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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

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Park Murder Accused Again Remanded Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day, Eric Roland Graig (25), salesman, was further, remanded on the charge of murdering Iris Marriott, also known as…

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Latest Cables and Telegrams Conspirators Sentenced Against the King Protracted Case Ends at Last Calcutta

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 1

After a trial lasting three years and costing the Government £120,000, 28 moil, including three Britons, were sentenced at Meerut for conspiracy to…

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ASSAULT Policeman Attacked Sailors to Rescue. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 1

Constable Haigh was brutally assaulted in a cafe in King Street last night while attempting to arrest a man for allegedly using indecent…

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Brutal Assault On Policeman Assailant Well Fined Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 1

Const. Haigh was brutally assaulted in a cafe in King Street, City, last night, while attempting to arrest a man for allegedly using indecent…

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Cassidy Before Court

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 4

John Francis Cassidy, the taxidriver who was concerned in the fatal[?]ty on the Bathurst Road, on New Year's Day, appeared before the…

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Murder Suspect His Own Executioner London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 1

A verdict of suicide, by taking spirits of salts, was returned at the inquest on Samuel Furnace, arrested for the murder of Walter Spatchett…

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A Lucky Catch Housebreaker Stumbles Is Caught by Police. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 1

Constables Wood and McKenzie noticed a man acting suspiciously at Kensington late last night. When challenged he took to his heels. The…

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Warden's Court

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 2

At the Warden's Court on Friday last before the Warden, Mr. E. T. Oram, Henry M. Birchall was granted a residence area at Bodangora…

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Wellington Police Court. Friday, January 20th. (Before Mr. E. T. Oram, P.M.) Breaking and Entering Committed for Trial

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 5

AT the Police Court on Friday morning last, a young Aborigine, named Roy W. Bell, was charged that he did at Wellington, on the 12th January…

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Bourke Police Court. Sheep Stealing

The Western Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 3

On Saturday last at the local Court House, Robert Campbell Young, who was camped near the Weir, pleaded guilty to three charges of…

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Double Murder Charge

The Western Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 2

Eric Roland Craig, who was charged with the murder of May Miller in Centennial Park has been charged with the murder of Bessie O'Connor in…

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Police on Warpath Cleaning Up Town

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 1

Behind closed doors in the Dubbo police Court yesterday, a man with several aliases, said to be a well-known criminal from New Zealand…

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May Miller Murder Craig Committed for Trial Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 1

The inquest concerning the death, of May Miller at Waverley last month was concluded to-day, when the Coroner committed Erie Ronald Craig for trial…

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Darlinghurst Shooting Woman Before Court Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day, Patricia Day (25), a domestic, was remanded on a charge of having shot at John Show, with intent to murder him, at…

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Impudent Theft

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 3

Au impudent theft took place at West Dubbo last night. A thief or thieves cooly entered a garage at Mr. R. McAnally's residence, jacked up the front…

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The Right Course Cannot Use Cricket for Assault Perth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 1

The fast bowler of the West, Halcombe, as a result of certain incidents in the match last Saturday, Central v. Port Province, has been officially…

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Police Raid On Two-up School. Men Swim River. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 1

Consternation prevailed in a two-up school on the banks of Cook's River, when police made a swift raid at Botany yesterday afternoon…

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Dubbo's Police Chief Retiring This Year

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 2

Supt. H. Lillie, officer-in-charge of the Dubbo police district, will be retiring this year on superannuation, and Dubbo will be losing the services of a…

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Coroner's Inquest On Bessie O'Connor Accused Craig in the Court Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 1

The inquest concerning the death of Bessie O'Connor, aged 16, who was murdered at National Park on December 14, was opened yesterday in the…

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Dubbot's Police Chief

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 5

Supt. H. L[?] officer-in-charge of the Dubbo police district, will be retiring this year on superannuation, and the West will be losing the…

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