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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

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Small Debts Court

Western Age · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 3

Robt Kinkead v Jas Fraser, claim for £4 7s 7d for goods supplied Verdict for amount claimed and 6s costs…

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Licensing Court. THURSDAY—Before Mr. S. J. Hamblin, P.M. and Mr J. Leah, J.P.

Western Age · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 3

Mr Duffy appeared for Geo. Andrews who applied for a billiard room license at Elouera At the request of Mr Duffy the application was…

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Police Court. Stealing Iron

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 3

At the Dubbo Police Court on Friday afternoon H. Glen was charged with stealing at Ballimore, 30 sheets of corrugated iron, the property of…

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Stealing Iron

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 4

Herbert Glen appeared to answer an information charging hint with stealing a quantity of iron. First-class Constable Mitchell,…

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Police Court. Friday, August 25th. (Before Mr. A. Gates, P.m.) Illegal Use of Cattle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 4

William Charles Graham appeared to answer an information charging him with using one steer and one cow, the property of Joseph Catlin, of Dubbo,…

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Arbitration Court Intervention. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 2

The Federal Arbitration Court has intervened in connection with the wharf laborers' dispute at Mackay (Northern Queensland)…

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Land Appeal'court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1916 · page 2

Tho Land Appeal Court will commence a sitting at the Dubbo Court House to-morrow (Wednesday). The members of the Court arrived in town…

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A Magistrate's 8Trong Comments

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 4

During this time of hideous war, into which the world has been pluuged by the Kaiser and his myrmidons, comments are often heard upon the…

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Land Appeal Court. Sittings at Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 3

The Land Appeal Court of New South Wales, consisting of Messrs. H. A. G. Curry (President) and W. Houston, C.M.G. (Commissioner),…

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Land Appeal Court. (Continued from Another Page). Second Day's Sitting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 2

The Land Appeal Court, consisting of Messrs. Currie (President) and Houston (Commissioner), continued its sitting yesterday…

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Land Appeal Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 1

The Land Appeal Court on Friday afternoon gave its reserved decisions in two Tottenham cases. The Court sustained the Minister's reference in each…

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Land Appeal Court. Tottenham Test Cases. Court's Reserved Decision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 3

The Land Appeal Court concluded its sittings at Dubbo on Friday afternoon last, when the Court, consisting of Messrs. A. G. Curry (President) and…

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Stealing

Western Age · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 2

John Wright Stevenson was charged with stealing from the Grand Hotel on Friday night, 18th August, a quantity of jewellery, six pocket…

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An Expensive Theft

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 6

At the Parkes Police Court a man named George Parks, who was brought back from Baliarat, was charged with stealing, while Secretary of the Parkes…

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District Court. RANDALL v. BURT

Western Age · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon last at the Court House Cobar, the following case was heard before His Honor, Acting Judge Harris…

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I.W.W. Headquarters Raided by the Police. Four Men Arrested

Western Age · Tuesday 26 September 1916 · page 3

A raid was made by the police on Saturday morning at the headquarters of the Industrial Workers of the World. Four men were arrested,…

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Riot at Broken Hill Police Station Stoned. Several Men Injured. Sydney

Western Age · Tuesday 26 September 1916 · page 3

A serious riot occurred at Broken Hill yesterday at the conclusion of a case in which three men were charged with profane and abusive…

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To-day's Police Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 4

Jack Drew was fined 10s. or seven days on the charge of being found on licensed premises during prohibited hours…

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Murder at Tottenham

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 1

About 9 o 'clock on Tuesday evening Constable George J. Duncan was foully murdered at Tottenham, a mining centre about 2.1 miles from' Trangie…

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Murder at Tottenham a Constable Shot

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 4

News was received in Dubbo late on Tuesday evening that Constable George James Duncan bad been found dead at the police station at Tottenham. Upon…

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