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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

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Wellington Police Court Unregistered Dogs

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 3

Those who have dogs will find it much cheaper to pay the annual 2/6 registration fee rather than be summoned to appear before the court to…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 3

The Quarterly Licensing Court was held, and the Licensing Inspector's report was received. There were no serious complaints as to the…

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Police Court. MONDAY, 18th JANUARY, 1926. (Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.m.) Begging Alms

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 1

Patrick Joscph Summers was charged with begging alms on January l4. He pleaded not guilty. Constable Rober son gave evidence…

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Fined Twenty Pounds. the Theft of a Wallet

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 2

At the police Court on Friday last a young man named thomas Perrin was charged before Mr. [?]. P. M. with that he did at Narromine on the…

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Pastoral Award Shearers' New Log Claims Before the Court

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 9

The Australian Workers' Union's claims for those engaged in pastoral industry have been set down for hearing in the Commonwealth…

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Early Coonamble a Peep Into the Past — 1879 (Re-printed from the early files of the Coonambel "Independent") a Morning in Court

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 10

Quite a crop of interesting cases came up for disposal of the Police Magistrate, and Mr. Wilmott, J.P., on Thursday morning, and some…

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Police Court. Monday, January 18, 1926. (Before Mr. J. B. Scoble, P.m.) Begging Alms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 8

Patrick Joseph Summers was called on to answer a charge of begging aims in Talbragar-street on January 14, Evidence was given by Constable…

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Police Court. Monday, January 25. (Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.m.) Riding Without Lights

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 2

W. J. Callaghan, G. Loo Sink, R. West and L. Mulcahy wore charged with riding bieyeles at night without carryiug lights. They pleaded guilty,…

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Committed for Murder

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 3

Medical evidence at the inquest into the death of the boy Boby White (known as Bobby Burns) at Brewareina last week showed that the boy…

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Indutrial Court

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 5

Before Mr. Scobie, Industrial Magistrate, at Gigandra on Wednesday, a number of cases of breeches of the industrial award were dealt…

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Gulargambone Court House

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 4

Mr. J. Clark is in receipt of the following from the Department of Public Works:—In reply to your recent representations to the…

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Warden's Court. C.s.a. Mines Suspension

Western Age · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 2

At the Warden's Court held at Cobar on Monday, C.S.A. Mines were grant, suspension of labor conditions for a period of six months…

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Police Court. Monday, February 1. (Before Mr. J. B. Scob[?], P.m.) Assault and Robbery

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

Jack Laws, 21, was charged with assaulting William Henry Silk and robbing him of £3 17s 6d on January 29th, at 2.30 p.m…

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Three Months for Stealing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 3

The same accused, charged with stealing a number of articles of clothing from the laundry table of Dutfields' Hotel, was convicted and sentenced…

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Same Man Foe Stealing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

Jack Laws was also charged with stealing two tussore silk dresses, one silk underskirt, one silk chemise, and two pairs of silk stockings, value £4,…

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Charged with Bigamy. Accused Committed for Trial

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

Robert William Harvey (45), laborer, of Gipps-lane, Dubbo, was presented on a charge of bigamy at the Dubbo Police Court yesterday…

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The Police Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 6

There was a lengthy list of cases at the Court on Tuesday, the proceeding lasting from 9.30 a.m. till nearly 4 p.m. The length of the list was…

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Melon Stealing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 6

East Sunday night, between 11 and 12 o'clock, Charlie King, a market gardener, on the Wellington Flat, had occasion to pay a visit to…

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Wellington Police Court. Cases Dealt With

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 4

The following cases were dealt with at the Wellington police court on Tuesday last, before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.M.:…

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Charged with Arson

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 6

A fire ocured at Mr. A. Dover's garage and blacksmith's shop at Gulgong, and the building, with live motor vehiclos, several sulkies, and…

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