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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

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Wellington Police Court. Saturday, February 17. (Before Messrs. A. G. Chiplin and A. Rose, J's.P.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 February 1900 · page 2

Charles Farah, Assyrian, was granted a hawker's license. Council v. Humphrey Earl—Stock straying. No parties. Struck out…

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Police Court. Saturday, Feb. 17. (Before Mr. G. H. Taylor, J.P.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1900 · page 3

Charles LeRoy, a half-cast native of Africa, was before the Court for riotous behaviour and for using obscene language. Constable Slater proved the offences…

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Petty Debts Court. Monday, Feb, 19. (Before Mr. J. F. Wakinson, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1900 · page 2

In the undermentioned cases the respective defendants did not appear. J.G. Brown proceeded against J. Moore, for goods sold and delivered, £6 1s 2d…

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Wellington Police Court. Monday, February 19. (Before Mr. A. G. Ohiplin, J.P.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 2

Arthur Benson, drank and disorderly in Percy-street on the 18th, was fined 5s, or 24 hours in gaol. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21…

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Stuart Town. Police News

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 4

On Wednesday, 14th instant, before Mr. Makinson, P.M., and Messrs. Marshall and Read, J's.P., J. Hennessy, for being drunk and disorderly, was charged by Constable…

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Dubbo Police Court. Monday. (Before the P.M.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1900 · page 4

ANNIE FESK, a disorderly woman, was charged by Constable Cole with behaving in a riotous manner on Saturday evening last. Fourteen previous convictions were put in against the…

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The Novelist. a Woman with a History. Chapter I. Murder of Suicide

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1900 · page 2

TANG, tang, tang, tang tang, tang, tang, tang, struck in short, pert tones, a highly ornamental clock, which stood on the mantelpiece of a large, well-appointed…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 19Th February. (Before the P.M.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1900 · page 4

BROWN v. Moore.--A claim for £13 1s 2d goods sold and delivered. Verdict for the amount with costs. Arabe v. Dunne.--This was a claim for £4…

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Chapter Ix. Merlin Court Marks Enquiries

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1900 · page 3

Miss Hamilton returned from a drive, in which she had called at three or four places where it was thought Rama might have taken refuge…

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Died in Gaol

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 27 February 1900 · page 3

Thomas Clifford, in custody on a charge of shooting at the daughter of Judge Docker, died yesterday in Darlinghurst Gaol…

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Another Queensland Murder

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 2

A man named Fred Wilson-was found in his bed with his brains battered out on Tuesday week near Hughenden. He was not quite dead, but unconscious and died…

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The Grafton Murder

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 2

At the inquest on the youth Cyrus MacFarlane, found murdered in a street in Grafton, a written confession was produced, signed by James Murphy, who was…

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Police Court. Friday, Feb. 26. (Before Messrs. Dulhunty and MacNevin, Js.P.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 2

Len[?] Kennedy, a girl of 14 years of age, was before the Court for being a neglected child and without lawful means of support…

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Police Court. Thursday, Feb. 22. (Before Messrs. R. G. Dulhunty and R. T. MacNevin, Js.P.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 4

A bare footed youngs'er namad Edward Windus, 9 years of age, was brought up for habitually wandering about the streets without…

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Dubbo Licensing Court. Tuesday, Feb. 27. (Before Mr. J. F. Makinson and T. Baird, L.M's.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 3

In re the adjourned case of Henry J. Farthing, application for colonial wine license. Applicant called, deposed he had added a…

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Police Court. Tuesday, Fed. 27Th. (Before the P.M.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 4

JOHN WHITE, aged 33, a labourer by occupation, wan charged with obtaining £18 2s 6d, from H. L. Tidily, by means of false pretences. Mr. R. Booth appeared for the prosecution…

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From Gaol to a Million

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 8

GEORGE Barker James Cooper-Cooper, who was in 1892 sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for killing his wife at Douglas, Isle of man, had just been…

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Police Court. Friday, February 23, 1900. Before the P.M. Keeping a Disorderly House

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 3

Maud Smith was charged with keeping a house in Merilla-street, Narromine, in a disorderly manner and as a brotherl…

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Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 27. (Before Mr. J. F. Makinson, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 6

Alice Twiss proceeded against Elizabeth Forder for using towards her insulting language on 12th February, whereby a breach of the peace might…

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