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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 8 of 72

Suez Tension Eases Egyptian Police Aid U.K. Authorities

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 2

CAIRO, Tuesday: Britain's commander in Egypt, General Erskine, said yesterday he thought his troops would have to remain in the Suez…

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Orange Police Court

Central Western Daily · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 4

These cases were heard al Orange Court yesterday by Mr. C. W. English, S.M.: Keepsake “I had it as a keepsake,”…

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Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 2

Cases listed for hearing before Mr. A. S. Tunchon, S,M., at Bathurst today include: Two drunks; one prohibition order; 2 rabbit cases one…

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No Concern of Court

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 2

Judge McKillop in Orange Quarter Sessions issued a warning to those called on for jury service who failed to attend…

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Cricketer Shot Dead on Playing Field Police Arrest Armed Man

National Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Wednesday: There were tense scenes at the sheds behind the raiway oval at Adelaide this morning as police closed in on an armed man after one cricketer had been shot dead on the oval and…

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Cumnock Court Cases

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 2

Two cases were heard at Cumnock Court yesterday (Thursday) when Thomas Carlyle Morrison appeared…

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Rabbit Cases Landholder Fined £20 Cases at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 1

On his third conviction, Bathurst district landholder, Oswald K. Hockey, of "Brownlea," Rockley was fined £20 with court and professional costs…

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Penalties for Gaol "Trading" Increase Proposed

National Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Maximum penalty for trafficking in materials or articles in a prison, will be sharply increased under Prisons' Act…

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Widow Charged With Murdering 12 People

Central Western Daily · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 3

PARIS, Sunday.—A middle-aged widow will be charged at Poitiers, France, on Wednesday with poisoning by arsenic "two husbands, one mother-in-law, one father-in-law, two sisters-in-law, two cousins, one…

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Today's Court

National Advocate · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 2

A heavy court list is set down for hearing by Mr. A. S. Tunchon, S.M., at Bathurst Court this morning. Cases include 15 traffic matters, a…

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"Vivid Imagination" In Assault Story

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 4

A 60-year-old man who claimed that a fellow employee had followed him around the streets and had teased him of associating with a "blondie" had a very vivid imagination, Mr. C. W. English, S.M., said in…

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Assault Action Dismissed Bathurst Case

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 2

Dismissing a charge of assault involving two migrant women at Bathurst Court yesterday, Mr. Tunchon, SM, commented that the directly…

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Theft of Parts From Wrecked Car

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 4

LITHGOW, Monday: Lithgow police started investigating the possibility that thieves may have partly stripped a car which was wrecked in…

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Police Save Suicide

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Police early today battered in the door of a North Sydney home to rescue a woman who…

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Council Employees And Police Save Bungleboori

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 2

Although they had threatened the installations with destruction, recent bushfires in the area had not caused damage to the Bungleboori auxiliary water supply equipment, Lithgow City…

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Traffic Breaches Fines at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 1

Eleven traffic charges were dealt with by Mr. Tunchon, SM. at Bathurst Court yesterday. These included:…

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Sensational Car Chase Follows Burglary

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Aft.-- Three men and a woman suspected of safebreaking made a 100 m.p.h. escape…

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Traffic Cases Before Court

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 3

In yesterday's court Mr. M. J. McAuley, S.M., heard the following cases:-- For crossing the centre lines…

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Overcharging Cases At Lithgow Court

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 2

Six Lithgow district shops fined in yesterday's court for a total of 18 breaches of the Prices Regulations were…

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Long Manhunt Ends Willie Came Too Near Police Headquarters

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 6

NEW YORK, Tuesday: Willie ("The Actor") Sutton, one of the FBI's 10 most wanted criminals, was captured yesterday—only three blocks…

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