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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 10 of 50

Three Months' Gaol S.P. Offence

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 5

At the Muswellbrook Court last week a coal miner, charged with, street betting, was sentenced to three moths gaol…

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Wanton Driving Motorist Sent to Gaol

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday; Harold Sterling (47) of Hose Buy, was sentenced to nine months gaol today for wanton driving which caused injuries to a…

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Assault on Constable British Marines for Trial

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday [?]…

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Donald Day Murder Evidence at Inquest

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: A fully loaded U S. naval revolver., together with a second revolver, was found on the morning Donald Day (41) was…

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Butter Theft Bail Refused

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Application for bail was refused today when John Napier (30) a truck driver appeared at Kogarah Police. Court charged with…

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Gaoled for Stealing From Railway

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 2

"I feel that I would be failing in my duty if I allowed these men out on bond in view of the pilfering which we read is going on from wharves and the railways at the present time," commented Mr. R. Solling, P.M., at the Lithgow police court yesterday, when he sentenced two…

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Lithgow Sequel to Day Murder Case

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 1

An echo of the Donald Day murder case was heard in the Lithgow police court yesterday, when Sgt. H. Taylor, for the prosecution, asked…

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Attempted Murder Charge Meter Reader Remanded

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Charged with the attempted murder of Mrs. Alice Templeton and her daughter Brenda. at [?]ankstown on February 8, Sidney…

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King Street Murder Evidence at Inquest

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 1

Cyril Norman (32) was charged at the Central Court; Sydney, on the 21st instant, with tine murder of M. J. Hannigan, in…

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Bellemore Seeks Co-operation. Police & Taxation Authorities SYDNEY, Tuesday

Leader · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 2

Expressing strongly in favor of cooperation between police and the taxation authorities with Manpower, the Deputy Director In N.S.W. for…

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Orange Court. Monday, (Before Mr. G W. Brown. P.M.) Costly Language

Leader · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 1

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Police Court Assault on Elderly Man

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 3

At the Dunedoo Police Court on Monday, February 19, before. Mr. R. Soiling, P.M., Harry Jones, of Birriwa, was charged with…

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Lithgow Police Court

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 4

The following cases were heard before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M., at the Lithgow police court on Tuesday:-- BETTING CHARGES…

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Alleged Assault on Child Man Remanded

National Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday: At the Central police court today. Robert Underwod (25). a laborer, was remanded to Redfern children's court on March…

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Police Seize Liquor

National Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A house at Point Piper which the police claimed was a dump for black market liquor was raided by the police and customs…

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Court of Fetty Sessions

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 16

(Held in Gulgong on Wednesday, February 21, before Mr. R. Soiling. P.M.) Keith R. Martin was charged…

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Police Raid Tinned Salmon Seized SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 1

The police raided a house in Paddington yesterday and seized over 75 cases of tinned salmon. The haul was worth more than…

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Butter Theft Cafe Owned Charged

National Advocate · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday Charged of having received butter—relating to a big theft of butter recently—were made against Harry Anthony a cafe…

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Alien Sentenced

National Advocate · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday A sentence of two months imprisonment was imposed on dominicas Catti, of Sydney in the special Federal court today for…

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Mass Burglary at Men's Hostel

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

In a daring orgy of thieving, burglars, presumed to be youths, forced an entry into eight sleeping huts at the Men's Hostel yesterday afternoon and stole a considerable quantity of goods…

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