Police Look on
Declaring that liquor laws were being flouted and that gambling was rife, the Rev. H. E. Lawson, at the Congregational Church,…
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Courts & crime, 1941
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Soldier Charged with Theft of Watch
A charge of stealing a wristlet watch, valued at £3, was preferred against Private Sydney Stephen Cook (22), when he appeared…
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"Yours was a most despicable action. You were invited to this man's home as a guest, and then you stole from him," said Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aborigine Remanded on Assault Charge
Charged with assaulting William Hill, and thereby causing actual bodily harm, an Aborigine, John Thomas Nolan (36), appeared at, the Dubbo…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shoplifting Wave—soldier Fined Advised By Magistrate To "Cut Out" Drink
According to the police, in a statement at the Dubbo police court yesterday, shoplifting in Dubho at the present time is a serious problem, and many complaints have been received from storekeepers. The court had before it John Vaughan (20), A.I.F. private, who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police "Coasted" Home For a Conviction
A motorist, who was very "hostile" when pulled un by the police patrol ear, told the officers they could "go their hardest."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Near Naked Man Sought Police—Found Lockup
Clad in an undershirt and wet overcoat covered in mud, a man hurried on to the Dublin railway station in the early hours of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Warden's Court
The Warden (Mr. R. Donaldson) on Tuesday last had two applications for authority to enter [?] George Wright, for whom Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Police Warning Primary Producers Note
We have been requested by the Gilgandra police to point out that any vehicle registered at 'Primary Producer"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Discharged by Court Martial Soldier in Court As Sequel to Crash
Cpl. Maxwell Robert, of the Dubbo military camp, appeared before Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., at the Dubbo police court when he pleaded not guilty to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Illegal Pawnbroking Police Action—Trading With Dubbo Soldiers?
Dubbo police have taken action against a local business man for allegedly acting illegally as a pawnbroker in transactions with soldiers. It is understood that this class of offence has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About That Bull Appeal Dismissed At District Court
"I accept the evidence of the boy in this case and have not the slightest doubt that the stick was thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Hit Telephone Pole and Failed to Report to Police Defendant Fined
At the Court of Petty Sessions at Coonabarabran on Wednesday, before Mr. C. Pickup P.M., Lawrence Olive…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Assault On Woman and Soldier
As the result of an alleged assault on a woman and a man, it bring stated that kicking was indulged in, Thomas Carr (35), a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Assault Follows Night Out on "Bombo"
"They had a night out on what is commonly known as 'bombo'," said Mr. L. M. Whiteley at the police court yesterday when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clergymen, Police Best to Convey News
It is the opinion of the Talbragar Shire Council that in rural areas the notification of relatives of men killed while with the fighting forces, should…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer Wounded When Man Told To Leave Property Peak Hill Shooting Police In Search Of Alleged Assailant
When a Peak Hill farmer requested a young man, who was shooting on his property and disturbing lambing ewes with his dogs, to leave the land, il is alleged that a shot was fired, and the farmer, Owen Robert Leary,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mechanising the Police Force
After jogging along with horses for many, many years, the Police Department has at last decided to mechanise the local force, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy, 7½, Leads Police on Chase for Afternoon
It took two policemen and a cadet-tracker all yesterday afternoon to apprehend a 7½-years-old infants school boy who was wanted on a serious charge. It is alleged that the child even made a desperate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Court Collision On-oxley Highway Verdict for Plaintiff
Before His Honor Judge D. P. Shortland at the Coonamble District Court on Tuesday last (weak, Theodoro…
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