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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

208 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 11

Charge of Murder

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 1

Two boys, aged 13 and 15 years respectively, have been arrested and charged at Penrith with the murder of of old-age pensioner named Thomas…

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A Cowardly Assault

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

In the Police Court on Saturday morning a young man named Henry Williams appeared to answer a charge of unlawfully assaulting Henry William…

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Small Debts Court

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 4

At the Small Dobts Court on Thursday before Mr. Malone, P.M., Messrs. Black Brow., storekeepers, at Cumnock, sued P. Arrow, laborer, of Cundumbal, for…

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Wardens Court. Applications Dealt With

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 4

At the Warden's Court on Friday last before the Wardon (Mr. Burke), G. L. Cox's application for authority to enter portion 38, parish of Narragal,…

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Police Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 4

At the police court this morning, before the Police Magistrate (Mr. M. Malone) several summons cases were dealt with. The police proceeded…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 4

Some time ago the police and firemen of the State held a big art union and carnival in aid of the various hospitals, which brought in the grand total of…

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Police & Firemen's Art Union

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 1

The financial result of the Police and Fireman's Art Union in this district amounts to the very substantial sum of £220 0s 9d--Dubbo police, £152 10s…

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Police-court Marriages

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 8

"The stipendiary magistrate," said a police court missionary to the writer, "is by no means merely the grave and grim punisher of criminals he is…

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Local and General Alleged Theft of Cheques

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon, a Chinaman named Thomas William Goo Gan was brought before Mr. A. T. Cochrane.C.M. at the Dubbo Gnol,. and charged…

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In This Supreme Court of New South Wales. Probate Jurisdiction

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 5

IN THE WILL of JOHN STRAHOJRN, late of Wandoo Wandong, near Obley. in the State of New South Wales, Grazier, deceased…

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Wellington Police Court To-day's Cases

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 4

The following cases were dealt with at the Wellington Court, before Mr. Malone, P.M., to-day:— RIDING BICYCLE ON FOOTPATH…

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District News. Canbelego. Police Court

Western Age · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 3

At the police court, Canbelego, on the 24th ult. before Messrs. J. MoNamara and P. J. Kelly, J's.P., W. Turnbull, R. Toomey, and R. W…

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Commonwealth Police

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 2

In the House of Representatives the Acting-Prime Minister, in reply to Mr. Page. said a statement of the intentions of the Government regarding the…

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Stealing Battles

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 4

Richard Kearne took a violent fancy to empty bottles belonging to Thomas McCormick. In fact the longing to possess those bottles was so great that…

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Stealing Bottles

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 2

Richard Kearne took a violent fancy to empty bottles belonging to Thomas McCormick. In fact the longing to possess those bottles was so great that…

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Alleged Conspiracy. Chinamen in Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 2

In the Police Court on Tuesday morning, before Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M., two Chinese, named Thomas W. Go[?] Gan and Lee Tuck, were charged with that…

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Licensing Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 1

At the Dubbo L[?] R. Perry [?] this morning [?] W. T. Lewis, L. M[?] Mr. T. A. Nicholas [?] granted permission to carry out improvements to…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 3

The Quarterly Licensing Court for the poliec district of Dubbo was held at the local Court House on Tuesday. Messrs. A. R. Perry, P.M., and C. Cadell and…

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Special Licensing Court

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 2

A special Licensing Court was held on Wednesday, June 19, when renewals of publican's licenses were granted to the following:—J. F…

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Union Secretary Charged

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 3

In Sydney last week, proceedings under section 48h and 48d of the new Industrial Act. were instituted at the instance of William Webb Baird and…

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