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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

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Wellington Police Court. Alleged Rape

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 5

At the court on Tuesday, Samuel Robert Harris was charged with, on the 10th instant, ravishing and carnally-knowing, without her consent…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 4

At the Orange Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, Michael John Pope was charged with stealing 20 sheep the property of William Sloane at Oakey…

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An American Murder Case. the Governor Firm

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 7

The "Times" New York correspondent telegraphed on 8th December:- One of the most extraordinary exhibitions of hysteria in the history of this…

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Wellington Police Court. Friday, February 16, 1906. (Before Mr. W. Burton Smith, P.M.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 February 1906 · page 3

Robert Edwards, guilty of riotous behaviour (fighting), was fined 5s, costs 6s, or 18 hours. George Collins, on a similar charge…

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Special Licensing Court

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 February 1906 · page 2

An auctioneer's district license was granted to Leonard Hamilton Dobbie, aud a renewal of a wine license to Joseph West, Stuart Town…

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Police Court. Monday, Feb. 19Th. (Before Mr. W. G. Burton Smith, P.m.) Ill-treating a Horse

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 2

PATRICK MOORE was proceeded against by the police for cruelly ill-treating an animal by driving it while it was suffering from sore shoulders. The defendant pleaded guilty, but…

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Railway Associations' Trouble. Decision of the Registrar of the Arbitration Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 3

THE Registrar in Arbitration on Monday refused the application by the Paint[?]s, Engineers, Coachmakers, Railway C[?] and Waggon makers and Wheelwright[?], United Laborers…

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Police Court. Tuesday, February 16. (Before Messrs. R. Read and J. Collins, J's.P.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 4

Joseph Henry McMurtrie pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing some grapes, valued at 1s, from a garden the property of Mr. J. T. P. Bassett…

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Burglary in Talbragar-street. Butcher's Shop Broken Into

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 4

DURING the night of Thursday or early morning of Friday (yesterday) the business, promises occupied by Mr. T. J. Moore, butcher, of Talbragar-street, were entered by thieves, who…

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Byrock Police Court. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.)

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 2

On Wednesday last the following cases wore disposed of:- Police v. James Carey.—For being found on the licenced promises of the Royal Hotel…

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A New Way of Evading the Police. An Incident of Wombwell's Circus

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 3

A WARRANT of commitment having been received by the Geelong police against Samuel Clay Williams, who was fined £1 by the Ballarat Bench on Thursday for " furious…

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Grape Stealing

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 4

Marsh Creswell, aged 17, charged with stealing grapes at Bodangora, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s, with 3s costs. His Worship said it was…

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Alleged Duck Stealing

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 4

Seven young men from Neurea way had a charge against them of stealing five ducks, the property of Mr. Burnett…

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Alleged Stealing of Chaff

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 4

Frederick Horwood was charged with stealing, at Drill Creek, seven bags of chaff, the property of Mrs. Creagon. Mr. Kelly appeared for…

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Attempted Murder

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 2

Theodore Holtfort was found guilty at Ballarat on Saturday on a charge of threatening to murder Walter Grose, ex-M.L.A., a journalist. The prisoner…

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Wellington Police Court. Friday, 23Rd February. (Before Mr. W. Burton Smith, P.m.) Indecent Language

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 4

Joseph Lambert, charged with using indecent language, pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s or seven days. Seven days allowed to pay the fine…

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Warden's Court. (Before the Warden, Mr. Burton Smith.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 4

The Commonwealth Gold Mining Company, through Mr. Burrows, applied for a suspension of working conditions for six months on leases 849…

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Arbitration Court. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 2

The Arbitration Court decided yesterday that owing to the; High Court judgment b different course must now be adopted. Industrial anions must not originate the…

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Land Appeal Court. A Coonamble Case

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 2

AT the sitting of the Land Appeal Court in Sydney last week John Thomas Farrell Appealed against the appraised value of Crown Improvements (tank) on his additional settlement tease…

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"Cracked Him First." Extraordinary Episode at Redfern Court

The Castlereagh · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 6

Owen Harthy, who is employed by the contractor for the removal of house garbage in Redfern, was summoned in the local police court to-day, for…

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