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

Courts & crime, 1946

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Woman Bound Over for Three Years on Frock Stealing Charge; Judge’s Warning

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 4

Vera Maude Gregory, married woman, of Kite Street, who was found guilty in the Orange Quarter Sessions yesterday of frock stealing, was bound over for three years and warned by Judge Shortland that if she appeared before him again in the next…

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Littleton Theft

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 2

Mr. William Henry Bird, of Rifle parade, has reported to the police the theft of a small cash box and its contents from his home on Monday…

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Old Man Sentenced

Central Western Daily · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 2

Arthur Albert Williamson, 70, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, with hard labor, at the Orange Quarter…

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Flower Stealing Man Fined

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 15

A joker who was charged with, entering private gardens at Orange and stealing flowers was hauled before the court and fined 10/- on…

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Bail for Morris Kiosk Murder Case

National Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY. Wednesday: In the Supreme Court to day Mr. Justice Street [?]autred £1000 bail to Douglas Ronald Morris (26) A journalist, who has been…

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£1000 Bail For Man On Kiosk Murder Charge SYDNEY

Central Western Daily · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

In Chambers today, Mr. Justice Street granted bail in £1000 to Douglas Ronald Morris, 26, journalist, who has been charged with the murder of Mrs. Jean Wicks in a tobacco Kiosk, York Street, Sydney on January 2…

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Heavy Penalties for Fruit Stealing

Central Western Daily · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

Fruit stealing over recent years has become more prevalent and organised parties are often Arranged to steal on a large scale, both…

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Girl Tied Police Officer in Knots

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

A policeman said in a Brisbane court that a girl had "tied him in knots." The girl is Joyce Williams, 20…

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Police Stoned in Bombay Riots Bombay

Central Western Daily · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

Sharp, but Isolated, clashes continued between the police and demonstrators after sunset yesterday, and crowds, which had defied the ban against the celebrations of the birthday of subbas Chandra Bose, were still stoning the police in tome areas…

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Two Men Charged With Assault

Central Western Daily · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 1

Two Young men were arrested last night by Sergeant Grace and Constable Sutherland and charged with assaulting John Kentos, of…

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Police Make Quick Arrests After Daring Robberies In Heart Of Town

Central Western Daily · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 1

Boots tod shoes, tobacco and chocolate and other goods were stolen in two daring robberies, from Summer Street stores on Saturday. The tobacco and chocolate were stolen from a storeroom at the rear of the Mayfair Cafe in broad daylight…

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Assault Victim Ordered Rest SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 1

Mrs. Bessie Grice (52) who was battered by armed bandits when they stole a safe containing £2000 from her Bellevue Hill flat on Saturday…

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British Charged with Establishing Ghettos in Palestine London

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 1

Addressing the Congress of liberated German Jews in the Munich Town Hall the president of the erective committee of the Jewish…

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Police Search for Red Terrier Bitch

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 2

Police are anxious to recover a red terrier bitch which was lost from the Orange Police Station yesterday. The terrier is noticeable because of a patch of hair which is missing from its rump…

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Divorce Court Details Deputation to Chief Secretary SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 2

A request for legislation to restrict publication of divorce details will be made to the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) tomorrow, by a women's…

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Quarter Sessions Breaking, Entering and Stealing Fifteen Months' Gaol

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 3

At the Mudgee Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, before Judge Shortland, Frederick Fitzsimmons and Harold John Andrews…

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Police Clash with Strikers Singapore

Central Western Daily · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 2

Police last night clashed with demonstrators holding an unauthorised meeting in support of 175,000 strikers who paralysed Singapore…

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Police Allege Attempt to Coerce Taxi Driver in Western Stores Robbery

Central Western Daily · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 4

“Get your arm around that taxi driver’s neck, and tell him that when he It In the box he only thinks we are the men—we are a moral to beat this rap.” Constable K. Sutherland told yesterday’s Orange…

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5 Years Gaol Young Solder Sentenced Sequel to Western Road Hold-up

National Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 2

Richard Arthur Webb (18), soldier, was sentenced to five years' hard labor by Judge Shortland at Bathurst Quarter Sessions…

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Magistrate Pays Fine

National Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 2

At the Bathurst court yesterday, Cornwell Stewart (18), a laborer, was lined 1/ for travelling on the railway between Wallerawang and Bathurst…

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