Impudent Theft
That some people will stop at nothing, to make a few shillings at the expense of their fellow beings is borne out by the report which came…
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Courts & crime, 1940
399 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 20
Baradine Police Officer Transferred
Constable C. W. Oakman Is on temporary transfer from Baradlne to Dubbo, from the mounted to the foot branch of the service, as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Items of Interest Man and Woman Charged
Claude Walton (28) and Betty Walton (30) were remanded in the Dubbo Police Court yesterday until January 8. Each was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Moss To Stay In Gaol for Life Sydney
The State Cabinet has decided to commute the death sentence passed on Albert Andrew Moss (6l) to imprisonment for the term of his natural…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorist Fined Speeding In Built-up Area Followed by Police Patrol
For exceeding the speed limit in a built-up area on the Great Western Highway at Geurie on November 18, 1939, Jackson Angus…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narromine Council Speeding Motorists Prosecution Favored Police Traffic Patrol (Special Representative)
Narromine Municipal Council is concerned about the excessive speed of motorists through the streets of the town, and the Police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Policeman Victim of Theft
A number of petty thefts have been reported to the Dubbo police during the past few clays. Yesterday someone who thought he had a better right to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court Breaches of Traffic Act Five Defendants Fined
At the Gilgandra Police Court on Tuesday, be[?]ore Mr. J. B. Scobie, S.M., the following cases were dealt with:â…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Missed the Gallows Moss Will Stay in Gaol All His Life
The State Cabinet decided on Tuesday that the death sentence passed on Albert Andrew Moss (61), for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Seek Woman Who Distributed White Feathers Sydney
The police are seeking a woman who has been distributing white feathers to young men in Martin Place. They threaten to arrest her for offensive conduct…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Distributing White Feathers Police Seeking a Woman Sydney
The police are seeking a woman who has been distributing white feathers to young men in Martin Place…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Case Dismissed Man Charged With Driving Under Influence Second Charge of Driving in a Negligent Manner Withdrawn
After hearing the medical evidence at the Gilgandra Police Court on Monday, in the case in which Charles Heritage was charged with driving a motor vehicle whilst under the influence of intoxicating liquor, Mr. J. B. Scobie, S.M,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Convicted of Stealing Young Man's Lapse "A Public Nuisance"
Charged with stealing two stilson spanners, and various other articles, the property of the Public Works Department, Oscar Smith was found guilty at the Wellington Police Court on Thursday last and was fined the sum…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Charges Fail Said Man Was Asleep in Sulky Alleged Dangerous Driving
Staling that he would give defendant the benefit of the doubt, Mr. J. B. Scobie, S.M., in the Dubbo Police Court yesterday, dismissed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions
At the Coonabarabran Court, of Petty Sessions on Wednesday morning the following cases were dealt with (Mr. C. Pickup, P.M.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local & General Small Debts Court
Before Mr. C. Pickup, P.M., in the Coonabarabran Small Debts Court on Wednesday, Eric Keith Lord proceeded against Sidney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Industrial Court Cafe Proprietors Fined
For failing to obey the industrial law the proprietors of the "Boronia," "Sunshine" and "Central" were ordered to pay a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Population Increase In Dubbo Municipality Police Statistics
During 1939 the population of Dubbo Municipality increased by more than 400, and the occupied dwellings were added to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lad Bound Over For Theft of Rifle
In the Dubbo Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. B. Scoble, S.M., John Gordon Charters (19) was released on a bond of £15 to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Alleged Bigamy Narromine Man Charged Narromine
Victor Henry Mills, alias Victor Henry Spinks, appeared before Mr. J. B. Scobie, S.M., in the Narromine Police Court to-day on a…
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