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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

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Warden's Court

The Cobar Herald · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 4

The Nymagee Copper, limited, were granted total suspension for six months on mineral lease No. 356, parish of Devon, county…

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The Mosman Child Murder

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 July 1910 · page 4

THE city coroner at Sydney held an inquest on Wednesday on the body of the tittle girl, May Williams, who was killed by the elderly woman, E. Quartly. A verdict of wilful murder was…

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Murder and Suicide. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1910 · page 4

Dr. Aloys, a famous musical conductor, and Fraulein Anna Sutta, a Court singer, were found lying dead at Stuttgart, Germany. Both had been…

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An Amazing Story of Crime and Police Bravery

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 July 1910 · page 7

LAWLESSNESS became fairly rampant at times on the other side of the 'Herring Pond.' Not even in the Wild West, how ever, when in days gone by, men shot one…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, July 6. (Before Mr. C. E. Oslear Dr. Burkitt, and Mr. T. Baird.) RENEWALS

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 July 1910 · page 3

Renewals were granted of the following hotels:--Gradstone, Dubbo; Federal Narromine; Collie Hotel, Collie; Royal Da[?]doo (asse[?]ment £130); Mundooran Hotel,…

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Police Pay

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 4

The members of the police force and others who have come under the recently-announced increases in pay in the Government service—teachers,…

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Licensing Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 4

On Tuesday Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.M., Dr. Burkitt and Mr. Thomas Baird, Licensing Magistrates, granted the renewal of the license of the Royal Hotel,…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 2

The quarterly sitting of the licensing court was held on Friday, the presiding magistrates being Mr. Oslear and Dr. A. M. Rygate. The following renewals of…

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Outbreak in Gaol

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 2

William King, the notorious negro convict, celebrated the news of Johnson's victory by running amok in Pentridge prison, Melbourne. King's…

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Domestic Relations Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 3

A Domestic Relations Court that will endeavor to bring together estranged married couples, will (says the correspondent of the "Standard")…

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Alleged Horse-stealing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 4

A case of alleged horse-stealing is at present being investigated by the Wellington police. Mr. Joseph Drew, of Pillaga, reported, that five horses had…

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Capertee Murder Case

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 6

At the Carpertee Court on Friday, Mr. Galagher, J.P., continued an inquiry touching the death of a male child at the Turon River, on Wednesday, 15th…

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Murder and Suicide

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 5

A greengrocer in a Germah town shot his wife und two children, severely wounded three other children, and then committed suicide. Poverty was the cause of the crime…

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A Charge of Murder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 3

The jnquest into the body of the child found at Turon River, near Capertee, with its throat cut, was continued before the Coroner (Mr. W. J. Galagher)…

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Electoral Revision Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 4

THE Revision Court for revising the Macquarie State [?] was held at Wellington on Friday Mr. T. H. Thrower appeared on behalf of a number of Persons objected to by the Liberal…

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Parish Scandals. Ex-officials Charged with Fraud. Amazing Story

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 3

Sensational charges were heard at the police court here to-day (said the Caerphilly correspondent of the "Daily News" on April 19) against two brothers…

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Electoral Revision Court Dubbo Objections Disallowed

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 July 1910 · page 3

A revision court for the purpose of revising the rolls for the Macquarie way hold in the Wellington court-house on Friday, Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.M.,…

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The Revision Court. Sitting at Wellington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 2

The Revision Court under the Electoral Acts sat at Wellington on Friday last, Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.M., being on the bench…

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The Crippen Murder. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 4

Crippen, the supposed Camden Road murderer, was located by the police in a French town, but fled to Spain. The Government has offered a reward of…

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Police Court. Friday July 22. (Before Messrs. G. H. Taylor and A. T. Cochrane.) a Discharge

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 4

BERNARD MARTIN GATELY, a respectable looking young man of 22 years of age, a blacksmith by occupation, was charged with stealing £11 6s 6d, the property of Daniel McGlade, at…

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