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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

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Police Court. Monday, Dec. 28, 1903. (BeFore R. Griffith, Esq., J.p.) Forcing and Uttering

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 3

John Connors and Arthur Morarity wre charged that they did in company, on the 23rd day of December, at Narromine, forge a cheque…

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Police Court

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

Before Messrs. N. Morrison and John Leah, J.'sP. William Outridge, for using indecent language at Mt. Drysdale on the…

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Licensing Court

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

Before Messrs. Morrison and Leah, Members of the Licensing Court. ALLEGED SLT GHOG SELLING. At the Court House on Thursday, 23rd…

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Control of the Police. Inspector- General Fosbery's Retirement

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 3

Mr. FOSDERY, G.M.G., Inspector- General of Police, has handed his resignation to the Premier, who has accepted it. It will be remembered that Mr. Fosbery has for some…

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The Minehan Murder

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 3

The taking of evidence on the Waterloo tragedy has been concluded. The Coroner is now summing up…

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Obley Police Court. Saturday, Jan. 2,1904. (Before Mr. R. Hunt, J.P.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 2

JOHN HARRIS, charged with stealing one saddle and bridle, property of C. Carr, The Meadows, was fined £10 or three months' hard labour in Dubbo gaol…

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Police News. Monday, January 4. (Before Mr. T.C.K. McKell, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 3

william Apps was charged with stealing one bay mare at Burrows on the 7th November, the property of James Hugheston. On the application of Sergeant…

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Summons Court. Tuesday, January 6. (Before Mr.T.C.K.McKell, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 3

W. Reynolds v. W. Dawson. This was a claim for fraudulently removing furniture to prevent distraint. Mr. McGuiun appeared for plaintiff, and…

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Obley Police Court. Saturday, January 2. (Before Mr. R. Hunt, J.P.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 4

John Harris was charged with stealing one saddle and bridle, the property of C. Carr, of " The Meadows." Evidence was given by Constable…

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Wellington Police Court. Wednesday, January 6. (Before Messrs. Nancarrow and Collins, J.'sP.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 4

George Como pleaded guilty to using indecent; language in Lee-street on 5th inst., and was fined 20s or 14 days in Dubbo Gaol…

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Police Court

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 2

At the local Police Court yesterday morning (Before Messrs. S. P. Kemp and J. A. Bamber J's.P.) John Conlon, charged with being drunk, was fined…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY, Before the P.M. (Mr. F. B. Trcatt). Robbery of a Cheque

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

Hugh Sutherland, on remand, was charged with robbing M'Bain Thompson of a cheque to the value of £8, on the 24th December…

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Adjourned Licensing Court. Alleged Sly Grog Selling

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

On Wednesday morning, before Messrs. Morrison and Leah, members of the Licensing Court, the case, Tommy Young y. Gee Cheong, for an alleged charge of…

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Alleged Assault

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 2

A serious case of attempted assault by a man upon a young woman is reported from Wagga. The victim escaped after a terrible straggle. An arrest has been made…

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Escape From Gaol

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 2

A prisoner in the Launceston (Tas) Gaol, named Henry Barrington, escaped on Saturday. He entered Superintendent Driscoll's house, attired himself in a new suit of clothes…

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Alleged Assault at Dubbo

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 2

A young girl named Hazel Watman, living with her parents in Dubbo, reported to the police last Wednesday that a strange man had taken her into Elston Park and…

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Obley Police Court. Saturday, January 9. (Before Mr. T. C. K. McKell, P.M.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 3

Eliza Banwell v. William Jones. Claim £19 10s, for maintenance of child for twelve months at 7s 6d per week. Mr. W. P. Kelly appeared for…

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Wellington Police Court. Friday, January 8. (Before Mr. T. C. K. McKell, P.M.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 3

William Harris was charged with being the bailee of one gold scarf pin, valued at 5s, the property' of Henry Greenslade, did fraudulently convert the same to his own…

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Alleged Murder. an Hotel Tragedy. the Alleged Murderer in Custody

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 2

A sensational affair occurred at Winter's Tattereall's Hotel, in Lee-street, about tea-time on Saturday night, the result of which is that a man now lies dead and his alleged…

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Dubbo Police Court. Saturday, January 9Th. (Before Mr. J. A. Ryan, J.p.) Criminal Assault

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 2

JOHN CRANE was before the Court on a charge of committing a criminal assault on Hazel Watman at Dubbo on the 6th inst. Constable Wheeler deposed that he arrested…

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