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

Courts & crime, 1953

1,370 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 69

Germans Sentenced For War Crime

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 4

PARIS, Friday: The trial has ended of former German troops accused of the massacre of 642 men, women and children in the village of…

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Theft of £5000 Man Remanded

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: An advertising manager who stole £5965 from, his employers hod told police that he did not bet but that he had spent a…

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Arms Running Alleged 12 Charged

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 3

DALLAS, Texas, Friday: A Federal Grand Jury has inducted 12 persons on charges of shipping about £82,589 worth of arms to Mexico…

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Thallium Murder Case Appeal Fails

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Appeal by Gladya Yronne Fletcher against sentence of death for the murder of her first husband was dismissed…

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Monday's Court

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 2

A long list of cases will be dealt with at Monday's sitting of the Bathurst Court. Charge cases include one of malicious wounding arising from a…

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Police Act Against Bodgies

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday: Bodgies and widgles who started jitterbugging in the aisles after claiming they had been "sent" by the music were…

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Supreme Court at Bathurst

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 2

Official advice has been received from Sydney by the Sheriff's office at Bathurst (Mr. E. Cornellussen) that the sitting of the Supreme Court, to…

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Despicable Theft--Ambulance Two Way Radio Set Stolen

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 1

Thieves yesterday broke into a concrete hut on Hassans Walls Lookout and stole key equipment, valued at £750, which controls the two-way radio service between Lithgow Ambulance Station and its fleet of cars. The theft has cut out the station's radio service and left £3,000 worth of…

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Four Years Gaol Man's Cunning Swindle Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 2

An advertising manager who had stolon nearly is [?] from his employers by means of what Judge Curlewis described as a "cunning swindle" was…

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Hit the Police Van

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 2

For not giving the right of way at the intersection of George and Russell Streets, John Wallace Royal, of Bundanoon, was fined £3 with 12/-…

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Doyle Reports to Police

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — Reginald Aubrey Doyle, who was released from Long Bay Jail last night reported two minutes early at the CIB today…

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Wife Watched Lovemaking Divorce Court Story SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 3

Wife of a Sydney businessman told the Divorce Court today she had hidden in her own home four times to discover her husband making love…

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Gaol for Joe

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tues.—Joe Adonis, New York underworld figure, was found guilty yesterday of contempt of Congress and sentenced to three…

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Husband Rescues Wife From Gaol

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday: A young husband facing trial today on forgery charges, invaded the gaol at Alexandria, Louisiana, yesterday, poked a…

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Hope Of Arrest In Radio Theft

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 1

Detectives are following up a new lead on the theft several days ago of the £750 master set…

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Man on £500 BOND Theft of Ring SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 1

A singer who grabbed a £750 diamond ring from a Pitt Street jeweller's shop was given a suspended sentence of 12 months in Quarter…

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Housie Legal in Vic. Court Decision

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Housie Housie is not an "unlawful game," as defined by the Victorian Police Offences Act, Mr. Justice Dean ruled…

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Man Alleges Frame-up Divorce Court Evidence

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A car trader, Norman Milton Bullock, accused of adultery with his housekeepers, said in the Divorce Court today an…

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Man Gaoled for Theft Stole From Mother

National Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wed.— A men man gaoled today for six months for stealing money which his pensioner mother had saved for his defence on…

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Man on Morals Charge Police Allegation

National Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.— Douglas Shanton Annand, 49, an art designer had kicked, fought punched und tried to bite three policemen who arrested him…

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