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

Courts & crime, 1954

1,297 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 65

Court List for Today

National Advocate · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 2

Among the large list of cases set down for hearing at Bathurst Court today are a number of traffic offences. Ten men will face charges of being…

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Police Guard Man Against Drugged Gunman

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon. C.I.B. detectives, in response to an anonymous phone call, rushed to a city, night club…

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Theft From Shop

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 3

WEST WYALONG, Monday; At West Wyalong the police are investigating reports that £50 was stolen from a local cycle shop at the…

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Theft From Club Man Arrested

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 3

FORBES, Monday: Police at Forbes today arrested an elderly man and charged him with three robberies that occurred here during the week-end…

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Woman sent to gaol for twelve mths

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 1

In Quarter Sessions yesterday, his Honour Judge McKillop sentenced a 52-year-old Orange…

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Allegation of Murder with Boiling Water

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.-- A mother murdered her three year-old daughter with boiling water because she was…

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Extra Police for Bathurst

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

A large contingent of police from Sydney and from western centres will visit Bathurst on Friday to carry out duty in conjunction with the local force…

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Council Sues Over Alleged Damage to Tree Bark Two in court

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

The alleged stripping of a piece of bark from a tree in an Orange street, led to the appearance of two men in Orange Court of Petty…

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Traffic Charges Cases at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 2

Frederick Austin Cooper, of Bathurst, was fined £10 at Bathurst Court for attempting to ride a motor cycle while, under the influence of liquor…

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For Aged "Toughman" Wifes Complaint to Court

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tuesday: The 40 year old wife of Bernarr MacFadden, 88 year old magazine publisher and physical culturist who likes to…

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Cases Heard at Police Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 11

A charge of selling liquor without a licence was preferred against Thomas Evens, pensioner, aged 68 years,…

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Police Arrangements -- Over 100 Reinforcements

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 2

Six police motor cyclists from the Public Safety Bureau will provide an escort for the Royal tour entourage on Friday, officer in charge of Lithgow Police District (Inspector J. E. D…

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Police Find Bill, Now Want Bob

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Hornsby police are trying to trace a man known only as "Bob" but who was a friend of…

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Hawkers Raided by Police During Royal Visit

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, This Aft.--The time fuse of weeks of diligent preparation and attention to the minutest detail set off an explosion of thunderous greeting today when 120,000 people from every part of the South Coast welcomed the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on their arrival in…

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Search for Suspect T.V. Aid for Police

National Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: British television viewers again last night saw a photograph of artist William Hepper Police believe Hepper may be able…

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Jury Acquits Man Charged with Theft of Potatoes Story of transactions

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 2

After a retirement of 35 minutes a Quarter Sessions jury yesterday acquitted a 37-year-old Orange man of a charge of stealing 21 bags of potatoes, the property of Inland Sea Foods Pty. Ltd. He is Edward James [?] Guineas, a single man, of Lord’s Place…

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Five Arrested Car Stealing Alleged

National Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY. Thursday: Police have made five arrests in 12 hours in a Did to smash a car-stealing and stripping racket at Liverpool and Bankstown…

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Mother Gaoled for Murder

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.— A woman who allegedly threw boiling water over her three year old daughter…

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Bail for Woman Murder Charge

National Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY. Thursday: A woman charged with murder was allowed £250 hall by Mr. Justice Owen in the Supreme Court today…

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Police Station Finished Soon

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 2

Good progress is being made with building of the new police station in Byng Street,…

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