Picked Up Food In The Gutters Pitiful Story in Police Court
A pitiful story of a man who, through drinking methylated spirits, lias been reduced to such a low ebb that lie picked up food from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1939
646 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 33
New Trial in Arson Case Man Who Was Sent to Gaol Sydney, Friday night
The Full Court of Criminal Appeals to-day granted a new trial in the case in which George Malouf was sentenced to four years…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Case Fails Dubbo Youth Not Guilty Of Negligent Driving
At the Wellington Police Court on Thursday, Jack Hawkins (20), of Dubbo, was found not guilty on a charge of having driven a car…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Traffic Patrols Fer Country Road Safety Scheme Need For Care
Accidents continue to happen, in country towns and on main roads, and their severity reveals that the primary causes in most of them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wellington Police Court Lengthy Sitting Bicycle Riders Fined
There was a lengthy list before Police Magistrate R. Donaldson at the local court on Thursday last, and it, was found impossible to deal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trangie Salesman Charged Woman's Story of Alleged Promise Information Dismissed
As briefly reported in the last issue of "The Liberal," Allan Simpson (38), a salesman, of Sydney, appeared at the Trangie Police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sunday Sport Case Rev. Bingley's Examination In Bankruptcy Court Assets £55—Liabilities Total £741 Legal Costs of Case Amount to £449 Sydney
When the Rev. Alfred James Bingley (38), Methodist minister of Bathurst, was before the Registrar in Bankruptcy in June, 1937, it was the sequel to two cases under the Sabbath Observance Act—one against Alfred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Betting Money Police Cannot Confiscate Ruling by Orange Magistrate
The magistrate at the Orange Police Court fast week decided that an amount of money found on a defendant, when arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Binnaway Stealing Charge
Wm. Cullen was charged at the Binnaway Police Court yesterday with stealing one steer, the property of Albert Zimmerli, retired…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sentenced To Two Years' Imprisonment
At the Cootamundra Quarter Sessions on Friday last, Jack Dumbrell and Charles Dumbre[?], who pleaded guilty to assaulting Constable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Share Hawking Police Inquiries in Country
The activities of some share hawkers in country districts are being investigated by special police officers, and a report will be made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Joke" Which Led to Court Man Who Broke Into Friend's Home Sydney
At the Quarter Sessions today, William Charles Rockwell (30) relief worker, who had pleaded guilty to having broken into a friend's home for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five Fires at Narraomine In Four Days Police Investigating Mysterious Outbreaks Some Were Caused Deliberately Clues Indicate That Incendiarists Were Responsible for Four—-Inquiries To Be Held
Police are investigating a series of mysterious fires at Narromine. Since two suspicious outbreaks last Sunday, three more have occurred, one early on Monday morning, another on Tuesday night, and a third last night…
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Before the Police Magistrate last Tuesday night six breaches of the Traffic Act were the only cases. These charges were for non return…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Transfers
Constable N.H. Bell, from Murrundi to the charge of Ford's stable G.R.D. Taylor, to replace Constable G.R.D. Taylor, who is being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder Charge Tragedy at Hotel Sydney, Friday night
On a charge of having murdered Eric Carlson, Timothy Ryan (44) was remanded at the Redfern Police Court to-day until March 1, the probable date…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Company That Backs Racehorses Mentioned in Court Case Legal Object, Says Counsel Sydney, Friday night
At the Central Court to-day, Percy Daniel Lynch was charged with having used the premises of Rufe Naylor's Investment Ltd., in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Causes £15,000 Damage — Narromine Macquarie Stores Destroyed The Seventh Outbreak Since Sunday Was Incendiarist Responsible? Brigade Saves Business Block Block From Destruction Rumour That Proved True—Precautions Were Futile Dubbo Detectives and Narromine Police Investigating
Following a series of six minor fires since last Sunday, one of the most disastrous outbreaks in the history of Narromine occurred early yesterday morning, when the building in which the Macquarie Stores Proprietary Ltd. carried on business as general merchants was completely destroyed. The total…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →128 Years' Gaol
Had not Judge Barton ordered his sentences to be served concurrently, James McDonald (66) would have commenced a term of 128…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Russian Sentenced To 20 Years' Gaol Moscow
A sentence of 20 years was imposed on Mikhail Vosnissensky, chief wireless operator at Tranquillity Bay, in the Soviet…
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