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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 8 of 84

Beer Theft Man Fined £10 SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 5

For stealing a bottle of beer valued at 1 7½d, James David Henry Pulley (30) wharf laborer was fined £10 and refused time to pay at Central Court…

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Assault Case From Glen Davis; Young Miner Convicted

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 9

At the Mudgee Quarter Se ssions on Tuesday, before Judge Shortland, a young man, named Frederick James Miller, a miner, was charged with assaulting Kenneth Hagen, and occasioning him actual bodily harm. He pleaded not guilty…

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Assault on Policeman Carcoar Man To Stand Trial

Central Western Daily · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

A Carcoar resident, Clive Lockie Furner, 30, was committed for trial at the Blayney Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, on a charge of assaulting Senior-Constable…

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Divorce for Police Officer's Wife SYDNEY Wednesday

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 6

On the grounds that her husband, a police sergeant, had committed adultery with a women partner in a cosmetics business, Mrs. Irene…

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One Wing Of Police Boys' Club To Be Built

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 4

At long last the local organisers will be able to begin the preliminary construction on the Lithgow Citizens and Police Boys' Club, for this district. Following personal representations by the Lithgow…

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Alleged "Metho" Drinker Charged

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

A defendant in the court this morning "had been, drinking 'metho' for two days," according to the police prosecutor, Sgt. A. E…

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Car Stealing Charge Acquittal at Bathurst Quarter Sessions

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5

A man charged with stealing a car from his host who bad permitted him to use it on a trip from Glen Davis to Sydney in February, 1947, declined…

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Indecent Assault Charge Lithgow Man Before Bathurst Sessions

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 7

A charge of indecent assault against a Lithgow tradesman was adjourned until 10 a.m. today by Judge Shortland at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions…

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Gaol for Drunken Driving Revoked at Bathurst Sessions

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

An appeal by Ernest Albert Pollock, seasonal worker, against a sentence of one month's imprisonment imposed at Bathurst, on a…

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Drunken Driver Gaol Sentence Revoked on Appeal Case at Bathurst Quarter Sessions

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5

An appeal by Ernest Albert Pollock, seasonal worker, against a sentence of one month imprisonment imposed at Bathurst on a charge of driving a…

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Comedian Denies Court Statements Salary Controversy

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: "Some of the statements made about me in the Federal Arbitration Court yesterday were incorrect," said comedian George…

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Police Still Puzzled by Human Arm "Glove" Print Fails

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The mystery of the human arm found on the rocks near The Spit is no nearer solution…

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More Rabbit Prosecutions Six Landholders Fined Clash Between Counsel and Inspector Cases at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1

Six landholders in the Bathurst P.P. Board district were fined various amounts by Mr. Dash, S.M., at the Bathurst Petty Sessions yesterday, on charges of having failed to destroy rabbits. Five pleaded guilty,…

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Lithgow Theft Case Man Sentenced at Bathurst Sessions

National Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 3

"In my experience not five per cent. of the people who are given light sentences or bonds ever give trouble again" His Honor Judge…

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Judge Doubts Sincerity Pleas Divorce Court Criticism

National Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: In the Divorce Court today, Mr. Acting Justice Rainbow stated that in only one of the 108 restitutions suits he had…

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Lithgow Man's Lapse Indecent Assault on Youngster

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

Arthur William Bleakley (36), carpenter and upholsterer, of Lithgow, was on Friday, found guilty in Bathurst Quarter Sessions of indecent…

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Court-Martial

Central Western Daily · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday. The Air Ministry has announced that the communctial sentence of rushing [?] on Pilot-Officer William…

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Police Fire on Rioters Bombay

National Advocate · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

[?] upon [?] crowds in northern Bombay this morning when rioters persisted in efforts to attack the residence of Hindu…

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Widespread Riots And Looting Follow Gandhi's Murder New Delhi

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

Rioting, looting and arson are becoming more widespread in India following the assassination of Gandhi on Friday night and, although the death roll was comparatively small, property damage is steadily rising…

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On Alert for Pickpockets. Police in Toppers and Tails SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

Police in top hats and tails were at the Tivoll Theatre last night on duty, watching for pickpockets mixing with the crowd at the first night of the…

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