Proposed New Court House
At the meeting of the municipal council on Thursday evening, a letter was received from Mr. T. H. Thrower, M.L.A., stating in reply to a…
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Courts & crime, 1911
525 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 27
Police for Wongarbon
A correspondent writes:—As a stranger to this small town I have from time to time seen the dire necessity for a policeman to be stationed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Pearl of Coney Island." Sent to Gaol for Smuggling
Mrs Roberta Menges, formerly known as the "Pearl of Coney Island," is serving a sentence of three days' imprisonment in the Tombs Prison for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tomingley Police Court. Tuesday, May 2. (Before Mr. J. W. Lees, J.P.). Indacent Language
Charles Walker, charged with using indecent language in Myall-street on the 1st inst, pleaded guilty. Fined £2, in default one month in Dubbo…
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A good deal of amusement was caused by a case in the police court on Friday, in which Mrs. Susannah Lynch, of Geurie, proceeded against John…
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A shocking tragedy was discovered at Woodlupine, five mile from Perth, on Sunday morning, when the dead body of Frances Elizabeth Campton (18) was found in the bush…
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At the Cobar Police Court on Monday last, before Mr. Arnott, P.M., and Mr. Morrison J.P., Billy Campbell was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sentenced to Death. Sydney
At the Melbourne Criminal Court William Thomas Smith was found guilty of Jiaving wilfully murdered his child, aged 4½ years, on March 9th,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Narromine Police Court. (Before Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.M.)
OUR Narromine correspondent writes:--On Monday last V. E. J. Stevens, J. Stevens, Beatrice May Har[?] and Margaret Jane Edwards, were charged with riotous behavior at…
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The murderer of the young girl Frances Compton at Woodl[?] on Saturday morning is still at large, but it is expected that he will be arrested in a day or two. A woman sup[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court. Monday, May 22. (Before Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.M.) Attempted Suicide
A Chinaman named Ah Mow appeared to answer a charge of attempted suicide by poisoning. Senior-Sergeant Hayes deposed: The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. Monday, May 22. (Before Mr. C. E. Oslear, F M.)
C. W. Gregory and Co. v. Beasley.— Claim £11 12s, goods supplied, No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount with costs…
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The municipal council was recently in formed that the sum of £750 had been placed on the estimates for the Wellington court house, and as it was…
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There is strong belief that the man arrested in West Australia in connection with the murder of the girl Compton is not perfectly [?]. The accused admits he was in the…
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William Gould appeared at the Concurry (Q.) police court on a charge of murdering an Afghan named Charlie Roshian, who has been missing since March the 20. Gould and the Afghan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narromine Police Court. (Before Messrs. W. Kierath and S. P. Kemp, J's.P.)
OUR Narromine correspondent writes:--Five young men, strangers to the town, were brought up before the bench on Friday last, charged with being unlawfully on railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dignity of the Court
THE following incident is related of an American judge who had a lofty idea of his own legal capacity, and was at the same time anxious to sustain the dignity…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. M. J. Ryan Remarks by the Police Magistrate
Before the business was proceeded with at the sitting of the police court on Friday, reference was made to the departure of Mr. M. J. Ryan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warden's Court
At the warden's court on Friday, before Mr. Oslear, A. C. Lee and Richard Crawley applied for a suspension of the labor conditions on the King Dick…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illegal Impoundings. Cases Before the Court
At the Wellington police court on Friday, before Mr. Oslear, P.M., Ellen Inwood proceeded against George E. Swan on a charge of illegally…
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