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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

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Licensing Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 2

At the Licensing Court on Tuesday morning, the following licenses were renewed: Publicans': Eliza Jane Wright, Lillian Harriet Sloane…

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Wellington Police Court Tuesday, June 16th, 1936. (Before Mr. C. Pickup, P.M.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 7

James Stewart, for failing to produce a travelling permit, was fined £1 and 8/- costs. Jack Devlin and E. Hoy, for…

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Special Licensing Court

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 7

At the Coonabarabran Special licensing Court, before Mr. W. F. Brltz, PM., yesterday, the licence of Richard Frederick Mott…

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Death Sentence Maudlin Guilty of Murder Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 1

After a retirement for two hours, the jury at the Central Criminal Court, yesterday, returned ii verdict of guilty against Francis Henry Joseph Maudlin…

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Gaol Wedding Prisoner Allowed Out Back to Cell Afterwards Adelaide

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 1

A man who was imprisoned at the Adelaide City Watchhouse awaiting trial on a charge of theft was yesterday allowed to…

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Warden's Court Settlement of Dispute

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 6

At the Warden's Court on Tuesday last, the Warden, Mr. C. Pickup, had several cases before, him. A dispute between a…

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Licensing Court

The Western Herald · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 4

The Quarterly Licensing Court for the Licensing District of Bourke on Tuesday, 7th July, at 7 p.m…

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Valuation Court

The Western Herald · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 4

Notice is given that a Valuation Court to hear objections against valuations will be held at the Court House, Bourke, on Tuesday…

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Murder Mystery Woman Strangled Near Harbour Bridge Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1936 · page 1

The discovery of the rapidly decomposing body of a woman huddled in a cupboard in a City residential, this evening, has provided the police with…

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Police Defended By Commissioner Assaults Not Tolerated Melbourne, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1936 · page 1

The Commissioner for Police (Sir Thomas Blarney), commenting, to-day, on the remarks of the Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Mann) regarding the…

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Petrol Caps Boys Collect Them Police Solve Mystery

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 June 1936 · page 2

For some time past motor car owners have been bothered about the sudden disappearance of their radiator…

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Wardrobe Murder Radio News of Suspect Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 1

A full search was made among the Aorangi passengers on landing, but no trace was found of the wanted man. The ship was searched for a…

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Foul Murder Hostess Done to Death at Merry Party Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 1

Mrs. Margaret Purcell (33) was murdered in the kitchen of her home at Bendigo last night. She was holding a party and went to the kitchen to…

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Husband Arrested For Wife Murder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 3

In Tuesday's "Liberal" appeared an account of the murder of Mrs. Purcell, while entertaining a party at her house at Epsom…

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Police Protection Trouble at Tarcoon

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 1

[?]ice reinforcements have been [?] to the Brewarrina district protect shearers who have con[?] to work at sheds where…

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Police on the Trail Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 1

There was a development this morning in connection with the finding of the body of Mabel Patricia Goodman in a wardrobe in a city residential…

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New Fence Damaged Already Police on Look-out

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 8

The new fence around the showground on reserve [?] has been completed, but during the week some irresponsible person damaged the…

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Body in the Bush Is It the Murderer? Police Carrying on Strange Message, but no Link with Death of City Waitress

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 1

A description of a man whose body was found in the bush at Wallangarra, between Tenterfield and the Queensland border, led Sydney police…

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Stealing a Bicycle

The Western Herald · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 4

Harry Johns (aged 21) was before the Court on Monday last on a charge of stealing a bicycle from Cobar. The evidence showed that…

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Street Accidents. Police Activities

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 2

The following useful information, regarding street accidents, has been supplied by Sergant Baxter…

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