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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

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Dubbo Police Court. Thursday, May 15. (Before Messrs. J. A. Ryan and R. T. MacNevin, J.sP.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 4

JOHN BEDE, deemed to be of unsound mind and found wandering at large, was ordered to be sent to the Hospital for Insane, at Parramatta. Sidney Ryan, on a charge of using indecent…

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Wellington Police Court Friday, May 16. (Before Mr. T. C. K. McKell, P.M.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 May 1902 · page 3

J. F. Donald wan fined 5s or the rising of the court for being drunk in Percy-street on 15th instant. Kate Campbell was fined 10s or three days…

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Stuart Town Warden's Court. Tuesday, May 15 (Before Mr T. C. K. McKell, P.M.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 May 1902 · page 2

The application of James Lee, of Burrundong, for a gold mining lense of 10 acres, situated on Burrundong Hill, was objected to by Samuel Fitz John, A. E. Fuller, John…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, May 16. (Before Mr. T. C. K. McKell, P.m.) Taylor V. IRVING

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 May 1902 · page 3

Joseph Taylor sued for £3, for moneys had and received. Mr. Kelly for plaintiff, Mr. Quirk for defendant…

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Police Court Wednesday, 14th May.(Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, P M.)

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 2

Yip On was charged with larceny by finding a brief bag containing at tides to the value of [?] property of F. Stevens…

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Trangie Police Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 4

AT Trangie Police Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. T. C. K. McKell, P.M., the following summons cases were heard: Police v. John Funck, cruelly [?]…

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The Grafton Murder Case

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 3

It has been decided that no further action can he taken in connection with the man Pera, who was acquitted at the Grafton Circuit Court recently on a charge of murder, and who…

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The Marrickville Murder. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 3

The death sentence on Charles Lukins for the murder of Mrs. Baikie at Marrickville has been commuted to penal servitude for life…

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Police Court. Saturday, Mat 17. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell. P.M)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 3

David Baird (aboriginal) for using indecent language in Macquarie-street on previous evening, was fined 60s, in default two months' imprisonment…

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Petty Debts Court. Monday, May 19. (Before Mr. T. C. K. McKell. P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 3

IN the undermentioned undefended cases, judgment was given for the respective amounts claimed. Defendants did not appear:—…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before the President (Mr. Alexander Oliver, and Mr. Commissioner Brandis.) the Mercadool Cases.--important Judgments

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 2

MR. CANAWAY, instructed by the Crown Solicitor, appeared for the Minister. Before announcing the Court's judgements upon the 14 selectors' appeals of this series the…

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Wellington Police Court. Saturday, May 17. (Before Mr. John Collins J.P.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 May 1902 · page 5

John Naylor for, for using indecent language in Perev-Street on 16 h instant, was fined 10s or 24 hour Fine paid…

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Daring Burglary in Melbourne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 3

On Thursday night two young men entered Kiss's jewellery establishment, in Melbourne, and having gagged and beaten the proprietor and also his father, an old man aged 70 years,…

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Wellington Police Court. Friday, May 23. (Before Mr. T. C. K. McKell [?])

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 May 1902 · page 2

Edward Shushall, a boy of tender years, was charged with stealing a quantity of wheat from Quick, McLeod and Co's. wheat shed on 14th May…

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Warden's Court. Friday, May 28. (Before Mr. T. C. K. McKell, P.M.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 May 1902 · page 2

Two applications were made by Thomas H. York for the reduction of labor conditions on areas in parish Yarragal. The conditions were reduced to two months for…

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Tuesday, May 27Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 2

Joseph Crump was charged with stealing a hat the property of James Davis, and was fined 10s or seven days. For assaulting James Davis he was also fined 10s or seven days. Both…

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Revision Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 2

A REVISION Court was held at the Dubbo Court House on Monday 26th May, when an application to be added to the list was made to the P.M. The application was granted…

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Arbitration Court. Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 3

The Court of Arbitration yesterday expressed the opinion that there must be no improper shutting out of youths from legitimate means of earning a livelihood…

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Police Court. Monday, May 26. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, P.M., and Mr. J. Heane, J.P.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 3

CHARLES YOUNG, on remand, was before the Court on suspicion of being of unsound mind. On the recommendation of the Government Medical Officer (Dr…

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Wellington Police Court. Wednesday, May 28. (Before Mr. J. Collins, J.P.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 May 1902 · page 5

Joseph McLoughlin was charged with stealing one double blanket and two single blankets, valued 23s 6d. the property of W. H. Barlow, at Stuart Town on the 26th…

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