Dubbo Circuit Court Brewarrina Murder Case. Hearing Adjourned
At the Dubbo Circuit Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice Gordon, diaries McDonald, alias Mackay Skuthorpe, a full-blond aboriginal, 42…
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Courts & crime, 1926
421 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 22
Circuit Court. (Before His Honor, Judge Gordon), Wednesday, April 21st, 1926
A ritting of the Circuit Court opened before His Honor, Judge Gordon, at the Court House, Dubbo, on Wednesday morning. Mr. E, R. Hawke. Deputy…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Brewarrina Murder Case
At the Dubbo Circuit Court, before Judge Gordon, Charles McDonald, alias Mackey Skuthorpe, an aboriginal, was charged with that he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Daring Theft. HOW £80 Melted Away
Just as Wellington was congratulating itself on the show passing over without any robberies or mishaps of any kind, news came to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Police Court
"Not guilty" was the plea of Amy Williams when carged at the Dubbo Police Court this morning with soliciting. She was remanded till Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Monday, May 3. (Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.m.) Bicycle Stealing
Raymond Winter was charged with that on April 30th he did stal a bicycle, valued at £5, the property of Thomas William Youngman, Accused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gaol for Bank Manager
Convicted at the Darlinghurst Sessions' on Thursday of having forged two cheques for £600 and £500, Percy Henry Tolmey Bennett, aged 47,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dubbo Police Court Monday, May 3, 1926. (Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.m.) Insufficient Means Alleged
Donald McDonald and John Joseph Smith, show- time visitors to Dubbo, were presented on charges of being idle and disorderly persons, having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire President Charged
A unique case set down for hearing at the Lismore Petty Sessions was one in which John Allen, clerk of Gundurimba Shire Council, in his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Appeal Court
An appeal court against municipal valuations was held on Tuesday morning, before Mr. J. B. Scobic, magistrate…
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At the Cobar Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. R. J. Howards, J.P. Harry Nicholls, on a charge of embezzling the sum of £3/10/- from…
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Convicted at the Darlinghurst Sessions on Thursday of having forged two cheques for £600 and £500, Percy Henry Tolmey Bennett, aped 47,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bourke Police Court
On Wednesday last before Mr R. C. Atkinson a number of cases under the Health Act were dealt with. The Health Officers were very severe in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Police Court. Monday, May 10. (Before Mr. Scobic, P.m.). Assault Case
James Haig, charged with having assaulted a Jockey named Irvine Woods, pleaded guilty, but said he had been hit first. Sergeant Sweeney,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Magistrate Transferred
Mr. G. S. Shepherd, policc magistrate of the circuit which take in Orange, Molong, Parleys, Forbes, Condobolin, Cudal, etc., with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dreadful Discovery, by Police
When Constable Turnbull and Dr. Richard, of Nabiac, visited the home at Bunyah of David Lynch, a selector, who had not been seen for some…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General Our New Police Sergeant
Sergeant Colin Campbell, from Merriwa, has been appointed to succeed Sergeant Woods, late of Gilgandra…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cobar Quarter Sessions Alleged Assault on Girl. Accused Discharged
Before his Hon, Judge Armstrong, and a jury of twelve, on Tuesday, May H. Andrew August Heitzman was charged with an offence on Janet Jean…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Kalgoorlie Murder. Government Offers £1000 Reward. Perth
The West Australian Government is offering a reward of £1000 for information leading to the conviction of the persons who murdered the two…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Warden's Court
At the Mining Warden's Court on Friday morning, before Mr. J. B. Scobie, an application was made by R. Alexander, an assayer, to enter…
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