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

Courts & crime, 1952

1,440 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 72

Killara Murder Inquiry Intense Search by City Detectives

National Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Detectives investigating the Killara murder today began a search of residential and boarding houses in the city…

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Court Congestion Problem Many Cases Await Hearing

National Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A record number of 1000 common law claims, for damages totalling about £4-million, await trial in the Supreme Court in the…

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Seven Drunks In To-Day's Court

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 2

Seven men, most of whom Were strangers to Lithgow, were fined when they pleaded guilty to drunkenness charges…

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Hotel 'Barber' Gaoled Bathurst Theft

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 1

Adelaide laborer, Ronald C. Powell, appearing before Mr. Tunchon, S.M., at Bathurst Court yesterday pleaded guilty to two charges of stealing…

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Assault with Bottle Bathurst Laborer Fined

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 1

Admitting a charge of assault preferred by Harry R. Hellyer, against him, Bathurst laborer, Alexander Hercert Ross, was fined £5, with court…

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Hotel Fire Police Inquiry at Warialda

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 4

WARIALDA, Monday: Police at Warialda are investigating the cause of a fire which this morning slightly damaged the town's Commercial…

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Strikes Follow Court Battle Austrian Protest

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 3

VIENNA, Monday: Nation-wide strikes have been called in Austria to-day, as a protest against the return of millions of pounds worth of property…

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Man Found With Wrists Slashed Army Police As Patrols Road Safety Proposal

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A 52-year-old truck driver arrested at Balmain last night on a charge of driving while under the influence of liquor, and SYDNEY, Monday: Military police, if properly trained and given authority would be of invaluable assistance to the State police in road safety, NRMA…

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Camp Wedding Ended in Divorce Court

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A marriage in an internment camp in the Philippines in 1942 against orders by the Japanese ended…

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F.l.a. Dispute Court Order Against Left Wing Officials

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Mr. Justice Kinby of the Federal Arbitration Court today granted an order [?] restraining left wing officials of the…

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Bus Driver Charged with Crashing Car

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- A bus driver was charged with negligent driving and causing grievous bodily harm after a…

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Theft From Swimming Baths

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Flegg, a visiter from Creme me, who is staying at the Freemason's Hotel, reported…

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Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 2

Only a small number of cases are listed for hearing at Bathurst Court on Monday. Included are eight traffic cases, one rabbit case, a threatening…

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For Trial on Charge of Assault

Central Western Daily · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 1

At Orange court yesterday a 19 year-old Orange youth was committed for trial on a charge of assault…

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Monday's Court

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 2

Matters set down for hearing before Mr. Tunchon, S.M., at Bathurst Court on Monday include: Police v. Ethel Hudson, negligent driving; v. Thelma…

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Police Inquiry Into Fire Bulk Store Blaze

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A fire that destroyed three bulk stores crammed with merchandise at St. Peters early today is being investigated by CIB Arson…

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McDERMOTT Cleared of Lavers' Murder Bathurst Jury "Misled by Erroneous Evidence" Sydney, Friday

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 1

Frederick Lincolm McDermott was cleared today of the murder of William Henry Layers, for which he had been serving a life…

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Car Theft Alleged

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 2

Bail in £200 was allowed a man who appeared before Mr. G. A. Goodwin, C.M., in this morning's court on…

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Charged with Failure to Extinguish Fires

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 8

Last Thursday two local men were charged with having failed to extinguish fires lit on…

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Murder Alleged Against Sister Ship's Captain

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--Captain Franklin B. Weaver, master, of the Isbrandtsen Line's freighter; Flying Trader,…

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