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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

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Demsey Murder Men on Trial Pensioner's Story of Mysterious Movements Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 1

More than 80 Crown witnesses have yet to be called in the case in which four men are on trial on a charge of having murdered John…

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New South Wales Police The Celebrations and Earlier Years

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 5

Now that the first intensive period of the 150th anniversary celebrations has been completed I should like to pay a…

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Alsatians For Country Police Work of Former Forbes Dog

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 2

Protests against the proposal to send Alsatian dogs to country police stations to assist in catching criminals lend special interest…

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Bourke Police Court Before Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M.

The Western Herald · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 6

The usual monthly Court was on Tuesday last in the court. House Proceedings commenced at 5 p.m. with a short…

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Divorce Damages Gaol For Corespondent Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 1

Eric Wilford Smythe, correspondent in a divorce suit last October, was arrested to-day under a writ of attachment for not having…

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Cricketer Charged Under Influence of Liquor Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 1

Lincoln Carruthers Hynes, well-known inter-State cricketer, was charged at the North Sydney Police Court to-day with having attempted to put…

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"Pyjama Girl" Murder Victim Might Be Identified

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 5

Detectives believe that at last they will be able to secure the positive identification of the Albury "Pyjama Girl," Mr. C. W. Lynch,…

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N.S.W. Police Past and Present Good Work Praised

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 5

Now that the first intensive period of the 150th Anniversary celebrations has been completed I should like to pay a cordial tribute…

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Mad Drunk Alleged Assault on Constable Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 1

When Norman Bruce Murray, junr., appeared before the Paddington Police Court this morning, charged with…

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Attempted Murder Youth Arrested Brisbane

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 1

Lionel Marshall (16), a farm hand, was arrested yesterday and charged with having attempted to murder…

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Albury Murder Mystery Still Another Clue

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 4

Regarded as one of the bast clues that the police have so far received in connection with the Albury Pyjama Girl case was provided by a…

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Chinese Puzzle For Police Magistrate Celestials "No Savee" Alleged Fruit Stealing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 4

A Chinese puzzle was presented to Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., in the Dubbo Police Court yesterday, when R. Wong, a North Dubbo…

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Missing Men Search By Police Heading for Kiama?

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 6

Dubbo police, headed by Sup[?]prey, Insp. Nichols, Sergt. Russell [?] black tracker Riley, Const. Grar[?] (Geurie) and Const. Mullholland, we[?]…

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Dubbo Application Land and Valuation Court Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1

In the Land and Valuation Court, his Honor returned to the Local Land Board, land district of Dubbo, a reference by the Minister for Lands of the…

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Wellington Police Court Monday's Cases

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 3

The following, cases were dealt with at the local Police Court on Monday last, before Mr. Pickup, Police Magistrate:—…

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Magistrate's Decision On Wages Tax Appeal Before Full Court Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 1

The hearing of the appeal against the ruling of Mr. Morrison, S.M., in regard to the deduction of the tax from wages…

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Wedded in Court

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 2

Mr. Alwyn Schroeder, magistrate the Perth Children’s Court, provided 10/ from the benevolent fund to buy a ring in order that a young…

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Truck Murder Four Men Acquitted All Had Alibis

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 4

Matthew Francis O'Keefe (37), Roy McFarlane (32), William Grahame (30), and Harold John Reeve (37) have been round not…

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Three Killed Police Fight Bandits Paris

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 1

One policeman was shot dead and another injured, two bandits were killed and a third captured in a running fight between police and the three…

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Cattle Stealing Butcher's Appeal Dismissed Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 1

Declaring that the sentence imposed on him was richly deserved, the Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Jordan, in the Court of Criminal Appeal, to-day,…

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