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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 14 of 50

Robbed Poor Box Youth Sent to Gaol

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday: A man who. robbed a church poor box and then. went into the church and prayed, was sent to gaol for a month in North…

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Daring Thieves Burglary Boom at Lithgow

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 20

A few hours after two thieves had broken into Ashelford's cordial factory at Lithgow and stolen five bags of sugar, which they are…

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Fatal Car Accident Driver Charged

National Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Victor Black (23) laborer driver of a car in which one person was killed and several injured in a collision with a…

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Blayney Murder Norman's Trial Next Month

National Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Committed on two charges of murder Cyril Norman (32) will stand trial at the May sittings of the Central Court…

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Girl Is Charged with Robbery and Stealing

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 2

A 14-years-old girl has been charged with robbery at Mr. J. E. McMurtrie's residence in Hassan's Walls-road, and it is also alleged that she stole a…

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Machine Guns Found Police Perturbed SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 2

The discovery of numerous sub-machine guns and other automatic weapons in N.S.W. is causing alarm in police…

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A German Horror Another Murder Camp

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Monday:— The Fourth Armored Division of the U.S. Third Army in their advance into Germany, have [?] another murder camp…

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Lithgow Police Court

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 2

The following cases were heard before Mr R. So[?]ling, P.M., at the Lithgow police court yesterday: -- TOO MUCH…

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£500 Reward Sydney Solicitor's Murder

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A reward of £500 will be paid by the Government for information leading to the conviction of the person responsible for…

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Dual Murder Charge Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day Francis Alexander Walls, 46, an Australian soldier, was remanded until April 19 on a charge of having…

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Wharf Trouble Police Called

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A demand by the Ship Joiners' Union that they be Riven equal preference with members of the Building Workers'…

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2 Dead Double Murder at City Hotel Hunt for Alleged Soldier Murderer

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Two men were shot dead by a soldier in a bar of the Sunbeam Hotel, Surry Hills, early to-night. They were Arthur Glaham…

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Orange Court. MONDAY.(Before Mr. G. W. Brown, P.M.).Brothers Fined

Leader · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 3

Three brothers Norman [?] Aubrey Ricks and Neil [?] were arrested on Saturday afternoon at a [?] Street with bar, where they were…

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Double Murder a Soldier Charged

National Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Bail was refused when Francis Alexander Walls (46) a soldier was remanded without bail to April 19 at the Central police…

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Man Remanded Alleged Sheep Stealing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 12

A Cap[?]rtee resident was charged at Lithgow on Saturday with stealing 20 sheep, fraudulently branding them and defacing the…

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Corpse Stolen Unusual Theft at Adelaide

National Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Wednesday: A corpse was stolen from the slab at Adelaide morgue but was found next morning on the floor unharmed. The heavy…

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Faked Coupons Three Charged in Adelaide Brisbane

National Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 2

Edward Summerville (42), bookmaker, Michael Joseph McCarthy (40) cleaner, Ernest Huteliffe, stereotyper, appeared in the police court today for…

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Soldier On Charge Of Murder SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 12

Francis Alexander Walls (46), soldier, in uniform, was remanded on bail at the Central Court with the murder of Cecil…

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Compensation Court Next

National Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 2

The Workers' Compensation Commission of NSW, before His Honor, Judge Moffitt, will sit at the Court House. Bathurst, on Thursday next…

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World's Court at The Hague

National Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: [?] committee of [?] of the Un[?] Nations has [?] to [?] Nague[?] Holland as the seat of the…

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