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

Courts & crime, 1939

1,788 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 90

Assault and Theft

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 2

"I will take into consideration the fact that you have been in the lock-up for 14 days," remarked Mr. W. S. Bromhead, S.M., in the Bathurst…

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Woman Vagrant Sentenced in Bathurst Court Riverbank Scene

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 3

[?] a vigorously voiced defence in which she b[?]rated Detective Ser[?] Wells for "telling H[?]s" about be personal habits, Hilda Bayliss, 39…

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Parties Rebuked At Dubbo Police Court For Alleged "Tick-Tacking" DUBBO

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 5

During the all day hearing of the marathon cross summons case of Madden v. Turner and Bird and Turner v. Madden, at the Dubbo Police Court…

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Armed Hold-ups Laborer Charged SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 1

Robert Geale (23), a laborer, was remanded at the Central Court to-day on charges of having demanded money with menaces from Florence…

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Two Sisters Charged a Private Arsenal London

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 5

Two sisters were remanded at Manchester on charges of possessing explosives and other articles, including two mills' bombs, and 49 sticks of…

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Johnson Hanged Victorian Double Murder MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 1

Thomas William Johnson (40), a laborer, was hanged at the Metropolitan Gaol, Coburg, this morning, for the murder of Thomas Gray (73) and…

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Italian for Trial Murder of Palumbo BRISBANE

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 5

Michele Fresina, 40, an Italian laborer, was committed for trial to-day at the Mackay Court on a charge of having murdered Dominico Palumbo…

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Park Rumpus Cross Charges at Dubbo Girl Dumped Over Fence Magistrate's Fatherly Advice Dubbo

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 6

"You both have your life before you, and my advice is that in future when you see one another in the street that you walk on the opposite side of the…

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Tow Months’ Gaol. “Brutal Assault” Says Orange Magistrate

Leader · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 1

“You must pay the penalty, I will sentence you to tow months hard labor at Bathurst Gaol, There is no excuse for such a…

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[?] Two [?] to Gaol

Leader · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 4

[?] that he [?] to [?] and from [?] of this type, [?] [?]…

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Parties Rebuked At Dubbo Police Court For Alleged "Tick-Tacking" DUBBO

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 5

During the all day heartily of the marathon cross summons case of Madden v. Turner and Bird Turner v. Madden, at the Dubbo Police Court…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court Tuesday, January 24 (Before the P.M., Mr. C. Pickup) Charges Against Local Butchers

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 3

Edward James Fittler and Roy Geddes were fined £5 with 7- court costs, 3- witness' expenses and £11- professional expenses, on a…

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Gang Shooting a Woman Charged Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 4

Charged with having shot at William Francis Mason with intent to murder him, Maiste Allen (40) domestic, was committed for trial at the…

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Lithgow Police Court Tuesday, January 24 (Before the P.M., Mr. C. Pickup) Straying Cattle Cases

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 2

In the case of Thomas Keelty, who was charged with haying allowed three horses to stray in Martini parade and with having rescued three…

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Bathurst Gaol Early Change Likely Asylum for Sex Prisoners SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 2

There is every possibility that the Bathurst Gaol, scene of the recent riots, will be closed this year and will become an institution for mental…

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Parr Rumpus Cross Charges at Dubbo Girl Dumped Over Fence Magistrate's Fatherly Advice Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 5

"You both have your life before you and my advice is that in future when you see one another in the street that you walk on the opposite side of the…

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Eternal Triangle Husband Uses Knife Is Allegation at Court

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 2

The story of an alleged attack by a man on his wife and another man in a house at Reedy Gully, Hartley Vale in the early,…

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Deficit of £750,000. Increase in Rail Fares? Evidence at Court. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 5

A deficit of over £750,000 in stead of a surplus of £30,000 may be experienced on the railways for the current financial year…

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Husband Charged with and Child Murder Wellington (N.z.)

National Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 1

Arthur Frederick Kerr was committed for tri l to-day on a charge of having murdered his wife and his nine-years-old son during what was…

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Alleged Theft and Drunkenness

National Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 2

Pleading not guilty to a charge of stealing 23, the property of Nellie Eva Hearst, and also to a charge of drunkenness, Samuel Norman…

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