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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

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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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Woman Charged Alleged Murder of Her Husband Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 1

At the trial in the central Criminal Court today, of Annie Kathleen Northcott, charged with the murder of her husband, Carl William Northcott, Dr…

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Creek Murder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 3

Harold Thomas Mullen (36), laborer, has been charged with the murder of Ernest Henry Brown, whose body was found at Millie Creek, near Garah, last…

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Bank Clerk Charged Alleged Thief of £1564 Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day, John Horsfall Lawrence (36), a clerk was charged with having, between January 1 and May 29 this year, being then…

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Murder Charge Follows Orchardist's Death Tumut

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 1

Edgar Archer Evans (31), married, was charged, at the Police Court, with maliciously and feloniously murdering Arthur Clarke Evans. On the…

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Garah Murder Man Charged

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 10

At the central police court, Sydney on Monday, Harold James Muller, was charged by provisional warrant with the…

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Man Charged With Millie Creek Murder Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 3

At the Central Court today, Harold Thomas Mullen was remanded to St. George Police Court and held on a charge of having murdered Ernest…

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Stealing Charges Two Young Men Convicted

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 5

Following conviction last week on a trespassing charge, Goorge James Lewis (22) and Thomas Dowe (25) were before the…

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Garah Murder Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day Harold Thomas Mullin was remanded to the St. George Police Court, Queensland, on a charge of having…

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Mayor's Dream Comes True. Police Station Improvements

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 5

For some time Mayor Smith has classed the dividing fence on the Court House side, fronting the Council Chambers, as an eyesore and…

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Three Months' Gaol Stealing From Hotel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 5

At the Dubbo Police Court, yesterday, Cecil Henry Lynch, who has been a frequent visitor to the court recently, was again brought before Messrs. E. J…

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Appeals Upheld In Melbourne Murder Case Melbourne, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 1

The Full Bench of the High Court to-day unanimously upheld the appeals by Rupert Davies (28) and William John Cody (24) against their…

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Man's Throat Cut Murder Charge Follows Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 6

Ernest Long (37), laborer, appeared at the Central Police Court to-day, on a charge of having murdered Charles Riley…

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[?]uke and Mrs. Warfield Married In Simple Ceremony at The Chateau De Candle Carnival Atmosphere Visitors Crowd Village Service of 12 Minutes Police Guard Grounds Tours

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 1

The sequel to the romance which shook an Empire and led to the renunciation of English Throne…

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Murder Case Body in Mine Shaft Brutal Attack Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 1

The body of a man who has not yet been identified was found in an abandoned mine shaft near Maryborough,…

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Accused's Sensational Statement at Millie Creek Murder Inquest Says that Brown was During Straggle at Camp Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 1

He said, it I don't and that whisky there'll be something doing. With that I jumped up to take the rifle from him. We had a struggle, and he, being bigger than I, took some handling. Eventually, he went down on to…

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An Old Mine Shaft Reveals Ghastly Murder Man's Body Found Search for Youth Victim Brutally Killed Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 1

An old mine shaft near Maryborough, has revealed a ghastly murder. In it, police found Hie body of Jack Woods (55), an old…

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Binnaway Robbery Three Men Sentenced At Coonabarabran Police Court

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 10

At the Coonabarabran Court of Petty Sessions before Messrs. Hammond and Mclntyre, J’s.P. on Monday, Maurice William Wallington, 25, John Leslie Ellis, 21, and George Edwards, 32 were charged with stealing goods to the value of £10, the…

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Murder Charge At Quarter Sessions Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 1

At the Quarter Sessions, to-day, Patrick Doyle (26), mechanic, and Robert; Henry Gartner (30). laborer, were charged with having murdered…

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Mullen Committed Creek Murder Sequel Mungindi

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 3

Charged with the murder of Ernest Henry Brown, whose body was found under a bridge at Millie Creek recently, Harold Thomas Mullen (36) has been…

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