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

Courts & crime, 1947

1,759 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 88

Altered Court Days

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 19

In future, the Police Magistrate will visit Coolah and Dunedoo on the Tuesday after the third Monday in altercate months,…

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Taxi Robbers Before Court

National Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Alleged to have roboed three taxi drivers in a dark Newtown lane last night, two men, were remanded at Newtown…

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Police Transfers to Country Districts Sydney, Wednesday

National Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

Five prominent ponce prosecutors in lower courts have received notice of transfer. They are Sgts. Ford Moulden…

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Motorists Beware! Warning By Police SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

It is officially announced that the police are going to tighten up their administration of the traffic regulations immediately…

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Judge’s Subtle Humor In Bankruptcy Court SYDNEY

Central Western Daily · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

Tho immediate arrest of a Termer law clerk. Duncan Cameron, of Billyard Avenne. Elizabeth Bay, was ordered by Mr. Justice Clyne…

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Burglary at Co-op

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

The hardware store of the Lithgow Cooperative. Society was broken into between 5.45 p.m. and 8.30 a.m. today. Entry was gained by forcing…

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Rabbit Destruction 10 Landholders Fined Cases at Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

Ten charges of falling to destroy rabbits, against Bathurst and district landholders were heard at the Bathurst court yesterday by Mr. K…

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Asked to Be Sent To Best-Heated Gaol PARIS

Central Western Daily · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

The great freeze drove Raymonde Hubert a blind man, to a police station, where he asked to be charged with bogging…

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For the Criminal Court

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

Mr. George Woodward, who was stationed at Bathurst several years ago, as Sheriff's Officer, is expected to arrive in Bathurst today, to take…

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Guilty Man Was Questioned About Newtown Murder Sydney

Central Western Daily · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

A man who was interrogated police regarding the [?] of a little girl in the Camperdown cemetery [?]…

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Forgery Charge at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

Ronald Stanley Bellamy, carrier, appeared at Bathurst Court yesterday to answer 11 charges of alleged forging weighbridge tickets at…

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Court Sensation Attempt to Bribe Juror

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: A Juror in a trial at Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions today told Judge Stacey that an attempt had been made to bribe…

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Motor Traders Will Conduct Mock Court at Mardi Gras

Central Western Daily · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

Mr. Herb Lapham, representing the Orange Motor Traders’ Association at the Mardi Gran committee meeting on…

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Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

A half-days sitting will be held of Bathurst Police Court on Monday next, cases listed Including, a claim for compensation, one charge of…

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Murder of Constable Grant's Appeal Adjourned An Unusual Spectacle

National Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday: An unusual spectacle was witnessed in the Court of Criminal Appeals today, when Sidney Grant, convicted of the murder…

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Handcuffed in Court Grant Makes Appeal Sydney

Central Western Daily · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

There [?] are unusual sight in [?] Court of Cringing Appeal this morning when a convicted mur[?] was brought into court…

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Alleged Criminal Assault on Girl Tamworth, Sunday

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

A man was arrested at 4.30 a.m. today at his home in Tamworth and charged with the rape of a 17 year old Tamworth girl…

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Bees and Police London, Sunday

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

A swarm of bees came to the rescue of Punjab Police yesterday when they were trying to break up an illegal procession at a small northern…

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Lavers Murder Trial at Bathurst Bathurst, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

About 50 witnesses are expected to be called at the trial which began in Bathurst in the Supreme Court today of Frederick McDermott, 38,…

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Greece to "Police" Itself London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

All British troops are to be withdrawn from Greece by the end of May, according to information revealed by Reuters correspondent in…

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