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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 4

A court for the purpose of heating appeals by persous aggrieved by valuations mauc for the purposes of rating in the Municipality of Dubbo will be…

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Dubbo Circuit Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 1

Mr. G. H. Taylor, Daputy-Sheriff, has been officially informed that the 16 special jurors summoned to appear at the Dubbo Cirenit Court Causes Court…

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Local and General. Circuit Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 4

A sitting of the Circuit Court will commence at the local Court House on Wednesday next. So far as we can gather the following cases are set down…

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Alleged Theft

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 1

The hearing of the case in which Joseph Whittaker and William Ostler are charged with stealing turkeys was commenced in the Dubbo Police Court…

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Alleged Theft

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 1

At the Dubbo Police Court yesterday Hugh Jackson was charged with stealing a bicycle. He was remanded, had being allowed…

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Circuit Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 1

Dubbo Circuit Court opens to-morrow. Mr. Justice Gordon arrived this morning, and was met at the station and escorted to his hotel by the Deputy…

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The Dubbo Circuit Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

His Honor Judge Gordon arrived in Dubbo by the mail this morning, and will open the Circuit Court to-morrow (Wednesday) at 10 o'clock p.m…

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Police Court. Monday, April 16. (Before Mr. W. F. Robertson, P.M., and Mr. W. T. Lewis, J.P.) Offensive Remarks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

A man named William Henry Home pleaded guilty to a charge of using offensive words to Sergeant [?]ockley in Darling-street on Saturday afternoon…

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Alleged Murder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 2

The case of alleged murder against a young man named Herbert Edwards was being heard in the Circuit Court when we went to press. A full report…

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Charge of Murder

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 1

Herbert Edwards, a young man, 21 years of age, was charged with feloniously and mailcously murdering John Roberts, at Parkes, on March 5, 1917…

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The Katoomba Murder

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 2

Keith Shaw and Lionel Shaw have been committed for trial, on a charge of having feloniously, and maliciously murdered. George Henry King a…

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Police Persecutions. Lithgow Sausages & Tranche Cigarettes

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 3

The Trangie paper very caustically criticises a policeman for having employed a child to purchase cigarettes from business men so that the latter…

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Circuit Court. (Continued from Another Page) Coonamble Case

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 1

The jury in the Coonamble case retired at 4.25 yesterday. They were called by, his Honor at 9 p.m., and to the usual question the foreman, Mr W…

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Circuit Court. Alleged Breaking and Entering. (Continued from Another page)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 2

Mr. McGuinn addressed the jury at some length. He impressed upon them the seriousness of the case. It would be a serious thing for a police officer,…

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Circuit Court. Wednesday, April 18. (Before His Honor Judge Gordon)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 3

A sitting of the Circuit Court was opened at the local Court House on Wednesday, before Judge Gordon. M r. J. H. Hammond appeared on…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 4

John Davis and Thomas Williams were charged with that they did at Dubbo on 26th February choke and John Reed with intent to rob, and that…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Municipal Council the Town Clerk announced that a sitting of the Municipal Appeal Court would be commenced at…

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Supreme Court. Alleged Trespass

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 1

The civil sittings was commenced yesterday. Only one case was set down for hearing; a case of alleged trespass, Betar v. Jones, both…

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Circuit Court Parkes Case

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 3

The hearing of the Parkes case was continued on Friday afternoon. Sergt. Boal stated that he saw the accused near Bogan Gate on the…

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Nymagee Police Court. Levy Versus Carson and Wife. (Before Mr Hamblin, P.M. and J.P. Buttenshaw, J.P.)

Western Age · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 2

The above case, which caused a lot of interest, was heard at the police Court, Nymagee, on Friday last. Maurice Levy proceeded against…

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