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

Courts & crime, 1945

994 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 50

Shilling a Bottle Charged for Soft Drink at Rodeo SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 1 January 1945 · page 1

A shilling a bottle was charged [?] soft drink at the Showground [?] in Sydney on Saturday. It [?] mostly lukewarm…

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Gang Murder Young Man Riddled with Bullets Brutal Outcome of Underworld Fued

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday: Edward Frederick Weyman (34), was murdered in his house in Mary-street, Surry. Hills, this morning. His bullet-riddled body…

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Gang Murder Accused Man Refused Bail

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday: At the Sydney Central Court today John Frederick Haves (31) laborer was remanded on a charge of having murdered Edmund…

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Unrest Among Tasmanian Police Drastic Action Likely

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 1

HOBART, Tuesday: Drastic action is threatened by Tusmanian police under their demands for higher pay shorter hours, longer leave are met or…

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Court Not Battleground Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

The unions themselves were responsible for much of the delay in getting cases heard by the Industrial Court mission, the president Mr. Justice…

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Benjamin Doesn't Appear at Court

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

Frank Benjamin, licensee of the Grand Central Hotel, failed to appear at the Lithgow police court this morning to answer a charge of…

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Milk Carters to Work Court Asked to Hear Claims

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday: There will be milk deliveries in Sydney tomorrow as usual. A mass meeting of [?]arters decided by an overwhelming majority…

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Elderly Man Alleges Assault

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 5

Charges of unlawful assault and using insulting words preferred against Raymond Broderick tailor, of Tank-street, Lithgow, were dismissed…

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Daring Theft Military Camp Raided

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 11

Clothing, the value of which is believed to be in excess of £100, was stolen from a military camp in the Lithgow…

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Alleged Theft From Drunk Charge Against Constable

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: At Central Police Court today Constable Rupert D D[?] 41. was charged with robbing a drunken British sailor while…

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Gaol Escapee Planned for Family

National Advocate · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Charles Raymond (51) laborer of Wentworthville was fined £4 in Campsie court today for having in his possession [?]…

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Four Men Charged Lithgow Liquor Cases

National Advocate · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs[?] Charges o. having unlawfuly conspired to obtain 93 dozen bottles of [?] five dozen bottle of wine and two dozen of…

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Mass Murder of Poles London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 1

At least 5,000,000 Poles, including 2,600,000 Jews, died under German occupation, the Polish Government in London states…

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Record Police Drive Against Bootleggers Nearly 20,000 Arrests

National Advocate · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Last year, the N.S.W police vice squad conducted a record drive in Sydney against siygrog betting and sex offences. There…

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Assault on Constable Bathurst Man Bound Over

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 1

A suspended sentence of three months' hard labor, was imposed on James John Sherman (31), motor driver, at the Bathurst Court…

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Theft of Money Alleged Wife Gives Evidence Against Husband

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Frederick A. Lane 37. Returned AlF., was charged at North Sydney court today on a charge of stealing £180 from his mother in…

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Betting Offence Man Fined £20 at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 1

Albert Abrahain Plunkett (34), was fined £20 at the Bathurst Court, yesterday on a charge of street betting it premises in Russell Street…

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