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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 17 of 88

Communist Rising in Bengal Mobs Attack Police

National Advocate · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

NEW DELHI. Sunday: The Moslem Premier of Bengal has revealed that a Communist rising has been going on in Bengal for the past 10 days…

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Wide Police Search For Missing Lithgow Woman

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 2

Lithgow police have asked the assistance, of district and metropolitan police in the search for a young woman who has been missing from her home in 25 Waratah-street, since 5 p.m. on Friday…

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Police Will Watch Your Road Sense & Your Pocket

Central Western Daily · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

There will be extra police in Orange over Tuesday and Wednesday, to ensure that John Citizen does not get involved in a car smash or someone extracts the day’s winnings at “the naga” or “the dogs” from his pocket…

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Bond Store Arrests Big Crowd Watches Chase by Police

National Advocate · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: For three hours tonight, about 1000 spectators at Circular Quay watched the dramatic efforts of a big squad of uniformed…

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Riegn of Terror in Palestine Martial Law Imposed British Soldiers and Police Killed

National Advocate · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Sunday: Britain has closed down practically every activity in the densely populated Jewish districts of Jerusalem. This means that military courts will in future judge…

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Month's Gaol for Dishonesty Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

A man who was sentenced to gaol to day blocked a telephone box with pieces of match and then fished with wire for the pennies of frustrated…

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Father’s Plea For Son Before Magistrate Earls

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

“Repairs cost him £40, a bag of peas was stolen after the accident and next day a cloudburst ruined 40 acres of peas ready for harvest. I’ll bet he won’t get on the…

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Three Youths Charged Alleged Smash and Grab Raids

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A three-hour chase by police cars throurgh Laverpool, Parramatta and Ryde this morning ended in Gindesville Park…

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Men in Exciting Chase in Court

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 4

Arising out of an exciting chase in Band stores last night Raymond France Anzac Belgium Sykes, 28, wharf laborer, and…

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Heard Shot, Panicked, Accused Told Court Sydney

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

In the Quarter Sessions today, Royce John Garland, 32, wag found guilty of having shot at Detective-Sergeant John Aldridge, with…

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Grim Find by Police Infants' Bodies Unearthed at Workshop Adelaide

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

Police took possession of the decomposed bodies of eight new born babies which were found scattered round an undertakers workshop in…

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Katoomba To Sydney Police Chase Echoed In Court SYDNEY

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 1

A krag spies of crimes was alleged aeaing two young men who appeared and handruffed together to the Balmain Court today…

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Assault Story Rejected by Judge Husband Wins Appeal

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A wife's story of how her husband had knocked her unconscious in a street, dragged her to a car, driven her to a lonely spot and…

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Brisbane Murder Case Allegations Against Accountant

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday: A police interview with Brown, described by Detective Sergeant Kerr today at the trial of Reginald Winfield…

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Bathurst Licensing Court

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 2

A sitting of Bathurst Licensing Court will be held today (Wed.) at 9 a.m. Several applications are down for hearing, including applications for…

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Bushranger’s Brother to Go to Gaol Dubbo

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 1

Roy Governor, brother of the aboriginal bushranger Jimmy Governor. was today sentenced to two years’ Imprisonment…

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No Appeal Yet in Layers’ Murder Case Sydney

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 1

[?] Mell [?] occurred to drath at Bathurst last Wednesday on [?] of [?] William [?]…

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Mock Court Had “Open and Shut” Case Against Water-users

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 1

An “open and shut” case was handed to the mock court in the carnival last night when a branch of the water act observed —nothing less than using water in the…

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Charged with Theft of £4112

National Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Wednesday: John Saunders Parker. 45. of Glen Iris-road Glen Iris, former general secretary of the Australian Natives' Association,…

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Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 2

Bathurst Police Court will sit[?] Friday (tomorrow) when a number of tenancy cases are set down for heaving. The court will also sit on…

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