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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Local and General. Dubbo Circuit Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 4

Mr. Justice Wing will preside at the sittings of the Dubbo Circuit Court which will be commenced on Wednesday, 27th instant…

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Police Court

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 4

Before the Police Magistrate on Saturday last, Edward Owens, was charged with stealing one gold watch, gold chain and one sovereign, of the total value of £10, the…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.M.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 3

AT the above court on Monday, Frederick Nelson McNair was arraigned on a charge of drunkenness, and flood 6s, or sentenced to 24 hours in the cells. On a second charge of using…

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Small Debts Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 3

J. G. Brown v. P. j. Donohue.--Verdict for amount (£9 18s 11d), with costs. Chater v. John Mead Garnsey.--Plaintiff cued for £4 11s 5d, being amount claimed for…

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Dubbo Police Court. Monday, September 11. (Before the P.M., Mr. C. E. Oslear). Drunk and Language

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 2

Frederick Nelson McNair was charged with being drunk in Macquarie-street on Saturday, and was fined 6s or 24 hours…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, September 11. (Before the P.M., Mr. C. E. Oslear)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 2

Rogers v. Minogue—Claim £19 15s 6d, and costs 14s. Not served. J. G. Brown v. P. J. Donohue—Claim £9 18s 11d, and costs 17s 9d. Verdict…

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Supposed Murder. Tragedy in Cobar. Two Chinese Arrested

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 2

The people of Cobar were surprised and horror-stricken last Sunday morning (says the "Western Age") when they learnt that on the previous…

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A Mail Guard Charged With Theft. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 4

Hastings William Moore Young, a mail guard, has been committed for trial on a charge of stealing three letters on the train between Albury…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.M.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 4

The case, Salter v. Salter, which was adjourned from the morning session of the Police Court, on the application of Mr. McManamey, was continued on Tuesday afternoon. The…

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The Cobar Murder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 8

Says the "Cobar Her[?]d":—"Although it may be slightly premature to say so, it appears from information available that the unfortunate man,…

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Contempt of Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 5

The publishers of the "Age," Melbourne, have been fined £200 for contempt of court in connection with the case in which Dr. Peacock was charged with having been the cause of the…

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Paris Police Blunder

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 6

A remarkable case of two well-connected men being arrested on a charge which was never explained to them, and of their release after three days'…

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Startling End. to Conspiracy Case. Police Spies Denounced

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 6

The assessors in the Dacca conspiracy trial at Calcutta delivered their verdict on Saturday (said "Lloyd's News" on June 25). They found all the accused…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.M.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

AT the above yesterday morning Thomas Davis, an aboriginal, who was arrested for drunkenness in Talbragar-street on Saturday, pleaded guilty and was fined 5s, or 24 hours in prison…

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The Cobar Alleged Murder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

The inquest concerning the death of Charles Thomas Cowin was finished on Thursday, Lee Chew and George Lee, Chinese gardeners, East Cobar, were…

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Latest Cablegrams. Russian Premier Shot. He Succumbs to His Wounds. Sentenced to Death by Anarchists. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

While M. Stolypin, the Premier, was attending a gala opera performance in Kelv on[?]Thursday he was shot at by a Jewish lawyer, named Bogroff, and…

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Good Police Work. Recognition of a Clever Capture

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 7

Constable Taplin, of the local police force, has received very gratifying recognition of the clever rapture he effected last month, when he arrested a…

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Dubbo Circuit Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 4

In connection with the forthcoming sittings of the Dubbo Circuit Court, to be commenced on the 27th inst, his Honor Mr. Justice Pring will,…

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Contempt of Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 5

The publisher of the Melbourne " Argus" has been fined £200 for contempt of court in connection with the Dr. P[?] or Melbourne mystery…

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Land Appeal Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 2

THE Land Appeal Court of New South Wales held a si[?]ting in the Court House on Wednesday. The Court [?]ied of Mr. H. H. C[?] (president), Messrs. Houston and [?]…

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