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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

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Police Court

The Western Herald · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate on Wednesday last, Umbalie Shan on a charge of stealing one gallon of benzine, the property of Jack Quayle, was…

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Licensing Court. (Before the Licensing Magistrate, Mr. G. S. Goldie)

The Western Herald · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 4

On Tuesday evening last and on Wednesday morning, several Licensing Court cases were heard before the, Licensing Magistrate…

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Narromine Police Court. a Busy Morning. Sergeant Baxter Makes His Debut and Bags Big Boodle

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 3

Business at the local Police Court on Tuesday morning was brisk, but by dinner time Mr. Adams, P.M., had cleared up most of the cases. Sergeant Baxter, successor to Sergeant Hannaford, made his first appearance, and conducted the Court splendidly. In one way the two…

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Narromine Police Court. a Busy Morning. Sergeant Baxter Makes His Debut and Bags Big Boodle

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 11

Business at the local Police Court on Tuesday morning was brisk, but by dinner time Mr. Adams, P.M., had cleared up most of the cases. Sergeant Baxter, successor to Sergeant Hannaford, made his first [?] and conducted the Court splendidly. In one way the two…

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Completely Baffled Police at Standstill Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 1

The police are completely baffled in their attempt to truck down the bandits, who held up the Mudgee mail on TueSday night. The detectives…

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Good-Bye Sergeant Hannaford Popular Police Officer Leaves Narromine. and Is Farewelled by Citizens. Sergeant Baxter Welcomed

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 5

The public farewell to Sergeant Hannaford, held in the Town Hall on Tuesday night, was a huge success, and the large attendance of town and district people proved conclusively that our late Sergeant was a very popular resident of the town…

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Wellington Police Court. (Before Mr. Adams, P.m.) Carting Rabbits Without Being Covered

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 1

James Kenny, an inspector of the Health Department proceeded against Chaises Gore, Eric Darnley, A. Schofield, and George Boland, for…

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Sorry for Crime The Dartmouth Murder LONDON

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 1

Albert Edward Margeram (23), labourer, was remanded on a charge of having murdered Edith Parker, who was stabbed to death on Dartmouth…

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Morocco Murders Which Baffled Police Arrest Now Made LONDON

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 1

During the past year the police were baffled by the murders of seven women whose mutilated bodies were found in wells in desert villages in Morocco…

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Warden's Court (Before the Warden, Mr. Adams, P.M.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 1

ON Friday last, the application of Michael Francis Colreavy for permission to enter portion 53 and prospect for gold on six acres thereof…

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Alleged Conspiracy Tomingley Farmer Before Court £189 Alleged to Have Been Obtained From Rural Industries Branch

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 1

Charged with having conspired to detrand His Majesty the King, through the Rural industries Branch of the Department of…

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Police Court

The Western Herald · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 2

In the report of the Police Court of the 9th last issue we had the cases reversed. The correct charges were: Jack Quayle on a charge of stealing…

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Tragedy at Windsor Looks Like Murder Bush Combed for Suspect Windsor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 1

The body of John Edward Charles, aged 79, was found in the scrub about seven miles from Windsor this morning, with the head battered, in…

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Old Offender Woman Sentenced to Two Monts,' Gaol

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 8

With the real verbosity of a typical Mother Grundy, a woman caused a scene in the Police Court to-day, when, after having been…

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Narrabri Murder Jury Fails to Agree NARRABRI

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 8

The Jury in the case in which Paul Mentel was charged with having murdered James Smith, or Arthur Sorenson returned into Court at the…

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COBAR District Court

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 9

There being no cases for the Cobar Sessions, and only one District Court case, it was decided to hold the Court on Monday night to enable the return…

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Sensational Assault Robbery the Motive Met Man at the Races Armidale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 1

Isaac Cundy, laborer, staggered into the residence of Mrs. J. Campbell with blood streaming from his head and suffering from a wound. He alleged that…

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Conspiracy Charge Accused Before Court Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 1

At the Central Police Court this morning Charles McDermott (42), motor driver, George Walter William Hatch (22), laborer, James Degman (20), and…

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Alleged Conspiracy. Tomingley Farmer Before Court. £180 Alleged To Have Been Obtained From Rural Industries Branch

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 1

Charged with having conspired to defraud His Majesty the King through the Rural Industries Branch of the Department of Agriculture, of £189…

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Stock Stealing

Western Age · Wednesday 23 April 1930 · page 3

Numbers of people imagine that stock stealing belongs to a lawless period that has passed. Graziers know different, as delegates to the graziers…

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