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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Cobar Police Court. Thursday, May 16. (Before Mr. Arnott, P.M.)

The Cobar Herald · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 3

The Licensing Sub-inspector proceeded against a local publican for selling liquor at unlawful hours. He pleaded guilty and was fined £1…

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Cobar's Police Service

The Cobar Herald · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 5

Considerable discussion ensued at the Council meeting on Wednesday evening last regarding departmental tactics in depriving the district of the…

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Licensing Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 4

An application by Reginald D'Arcy Weaver for an auctioneer's license for the District of Dubbo was granted; as was an application for a booth license…

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Police Court Tuesday, May 21, 1912, (Before Mr. Gates P.M.) Wife Desertion

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 8

Frank Murray was presented on a charge of deserting his wife. Alleen Vera Ruby Murray. He was further charged with child desertion. Both…

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Alleged Theft of a Coat. Accused Remanded to Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 2

Sergeant Sheehy, of Bathurst, made another capture on Tuesday, particulars of which he gave at the police court in the afternoon, when George…

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Land Appeal Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 4

The Land Appeal Court sat in Dubbo on Wednesday and Thursday, when a number of references and appeals were heard. The decisions in these cases…

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Police Assallants' Gaoled. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 4

For a savage attack on a constable at Glebe Charles Davis and Philip Camerford were yesterday sentenced to four and six months' imprisonment…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, May 21st. (Before Mr. A. Gates, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 3

Castle v. Mrs. Murphy.—Claim for £4 4s, work and labor done, The parties were residents of Mogriguy…

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High Court of Australia (Before Sir Samuel Griffiths, CM., Mr. Justice Barton, and Mr. Justice Isaacs). Question of Commission. Sale of a Country Estate. Appeal Allowed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 8

This matter was an appeal against the refusal of the Full Court to set aside a verdict given in favor of the plaintiffs for £490…

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Warden's Court

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 May 1912 · page 2

At the warden's court on Friday W. H. Cavanagh applied for un authority to enter on Thomas Campbell's land at Burrendong, and the application was…

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Police Court. Monday, May 27th. Before Mr. Cochrane, J.P.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 2

Two drunks were before the court yesterday morning, on charges of having been loaded above the plimsol mark on Saturday. The first, John…

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Small Debts Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 2

At the Small Debts Court this morning, the Bench decided to alter the days of hearing small debts cases from Monday to Tuesday. In future the…

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Alteration of Court Days

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 2

This morning the P.M. intimated that it had been decided to fix the dates for hearing of Small Debts Court on the second and fourth Tuesdays in each…

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Land Appeal Court. the Decisions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 3

A sitting of the Land Appeal Court of N.S.W. was commenced at the Court House on Wednesday last before Mr. H. A. G. Currie (President) and Mr…

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Alleged Assault in a Railway Carriage

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 4

Shortly after the arrival of the mail train from Sydney on Monday morning a complaint was made to Sergeant Nies that a lady passenger by the train had…

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Police Court. Wednesday, May 29th. (Before Mr. Cochrane, J.P.). Alleged Assault

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 4

Claude Richard Meers, who had been arrested on a warrant, was before the court on a charge of alleged assault on a woman named Mrs. Harrison in a…

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Alleged Assault

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 4

A female passenger on the first division of the mail train from Sydney on Monday, has reported to the Wellington police that she was indecently…

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Alleged Assault in a Train

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 3

A female passenger on the first division of the mail from Sydney on Monday, has reported to the Wellington police that she was indecently…

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Murder Charge Fails. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 4

At the Armidale Circuit Court the case against Herbert Skinner, 19, for the murder of Samuel Watson, at Hillgrove, on January 23rd, concluded. The…

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Land Appeal Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 7

Following are the decision given by the Land Appeal Court at Dubbo last week:--[?] Edward Turner's application to…

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