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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 3 of 53

Night Court Sittings Praised

National Advocate · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Manpower director, Mr. Bellemore, today praised the system of holding night courts to deal with cases of…

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Darlan Murder Arrests News Heavily Censored. LONDON

Leader · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 2

Only patrol activity is reported, from North [?] Tunisia. Each side is seeking to discover the other’s strength. Although bad weather continues…

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Police and Manpower Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 1

Emphasising to-day that the National Security Regulations as applied to protected industries would be applied in their entirety, the…

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Collision on Bridge Commonwealth Losses Case Evidence in Bathurst Small Debts Court

National Advocate · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 1

In a Small Debts action of the Bathurst Police Court yesterday the Commonwealth of Australian proceeded against Arthur John Honeyman…

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Boys Charged With Store Robbery

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 2

A daring attempt to escape from Basser's general store in Main street, after the police had surrounded the premises, was made by a youth at about 2.30 p.m. on Saturday…

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General News Alleged Theft of Petrol

National Advocate · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 2

A young resident of Kelso was arrested, by Sergt. Newland on Saturday night and charged with stealing a gallon of petrel, the property of…

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The Game Goes on Police Surprise School

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 7

Twenty-two Lithgow "students" received a painful surprise the other night, when a school they were attending was raided by…

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Theft of Petrol Tickets Two Men Detained

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: About 80,000 [?] gallon petrol tickets disappeared recently from a train running between Melbourne and Brisbane…

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Nude Girls in Hotel Premises Declared by Magistrate

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday: The Rite private hotel, Elizabeth Street, Sydney, was, on application of the police, declared a disorderly house by…

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Costly Theft Petrol at £20 a Gallon Kelso Man's Offence

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 1

The second case within five days of a man being caught in the act of "milking" the petrol tank of a parked car came before the Bathurst…

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Incident at Guard House Two Charges Against Taximan Evidence at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 4

At the Bathurst Court yesterday Chas. Clifford Nightingale, a local taximan, watt charged w[?] driving a car in a dangerous manner in Camp…

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What a Haul ! Charges At Police Court

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 3

Charges of breaking and entering and stealing a quantity of liquor and having a quantity of liquor in his custody were preferred against…

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Petrol Line "Puncture"-- Three Local Men Charged

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 2

Arrests on Monday night and yesterday by a Sydney detective and local police have resulted in the appearance at Lithgow court, where…

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Orange Court. Monday. (Before Mr. Donaldson, P.M,) Failed to Enrol

Leader · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 4

Clarence Samuel Splcer. charged with failing to enrol for milliard duties, was represented by Mr. L. A. Lane,…

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ALLEGED A.W.L. And Sentenced For Stealing Soldiers Sad Lapse

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 6

Leslie James Begley, 19 a native of Newbridge, appeared at Portland police court on Monday, charged wtin stealing a suitcase containing…

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Gaoled on Stealing Charge

National Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 1

DUBBO, Wednesday: A sentence of a month's gaol was imposed on John Henry Cummings (62), on a charge of stealing, when he appeared before…

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Soldier Convicted of Theft

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 15

At the Rylstone Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. H. G. Dee, Pte Laurance James Begley was charged with that he did, while…

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Charged With Pipeline Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 9

Ernest Gordon Johnston and Eric James McInnes, charged at the Lithgow Police Court with having maliciously damaged a pipeline, the…

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Simply Outrageous Stealing From Railway Platforms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 3

"There is an epidemic of stealing from railway platforms and one has to watch everything, otherwise it will just fly away, and that applies…

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Thefts From Railway Premises Magistrate's Comment

National Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 3

DUBOO, Wednesday: When dealing with a charge of stealing against William See (19), in the Dubbo police court, Mr. D. F. Palter, P.M., said:…

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