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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

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Joy-riders Punished Sequel to Theft ol Ald. Macdonald's Car

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 4

The sequel to a joy-ride was heard in the Children's Court to-day, when two young men word dealt with by P.M Adams in…

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"Attempt to Murder" Charge Fails Chinese Refuses to Give Evidence Against Wife Woman Fined £50 for Having Unlicensed Revolver Shooting Case Creates Exceptional Interest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

The sequel to the recent alleged shooting episode in Carrington Square, where a Chinese, Albert Tuck, was shot in the head with a revolver bullet, was heard in the Police Court to-day, when Catherine Tuck, the injured man's wife, was charged with…

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Strikers in Court The Biter Bitten Action Against Police, West Maitland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 1

The hearing of the charges against the 20 miners in connection with the Rothbury disturbances was resumed at West Maitland court to-day…

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Murder Rumour Unfounded, Say Police Mysterious Story

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 1

On Tuesday morning a rumour was circulated in town that a woman had been murdered in the Show Ground. Although the…

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Police Court (Before Mr. A. M. Dunn, J.P.) Again Remanded

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 8

John Matthew William Gordon McKenzie was before the court this morning on a charge of feloniously and maliciously murdering Albert…

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Beeby's Award. High Court Dissents

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 10

The High Court, in its reserved judgment yesterday, decided by a four to one majority that the Arbitration Court had no jurisdiction to…

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Shots Fired at Store Robbers Sensational Episode Reported to Dubb[?] Police

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 1

A sensational story of how some men robbed a store at Albert and escaped after having been fired at by the storekeeper (Henry…

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Serious Charge Chinese and White Men in Trouble Police Patrol Car Collects Celestials at Market Gardens

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 1

Speculation was rife in Macquarie-street on Tuesday afternoon, when a police patrol car passed with a bevy of Celestials as…

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Sensational Cattle-stealing Case Recollections of My Bush Days First-hand Facts from One of the Originals For "The Liberal" by Old Stockman All Rights Reserved Chapter Xiii

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 7

We ride from the East in the graylight; The curtains of night are withdrawn; The young leaves curl up to the daylight,…

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Robbery at Albert. £17/10/- Taken From Trousers. Trangie Police Fire Six Shots But Fail To Stop Car

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 9

There was a daring robbery committed at Albert on Tuesday night, and some time later when the culprits were passing through…

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Motor Thieves Rob Dubbo Garage Good Work by Local Police Capture on Coonamble Road

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 1

Arrested on the Coonamble-road by the Dubbo police, after a cool and daring robbery at Kirkland's re-tread garage in…

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Motor Garage Robbery Suspects Charged Five Men Remanded

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

Sergt. Sheridan and Coast. Madelin were responsible for a clever arrest on the Coonamble road, for which they are to be highly commended. From…

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Italian Tragedy Murder and Suicide Perth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

At Perth (W.A.) yesterday, Antonio Aglione (48), an Italian dairyman, stabbed his wife with a butcher's knife and then drove it into his own heart…

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Despicable Wellington Theft

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 4

A despicable theft occurred recently at the Wellington Hospital, where a young man, who had been carefully cursed through a serious illness,…

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Vatican Court. First Culprit Charged Gets Three Months. ROME

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 1

Giuseppe Pal[?]s, who was caught extracting coins from the alms box at St. Fitter's, with a piece of whalebone smeared with bird time, was the first…

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Vatican Court First Culprit Charged Gets Three Months ROME

Western Age · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 3

Ginseppe Palis, who was caught extracting coins from the aims box at St. Peter's, with a piece of whalebone smeared with bird time, was the first…

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Thousands of Extra Police Madrid, Later

Western Age · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 3

The Minister for the interior has ordered the arrest of Airman France, who flew to Cadiz on Tuesday. Details are lacking, but it is…

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Bobbery at Albert Police Fire Shots But Fail To Stop Car

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 7

There was a daring robbery committed at Albert on Tuesday night last, and some time later when (the culprits were passing…

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Topics of Trangie. Police Fire Shot, Carnival Abandoned. What of the Urban Area ?

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 2

Congratulations to Miss Naney [?] Spence and Master Joe Wh[?]ker, of Trangie Public School, who were successful in passing the recent…

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Beeby's Award Rule Nisi Granted Restraining Court and Federation SYDNEY

Western Age · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 3

In the High Court Chambers in Sydney to-day, Mr. Justice Rich, on the application of the Northern Collieries Proprietary Association, granted a…

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