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

Courts & crime, 1944

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Fined on Assault Charge

National Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 2

For an offence committee here six months ago a man was fined £2 at the Bathurst court yesterday. The defendant, George Frederick Hill was…

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Back to Gaol Soldier's Raffle Fraud

National Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Victor Siedenkamp (32). who was stated to have recently completed a sentence of two years imposed by a court martial was…

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Medals Awarded Honors for Police and Firemen

National Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Five members of the N.S.W. Police Force and two members of the N.S.W. Fire Brigade have been awarded the King George…

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V.D. SUSPECTS Vagrant Girls Before Court

National Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The Director of Social Hygiene (Dr. Cooper Booth) revealed today that as many as 100 vagrant girls, most of whom were…

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Robbed of £1000 Two Soldier's Charged

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Ten men who he picked up in a car [?] him over the head and [?] him of £1000, said Thomas [?] in…

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Alleged Sabotage Enemy Plot in U.S. 30 Agents Charged

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tuesday: The United States Grand [?] today indicted [?] men and two women on charged of conspiring to [?]…

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Axe Attack in House Infant Rilled, Woman and Man Injured Police Detain Suspect

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Following an attack in a boarding house at Footscray early today, an eight-months-old baby died and his…

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Irish Guardsman Charged 250 Germans

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 5

Lance Corporal John Patrick Kenneally (aged 22), of the Irish Guards, whose home is at Tripton, Staffordshire, charged 250 Germans…

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Man Remanded Alleged Murder and Wounding Charges

National Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Following the axe attack in a Footscray boarding house yesterday, Ferdinand James Kennett (35), a fibro plaster…

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Sequel to Axe Attack Murder Charges Against Man

National Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: When the hearing of two charges of murder and three of malicious wounding against Francis Downie (23), of South…

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Molong Police Court

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 6

At a Court of Petty Seasons, held at Molong on October 27, a district [?]armer and grazier, W. Hearne, was charged on information that "on or…

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Alleged Assault on Woman

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

A Bathurst district resident was charged yesterday with inflicting greivous bodily harm on Mrs. Alice Margaret Bonfield (29), at Peel on…

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Oberon Soldiers Charged with Desertion

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

Gunner Roy Arthry (30), who appeared before a court martial today on a charge of desertion, said that on his farm at Oberon he was…

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Heavy "Mixed Grill" at Tuesday's Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

To date Mr, R. Soiling, P.M., has been able to dispose of the "business" at the fortnightly court sitting in an expeditious manner, the list for…

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Big Liquor Haul Police Seize Wine and Spirits

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: One of the biggest hauls of liquor in this State was made last night by the police. Said to be owned by a southern…

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Desertion Charge Oberon Men Face Court Martial No Verdicts Given

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Gunner Roy Arthry (30), who appeared before a court martial today on a chearge of desertion, said that on his farm at…

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Alleged Assault on Wife

National Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 2

A remand was granted at the Bathurst court yesterday until January 27 in the case against William James Josephus Bonfield (43), station…

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War’s Record Air Assault. Eight Thousand Sorties. LONDON

Leader · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

Allied planes to-day concluded their most intense week of air assault against Europe of the whole war, carrying out a…

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Assault on Police Two Men Heavily Fined

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday Arising [?] of a disturbance outside hotel in North Sydney on Saturday night when two members of the Police force were…

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