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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime
397 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 20
Tremendous pubic interest was shown at the Coroner's inquest, held at Wellington on Saturday last, into the death of Mrs. Ida Patricia Potts, aged 42, who met her death at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Althofer, "Carlile"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Harvey Oliver Potts (45), well-known Western identity, has been committed to stand his trial at the April sitting of the Supreme Court in Dubbo, on a charge of murdering his wife, Ida Patricia Potts (42), at Bodangora,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesday night decided to represent to the appropriate authorities the need to increase the police force…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Dubbo children's court this week several offences were dealt with. A young lad was bound over to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A private soldier, aged 37, attached to the Dubbo A.I.F. camp, was committed today to stand his trial at the Dubbo Supreme Court on April 22, to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There is a pressing need for additional police in Dubbo, according to a statement made in council on Tuesday night by Ald. A. C. Enderby. He said the growth of Dubbo warranted an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The secretary of the N.S.W., Police Association, Mr. Cosgrove, describes it as disgraceful as well as illegal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"I do not wish to be harsh to any man but I do expect defendants who come before me as men of good character to speak the truth. If they spoke the truth they would get more consideration and possibly less…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pleading guilty to charges of vagrancy and drunkenness. Herbert John Barlow (36) at Dubbo police court yesterday was sentenced to 14 days gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →April 1st did not prove a fortunate day for Thomas Baines, for, according to his own story, he imbibed too much…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Five judges of the High Court today unanimously dismissed an application by John Royston Wishart, solicitor, for special leave to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Evidence of a considerably lengthy nature was given at the Wellington Warden's Court, on Tuesday last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police are anxious to contact the associates of Sergeant Vernon Clark (49), soldier from the Dubbo camp, who died in the Prince of Wales Military Hospital as the result of injuries mysteriously received…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For the purpose of enrolling police reservists, Supt. Quinn, in charge of the Dubbo police administration district, attended…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An impudent robbery took place at the Court House Hotel late on Saturday night or during the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three cases were heard at the Bourke District Court on Tuesday last. Guy F. R. Edwards proceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Robert Joseph McKenna (20), yesterday morning scaled a high barbed wire fence surrounding the farm at the Bathurst gaol and escaped. McKenna was sentenced to 12 months gaol on two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Detective J. A. Burke, with Constable C. Oakman and Tracker A. Riley, last night raided two Dubbo homes, where a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two criminal cases prolisted for the Dubbo sitting of the Supreme Court which will open on Tuesday. Harvey Oliver Poits (45) will stand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Minister for Labor (Mr. Holt) told a deputation from the A.C.T.U. today that the attitude of the Government was that any requests for a…
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