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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Friday, January 31, 1919. Local and General Alleged Theft of £10 Note

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 2

In the Police Court on Wednesday a man named Peter McGregor was charged with that he did at Dubbo steal from the dwelling of John Ryan, Commercial…

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Police Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 1

At the Dubbo Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. R. Perry, P. M., a young Boer, named Peter O'Gregor, was charged with stealing $10, the property…

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Police Court. Peter O'gregor Pleads Guilty

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 3

In the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M., a foreigner named Peter O'Gregor was charged with that the he did between 25th and…

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Court Statistics

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 1

During the year ended December 31, 1918, the births registered at Dubbo Court House numbered 332, and the deaths 108, as compared with 371 and…

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Tramp From Nymagee. Police Sergeant's Disguise

Western Age · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 3

For some months a school of two up had been thriving in the vicinity of the Leichhardt Canal, and it was not until the police adopted an…

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Wellington Police Court Cases Dealt With

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 3

The following cases were dealt with at the Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M.:— FURIOUS DRIVING…

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Local and General Court Fixtures

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 2

A Court of Qi[?]ter Sessions will be held at the local Court House, commeneing on March 5th, at 10 a.m. A sitting of the District Court will be…

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Police Court

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate M. G. Meeson, on Wednesday last, Hector McDonald (aboriginal) was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on…

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Train Hold-up. Larsen Sentenced

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 3

Wolfred Larson, who pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting James Whelan and David Gorrie the driver and fireman of the Forbes mail to Bathurst…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, P.m.) Monday, February 10. Alleged Assault and Langujage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 3

The case of a bookmaker named J. Hewitt, of Orange, charged with assaulting and using insulting language to A. W. Cleaver, of Dubbo, was called…

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Wellington Police Court Cases Dealt With. Gordon Further Remanded

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 3

John Gordon, alias Harry Hitchins, alias Kelly, was charged with stealing Jewellery, valued at £10 10/, the property of Robert Cuttle, Wellington,…

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Cobar Police Court. THURSDAY—Before Mr G. Messon, P.M.

Western Age · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3

A number of liquor cases for being found on premises, etc., were dealt with, and fines of 10s, with 6s costs, were imposed in each instance…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

At the Orange General Sessions, held last week, an aged wan named Denis Devane, was charged with that he did at errs Creek, on July 31, 1917,…

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Remarkable Escape From Gaol

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

John Henry Nickolson, a deaf and dumb man, while in the cells at MacksVille lockup, under remand, escaped from custody. Sergt. Morgan went to the…

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Wellington Police Court Cases Dealt With

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 3

The following, cases were dealt with by Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M., at the court on Tuesday:— LIQUOR CASES…

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Gaol for Debt

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 1

The local Government Act has the unenviable distinction of being one of the very few statutes under which a person may be sent to gaol if be…

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Assault and Insult

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 2

At the Dubbo Police Court yesterday before Mr. A. R. Perry, P. M., Arthur Wm. Cleaver, grazier, proceeded against Jack Hewitt, bookmaker…

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Assault and Language. CLEAVER v. HEWITT

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 3

In the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M., Jack Hewitt was proceeded against by Arthur W. Cleaver for that he did at Bathurst…

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Wellington Police Court Cases Dealt With

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 6

The following cases were dealt with by Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M., on Tuesday:—LIQUOR CASES. Richard Barrett pleaded guilty to…

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Cobar Police Court. Thursday—Before Mr G. Meeson, P M. Theft of a Big of Chaff

Western Age · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

Newel Oldfield, a local carrier was charged with on 14th instant, stealing from the Cobar railway one bag of chaff valued at 9s, the property of…

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