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

Courts & crime, 1943

1,046 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 53

Theft From Truck

National Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 2

A parcel addressed to a Dubbo client was stilen from a truck owned by Messrs. Bennett and Wood shortly after six o'clock last night. The…

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French General Sentenced

National Advocate · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday. — General Detattinie, who tried to lead resistance against the Germans when they marched into unoccupied France last…

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Meanest Theft of All

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 4

The meanest theft of all time is reported by the NRMA. A member of the association, seeing a fellow motorist in trouble on the road, spent…

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Police Court Cases Defendant's Bold Assertion Has No Foundation of Fact

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 2

Alleged by the police to have used indecent language in Main-street and to have told the police that it was no use arresting him, because the…

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Final Assault Fate of Sananander SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 1

There has been intense air activifity at Sananander and enemy positions have been heavily blasted…

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Lithgow Police Court Thursday, January 7, 1943 (Before Mr. C. Pickup, P.m.) Unusual Tenancy Case

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 1

A person who had vacated the premises several months ago was proceeded against for tenancy ejectment in an unusual case which involved…

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U[?]est in [?]Ania Police Fr[?] on Ri[?]

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday:[?] has mob[?] divisions to [?]…

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Negro Charged After Stabbing Affray

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday. — An American negro soldier. Daniel Hunt (36) when arrested after a stabbing affray by a constable yesterday declared…

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Assault "By Provocation" P.M.'s View of Occurrence

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 2

Charged with assaulting a female and with causing malicious damage, Frank Lesha, at the Lithgow police court yesterday, was fined in respect…

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Local and General News Charged with Failing to Enrol

Leader · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 2

Maurice McLaughlin was changed the Orange Court on Monday with having failed to enrol in the reserve [?]orces, and pleaded not guilty. When…

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Orange Court. (Before Mr. Donaldson, P.M.) Offensive Behavior

Leader · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 4

William Patrick O’Grady. for behaving In an offensive manner, was fined £5 or ten days. Assault Case Adjourned…

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Oberon Court Monday, January 11 (Before Messrs. I. W. Stanford and A. E. Freer, Js.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 3

Rollon Randolph Phillips (34) was fined £5 or 10 days for offensive behavior and Alfred Arthur King (21) was fined 10-or one day on a…

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Police Court Proceedings

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 17

Before Mr. Pickup, P.M., in the Court of Petty Sessions, held on Tuesday, January 5, Hamilton George Irwin, "Wyoming," Cassilis…

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Stealing Charges

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 3

At the Bathurst court yesterday before Mr. Etherton. C.M. Harold Robert Mills (18), a soldier, was remanded to Friday on charges of…

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Wholesale Theft Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 20

A yacht valued at £400 which was stolen from Rushcutter's Bay has been located by the police tied to another boat at…

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Assault Charge Breaks Down

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 2

DUBBO, Wednesday. Mrs. A. Burton (20) and Miss Edna Horton ([?]7) received Injuries at a Dubbo address on Saturday morning, as a…

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Lithgow Police Court Tuesday, January 12 (Before Mr. C. Pickup, P.m.) Tenancy Adjournments

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 3

Three applications for tenancy ejectments were adjourned, two until January 20 and one to February 9. In the case of Roy Wilson v. Alfred…

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Darlan's Murder Fuller Details Awaited of New Arrests

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday: A French official spokesman in Algiers has promised fuller information in a few days' time of the new arrests made…

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Ban on Police Enlistments Premier Unlikely to Allow Removal

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Commissioner of Police (Mr. MacKay) today refused to comment on a report that he was moving in the direction…

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Mean Theft

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 11

A particular mean theft is reported by the N.R.M.A. A member of tho association, seeing a fellow motorist in trouble on the road, spent some time in…

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