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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 11 of 49

Smart Police Work Recovers Dubbo Car

National Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 3

DUBBO, Thursday.—Smart work by Detective Constable Burke resulted in a car, the property of Mr. Ben Ison, being located some hours after it was…

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Court Martial for Norwegians After British Raid

National Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 3

STOCKHOLM, Friday.—The Germans have decided to court martial about 70 of the inhabitants of [?] Island, Norway…

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Equit8y Court Orders Payment to Son From Father's Will

National Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—In the Equity Court today, SChief Judge Nicholas directed that £2,300 be paid out of his father's estate to James Robert…

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Western Tragedy Husband Charged With Murder WELLINGTON, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 1

A remand for 14 days was granted at the local police court this morning, when Harry Oliver Potts was charged with the murder of his wife,…

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Alleged Murder Tragedy at Wellington WELLINGTON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 1

A REMAND for 14 days was granted at the Wellington (N.S.W.) Court this morning when Harvey Oliver Potts was…

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Got Away While Police Were Checking Fingerprints

National Advocate · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 2

QUIRINDI, Sunday.—While the police were taking his finger prints, a man dashed, out of Quirindi police station today, and is still missing…

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Escaped From Police. Fingerprints Being Taken. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 3

[?] police are searching [?] a young man who escaped from the station to-day while [?] fingerprints were being taken…

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Murder Charge. Woman Shot Dead. at Wellington. Wounded Man in Hospital. WELLINGTON, Sunday Night

Leader · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 2

A woman was shot dead with a pea rifle and a man was wounded to-night on the Bodangora Road, five…

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Wellington Man on Wife Murder Charge

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 1

WELLINGTON Monday.—Harvey Oliver Pot's was charged at Wellington police court to-day with the murder of his wife. Violet Patricia…

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Police Cases Liquor For Inebriate

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 2

Thomas Davis was fined £1, or 48 hours, at Lithgow court to-day for supplying liquor to an inebriate, Harold Joseph Muldoon, against whom a…

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Visitor Makes "Lunar" at Police

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 6

John Thomas Cantwell was fined 10-, or "the rising," at Lithgow court yesterday for behaving in an offensive manner in Main-street on…

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Orange Court List. Monday. (Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M.) Boot Through Glass Door

Leader · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 3

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Police Court Adjourned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 8

Every second month the Police Magistrate (Mr. Pickup) visits Duncdoo for a sitting of the local Police Court. Ordinarily, the…

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Assauit on Police

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 4

CHARGED with offensive behaviour and assuming the police. Reg. Albert Fitzz[?]d was sentenced to one [?]s…

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Girl's Death in Surgery: Two Charged Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 2

The death at a surgery on February 28 of Winifred Pretoria O'Brien, formerly of Gunnedah, and late of. Campbelltown, was…

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Boy Missing Left Home On Saturday Police Institute Inquiries

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 3

Lithgow police have received a report that a 14-year-old boy, Henry Albert Ambrose, has been missing from his home in Saywell-street since…

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Town Court Show Loss on Season

National Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 4

Bathurst Town Courts Tennis Club thawed a loss of £66/14/7 on the season just concluded. This was revealed at the club's annual…

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Bathurst Magistrate Not Satisfied As to Negligent Driving

National Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 1

A charge of negligent driving against Bertram Poulton of Russell-street Bathurst was dismissed by Mr. W.S. Bromhead S.M. in…

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Theft of Beans From Bathurst Chinaman; Pensioner Acquitted

National Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 1

Without requiring evidence for the defence, Mr. w. S. Bromhead, S.M., in the Bathurst Police Court this morning, discharged…

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