Alleged Horse Stealing
On Friday last Sergeant R. Russell and First-class Constable J. J. McDonagh arrested a man named Roy Thompson, aged 35, at…
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Courts & crime, 1939
646 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 15 of 33
Local Jottings Impudent Theft
Mr. R. B. Pike had erected an amplifier speaker on a 20 ft. pole at the show ground on Monday for Che ring events at the show. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narromine Bush Mystery Moss Again Charged With Murder Of Thomas Robinson Remanded, Pending Magisterial Enquiry
Albert Andrew Moss (61) again appeared before Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M at the Dubbo Police Court on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narromine Murder Lengthy Investigations
On a charge of having murdered Thomas Robinson (68), at Brummagem Creek, on January 21, Albert Andrew Moss (61)…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police Hope To Identify "Pyjama Girl"
Sydney police, believing that they possess the garments worn by the murdered pyjama girl, have dressed a wax dummy in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Candid Camera Ex-coonabarabran Couple in Divorce Court
On Monday Mrs. Johanna McGarry was granted a decree nis[?] against her husband, James Sydney McGarry…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car Window Smashed Show Incident Man Before the Court
An exciting incident on the show ground, which was not provided for in the schedule, occurred during the afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed Woman Charge Against Motorist Did Not Stop After Accident, Police Allege Sydney
At the Manly Police Court today, Ernest Ferguson Stephens (152), farmer, was remanded on a charge of having at North Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hand-writing Might Establish Identity Of O'Shea Important Police Clue Interest in Cheque and Receipt. Search On Roads Leading From Mack's Reserve to Narromine
Experts shortly will examine hand-writing on the back of a cheque and also on a receipt, in the effort to establish if…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Missing Men.— Dapple Grey Pony Is Solution Of Mystery. Nation-wide Search for Breeder or Owner. Police, Press, Pictures And Radio
The most intensive search ever conducted by police is now being made for what detectives consider is the key to the mystery of the missing men. A dapple grey pony has become famous throughout not only new…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Moss Remanded Until May 31 Police Will Then Proceed With Charge Alleged Murder
"The case has been very involved and has necessitated extensive inquiry concerning the whereabouts of several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Police Superintendent
Superintendent J. Quinn, of Sydney, has taken charge of the western police administrative area, with headquarters at Dubbo. He succeeds…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Detectives Forge Chain Of Evidence Missing Men Mystery Inquiries Regarding O'shea and Bartley Are Hearing Finality Will Murder Charges Be The Sequel?
Link by link, detectives who have been engaged in the Narromine district for five weeks, investigating what has become known as the missing men mystery, have formed a chain of evidence which will enable them to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Narromine Mystery Police Expect Early Success
Police investigating the Brummagem Creek mystery believe that developments will soon enable them to take a certain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Theft
William Christopher (41) was charged in the Dubbo Police Court today before Messrs. W. A. Hicks, C.M., and V. C. Lark, J.P., with stealing on or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Perjury Young Man Told Lies, Says Magistrate Dangerous Driving Charge
At the conclusion of a case in the Dubbo Police Court yesterday, Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., expressed the opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ron Richards to Pay Percentage Into Trust Fund Court Order Sydney
In the Supreme Court to-day, John Fennell, formerly manager for the middleweight boxing champion of Australia, Ron Richards,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Now Looking For Bartley Middle Aged Man with Withered Hand. Grey Horse Strangled At Three Mile Reserve
Involved with the police quest for a man named Barley is a report that a grey horse was strangled, some time ago, on the Three Mile Reserve, on the Dubbo road. This man, whose Christian name is not yet known, is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Property of Missing Men Will It Be Identified? Police Now Search for Bartley Returned Soldier with Withered Hand
James Miller, who worked with Timothy O'Shea—one of the three men for whom police have been searching for almost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tenterfield Murder Kelly Sentenced to Death
When the trial of John Trevor Kelly, who was charged with the murder of Miss Marjorie Constance Sommerlad, was resumed at…
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