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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Canbelego Police Court. (Before the P.M.)

The Cobar Herald · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 6

Police v. Frank Cullen, using indecent language. Fined 3os and 6s court costs, in default 14 days. Same v. James Hudson, found on…

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Warden's Court

The Cobar Herald · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 6

Archibald Clyde Hamilton made application for six mouths' suspension of the residence conditions on lot 13, section 21, Canbelego…

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Small Debts Court

The Cobar Herald · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 6

Garnishee cases, Levy & Son v. C. Edwards, R. Allen and H. Scott were postponed until 24th proximo…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 4

An Appeal Court against Municipal Assessments was held at the Court House on Manday and Tuesday last, Mr. W. S. Arnott, P M of Cobar presiding. In all…

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Licensing Court

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 July 1912 · page 2

At the sitting of the licensing court on Friday Dr. Rygate, and Mr. F. H. Kennard being the presiding magistrates, the application of H. J. Pick…

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French Murderer Sentenced. Paris

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1912 · page 2

The man who was arrested last September on a charge of murdering M. Guillotin, at Tours, has been sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, July 2. (Before Mr. A. Gates, L.M., and Mr. Thomas Baird, J.P.) Transfer of License

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1912 · page 2

An application for the transfer of a billiard license from John Hives to Frederick Barr. Mr. R. H. Nelson appeared for Mr…

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The Amos Case. Six Months Gaol

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 July 1912 · page 3

At Bathurst on Monday, Alfred late deputy Town Clerk at Bathurst, was charged at the police court with having embezzled two sums of £6/16/-…

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Legacy or Commission. Interesting Court Decision

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 July 1912 · page 3

A judgment that will probably affect the positions of executors of the wills of deceased persons was delivered by Justice Street iu tho Probate Court on…

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Committed for Murder

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 4

At the inquest concerning the death of Margaret Riddle, the coroner found that deceased had died from the effects of a bullet wound, wilfully…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. A. T. Cochrane, J.P.). Wednesday, July 3

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 4

Joseph Cotterel, an undersized man, over whose head 03 years had recoded, and in their recession had drawn the hair buck till the top of his head was…

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Small Debts Court

The Cobar Herald · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 5

On Thursday last, June 27th, G. Marshe, liquidator of the Cobar Industrial Cooperative Store, Ld., proceeded against Emma Jane…

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Mudgee Divorce Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 7

At the Mudgee District Court Edwin David Moon sought a dissolution of his marriage will Harriot Sellua Moon (nee Cleaver), on the ground of…

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City Court Idyll. Kisses and Ha'pence

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 6

One of the prettiest scenes over enacted in the dull surroundings of a City polite court took place at the Guildhall Justice Room yesterday (said the…

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Stealing a Cushion

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 3

A canvasser named John Riley was charged before Mr. Lee, J. P., morning with stealing a cushion, valued at 3/6, the property of Mabel Luke…

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Alleged Theft of Wool

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 3

Two men named John Hunt and William Cornell, who were arrested by Constable Taplin, were brought before Mr. Chiplin, J.P., this morning on a charge…

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Business at the Court an Unregistered Dairy

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 3

A charge of not having his dairy registered was preferred against William Lahy at the police court on Friday, before Mr. Gates, P.M. The defendant…

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Police Court. Police Court. July 9th. (Before Mr. Gates. P.M.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 July 1912 · page 2

Stephen Hennessy was charged with using indecent language to Mrs. K[?]foyle, licensee of Tattersall's Hotel, on July 2nd. He pleaded guilty, and was…

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Nyngan Assault Case

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 July 1912 · page 2

John Stevens, a stranger in Nyagan, was brutally assaulted in Nymagee-st. one night last week, during the course of a difference between himself and…

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Police Court. Tuesday, July 9th. (Before Mr. A. Gates, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1912 · page 2

Stephen Hennessy pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent language in the bar of Tattersall's Hotel, Dubbo, and was mulcted in the sum of £5 18s,…

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