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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime
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P. M'Stay pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Mitchell-street, and was fined 5s or 24 hours in gaol. James Murphy aboriginal) was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. J.T.C. Ranken, F.E. Bloxham, and M. Carroll applied for auctioneers' licenses, which were granted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A jockey named Osborne was stabbed to the heart at Warialda by a man called Happy Jack…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tommy, a Chinaman, changed with shooting at William Allen, with intent, at Phillie station on the 5th instant remanded from Wednesday last, again come up for hearing. An interpreter having…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following appeals against the decision of the Bourke district Land Board were considered at the recent Land Court held by the Minister. Wilfred Hall, against the decision of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →David Brown Walker was this morning sentenced to 3 months imprisonment for contempt by practising as an attorney after being struck of the rolls, and for swearing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mary Ann Rufus was charged with behaving in a riotous manner in Mitchell street. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months in the Bourke lockup…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Joseph Pages v. John Anderson. Wages. Case dismissed. Same v. Same. Assault Case dismissed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The case against G. A. Cabill, selle[?]fter to show cause why he should no be strack off die rolls, was again postponed owing to the absence of Judge Owen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The German Count has removed to Potsdam…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As was only to be expected some interest was evinced in the proceedings at the Assessment Court on Monday last, before Messrs. King, Ranken, Hughes, Macalister and Broome. Mr. Allison…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An extradition Court was held to-day, before Lord Carrington, when the Marquis de Rostaing made application for handing over four French criminals, who were still…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jamas Steward, charged with drunkenness was discharged. James Empson for similar offence, was fined 5s. Francis Hartridge, appeared, charged with being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →William Chas. Digby Dyas, was charged with obtaining goods, etc., by means of My pretences, viz., passing valueless cheque, at Cunnamulla. Constable Michael Murphy deposed to having a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BEFERRING the attempted murder of a woman in Wilcannia by a man named Handcock on Monday last, a telegram says:- Handcock, it would appear, was the keeper…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Paris a boy, aged 8 years, has murdered his brother, aged 6 years, and then committed suicide…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the Land Court held on Monday and Tuesday last, Messrs. Tompson (chairman), Barton, and King present, the following business was transacted:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE French system of "reconstituting" the scene of the crime, to use the technical expression, has again been successful in wresting a full confession from a hatdened and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →David Crack, a drover, in charge of cattle, was sued by Mr. Scott, of Belalie, for trespass and although the defendant pleaded guilty, and the complainant did not wish to press the charge, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Full Court has dismissed all the points raised on behalf of the prisoner Robert Hawart, for the brutal murder of a man in the police cell, as un enable, frivolous, and…
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