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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 20 of 50

Meal Price Limit Declared Invalid Finding fey Victorian Court

National Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday: At Richmond court today, Mr. Blair SM said that National Security regulations fixing the ceiling price for meals were…

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Alleged Theft of Car

National Advocate · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 2

A sedan cat valued at £300 owned by Thomas As[?]mus of Reckley. was reported stolen from that centre about 9.20 p.m. on Saturday…

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Police Cases

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 2

A well-known police court personage, Harold Joseph Muldoon, had the misfortune to lose his residence as the result of a fire on Saturday night…

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Stealing Cases Dismissed Soldiers Before Bathurst Court Cvilian Fined on Receiving Charge

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1945 · page 1

At the Bathurst court yesterday, Mr. Bromhead, SM, dismissed charges of stealing against two soldiers, Angus John Caudow (22) and Bernard…

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Lithgow Police Court

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 2

The following cases were heard before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M., at the Lithgow police court on Tuesday. HAWKER FINED…

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Murder Charge Woman to Stand Trial

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday: Millicent Tangga (40) was committed for trial in the Coroner's Court today for the murder of Margaret Tibbetts (or Holmes),…

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Dock Strike Arbitration Court Proceedings End

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday: The Sydney dock workshops strike dismissed from the Arbitration Court today after the court was informed that the High Court…

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Land Line Dispute High Court Proceedings

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: In the High Court today. Mr. Justice Stark adjourned for a week an application by C[?] Broadcasting Ltd., for an…

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Orange Court. MONDAY.(Before Mr. G. W. Brown, P.M.).Indecent Behavior

Leader · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 4

Reginald Algar. for behaving in an indecent manner, in Kite Street, pleaded guilty, and was fined £2. Arthur Cullen. on a charge of…

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Former A.w.c. Officer Charged

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 5

Kevin Theodore Dalton, a former officer in the Allied Works Council, has been charged with stealing and being unable to account for certain…

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Allowed Prisoner to Escape Blayney Soldier Charged

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 4

That a guard had accepted a bribe and allowed a prisoner to escape from the detention barracks at Malabar was alleged at…

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Illegal Use of Cars Men Sentenced at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 3

When Constable Sharkey noticed two men pushing a car in Rankin St. early on the morning of May 10, he decided to investigate and as a result…

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Gangster Methods Alleged In Street Assault

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 1

A man was taken by ambulance to the hospital last night after he had allegedly been attacked by two men in Main-street shortly after seven o'clock. He had received a severe gash to the back of the head…

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Alleged Contempt of Court

National Advocate · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY Thursday: The Registrar of the Arbitration Court today issued a summons calling on the proprietor and editor of the Sydney Morning…

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Fire Brigade's Police Boys' Club Efforts

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 2

Lithgow Fire Brigade members hope to raise £1,000 for the Lithgow Police and Citizens Boys' Club at a carnival demonstration to be held at…

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Doctor's Betting Activities Questions in Bankruptcy Court

National Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Mention was made in the Bankruptcy court today of a notebook containing betting transactions of a doctor against whom…

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Alleged Prowler Charged

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 2

A man, alleged to be the intruder found in a bathroom at the nurses' quarters at the hospital some nights ago, was surprised by a patrolling…

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Local and General Assault and Robbery Alleged

Leader · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 2

A fracas near a dance hall at Lucknow, on Friday night last. brought Orange police to the scene when a a man named John Patrick Williams…

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Annoyed About Noise Man Charged with Discharging Firearm

National Advocate · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Police forced their way into a house at W[?] last night when it was reported a shot had been fred…

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Unions and Arbitration Court

National Advocate · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY. Sunday: "Without doubt the unions in Australia must take particular note of the manner in which the Arbitration Court has been interfering in…

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