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

Courts & crime, 1951

1,331 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 67

Breelong Terrorists Recalled Death, At 81, Of Former Police Inspector Prowse

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 5

Incidents in connection with the Breelong blacks— Joe and Jimmy Governor —who terr[?]ised the western…

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Theft From Railway Office Man Gaoled

National Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 1

DUBBO, Wednesday: Although police did not present any evidence against a 29 years old man charged with breaking, entering and stealing,…

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Driver Sent to Gaol Negligence Charge

National Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Sentencing a drinking driver in Quarter Sessions today to two years imprisonment, judge Curlewis expressed regret that…

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Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 2

Mr. Dash, S. M., will preside at the sitting of the Bathurst Court this morning. Cases listed include two men each charged with stealing; a…

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District Court

National Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 2

His Honor, Judge McKillop, will preside at the sitting of the Bathurst District Court on March 6. Civil and divorce matters are listed as well as a…

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Reprimand From Court Bench

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 5

Colliery proprietor Herbert Hamilton Watson, was reprimanded in this week's court for having a cigarette in his hand while the court was in…

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High Prices of Wool and Mutton Stated to Have Caused Sheep Stealing in Mudgee District

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 3

Apparently the unprecedented prices of wool and mutton have attracted those previously uninterested in sheep raising and brought attempts by some to cash in on the other fellow's good fortune…

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Roach Sent to Gaol

National Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Edward Charles Roach, assistant general secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation, was sentenced today to 12 months…

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Police Fight Students

National Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 8

TOKIO, Thursday: Japanese police yesterday fought hundreds Korean high school students when they raided a school for evidence of…

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Oberon Court Fisherman Fined

National Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 6

OBERON, Thursday: At the Oberon Police Court yesterday, before Mr. K. N. Dash, S.M., John L. Hearne was convicted on a charge for being found…

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Regular Bookworm 18 Stealing Charges

National Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday Donald John Hardman, 21 student of Bondi, pleaded not guilty in Central Court today to 18 charges of stealing 26[?]…

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Must Serve Gaol Term Builder Loses Appeal

National Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Builders guilty of mean and contemptible frauds against home seekers must expect heavy punishment the Chief Justice (Hon. K…

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Action on Wharves Dispute Gaol Terms Threatened

National Advocate · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Federal Minister for Labor and National Services (Mr. Holt) announced in Melbourne tonight that Section 30J of…

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Amorous Migrant Fined for Assault Bathurst Court Hearing

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 1

A 26-year-old migrant, who has been in Australia for only 12 months, pleaded guilty to a enarge of having assaulted a Railway Refreshment…

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Old Offender Sentenced Stole a Bicycle Bathurst Court Hearing

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 1

"I don't know what made me do it. I had been drinking cheap wine and don't, remember what I did. In my right senses I would never have done…

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Former Rugby League Club Official Charged

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 3

Serious allegations by Easts-Diggers Football Club have led to the arrest of an ex-member of the club on a charge of fraudulent…

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Bathurst District Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 2

The District Court sitting at Bathurst commences today. His Honor. Killop will preside. Claims listed for hearing include: damage from…

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Station Manager's Lapse Drove Under Influence Bathurst Court Fine

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 1

A man whom witnesses claimed took only an occasional drink at Christmas time and had never been soon near an hotel was fined £5 with costs 10 - on…

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Rabbit Crusade Five Landholders Prosecuted Bathurst Court Fines Total £77

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 1

Fines and costs totalling £17/10/were imposed on five Bathurst district landholders at Bathurst Court, yesterday on conviction of having failed to…

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Gaol Threat May End Waterfront Overtime Ban

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Under the threat of gaol penalties the Federal Council of the Waterside Workers'…

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