frederick…

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Orange Gaol Incident. Prisoner Drinks Poison in Yard

Leader · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 2

Arrested on Sunday on a charge of fake pretences, James Brooks was placed in the cell yard of the Orange…

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Last Chance Dubbo Drunks Fined "Month's Gaol Next Time"

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 5

It won't be a fine next time but it will be a bond in default a month's gaol" said Mr. R. G. Cookson P.M. at the police court when he told three…

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Sheep Stealer Fined £10. Gaol for Others. £15 for Carrying Pistol

Leader · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 1

After a man had given evidence in the Orange Police Court on Monday, the police sought to charge him with complicity in the…

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Ploughs Stripped for Scrap Iron Two Men Charged at Dubbo Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 5

Following allegations that farm ma[?]mery was being stripped of valuable metal parts which were apparently being disposed of as scrap iron…

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"Disappearing" Signature Trick Leads To Court LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 1

A conjuring trick that was alleged to have led to a clever cheque fraud was described at Liverpool (England) police court when George Alexander…

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Not Murdered Police View on Discovery of Body SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 1

As a result of inquiries, the police are now convinced that the man whose headless body was found last night in a gorge 20 miles from…

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High Court Writ Out. Entrepreneurs Go to Law. TO Reduce Competition. MELBOURNE

Leader · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 2

A writ was issued to-day out of the High Court contesting the legal right of the Australian Broadcasting…

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Three Years' Gaol Union Official Sentenced Orange Bribery Case ORANGE

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 5

Edward John Rice, a Bakers' Union inspector, was sentenced to three years imprisonment by Judge Belts at the Quarter Sessions to-day. The…

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Ran Down Cyclist Motor Driver Charged with Murder Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 1

Frederick William Grey, 28, a motor driver, who was arrested at Brighton le Sands, on January 31, charged with having feloniously and maliciously…

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Al Capone Going Mad in Gaol San Francisco

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 4

The authorities disclose that Al Capone's mind is giving way under the strain of prison life at Alcatraz. He is believed to be afflicted with…

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Money for Silence Domestic Charged A Strange Case SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 1

Alleged to have written a letter demanding money with menace, Valerie Treneor, 30, a domestic. was committed for trial at the Central Court…

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Dismembered Body Police Theory Regarding Discovery LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 1

The police are certain that the body found in the Severn River last week was dismembered at Tower Lodge, Cheltenham, where a male dancer,…

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About a Horse Mudgee Court Action Plaintiff's Verdict

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 10

BEFORE Mr. C. Pickup, P.M., at the Mudgee Small Debts Court last Monday, the case John Miller v. Irvine Skinner…

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Long Drawn Out Mudgee Court Case Sequel to Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 2

THE case of McKinney v. Tindale has been brought up again. This time Frederick McKinney claims £50 from Percy Tindale, as…

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Bogus Doctor 18 Month's Gaol SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 6

A sentence of 18 months imprisonment was imposed on Edward Thomas, 37 furrier, at the Central Court to-day, on charges of false…

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Jury Stops Case. Molong Hen Not Guilty. Oats Theft Charge

Leader · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 6

Stopping the case at the conclusion of the evidence for the prose[?] a Jury at the Quarter Sessions on Wednesday found Hugh Stan[?] Leary…

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Three Years' Gaol. Ready to Sell Honor. And Betray Comrades. Judge's Stringent Comments on Rice

Leader · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 6

Edward Job Site, 22, local [?] for the Baking Trades Employees' Federation, and as [?] under the [?]…

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Alleged Theft of Oats Accused Acquitted

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 8

At the Quarter Sessions at Orange on Wednesday, before Judge Betts, Hugh S. Leary and Patrick Carling appeared, having been committed…

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Bathurst Gaol Not for Sex Criminals

National Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 2

Mr. Gus Kelly, M.L.A. for Bathurst has received the following from the Under Secretary for Justice: "Dear Sir: Referring to your representations…

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