Gaol Ends Adventure
A young man recently came to Dubbo. He was the son of a squatter, who came to have a look round the district. He hired motor cars und did other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1926
421 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 22
Committed for Murder. Sydney
The City Coroner yesterday committed for trial Martin Knopp, formerly cook on the steamer Ashridge, on a charge of murdering Walter Richards,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cobar Police Court. Monday, 22nd FEBRUARY, 1926. (Before Mr. J. W. Forest, P.m.). Failing to Deliver Motor Cycle License
M. W. Power was proceeded against for failing to deliver a motor cycle license three days after dale of expiration. A plea of guilt was entered,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unique Police Send-off. Illuminated Address Presented
The departure of Mr. A. W, Cleaver called up many manifestations of the esteem and affection which he has earned in Dubbo. On Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Entertained by Police Unique and Impressive Tribute. Illuminated Address Presented
For a civilian to be feasted by the police is surely a unique thing. Such a distinction belongs to Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Historic Gaol Escapes. Archie Freeman's Thrilling Leap for Freedom. How. "Thunderbolt" and Others Cheated Justice by Daring Breaks for Liberty
The ancient adage that stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage, is being exemplified every day in every quarter of the globe--and Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Girl in Boy's Clothes Youth and Maid Before the Court. Trangie Has Its Sensation
The natural appetite of the people for sensation was whetted when word went around that the arrest of a girl wearing male attire bad bren made at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Indeornt Language, Brawl in Hotel
At the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.M., Thomas Henry Powell was charged that on the 27th February at Dubbo he did…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Foreign Migrant Stealing the Aussie's Birthright
Western Australia is beginning to kick aganst the Southern European invasion. The Premier of the State says that 4000. people of this brand…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bank Manager Charged. Alleged Forgery at Forbes. Complicated Banking Transactions
The first defended case heard at the Dubbo (Quarter Sessions this morning was that in which Perey Henry Tomley Bennett, formerly manager of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Arbitration Court. Stroud v. Ying Sing
This was a [?].e the Industrial Arbitration Court, held yesterdat hefere Mr. J. B..Seebie, P.M., in which a young man, Alfred Stround, claimed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murder Plague in "Dry" U.S.A. (Published by Arrangement.)
In an article entitled "The Rising Tide of Crime" in "The World's Work" (New York) Mr. Lawrence Veiller points out that the United…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Indecent Assault
Herbert Leslie Hurst was charged with indecent, assault. He pleaded not guilty. Owing to the illness of one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Assault and Robbery
Jack Laws was charged with that he did at Dubbo on January 29th assault William Silk and rob him of the sum of £317s 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court House Twilight
If it had been a dance instead of a Supreme Court sitting at the Dubbo Court House on Tuesday or Wednesday night, the town would now be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Court. Laing v. WEBB
John William Laing, of Yeoval, formerly of Dubbo, sued Herbert Sydemonth Webb, of Bunglegumbie, at the Dubbo District Court on Thursday, for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →(Published by Arrangement). the Murder Plague in "Dry" U.S.A.
In an article entitled "The Ricing Tide of Crime" in "The World's Work" (New York) Mr. Lawrence Veilier points out that the United…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →District Court. Wednesday, March 3rd. (Before His Honor, Judge Armstrong)
At the conclusion of the Court of Quarter Sessions a sitting of the Disrict. Court was opened on Wednesday before His Honor Judge Armstrong, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Historic Gaol Escapes. Archie Freeman's Thrilling Leap for Freedom. How " Thunderbolt " and Others Cheated Justice by Daring Breaks for Liberty
The ancient adage that stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage is being exemplified every day in every quarter of the globe—and Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. Water Meter Cases
Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.M., yesterday morning 13 people were summoned for watering lawns or gardens with hoses attached to taps provided…
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