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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 6 of 53

Lithgow Police Court Thursday, February 4, 1943 (Before Mr. C. Pickup, Pm). Recognisance Forfeitsed

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

Ernest Bird and George William Mackie were each charged with drunkenness, but failed to appear and forfeited their recognisances of 10-…

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Railway Fettler’s Lapse. Fifteen Months for Assault on Child

Leader · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 2

Charged with assaulting a female under 16 years of age with an act of indecency, and also with common assault,…

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1200 Iron Workers Defy Court and Leaders

National Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Defying an order made by the court and also one made at mass meeting 1200 iron-workers were on strike at a large…

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Aliens Refuse Work. Six Months Gaol. CANBERRA

Leader · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 4

Eight Ra[?] Italians who refused to work an Allied Winks Council [?] Friday localise their weekend leave to Sydney was cance[?]were to-day…

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Court Upholds Neon Contracts

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 6

Contracts entered for the rental of Neon advertising signs have not been frustrated or terminated by the brownout…

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Stealing Charge

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 2

A charge of stealing a pair of gloves, the property of the Commonwealth, was preferred yesterday against an elderly Bathurst man…

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Sent to Gaol

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 2

The SM, Mr. Bromhead, remarking that it was a most serious offence sentenced Bernard Fitzpatrick (23) to two months' hard labor at…

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Scuffle in Backyard Landlord and Tenant at Law Evidence at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 4

The story of a row between a landlord and a tenant was related at the an tenant court yesterday during cross-action for alleged unlawful…

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Petrol Conspiracy Former Lithgow Dentist Sentenced to Three Years Gaol

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 2

Five of eight persons charged in the Central Criminal Court with having conspired to obtain petrol ration tickets unlawfully were found…

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Fined for Stealing

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 2

At the Bathurst Court yesterday. John McLeod 64. a laborer, was fined £5 on a charge of stealing on February a a pair of gloves valued at 5/…

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Lithgow Police Court Monday, February 8, 1943 (Before Mr. C. Pickup, P.m.). Theft of Bike

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 2

Charged with stealing a bicycle, of the value of £8. the property of John William Cheadle. John Rowan, 23, was sentenced to 21 days' hard…

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Tailor Convicted Appeal Against Gaol Sentence

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A [?] was today sentenced to six months' gaol for selling a suit at 16 guineas when the fixed price was 8 [?]…

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Soldiers Commited Breaking And Entering Charged

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 1

Two soldiers, Ian Frank Maddock, 18, and Patrick James Glasscock, 19, at the Lithgow police court on Monday afternoon, before Mr. C. Pickup,…

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Gambling House Keeper Fined And Warned Of Gaol

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 2

Warning that next time the defendant came before him on a simillar charge he would receive a gaol sentence, Mr. C. Pickup, P.M., at…

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W.A.A.F. Police Force

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Women's Australian [?] Air Force new has its own [?]…

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Dubbo Fair Rents Court a Case Adjourned

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 4

DUBBO, Tuesday: Edward [?] applied for determination in the Dubbo Rair Rents Court of the fair rent of a dwalling in North…

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

Leader · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 4

Leslie Joseph Cantrill was charted with [?] having In an Indecent manner in a [?] at the Australia Theatre. Constable Murray gave…

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Two Years' Gaol a Dishonest Clerk

National Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: On nine charges of false pretences George Edwar William Dunn 33, a clerk was sentenced at Central Police Court…

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Ten Years Gaol Man Who Broke Month Carlo Bank

National Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.—Jacob Factor who this week was sentenced in Chicago to 10 years gaol for fraud. Is remembered as the Man Who…

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Must Let House Court Direction to Owner

National Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: An interesting decision was given at North Sydney Court today when E. C. Cousins of Cousens and Co., Mosman, was…

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