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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

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Bourke Police Court

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

On Saturday James Hudson on a charge of using obscene language was fined £3, or 2 months. The same offender on Monday was fined 10s or…

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Burglary in Dubbo. House Ransacked

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon the house of Mr. G. W. Browne, in Brisbane-street, was entered and ransacked, and it is understood that various articles are…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. G. Meeson, P.m.) Monday, January 28

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 3

Claude Sayer, on a charge of vagrancy, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to be imprisoned for 24 hours. Joseph May was charged with…

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Wellington Police Court Lengthy List

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 3

A The court room at the police court Hon Tuesday looked more like a second-hand shop, owing to the varied list of exhibits. There were shirts,…

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Licensing Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

The quarterly licensing court was held on Tuesday last, before Mr. Geo. Meeson, L.M., and Messrs A. E. Fuller, P. Colreavy, M's.L.B. The…

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Licensing Magistrate

Western Age · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

Mr. N. Morrison, J.P., has been appointed a member of the Cobar Licensing Bench…

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Licenses Reduction Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 6

During last week the Licenses Reduction Board [?] at Bourke and dealt with a number of hotels, which had been de-licensed, amongst them being tho Union…

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Cobar Police Court. Tuesday, January 20, 1924. (Before the P.M., Colonel Chapman, and Mr. Neil Morrison, J.P.)

Western Age · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

The following cases were disposed of:—James Bodkin was charged with using indecent language on the 23rd…

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Warden's Court TUESDAY, 29th JANUARY. (Before the Mining Warden, Colonel Chapman, P.M.)

Western Age · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

The only matter was a complaint by Joseph Cecil Bowe on to the non-compliance with labor conditions on mineral lease No. 2746 (Magnesite), of which…

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Police Court (Monday--Before Mr. G. Meeson, P.m.) Alleged Intent to Steal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

Thomas Conlay was charged with being a rogue and vagabond, and with [?]ing found on the promises of Mr. G. W. Browne with intent to steal…

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Police Court. Monday, February 4th. (Before Mr. G. Meeson, P.m.) Further Remanded

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

Thomas Conlay, on remand, was again before the court charged with being a rogue and vagabond, and found in the enclosed yard of Mr. G. W. Browne at…

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Jottings. Fined for Stealing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 6

In the Children's Court on Tuesday, before Messrs A. M. Dunn and D. J. Breeze, J's.P., a youth was fined £5, in default two month's…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing at Farnham. Accused Acquitted by Jury

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 7

At the Orange Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, a young man named Henry Bevan was charged with stealing 90 sheep, the property of J. W…

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Dubbo Gaol Site. Reconsideration Promised

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

Mr. H. V. C. Thorby, M.L.A., informs us that, in company with Mr. W. F. Duan, M.L.A., he interviewed the Minister for Justice, Mr. Ley, concerning…

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Assaulting the Police

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

Yesterday morning, at the Dubbo Police Court, Alice Nordeen, a colored woman, was charged before Messrs. K. N. Wilkins and E. H. Utley, J's.P., with…

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Licensing Court

Western Age · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

At the Cobar Licensing Court on Monday, before the Deputy Licensing Magistrate, Mr. W. McDonald, J.P., William John Davies applied for a transfer of…

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Gossip Going the Rounds New Zealand Murder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

Robert Henry Scott, 33, has been arrested for the murder of Gwen Murray, 15 years of age, at Gisborne, N.Z. Scott was hunted to a village 15 miles…

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Canbelego Warden's Court Wednesday, January 30, 1924. (Before the Alining Warden, Colonel Chapman)

Western Age · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 3

Two complaints for non-compliance with labor conditions on gold lenses were listed for hearing. A complaint for non-compliance with…

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Knocked Down By a Car. Bodily Harm Alleged. Police Court Evidence

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 1

Charles Henry Siemson was proceeded against by the police at the Dubbo Police Court on Monday, before Mr. U. Meeson, P.M., on a charge of…

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A Court Interlude

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

Between the heavy scenes in a drama it is customary for light, humorous by-play to be litted in. It relieves the tension and keeps the mind active in…

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