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

Courts & crime, 1940

1,204 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 61

Loss of Memory Police Take Man To Hospital

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 1

Believed to be suffering from loss of memory, a man was found sitting on the kerb in Main-street, near Hassan's Walls-road, at 5 a.m. to-day…

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Call for Police Aid. Women Frightened."Strange" Man at Millthorpe

Leader · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 2

A tall, sandy-haired stranger frightened women of Millthorpe so much yesterday that called to Orange for police…

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Left Carnival Police Track Down Man. Rent Collector Dead. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon several police sergeants and constables left the police carnival at North Sydney to join in a search for a…

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Police Pensions. State Pays 12/7 of Every £1. Over £202,000 Last Year. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 2

Whilst member of the State police paid last year £51,179 towards their own pensions, State revenue provided £202,…

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Jannali Murder a Printer Charged SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 1

Robert Edward Hepburn (52), a printer was remanded at the Kogarah Police Court until tomorrow on a charge of having murdered Arthur…

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Complicated Case Ejection Application Fails Hearing at Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 3

Mr. W. S. Bromhead. S.M. in the Bathurst Court of Petty Sessions yesterday morning was called upon to adjudicate in a very complicated tenancy…

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Fatal Fight Man Remaned on Murder Charge BRISBANE

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 1

At the Bundaberg police court today Edwin James O'Connor was charged with wilful murder and remanded until March 12, following the death…

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CRICKET N.S.W. Police Team Beat Bathurst First Innings Win Six Wickets For Two Runs

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 5

The N.S.W. Police team beat a Bathurst representative team at the Sportsground yesterday by 49 runs on the first innings…

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Dubbo Police Court Indecent Behavior DUBBO

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 5

At the Dubbo Police Court to-day. Patrick Wakefield was fined £1, in default two days, for behaving in an indecent manner…

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Cafe Shooting Two Men Charged with Murder Uttering Forged £5 Notes Accusation SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 1

eslie Ernest Kennedy ,(27), a clerk, and eslie John Garrod (31), a laborer, were charged at the Central Police Court to-day with the murder of…

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Dubbo Drunks 20 Days' Gaol For Cullen and Taylor DUBBO

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 5

Expressing the opinion that they would get no good out of Walter Taylor until he was treated as an inch[?]late, Mr, Cookson, P.M., fined Taylor…

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Forged Fiver Man and Wife Charged Metalworkers Refused Bail SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 1

Marie Schmidt (20) and Joseph Schmidt (45), a sheet metalworker, were remanded to March 11 at the Central Police Court to-day on a…

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Alleged Assault P.M. Dismisses Charge North Dubboites at Law Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 5

At the Police Court today Harold Baker charged Athol Bell with alleged assault. Bell denied the enarge and was undefended…

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City Cafe Shooting. Two Men on Murder Charge. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 3

[?] kenned[?] clerk[?] [?] [?] at the Central [?] [?] to-day with the [?]…

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Cricket. Police Beat Bathurst. To Play Here To-Day

Leader · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 3

The N.S.W. Police [?] which [?] Bathurst on Monday will meet a strong Orange l[?] at Mental Hospital to-day…

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Traffic Breaches Many Before Dubbo Court DUBBO

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 5

For riding cycles without lights fines of 7/- with 8. - costs were imposed in the following: Anthony Jackson. Ronald Speechley, Thomas Carr…

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Absolute Powers Are Not for Police in Reports Between Officers Sydney. This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

It is understood that legislation is unlikely to be introduced by the State Government granting absolute instead of limited privilege in…

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Angry Growers City Market Riot. Police Pelted with Fruit Thorby Says "Raw Deal." MELBOURNE

Leader · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

A violent demonstration against the regulation compelling them to deliver their fruit to the Apple and Pear…

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Orange Court List. (Monday: Mr. H. [?].) Sensational Ring-in Story. Do[?]'s Head Exhibit

Leader · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

How a constable [?] off the head of a dead dog to produce it in court for the police pro[?] to argue that it was not the head…

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Riot in Markets Wild Scenes in Melbourne Apple and Pear Pool Grab Police and Inspectors Pelted With Fruit Apples Tipped In Road MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

A violent demonstration against the regulations compelling them to deliver their fruit to the Apple and Pear Board was…

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