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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

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Yeoval Police Court Several Cases

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 9

At the Yeoval Police Court on the 15th April last, Leo Joseph Hendrick was proceeded against for drunkenness and assault,…

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Sentenced to Death Bilbao

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 1

The British United Press states that two captured German Air Force officers, Capt. Walter Kienzie and Lieut. Gunther Schulze, were sentenced to death…

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Yeoval Coronation Day Sports Police Court Cases Golf Associates

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 4

The annual meeting of the golf associates, held in Mrs. H. Wyke's residence on Monday night, was well attended. Officers elected were:—…

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Wellington Police Court This Morning's Cases

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 2

The P.M. (Mr. Pickup) presided at the Wellington Police Court to-day, there being rather a lengthy list…

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Charged by a Bullock Man's Serious Injuries Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 1

A man named Charles Melville, night officer of the Katoomba railway station, was seriously injured by one of two bullocks…

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Brutal Murder Another Mystery Case Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 1

The detectives who arrived at Garah, near Mungindi, this morning to investigate the finding of the body of an unknown…

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Mystery of the Creek Murder Victim Unknown Man Was He Gangster? Police Seek Identification

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 1

The identity of the man whose body was found in Milie Creek, 15 miles from Garah, on Sunday, has not…

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Six Months' Gaol Thefts from Hotel and Cars

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 6

At the Dubbo Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. G. Cookson, P.M., Frank Boyle was arraigned on two charges of stealing and one…

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War on Cyclists Council's Court Actions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 5

A big batch of defendants, who had broken the municipal by-laws by riding on footpaths or at night without lights, answered for their…

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Baby's Death Mother Charged

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 1

The police visited the township of Prospect, South Australia, last night, and found the body of Carol Ann Read, aged 22 months, lying on…

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Husbands in Gaol Maintenance Cases Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 1

During last year 375 husbands were sent to gaol in N.S.W. for having failed to comply with court…

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Warden's Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 2

At the Warden's Court on Monday last, before the Warden, Mr. C. Pickup, Walter Gough and Robert William Elliott were granted…

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Wellington Police Court Monday Last (Before Mr. C. Pickup, P.m.). Defendant Discharged

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 5

Ernest Henry Jones, aged 33 years was charged, that he did on or about 4th January, 1937, at Wellington, steal one gold Waltham watch and…

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Baby Drowned Mother Accused of Murder Adelaide

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 1

Police visited the township of Prospect and found the body of Carrol Ann Reed (22 months) lying on a bed. It is believed that death was due to…

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Railway Trespass Four Young Men Before Court

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 8

Before Messrs. E. C. Tibbits and M. Morris, J's.P., at the Gilgan. Police Court on Tuesday, Mervyn Anderson (22), Thomas…

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Justice, Not Mercy For Dismissed Police Counsel's Plea at S.P. INQUIRY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 2

Before the inquiry living conducted by the S.P. Royal Commission was adjourned until Friday, Mr. W. F. Sheahan, who is…

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Gaol for Conspirator Took £34,000 From Public Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 1

Alleged to have secured £34,000 from the public, and to have had only £10 when action was taken, Guy Paul McDonald, on a charge of conspiracy to…

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[?]Spected Murder [?]man's Body in Shack Adelaide, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 1

[?]ing of the terribly burned Martha Herriman (58), in the remains of her shack, at Gaza, [?] have led the police to…

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Elusive Murderer Escapes From N.S.W. Intensive Police Search Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 1

The man suspected to have murdered Ernest Harry Brown, whose body was found in Millie Creek, near Garah, last Sunday, has…

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Murder Charge Wife on Trial Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court to-day before Mr. Justice Halre Rogers, Annie Kathleen Northcote, charged with…

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