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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

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Wellington Police Court Friday, September 18th, 1925

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 3

The following cases were dealt with at the police court on Friday last:— The police proceeded against…

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C.e.m.s. Mock Court Case

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 3

The members of the Church of England Men's Society conducted a mock breach of promise case, in the School Hall on Tuesday night last…

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Children's Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 2

In the Children's Court. yesterday morning three boys were charged with stealing lollies and confectionery to he value of 15% and all of them…

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Police Court.. Monday, September 21. (Before Mr. J. B. Srobic, P.M.) Language

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 2

Daniel O'Brien pleaded guilty to using indecent language, an offence which he stated was quite foreign to him, and was brought 011 by drink. He was…

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Dubbo Police, Court. Monday, September 21, 1925, (Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.m.) Obscene Language

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 4

Daniel O'Brien, for using obscene language in Talbragar street on Saturday, was fined 30, or three days…

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Trangie Doings Petty Theft

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1925 · page 2

At the Trangie Police Court on Tuesday, September 15, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, P.M., a young man on remand named Edward Kelly, was called…

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Police Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1925 · page 2

Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.M., yes-terday morning, Robert McNamara pleaded not guilty to being drunk on Sunday morning. He was fined £2 or…

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Alleged Unlawful Assault and Insulting Words

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 October 1925 · page 9

Jane Bullman summoned Edward Jackson for unlawful assault and also for using insulting words. Both cases were taken together…

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Police Court Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.m. Alleged Bigamy

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 1 October 1925 · page 5

At the Gilgandra Police Court yesterday morning, John Alcock Dixon Smirthwaite, of Gilgandra, was charged with having married one…

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Wellington Police Court. (Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.m.) Breaches of the Traffic Act

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 October 1925 · page 9

Sergt. Patterson proceeded against the following for driving motor vehicles without carrying their licenses:—Leslie Stewart, Denis Barton,…

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Our Court House New Building Necessary

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 1 October 1925 · page 4

We are not quite sure if the present Minister for Justice (Hon. W. McKell) has visited Gilgandra. If he has not, he is just the official that…

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Police Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 2

There was a considerable batch of week-end drunks to appear beforo Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.M., on Monday morning, They were fined either 5/- or 10/-,…

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Melbourne Police Attacked. Melbourne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 2

While endeavoring to arrest an alleged pick-pocket at Richmond last night Constable Loveridge was attacked by a mob of nearly one hundred men,…

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Wellington Police Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1925 · page 6

At the Police Court this morning, Charles Bond, aged 22 years was charged with being drunk and disorderly at the Geurie Carnival…

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District Court

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 October 1925 · page 4

There will only be one case in the District Court on the 15th, viz, Leslie James Harber versus The Under Secretary for Public Works, Sydney,…

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Court Days

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 October 1925 · page 2

Since the court days have been altered so that the P.M. might work in his day at Yeoval, there have been complaints about delays arising in…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 13 October 1925 · page 2
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

It was alleged against Roy Robert Sheehan (18) that he committed an indecent assault on a girl named Annie Matilda Roberger, 11 years of age, at…

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Circuit Court Chief Justice Presides

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1925 · page 2

The Circuit Court was opened at Dubbo this morning by the Chief Justice of New South Wales. Mr. Justice P. Street. The Judge's Associate…

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Industrial Court. Many Fines Imposed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1925 · page 2

Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.M., sitting as Industrial Magistrate, yesterday morning, Mr. Baker, Industrial Inspector, proceeded against a number…

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