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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 3 of 84

Suspected Burglary Is Investigated

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 2

Reports that a house from which the owner is absent on holidays might have been burgled during the week was investigated yesterday by…

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Prices Officer on Theft Charge

Central Western Daily · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A hire car proprietor alleged in Central Court today that a prices officer and a dealer had…

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Stolen Car Prices Officer Charged

National Advocate · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Martin James Walsh told Central Court today that he was pushed out of a car he was selling and that the purchase money…

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Some Interesting Court Statistics

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 4

The incidence of drunkenness among women in Lithgow is much lower than that of the male population, and this fact is proved in…

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Supreme Court Judge to Visit Molong

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 1

Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Owen, intends to visit Molong shortly. In a letter to Ald. B. Cole, Mr…

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Woman Sentenced to Death

National Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 3

NEVADA CITY. Friday: Lois Hunt Hardy was sentenced to death in San Quentin lethal gas chamber for the "kiss of death" slaying of a…

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Postman Shot: Friend Charged

Central Western Daily · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

WOY WOY, Friday.—-A postman, who surprised his wife and a man kissing, was shot dead by the man, it was alleged In die Central Court today, when Robert John Murray, 31, was charged with…

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Car Theft Case Men for Trial

National Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Noel Smith (28) prices officer, and Henry Nathaniel Stratton (34), dealer, were committed for trial by Mr. Oram, CSM, at the…

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Brawl at Wedding Man Fined for Assault

National Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday: Because a communist refused to stand up while the National Anthem was being played, an ex-soldier objected and a fight…

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Murder Charge Against Postman Gosford Shooting Case

National Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: a postman was alleged at Central Court today to have fatally shot a man whose wife he had been kissing…

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Melb. Tram Strike Men "Defy" Court

National Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday: Striking, tramwaymen were told by Conciliation, Commissioner Blackburn immediately after his arrival from…

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Traffic Act Offences Fines Imposed at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 3

Several Traffic Act changes against motorists and motor cyclists were dealt with by Mr. Dash, SM, at Bathurst Court yesterday…

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Man Charged with His Mother's Murder Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 1

Stocky William James Marshall, aged 23, stood with arms folded when charged at Redfern court to-day with having murdered his…

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85-Year-old Is Jealous and Is Charged with Murder Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 1

Harry Ellrington, 85-year-old bachelor-pensioner, was charged with murder at Balmain Court to-day. Police allege he attacked his 75-year…

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Woman Dies After Assault SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 1

Mary Anne Proctor (76), who was found with serious head injuries at Rozelle on Saturday, died yesterday…

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More Strikes in Italy Clashes With Police

National Advocate · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 1

ROME, Sunday: Armed clashes between strikers and police have followed further strikes in Italy. Six policemen and six strikers were…

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Appeal for Building Permit Police Boys' Club

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 2

At the police station to-night a deputation of interested bodies will be selected to visit Sydney on Thursday to appeal to the…

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Shocking Sydney Crime Woman's Headless Body Found in House Victim' 21-Year-old Son Charged

National Advocate · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Following the discovery of a headless body of a woman in a dilapidated house at Redfern the morning, police charged the woman's 21-year-old son with murder…

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Tobacco Theft at Lithgow

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

Following the theft of £110 worth of tobacco from a Glen Davis Co-operative store last week, thieves yesterday morning broke into Lithgow…

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