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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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The Municipal Appeals. Decisions of the Magistrate. Attacked and Defended

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 September 1908 · page 3

The report from the valuers in regard to the appeal court was again before the Municipal Council on Thursday evening. At the previous meeting the…

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The Little Lame Dog. Plays a Part in Court

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 September 1908 · page 3

A charge of larceny in which there were some unusual features was investigated by Mr. W. Burton Smith, P.M., at the Wellington Police Court…

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Police Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 September 1908 · page 3

AT the Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. W. G. Burton Smith, P.M., Chas. Delaney, who was proceeded against by the Dubbo Municipal Council for depasturing an animal in a public…

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Wongarbon Stealing Case

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 4

A fresh development has taken place in the case in which a blacksmith named Albert McDonald was recently sentenced to nine months'…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

William Phillips, a man of about 42 years of age, was charged with an indecent assault upon Harold Robert Dixon at Cobar on the 14th of July last…

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Land Appeal Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

To the Laud Appeal Court the Dubbo Land Board referred for direction the master of Joseph Lawrence Mitchell's conditional purchase lease application No. 1908-2[?] Dubbo. The…

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The Court and the Aboriginal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

AN aboriginal, a typical full-bloodod one, created a difficulty at the Dubbo Circuit Court on Wednesday. He was a man of short build, who would make a capital subject…

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Humour in a Circuit Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

THERE was a lively sally in the Dubbo Circuit Court Wednesday, which provoked more then a titler, "Will I go back with the constable? naked a prisoner who had come down from, and…

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Dubbo Circuit Court. Wednesday, September 30. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Simpson.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

Associate Mr. Macken[?]ie. Dr. Waddell was Grown Prosecutor, instructed by Mr. Barthgate, of the Crown Law Department…

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Dubbo Circuit Court. (Before Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson.) Dr. G. W. Waddell, Crown Prosecutor. Case From North Bourke

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 3

William John Gillan was indicted on a charge that he did on August 21st, at North Bourke, assault William Vincent with intent to rob him…

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Dubbo Circuit Court. Civil Cause. (Before Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson and a jury of four.) a Harvester Case. Meadow Bank Company V. TREMAIN

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

MR. A. G. M. PITT, instructed by Mr. H. Peden Steel, appeared for the plantiffe ; and Mr. D. G. Ferguson and Mr. J. M. Sonders, instructed by Mr. A. J. L. Stockwell, of…

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Stealing Sheepskins. Accused Fined £5

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 2

A man named Dawn Huxley was charged at the Wellington Police Court on Friday before Mr. W. Burton Smith, P.M., with stealing 11…

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Sunday Dancing at the Caves. Alleged Police Interference

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 2

The recent trouble about dancing at the Wellington Caves on Sunday was referred to at the meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council on Saturday…

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Licensing Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 3

IN the Dubbo Licensing Court on Tuesday morning before Mr. W. Burton Smith, P.M. and Mr. Thomas Baird, L.M., Renewals of publicans' license were…

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Presentation to a Police Officer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

A PLEASANT little ceremony took place at the police station on Saturday evening. Constable P. J. Dunne, who had for a considerable time been stationed at Dubbo, and recently had been…

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Dubbo Circuit Court. Meadowbank Co. v. W. Tremain, Jun[?]

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

The hearing of the above action, brought to recover £7210[?] in connection with the alleged sale of a harvester, was continued on Friday…

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Alleged Stealing From the Railway

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 4

Early in November last year several rolls of suiting material that were consigned by rail to a tailor at Coonamble did not reach their destination…

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Licensing Court

The Cobar Herald · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 5

On Tuesday the following licenses were granted:—A. J. Anderson, Tattersall's Hotel, £35 ; T. Rankin, Tattersall's Hotel, Wrightville…

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Land Appeal Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 5
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

Sittings of the Land Appeal Court will begin at Dubbo on Tuesday, the 20th inst., when the following oases will be heard — Appeal by R. [?]uest, senior, against the…

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