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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 18 of 49

Traffic Breaches Lithgow Court Defendant Claims Brakes Were Efficient

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 2

Convictions were recorded against a number of defendants at Lithgow court yesterday following breaches of the Traffic Act and regulations…

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Orange Court List. (Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M.). Indecent Behavior

Leader · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 4

Several young men.[?] the Court on charge. of incident [?] bavior. gave as an excuse that con veth[?] k were overcrowded[?]…

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Wallerawang Police Court Monday, May 12 (Before C. Pickup, P.M.)

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 4

Rose Allinson proceeded against E. Ball, under the Landlord and Tenant Act, seeking possession of premises. An order to quit was made to which…

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Lithgow May Have Police Boys Club

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 4

A proposal regarding the formation of a Police Boys Club in Lithgow has been made. In a letter to Inspector H. H. chan, officer in charge at Lithgow,…

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Tenancy Matters Hearing At Lithgow Court

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 2

At Lithgow court on Tuesday, before Mr. C. Pickup, P.M., the defendant was ordered to vacate the premises between June 10 and 17, in…

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Alleged Picketing Two Unionists Charged WOLLONGONG

National Advocate · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 4

Charged in connection with alleged picketing yesterday, John Robert Kerr Cranston '361. secretary of the Illawarra Trades and Labor…

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Court House Clock "Blacked" Out

National Advocate · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 2

The clock at the Court House has been "blacked" out for several nights and has caused much inconvenience to people, who depend on the clock for…

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N.s.w. Police Choir Lithgow Recital Red Cross Funds Entertainment

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 2

The N.S.W. Police Choir of 37 voices will conduct a recital at the Theatre Royal on Sunday night in aid of Red Cross Society funds…

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Jockey Mulligan Assault Charge Collapses SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1941 · page 4

Allan Mulligan, 27. Jockey, and John Gardon Mulligan. 40. ganger, appeared at Paddington Police Court today, on remand on a charge of having…

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Gaol Escapee

National Advocate · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 2

A man escaped from the Coolamon locku[?] the Riverina district on Saturday dressed [?] a soldier's [?] Bathurst police yesterday…

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“The Law Is an Ass, Sir.” Magistrate Queries Bumble. Address at Brotherhood

Leader · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 3

“The remark of Dickens’ Mr. Bumble, who said, ‘If the law supposes that, sir, then the law is an [?] sir,’ has prompted me…

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Three Dead Mother and Two Children Killed Hit Run Motorist Charged SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 1

A piece of "sticker" at the scene of a triple road fatalt[?]y. it was stated at Parramatta Court on Saturday. led detectives to a car and its driver…

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Two Hoys Charged

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 2

Two Bathurst youths aged 17 and 16 were before Mr. W. S. Bromhead. S.M., in the Bathurst children's court yesterday, each charged with…

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Menace to His Mother Case At Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 1

"This man is a menace yesterday he ill-treated his mother and sister and threw them out into the street."…

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No Signs of Gaol Escapee

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 2

Police stand yesterday that there had been no reports of a man who escaped from the Coolamon lock[?] in the Riberina district on…

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Police Choir Tonight

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 2

The N. S. W... Police . male voice choir of 37 performers will give a recital in the Masonic Hall tonight. Proceeds are in aid of the Bathurst…

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[?]Pension Frauds Woman Collapses In Court ORANGE

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 2

An [?] woman Mrs. Mat[?] an invalid pensioner collapsed in the Orange Police court today during the hearing of a case in…

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Police Order

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 6

The announcement by the Commissioner of Police made to the effect that the B.C.U. Club, in William street, Bathurst, had been…

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