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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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Lady Manager Charged

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 5

Frances Newport, the late lady legal manager of the Marvel Lock Gold-mining Company in Victoria, was charged with embezzling various sums of money, belonging…

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Murder of Converts. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

Three Christian natives, attached to the Methodist Mission in the Dearning district of New Britain, have been murdered. Their bodies were carried into the…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

Horns Freeman (69) fired at [?] wife with a revolver, at his residence, Bendigo, yesterday. Mrs. Freeman bad a miraculous escape, the bullet striking an enamel basin…

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Special Licensing Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

A sitting of tbe Special Licensing Court, to deal with any licences that may be affected by the local option poll of September last, will be held on the 26th inst…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

A MUNICIPAL Appeal Court will be held at the Court House, Dubbo, on August 4. Saturday, June 27, has been fixed as the float date for the receipt of appeals…

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A Court-martial Among Crows

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 7

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Local Option Court

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 June 1908 · page 2

The Special Licensing Court to deal with the reduction of the number of licenses in the Macquarie electorate carried at the Local Option Poll held…

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Licensing Court

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 2

The Quarterly Licensing Court was held today, before Messrs E. May.Steers, W. Parkins, and T. Brennand, J’s.P. Renewals were granted to the Telegraph,…

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Five Charges of Burglary. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 2

John Spencer, a draper at Leicester, and former Sunday school teacher, was sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment upon five charges of burglary…

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Land Appeal Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 3

A SITTING of the Land Appeal Court will be held on July 1. The Forestry Commission have notified that they will hold a sitting at the Dubbo Court House on the same date…

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Special Licensing Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 3

IT is understood that the Special Licensing Court which will be held in Dubbo an the 26th inst., to deal with the question of the reduction of licenses, will be of short duration. The…

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Police Court. Tuesday, June 16. (Before Mr. W. Burton Smith, P.m.) Travelling Sheep Case

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 2

William Allan proceeded against John Spencer for travelling sheep through the former's run without giving proper notice. Defendant was fined 10s, with costs…

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Police Stop a Boxing Contest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 3

L[?]t, of South Africa, defeated Bill Walsh in six rounds at Melbourne last night. Walsh received terrible punishment. The police stopped the contest…

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A Mudgee Court Case

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 June 1908 · page 5

A police court case of interest was heard at Mudgee a few days ago, the parties being W. H. Lester, chemist, brother of Dr…

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Furniture Stealing. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 4

Cornelius O'Donoghue and Albert Hardy, who were convicted of stealing large quantities of furniture from Campbell's warehouse, were each sentenced to four…

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Special Licensing Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 3

On Friday next, the 26th instant, the Special Licensing Court will sit to deal with licenses that may be affected by the local of ion poll, taken last September, in the…

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Special Mining Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 5

It is believed that the Special Mining Court will resume early next month to finish the Teralba case…

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Additions to the Court House

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 4

Some months ago the Justice Department intimated that additions would be made to tbe Dubbo Court House on funds becoming available, and in this issue tenders are…

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Special Licensing Court. Renewal of Licences

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 3

A Special Licensing Court to deal with applications for renewals of licences was held at Wellington on Friday, Mr. W. Burton Smith and Dr…

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The Court House. Improvements to the Present Building Rejected

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 3

At the meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council on Thursday evening the following letter from the Attorney-General's Department to Mr…

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