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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

393 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 14 of 20

An Assault Case

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 August 1915 · page 2

At the police court on Thursday last Jack Quain pleaded guilty to assaulting George Brennan at Neural on the 17th of July. Mr. Kelly appeared for…

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Police Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 August 1915 · page 1

Before Mr. W. F. Robinson, P.M., yesterday, Alice Nordeen was charged with having two fowls in her possession at Dubbo reasonably suspected of…

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Small Debts Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 August 1915 · page 1

Before Mr. W. F. Robertson, P.M., yesterday, Charles Haslem sued Weaver and Co., of Dubbo, for the recovery of £11, said to be due for wages for…

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Alleged Assault

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 August 1915 · page 4

At the police court this morning (before the P.M., Edward George George Williams was charged with assaulting Charles Cavanagh at Windorah on the…

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Licensing Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 1

Messrs. McGuina and McGuinn, on behalf of John Joseph Longohardi, made an application to-day to the Dubbo Licensing Court (Messrs. W. F…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Case at the Police Court

Western Age · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 2

At the Cobar Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. MacDougal P.M., the police proceeded against a married woman named Leah Euphemia…

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Domestic Tragedy. Murder and Suicide. Sydney

Western Age · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 2

A terrible domestic tragedy occurred in the city last night, when a woman named Sophia Yakovliff, 26, a Russian, was shot dead by her…

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Alleged Police Brutality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 2

Mr. W. M. Hughes Federal Attorney-General, was almost charged with interfering with a policeman whilst the latter was in the execution of his…

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Police Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 1

Before Messrs. W. T. Lowis and H. T. Blacket, Js. P., to-day, Denis Pender, for riotous behavior at Wongarbon, was fined 10s, costs 6s, or three days'…

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Licensing Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 1

Before Messrs. C. Cadell and W. T. Lewis, L. Ms., to-day, Martha Samnels was granted permission to effect improvements and additions to the…

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Police Holidays and Unions

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 4

The Chief Secretary told Mr. James, M.L.A that the police receive better treatment than many other members of the public service in regard to…

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A Parson in Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 6

The Rev. J. B. Penman and his wife were summoned at the Katoomba police court for failing to have their names placed on the Federal Roll. Mr…

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Police Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 1

Before Mr. W. F. Robertson, P.M., yesterday, three strangers to the district were charged with being on the promises of the Overland Hotel on…

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Dubbo Police Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 4

Before Messrs. W. T. Lewis, E. H. Utley, and J. H. Ritter, Js.P., on Friday afternoon, Edward Albert Olsen proceeded against James Alexander…

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Police Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 8

Before Mr. W. F. Robertson, P.M., today, the police proceeded against William McAuliffe for letting off fireworks in the Monarch Picture Palace…

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Police Cases

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 2

The chamber magistrate. (Mr. H. M. Blackmore, J.P.,) dealt with a number of cases at the police court this morning. David Clinton was fined 10/, of…

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LICNSE. Licensing Court. Prtition for Fitzroy Hotel License Recommended. Monday, August 30. (Before Messrs. W. F. Robertson, P.M., and C. Cadell and W. T. Lewis, L's.M.) P. J. Kennedy's Application

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 3

Mr. P. J. Kennedy made application for permission to make, further improvements to the Australian Hotel, according to plans submitted to the…

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Gaol Hymnology

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 3

Rev. J. W. Collyer, writing in the Bathurst "Times," of memories of gaol services which he attended as chaplain, remarked that sometimes the…

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Charge of Murder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 4

Bandmaster Hamilton, a returned soldier, who some time ago delivered a lecture in connection with the Monarch Pictures in Dubbo. has been…

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Alleged Attempted Murder

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 3

At the Sydney Central Criminal Court on Tuesday, Robert Crawford was charged with wounding Josephine Grazer with intent to murder her. Miss…

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