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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

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Municipal Appeal Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 1
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

Yesterday the hearing of appeals against municipal valuations of property was resumed before Mr. W. F. I Robertson. P.M., when the following…

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Our New Police. the Picturesque Side of a War Patrol

Western Age · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 4

We slipped out of harbour at the darkening, picking our way like a girl crossing a muddy street, for we showed no lights, and our big brothers were…

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District Court

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1916 · page 2

The District Court sittings commence to-day and two cases are set down for hearing. They are:—Robert Wood v. E. Montgomery…

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Cadia Assault Case

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 2

In our last issue appeared a paragraph, taken from the Orange "Advocate," to the effect that a man named Thos. Henry Pascoe had been arrested…

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District Court. a Claim for Wages

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 4

In the District Court on Thursday, before his Honor Judge Bevan, Thomas Moses brought an action against Mayoh Miller, manager of…

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Police Cases

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 2

This morning Mr. H. M. Blackmore J.P. (chamber magistrate) and Mr. M. McLeod, J.P., presided at the police court, and dealt with George Henry…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 2

The hearing of appeals against Municipal assessment was resumed before Mr. W. F. Robertson, P.M., yesterday, when the following cases were…

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Burdenda Exchange Case. Land Court Decision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 4

The Land Court, through its Chairman (Mr. R. M. Galloway), has given its decision at Nyngan with respect, to the Burdenda leases exchange. The…

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Police Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 May 1916 · page 6

The following cases were dealt with by the Police Magistrate (Mr. W. F. Robertson) this morning:— Robert Gardiner, who was…

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Dubbo Police Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. F. Robertson, P.M.. the following cases were dealt with:— Joseph James, for removing timber…

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Appeal Court

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 4

An Appeal C[?] for the purpose of hearing appears against the valuations of the Council, will be held on Wednesday, June 7, at 11 a.m…

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Local and General. Licensing Court

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 4

The Quarterly Licensing Court will be held in the local Courthouse on Wednesday, July 5, at 11 a.m…

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Court Cases

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 2

On Friday, before Messrs. H. M. Blackmore (chamber magistrate), and A. C. Lee, J.P., Leslie Lawrence McCarthy (32), was charged with…

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Police Court. Monday, May 29, 1916. (Before Mr. W. F Robertson, P.M.) Assault

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 2

Sidney Jamieson proceeded against a man named Brady for assault. When the case was called complainant said the man before the court was the wrong…

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Police Court. Charge of Embezzlement

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 1

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. F. Robertson, P.M., John Thomas Sheeby was charged with embezzling the sum of £40, the property…

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Dubbo Court House

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 4

A remark passed by the presiding judge at the last sitting of the Dubbo Circuit Court has been noted to effect. His Honor complained of the…

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"How Servia Died." Rapine and Murder of the German Army. Soldier Ghouls

Western Age · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 3

There are still a number of simple-minded people among us who try to excuse the Germans' unmentionable cruelty during their invasion of Belgium on the ground that it was…

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Alleged Assault

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 1

It is alleged that a man, believed to be a blackfellow, broke into a residence at North Dubbo the other night, and attempted an assault on an elderly…

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Dandaloo Police Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 4

On Wednesday last at Dandaloo there was quite a field day at the Police Court. The cause of all the trouble was that a number of miners…

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