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

Courts & crime, 1948

1,666 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 84

News Items In Brief Father Charged

Central Western Daily · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY Sunday.—A man was charged at Eum Plains yesterday with having maliciously shot at his son with intent to murder.”…

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Man Fined for Theft Should Go To Gaol, Says S.M.

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

“I know what I should do in this case, and that is to send the defendant to gaol, but because of the effect such an action would have on his family, I will give him the…

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Drunks with Long Records Magistrate Caustic

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

Three men with long lists of previous convictions against them appeared at Orange Court yesterday chanted with…

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News Items In Brief Theft At Castle

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

PARIS, Monday.—Four masked bandits with machine-guns broke into Fransart Castle near Amiens, bound the owner, who is aged 65…

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Garden Case Garden Junr., Parer, Farrell Charged

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Late this afternoon, there was a new development in the prosecution against "Jock" Garden, in connection with an alleged…

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Man Convicted of Assault Finger Bitten Says Woman

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

Eric Cyril Quinton was convicted at Orange Court yesterday of having assaulted a female, and was fined £8 and ordered to pay £6/10/9 medical and…

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Assault Charges Settled Litigants Take S.M.’s Advice

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

At the suggestion of the Magistrate, two litigants who had cross-summoned each other with assault at Orange Court…

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Car Thief Gaoled Story of Police Chase SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

As a result of a police chase after a stolen car through Annandale on Saturday night, Joseph Andrew Doyle (25), laborer, was sentenced at Glebe…

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Sunday Night School Raided in Durham Street 33 Men Fined at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

Adopting the simple ruse of "Are you there, Ernie?" Constable Beech, of the Bathurst police, was told by the doorkeeper, who was…

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Theft of Tiles

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: At Parramatta Court today Leslie Robert Barnsen (27), tiler, pleaded guilty to three charges of stealing quantities of…

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Food Theft Air Stewards Fined SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

Two ground stewards employed by Qantas Empire Airways Ltd., wer each fined £5 at Paddington Court to-day for stealing foodstuffs from the…

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New Police Chief

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: State Cabinet appointed the new Police Commissioner today. He is Supt, J. F. Scott, who has been Acting Commissioner…

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Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

There will be no further sitting of the Bathurst Court, the week. A number of cases are listed for next Monday's sitting. There will also be a…

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Theft of Radios City Gang Active SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

Police are searching for a lorry which was driven from the Alexandria factory of Stromberg Carlson Pty. Ltd. yesterday with £1000 worth of…

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Court Dispute Over Horse

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: At the Equity Court in Sydney today Mr. Justice Sugarman decided the ownership of the racing colt Gay Musician…

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Princess Betty in Court London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

Boys and girls before the Tower Hill juvenile court yesterday suddenly realised that Princess Elizabeth was there listening to their cases…

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Court Judgment in Red Book Case

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Justice Roper ruled in the Equity Court today that the administration of Holy Communion, according to an order contained in the Red Book, was contrary to the rules of the…

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Court Declines to Hear Appeal Communist to Serve Sentence

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: The Supreme Court by six to three yesterday refused to hear an appeal by Leon Josephson, an admitted…

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Communists Sentenced

National Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

ATHENS, Wednesday: An emergency court martial sentenced to death ten Communists for collaborating with guerrillas. It also sentenced eleven to…

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