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

Courts & crime, 1941

964 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 49

Police Baffled As Search Reveals No Trace of Boy Baradine

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 1

Police directing the search for two year old Desmond Clark, who disappeared mysteriously from Bugaldie on Christmas…

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Police Statistics Are Credit To Town

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3

Commenting on the police statistics which were published in the "Mercury" on Monday, Sergt. H. H. Buchan said that, having regard to…

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Police Statistics

National Advocate · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 2

Statistics of police activities during 1940 in the Bathurst district will be made available within the next few days In 1939 Bathurst…

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Murder Or Suicide ? MELBOURNE, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 2

Shortly after midnight a woman who was driving a car along the highway at Wantirma saw a car on fire, and on investigating discovered…

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£1000 Reward Is Offered in Moulds Murder Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 1

A reward of £1.000 was to-day offered to any person giving information leading to the apprehension or conviction of the person or perrons…

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Two Lepers Cured. Man and His Daughter. Police Search for Aborigine. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 2

Simultaneously with the announcement of news that Miss Madge Gaden, 19, of Darwin, described as Australia’s most…

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Buried in Fowlyard. £4,500 Worth of Bonds. Farmer Charged with Theft. SYDNEY, [?]

Leader · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 3

Detective Sergeant Lynch described in the Kogarah Court to-day how £4,500 worth of bonds and…

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Man Charged with Breaking Into Church Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 1

Roy Mortimer Griffiths (26), painter, appeared before Mr. Atkinson, S.M. at the Central Court today on charge of breaking and…

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Man Charged with Hawkesbury River Stabbing Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 1

Charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Alfred Ward, William John Jones, 25, laborer, appeared before Mr. Or[?]n S.M., at Hornsby…

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Six Months in Gaol for Jehovah Witness Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 1

The maximum sentence of six months' imprisonment was imposed on Arthur Johnson (23), in the Burwood court today for…

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New Police Sign

National Advocate · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

A police sign was yesterday erected at the Bathurst police station and adds to the attractiveness of an already fine building. The sign will…

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Police Dog Finds Body KATOOMBA

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

The body of Michael Meehan, 24, Who had been missing from Boddington Convalescent Home, Wentworth Falls, since early on Wednesday…

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Mining Court This Morning's Applications

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

Four applications for authority to enter land at Lidsdale, owned by the McKenzie Estate, lodged by Mostern Collieries Pty. Ltd., were adjourned…

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Still Missing Man’s Body. Caught in Yeoval Flood. Police Explode Theory

Leader · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

Although police and civilians have searched over an area exceeding 20 miles, the body of Ronald Cooper, 30,…

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Police Found the Detective's Pants Wollongong

National Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 1

Detective Bros formerly of Burwood lost his [?] last night. A recent [?] is Wollongong. he had booked in at flinders Inn…

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Caesar Divorce Police and Public: Cabinet Takes Action Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. A. Mair) said to-day that Cabinet, after consideration of the remarks of Mr. Justice Street at the conclusion of…

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Sensatonal Wool Discovery Disclosed in Court Action London

National Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 1

A sensation method of reprocessing waster wool, giving it a quality re-embling Australian lamb's weel" was mentioned in…

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Alleged Attempted Murder MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 1

GEORGE Kelly (54), laborer, has been charged with the attempted murder of his wife, Edith Kelly (52)…

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Police Alibi Lithgow Constable's Evidence

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

Const. T. F. Brown stated in Paddington court on Friday that a gipsy woman, who was charged with having stolen £10 at Woollahra on…

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On Premises After 6.20. Most Hare Lawful Excuse. Police Tell Hotelkeepers

Leader · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

Inspector Kemp’s Orange police officers told hotelkeepers in the town and district, on Friday that they had to dear…

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