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

Courts & crime, 1944

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Police Ball Is Happy Function

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 2

First ball of 1944--the Police and Citizens' Ball--held in the Pavilion Ballroom on Friday night was a distinct social success. A bright gay…

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£2000 in Cellar Police Find Stolen Coins

National Advocate · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Silver coins valued at £2000 were found hidden in a cellar by detectives when they visited a home at Newtown last night…

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Six Months Gaol Beer Theft by Wharf Laborer

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Sentence of six months Imprisonment was imposed on Robert Fitzpatrick (36), a wharf laborer, when he was convicted at the…

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Charge Against Licensee Magistrate Reserves Decision

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: After a hearing mending over several days, Mr. Scobie S.M., in the licensing court today reserved his decision in the case…

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Four Men Charged Alleged Sale of Illicit Spirit

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Four men we remanded on £200 bail and a fifth on £500 bail at the special Federal court today when they were charged with…

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Nazis Clean Out Italian Police

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: A purge has last been carried out in the Italian Security Police of German occupied Italy. Rome radio said a number…

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Lithgow Police Court

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 3

The following cases were heard before Mr. R. Solling, P.M., at the Lithgow Police Court on Tuesday. RELEASED ON BOND…

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Trailing Cable Victorian Beach Accident Plane Pilot Charged

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The circumstances in which a man lost a leg and a girl lost both feet when they weer struck by a cable trailing from…

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Racehorse St. Warden That Trip to Adelaide Owner and Dairyman Charged

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The transport of the horse Saint Warden from Melbourne to Adelaide at Christmas time allegedly in contravention of the…

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Assault Case

National Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 2

A man arrested yesterday in Bathurst on a warrant for common assault will appear before the court on January 31…

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Man Fined for Assault

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 7

In the Police Court at Dunedoo William Keelong proceeded against James O'Grady for unlawful assault on January 15. in the While Rose…

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The Charbon Sensation Safe Blowing and Stealing Two Accused Convicted

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 18

At the Mudgee Quarter Sessions on Monday last, before Judge Shortland, Frank Windle, Richard Maher and Michael…

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Court Congestion Three New Judges SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 1

Mr. Samuel Kershaw has been appointed an Acting District Court Judge. There will be two other appointments…

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Less Court Work

National Advocate · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

Figures compiled by the Bathurst CPS office show that there was a considerable falling off in the number of court cases (exclusive of…

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Husband Sent for Trial Alleged Attack on Wife Case at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 1

James Joseph Bonfield (43), station hand, was committed for trial at the Bathurst court yesterday on a charge of maliciously inflicting greivous bodily…

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Alleged Theft From Woman U.S. Soldier Charged

National Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.— An American soldier, Leslie Thomas, 30, was chanted in the police court today with having stolen £190 from Mrs. Alice…

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Theft From House

National Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 2

Mr. Adrian Inwood, of Glanmire, informed the police that earlier in the week his home had been entered while the occupants were absent The…

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Dispute Over Union Job Former Secretary's Court Claim

National Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.— Judge O'Mara in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day adjourned until Tuesday a hearing of an application by William. Hay,…

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