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

Courts & crime, 1949

1,697 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 17 of 85

Rest of the News in Brief No Reply When Charged with Espionage

Central Western Daily · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday. — Russian engineer Valentin Gubitchev stood mute in the Federal Court…

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Molong Court Yesterday's Cases

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 5

In Molong Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. H. G. Cobley, Stipendiary Magistrate, the publican's licence of the Freemasons…

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Grocery Stealing Charge Man Fined at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 1

William Curtis (26). Glanmire, faced Mr. Dash, SM. at Bathurst Court yesterday on a charge of stealing groceries valued at 25/-, the property…

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Barita Swab Case Second Man Charged

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: The AJC hearing of the Barita appeal took a surprise turn late today when the chairman o{ the AJC (Mr. A. G. Potter)…

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Girl for Trial Lithgow Murder Charge

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 3

LITHGOW, Friday: Ruth, cherie Lothian (17), waitress, today was committed for trial without ball by the Lithgow Coroner on a charge of…

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Lithgow Girl on Murder Charge Father’s Actions Castigated

Central Western Daily · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — It was unthinkable that a father would take his 17-year-old daughter drinking in a hotel, the Coroner, Mr. Cregan…

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Man Remanded on Vagrancy Charge Case at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 1

Edward Ireland Cade was before the Bathurst Court yesterday on a charge of vagrancy. Det. McDonald told Mr. Dash, SM, that together with…

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Easter Car Races to Be Held at Bathurst Appeal Against Police Ban Upheld

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 1

The Australian Sporting Car Club was successful with its appeal against the police ban on motor racing at Mt. Panorama on…

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12 Years Gaol for Manslaughter Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 1

Eugene John Cleary (44) was today, in Central Criminal Court, sentenced to 12 years penal servitude for manslaughter…

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Tough Town For Police Chiefs

Central Western Daily · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 3

HARLAN (Kentucky), Sunday.—The tough little coal town of Evarts yesterday lost its fifth police chief since August, when the Harlan Circuit Court jury found Isachar Combs, 28, guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Combs and Patrolman Lewis…

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Police Officer Dies From Pistol Wound

Central Western Daily · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 1

First-Cites Constable Harry Malcolm Gray was found in Millthorpe Park, Millthorpe, at 10 o’clock yesterday morning with a pistol wound in the head. He died an hour…

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Coal Strike Off Mines to Work Today Dispute Referred to Court Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 1

Production of coal in Northern N.S.W. should be normal again tomorrow. The amalgamated engineers who have been on strike for several days have agreed to resume at once and have the pits ready fro…

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Assault Case Adjourned

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 2

Richard James Burke, who was charged at Bathurst Court yesterday with having assaulted his wife. Dulcie Olyiver Burke was ordered by…

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12 Years Gaol Bega Slaying Case

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monoday Eugene John Cleary (44) who was bound g[?]lty last week of the manslaughter of Cyrus Mason Williams at Bega on December…

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Herald Man Charged Canberra Case CANBERRA

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 2

Mis-spelling of the name of a brand of cigarettes by a Government typist had reappeared in the Sydney Morning Herald in an article under a…

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First Police Funeral in Orange

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 2

The first police funeral to have ever been held in Orange took place at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon…

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Drug Ring Broken Up Police Seize Cocaine

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday: A nation-wide narcotics distributing ring was broken up yesterday when police arrested three men in New York as they…

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Union Official Before Court; Case Adjourned

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 1

Secretary of Orange Trades and Labor Council, Joseph Harrington, appeared before Mr. H. G. Cobley, S.M., at the Orange Court yesterday charged with inciting a person to resist…

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Man Hid Under Table When Police Walked in

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 2

For allowing men on his premises during prohibited hours, Desmond Michael, Ryan, licencee of the Central Hotel was fined £2/10- at the Orange Court yesterday…

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Married While Half Drunk Girl's Story to Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: A story of a midnight marriage to a man 26 years her senior, while she was half drunk, was told in the Quarter Sessions…

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