Stealing By Finding How Does the Law Stand?
Many people are under the impression that they are entitled to keep anything they find in the street or in a public place. Yet…
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Courts & crime, 1940
399 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 18 of 20
Two Years Gaol Lapse Of Man Of 69
Pleading guilty to two charges of having committed a serious offence against two girls at Gwabegar in 1939, Charles Fuller (69), a sleeper-cutter,…
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Breaking away from his escort while being taken from the dock at Dubbo Quarter Sessions to the gaol on Tuesday, John Bluekens, 66, who…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Licensing Court Application Refused
At the Coonamble Licensing Court last week, before Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., Vera Myrtle Boardman made application to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lloyd Wants Action Liberties In Police Hands
Mr. S. A. Lloyd, a U.A.P. member of the State Parliament, referring to-day to the Caesar divorce case, and the dismissal of Detective-Sergeant Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Report Sought As Sequel To Balcony Collapse
By five votes to two a special meeting of the Narromine Municipal Council decided to ask the district licensing inspector (Inspt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dutchman Found Guilty of Setting Fire to a House at Gilgandra Sentenced to Three Years [?]Hard Labor
After a retirement of only 40 minutes the jury at Dubbo Quarter Sessions on Monday returned with a verdict…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.W.U. Fights For Member Gase Heard in Coonabara- Bran Court Award for Defendant
Before Justice Perdriau in the Coonabarabran court on Tuesday afternoon, Joseph E. McGrath medic an application workers' compensation which an insurance company had refusea, to pay. McGrath claimed incapacity from 9th October,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Judge Says Prisoner's Diseased Mind At Base Of Attack Dutchman Who Made "Vindictive and Wicked Charges" Sent to Gaol "Only Course Open To Jury"—Gilgandra Firebug To Serve Three Years
"You did not help yourself because out of definite spite against this unfortunate woman you made deliberate, uteerly baseless, vindictive and wicked charges against her chastity and fidelity to her husband," declared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sale of T.B. Cow Judge Satisfied Beast Was Diseased, But Doubts Existence of Agreement District Court Hears Long, Dry Argument In Recovery Claim—Decision Reserved
For almost a whole day a Jersey cow, grazing in a paddock at Spicer's Creek, was the subject of legal argument as to whether it suffered from tuberculosis. In this time probable the cow chewed her cud with content,…
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Before Mr. R. G. Cookson, Licensing Magistrate on Tuesday last, the license of the Oxford Hotel, Bourke, was transferred from…
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Detective Sergeant McRae, who was found guilty of adultery with Mrs. Freda Agnes Caesar, and ordered to pay £200 damages, has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Holt's Wide Power Arbitration Court Order Action in Strikes Canberra, Friday night
Speaking on the adjournment of the House of Representatives to-day, the Prime minister (Mr. Menzies) announced far-reaching…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Magistrate Describes Assault on Man As Vicious Devil's Hole Brawl Laborer Fined £9—Used Stick in Fight
Describing an assault by Stephen Leslie Piper (28) on John May at the Devil's Hole on October 25, as a "vicious one," Mr. R. G. Cookson,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charge Fails Woman's Complaint Against Police Officers
Pointing out that the police had not proved their charge, Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., discharged Argatha Goolagong (36) at the Dubbo police court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court Gives Girl of 19 Permission to Marry
In closed court at Dubbo yesterday, Mr. R. G. Cooksen, P.M., heard an application by a 19-years-old girl who sought…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →OUT-WEIGHTED! Man Whose Challenge Accepted by Police Limit Was Disregarded
"I will fight anyone up to 11 stone," declared William Henry Wakefield (23). But a member of the constabulary was over 11 stone,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disappeared, But Safe In Sydney Young Dubbo Man Has Been Traced by Police
A young Dublin man, who disappeared from his home in Dubbo under unusual circumstances last week, had his movements traced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fined For Assault Dubbo Camp Officer Struck Blow After Greeting
Sydney, Thursday.—Lieutenant Ronald R. Moody, of the A.I.F., was fined £5, with [?] costs in Central Summons Court, for having…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier on Remand Alleged Sale of Samples Conversion of Proceeds Charged
Wearing the uniform of an A.I.F. private, Benjamin Cecil Bradford (44), who is attached to the 8th Division A.I.F., in camp at Dubbo,…
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