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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Land Appeal Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 5

A sittings of the Land Appeal Court of New South Wales was commenced at the Dubbo Court House at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 26th inst, before Mr…

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Another Burglary. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

A masked and armed burglar entered the residence of Dr. Scot Skirving, Dalinghurst, last night, and succeeded in securing a quantity of jewellery and…

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Land Appeal Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 4

The following are the reserved decisions given by the Court on Saturday morning:-- Re Mr. G. Teale's appeals against the…

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Municipal Appeal Court

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

A court of appeal against the valuations or the Dubbo Municipality will be held at the Court House, Dubbo, on Tuesday, April 16th…

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Police Constable Murdered. Perth (W.a.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

Police Constable Fletcher was murdered by a Manilla man at Perth yesterday. The assailant has been arrested…

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Land Appeal Court. the Dubbo Sittings. the Courts Decisions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 4

The sittings of the band Appeal Court concludes at the Dubbo Court House on Saturday, when the reserved decisions were given in the…

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Bankruptcy Court. Tuesday, April 2nd. (Before Mr. A. T. Cochrane, Deputy Registrar.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

A public examination was held into the insolvency of W. T. B. Turner. Mr. R. H. Nelson appeared as solicitor for insolvent. who stated he was a chemist in…

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Land Appeal Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 4

The Land Appeal Court, sitting at Dubbo, gave an important decision in the reference by the Minister for Lands for determination of the value of the…

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Wilful Murder. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 4

At the inquest on Jane Louise Farmer, 21, who died at Wooloomooloo from blood poisoning, supervening on the performance of an Illegal…

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A Police Officer's Claims

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 6

On the occasion of the recent visit to Quambone of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister for Agriculture, and the Hon. Arthur Griffith, Minister for Works,…

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Police Court. Wednesday, April 3, 1912. (Before Messrs. A. T. Cochrane and A. Tyers Wood, J.Ps.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 5

A man named Charles Scott, who was found wandering at large, and was deemed to be insane, was committed to the Parramatta Asylum for the…

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Police Court. Wednesday, April 3. (Before Messrs. A. T. Cochrane and A. Tyera Wood, J's.P.) Sent to the Asylum for Insane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 4

Charles Scott, a sturdlly built onearmed man, described as a drover, was charged with being of unsound mind, and unfit to be at large…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. R. W. D. Weaver, J.P.) William Doran, and Frank Preston

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

for being in an intoxicated condition on the previous Saturday night, wore fined 5-, or the alternative of the "rising."…

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Fined for Assault

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 6

At the Narromine Police Court, before Mr. A. Gates, P.M., John Burge was charged with assaulting an old man named James Farrell at…

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Circuit Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4

The Circuit Court opened on Thursday morning before his Honor Justice Street. Mr. Cecil Cohen, son of the late Judge Cohen. was Judge's…

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Local and General. Circuit Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4

The civil cases in this court have been postponed until Monday, and will be taken on that day. This has been found necessary on account of the…

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Circuit Court. (Before Justice Street), Thursday, April 11

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4

The Circuit Court opened to-day, and his Honor took his seat on the bench at 10 a.m. Mr. O'Reilly, Instructed by Mr…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 4

Arthur C. Neale, was charged with indecently assaulting Ada Maude Anderson at Boppy Mount, on the 22nd of October, 1911…

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Theft of Jewellery. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 2

John Francis Cahill(26) was yesterday committed for trial on a charge of having stolen jewellery value at £26…

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Circuit Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 4

The case in which Mrs. Small was charged with the alleged murder of her mother, was continued after we went to press on Friday afternoon, when the…

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