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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

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Dubbo Police Court. Monday, Oct. 31. (Before W. C. Rogerson, P.M.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 November 1892 · page 2

CHARLES LAHKIN and Thomas Donleavy pre[?] guilty to riotous behaviour in Talbragar-street, and was fined 20s or seven days in goal. Bridget Grogan, an old offender, pleaded guilty…

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A Terrible Murder. London, Oct. 31

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 November 1892 · page 3

The body of a woman cut into twelve pieces has been found in au empty building in Paris…

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The Kanaka Murder. Brisbane, Nov. 1

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 November 1892 · page 3

Two Kanakas have been committed for trial for the murder of another Kanaka about a fortnight ago…

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Police Activity. Melbourne, October 31

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 November 1892 · page 3

The police raided a number of sporting clubs on Saturday, arresting 50 persons and seizing over £1000 Two notorious houses supposed to harbor…

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Court Cases. Sydney, November 11

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 November 1892 · page 3

Malcolm Leslie, clerk at the Paddington branch of the English and, Scottish Bank, has been committed for trial on Several charges of embezzling…

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The Tocumwal Murder

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 November 1892 · page 4

At the Tocumwal Police Court, on Tuesday last, a man named Kennedy was charged with the murder of John a Gosport Fraser, at that place in…

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The Morpeth Murder. Sydney, November 29

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 November 1892 · page 2

The trial of George Morton for the murder of his stepfather at Morpeth in October last was commenced in the Central Criminal to-day. The case for the Crown having closed,…

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Police Court. (Before C. McA. King, Esq., P.m.) Saturday and Monday, Dec. 3 AND 5

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 December 1892 · page 2

Jas. Pringle for stealing half a sovereign from Astley Hey, was sentenced to one month. Gertrude, Newton for generally…

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