Another Assault Fails Washington
IT is officially announced that the Japanese launched another heavy attack on the Batan Peninsula on Saturday, but the assault…
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Courts & crime, 1942
1,031 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 52
Police Warning to Agents Superintendent Matthews
Chief of the C.I.B., Sydney, issued a warning recently to the 7000 auctioneers, stock and station agents, and real estate agents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drunkenness Charges At Lithgow Police Court
James Gillespie, 47, laborer, pleaded not guilty to a charge of drunkenness, when he appeared at the Lithgow police court this morning. He stated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japs Occupy All Malaya Imperial Troops Back in Singapore Final Assault on Fortress Is Awaited Singapore
With the withdrawal of the imperial forces across the Johore Strait to Singapore island on Friday night, the Japanese are now in possession of the whole of the mainland of Malaya…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australians Surprised [?] Ease of the Withdrawal to Singapore Island. Little Interference from Japs. Will Enemy Now Make Direct Assault on Island Fortress? No Details of Landing at Amboina Is. SINGAPORE
Australian soldiers, under the command of Major General Gordon Bennett, hare expressed surprise at the case with which the withdrawal of troops from the mainland to Singapore Island was effected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →18 Months' Gaol Serious Offence Against Girl Father of Two Children Convicted Tottenham Case at Bathurst Quarter Sessions
The only case at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions yesterday before His Honor. Judge Shor[?]and, was one [?] which Charles Barnett…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Illtreated a Horse Young Man Fined at Bathurst Court
Charged with cruelly tre[?]ing a horse by diving it with sore shoulders, sore wether and ki[?]e Albert Sharah [?]19[?] fruiterer was fined £1…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attending Husband's Funeral Though Charged With His Murder SYDNEY, This Afternoon
Catherine Mary Thompson, (41), who has been charged with the murder of her husband, Horace Thompson, (44), has been granted permission to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Vicious Assault Victim In Dying Condition SYDNEY, This Afternoon
Allegedly the victim of brutal assault by three soldiers in William-street, William Coleman (44), of King's Cross, is in a critical…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Orange Court List. Monday. (Mr. R. Donaldson. P.M.).Given Benefit of Doubt
Police stated that the P.D. car was travelling at between 10 and 12 miles an hour down Summer Street at 6.30 on December 30. and it was struck…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Manly Council Worker Finds Jewels Worth £3,000. Police Return Them to Mrs. Fagan of Mandurama
Jewels worth £3,000 stolen from a lounge at the Hotel Pacific, Manly, last Friday night, were found on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attended Husband's Funeral Wife Charged With Murder SYDNEY
A woman who has been charged with the murder af her husband was today permitted to at end his funeral under police escort…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dying Man Alleged Assault by Soldiers SYDNEY
Since admission to St. Vincent's Hospital last night of William Coleman, 44, hotel cook of King's Cross police have been making a wide…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Murder Tragedy at Yass YASS
THE inquest began yesterday into the death of Mrs. Ida May Faulder, 36, also known as Mrs. Davis. The inquest is a sequel to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tank at Court House
The installation of an extra 1000 gallon water tank at Hartley Court House, as was decided on at last meeting of the Blaxland Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Non-Stop Air Raids by Japs Singapore's Ordeal by Bombing Assault by Land and Sea Awaited Singapore
With the Japanese now developing ceaseless air raids, the population of Singapore has adopted a girm "we can take it" attitude. The calmness of the large Chinese element is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cry Is Still for More Planes N.E.I. Base Badly Damaged in Big Japanese Assault Submarine Off N.Z. Coast Details of General War Position
The general war situation has not improved over the past 24 hours, and Japan is still making headway, due solely, it is said, to air superiority. Considerable damage has been done to the Indies naval base at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier's Wife Sentenced Orange
Mrs. Elsie Evelyn Bowhay, whose husband has been reported wounded in action in Malaya, was to-day sentenced at Orange Quarter Sessions to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Principal Witness Ill. Alleged Assault and Robbery Case Adjourned
Owing to the illness in hospital of the principal witness, the case in which Raymond Jones and Aubrey Birke were charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illegal Operation Orange Woman Sent to Gaol ORANGE
A sentence of 15 months light labor was imposed on Mrs. Elsie [?]whay at the Orange Quarter sessions today for havintg [?]egally used an…
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