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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

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Wellington Police Court Tuesday, August 21st. (Before Mr. C. Pickup, P.m.) Man's Lapse

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 August 1934 · page 1

A man named Henry Stanley Warren was charged with stealing patching, cement, etc., from the Macquarie Shire Council on the 11th…

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Willis and Lang Again in Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1934 · page 1

The hearing of the appeal by John Thomas Lang against the majority judgment of the State Supreme Court which granted Albeit Chillies Willis…

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Discharged Skin Buyer Before Court Skins in Possession

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 23 August 1934 · page 12

Many legal arguments resulted during the hearing of the case against John Alfred Rogers, skin buyer, of Tooraweenah, at…

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Company Directors Sentenced. Three Tears Imprisonment. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 7

In Melbourne Criminal Court, Walter James Moran, and Ralph Hamilton Lane, (Company Directors) were each sentenced to three…

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Innocent Man Sentenced to Death

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1934 · page 8

An innocent man, sentenced death, but given his life three times the gallows, which refused to act. The is the theme of "The Man They [?]…

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Cobar Police Court (Before Mr. V. Wells, P.m.). Alleged Stealing. Charge Dismissed

Western Age · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 3

John Cecile Payne was charged with that he did on 14th August, 1931, steal the sum of £10, the property of Mrs. Ethel Susannah Simpson…

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J. R. a'COURT

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 1

The death occurred, at a private hospital in Dubbo, on Thursday, of John Robert a'Court, late of Rocklands, Ballimore, at the age of 75 years…

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National Trust Ltd. Up Against It Woman's Equity Court Claim Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 1

Application on behalf of Maude Hart Nott was made ex-parte, to Mr. Justice Long-Innes, in the Equity Court today, for an injunction against the…

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J. R. a'COURT

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 2

The death occurred, at a private hospital in Dubbo, on Thursday, of John Robert a'Court, late of Rock lands, Ballimore, at the age of [?]…

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Albury Murder Still a Mystery Victim Unidentified

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1934 · page 1

A supposed Sydney girl was murdered last week, somewhere near Albury, and her partly burned body was found, on Sunday, lying under a culvert on the…

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Peace in Gaol Hen-pecked Hub.'s Confession Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1934 · page 1

When charged at Collingwood, Victoria, with assaulting his wife, Henry Banaisse said he had tried to drown himself on three occasions to escape…

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Despicable Theft

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 8

A mean and despicable theft was committed at the Hotel Gulargambone last week when some person stole the stole the' batteries from the wireless…

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Court Humour

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 2

From the witness box often comes unlooked-for humour in the answers given by witnesses, even in the most serious cases, although in…

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The Warden's Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 2

Before the Warden, Mr. C. Pickup, on Tuesday; last, the following cases wore dealt with. George E. Birchall was granted permission…

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Wellington Police Court. Tuesday September 4, 1934 (Before Mr. C. M. Pickup, P.M.) Alleged Breaking and Entering

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 10

THE Polie proceeded against James Edward McKay of Cowra on a charge of breaking, entering and stealing, o wit, 699 lbs of rabbit…

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Albury Murder New Clue Motor Mechanic's Story Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 1

An appeal to the public to assist the police in identifying the murdered girl in the Albury crime, has been made by the Commissioner of Police (Mr…

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Small Debts Court Tuesday, September 4th (Before Mr. C. Pickup, P.M.) Claim for Damages

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 6

A CASE which created considerable interest and occupied a great length of time was one in which two well-known district farmers were…

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Albury Murder May Be My Daughter Says Balmain Mother Sydney. Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1934 · page 1

In spite of every effort, little of a concrete nature has been gleaned by the detectives. This afternoon a mother at Balmain…

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Albury Mystery Police Search Thorough Methods Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 September 1934 · page 1

Police are determined to solve the baffling mystery surrounding the identity of the girl whose mutilated body…

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Is It Ivy Rollins? Albury Murder McRae Hot on the Trail Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 1

After investigating scores of clues, it is thought that the detectives at last are on a tangible clue. A rush trip to Melbourne by…

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