Bathurst Gaol Trouble Third Warder Assaulted Sydney
The Minister for Justice, Mr. Martin, stated last night that there was a third case yesterday in which a prisoner in the Bathurst Gaol had…
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Courts & crime, 1939
646 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 33
Disturbance at Bathurst Gaol Second in Short Time Warders Attacked
There was another serious disturbance in Bathurst Gaol on Tuesday (says hte "Advocate"), when two…
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Edward George Owers (43) appeared before Messrs. E. J. Ether ton and V. C. Lack, J's.P., in the Dubbo Police Court on Tuesday afternoon, charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Frightened Girls Leave Their Home Lives Threatened Sequel to Attempted Assault Sydney
Fearing that their lives were endangered, two girls have disappeared from their Redfern home. They are Patricia O'Neill (18) and…
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At the Gilgandra Police Court this afternoon, before Messrs. J. B. Sword and D. A. McLean, J's.P., Albert Edward…
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The Australian aboriginal, with his keen eyesight, can see marks where [?] white man would sue nothing. Certainly white bushmen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sequel to Broken Jaw Young Man Found Guilty of Assault Released on Bond, But Ordered to Pay Expenses
Lengthy evidence was tendered at the Gilgandra Policc Court on Tuesday, before Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., when John Lucas proceeded against Keith B. McAllister, alleging that he was unlawfully assaulted, as the result of which he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Arrested Following Series of Fires In Gilgandra Nine Outbeaks in Town Area During Past Week Quick and Efficient Work by Police Staff
The number of fires which have occurred in the Gilgandra Urban Area rince a little after mid-night on Saturday, has had the people, especially business men, in a state of fear and anxiety. In that period the Fire Brigade has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gaol Warders Seek Increased Protection Against Prisoners Sequel to Attacks at Bathurst Six Men on Hunger Strike Watched by Doctor Bathurst, Friday night
Stating that it is only by the greatest luck that some of their number have not been maimed for life by the vicious…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wellington Police Court a Light List
The first court of the new year was held on Thursday last, there being a light list. BREACH OF TRAFFIC…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Preferred Gaol to Minding the Baby
Canberra includes among its citizens a man who preferred a night in gaol to a night at home minding the baby. This fact emerged in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Magistrate Ryans Last Visit Congratulated Upon Promotion
Magistrate M. J. Ryan, who has been promoted to the Goulburn police court circuit, paid his last official visit to the Wellington…
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Leslie McAllister (38), single, of Monbulk, who was found dying in a damaged motor truck near Dandenong Creek, in Burwood-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mysterious Fires Outbreaks at Gilgandra a Youth Charged
For the past few days mysterious fires have occurred in and around Gilgandra. At first the outbreaks were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Child Strangled Mother Charged with Murder Melbourne
The body of a seven-months-old girl was found on a bed at a house in Kew last night. An examination by a doctor indicated that she had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gaol for Men Responsible for Brutal Assault in Dubbo Street Man Injured Claims That He Was Kicked No Surry Hills Tactics Dubbo, Says P.M.
The Christmas spirit was not in evidence in Church Street, Dubbo, on the night of December 23, a disturbance there resulting in two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TRANGIE Graziers' Association Conference Resolutions Motor Cycle for Police
Motions for the annual conference at Sydney were included in the business at a special meeting of the Trangie branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Conspiracy Woolcott Forbes Arrested Before Bombay Court
A message from Bombay states that Woolcott Forbes, well-known Sydney businessman, who recently left for a trip to England, appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Poor Quality Milk Defendants Fined Two Cases at Court
Two Dubbo residents were fined by Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., at the Police Court yesterday, charged for selling milk deficient in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Explosions Police Guard Vulnerable Points Irish Republican Army Suspected London
A mysterious explosion, which the newspapers attribute to a bomb occurred at Southwark at 6 a.m. It was heard…
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