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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

399 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 11 of 20

Magistrate Cuts Rent In Unusual Case

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1943 · page 2

An unusual ease came before Mr. R. G. Cookson, PM. in a sitting of the fair rents court at Dubbo yesterday, when a tenant sought…

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Soldier Smashed Table, Punched Woman in Cafe Grim Court Threat to Rowdy Troops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1943 · page 2

A stern warning that misconduct by soldiers in Dubbo must cease, that defendants in future cases of the type then before him would have gaol meted out as the punishment, and that while he appreciated the work being performed by…

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Safely of Dubbo Taxis Stressed by Police

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 2

The inspector of police (Mr. F. Tillo[?] has informed the Mayor (AId. E. B. Seri[?]er) that, as a result of a thorough inspection of…

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Police Court

The Western Herald · Friday 25 June 1943 · page 1

Before the Police Magistrate, Mr. R. G. Cookson on Tuesday night last, the usual monthly Court was held. Not many cases were listed…

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Licensing Court

The Western Herald · Friday 25 June 1943 · page 4

Before Mr. R. G. Cookson, Licensing Magistrate, on Tuesday last renewals of publicans licenses were granted to all hotels in town and…

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Hospital Murder: Nurse Charged Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1943 · page 1

Nurse Helen M[?]cen [?]oncy, of Sunbury M[?] Hospital, has been charged with man-lan[?] following the death of the secretary of the…

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Murder Charge Raaf Man And Woman Attacked Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1943 · page 1

A member of the RAAF, Jonathan Stephen Falla, at an inquest at Ballarat into the death of Mrs. Clarice Anastasia white, described how he…

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Grigg Reinstated in Nsw Police After Appeals

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1943 · page 2

The Manpower Board by a majority decision has ordered the reinstatement in the New South Wales r[?]lice [?] of Constable Neville…

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Had No Coat in Court: Man Rebuked by Bench

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1943 · page 4

A man who appeared in the Dubbo police court yesterday without a coat awl wearing" a shirt with sleeves rolled up, was rebuked Mr. R.G…

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"Pyjama Girl" Murder Order by State Court [?]ney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 1

An order [?] pers the case [?] to the Grown soli[?] by State [?] Court [?] today [?] to [?] the…

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Barred And Bolted But Police Pound Way In

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 2

There was a scatter when a flying squad of police raided premises at Orange the other day…

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Small Debts Court L. E. Stanley v. W. H. Duns

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 1

At the Small Dobts Court, Nrromine, on Tuesday, before Mr. R. G. Cockson, PM, L. E. Stanley sought to recover an amount of…

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Man Charged with Murder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 4

Sydney, Friday: On the application of the police, William Johnson (28), machinist, was remanded until Monday when he was charged at the Redfern…

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Nurse Remanded on Murder Charge Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 1

Helen Maureen Looney (26), nurse, employed at Sunbury Mental Hospital, today appeared before the Sunbury court on a charge of manslaughter in…

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Ward's Charge To Be Heard in Open Court Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 1

The Royal Commission into the allegations of the suspended Minister for Labor (Mr. Ward) that an important document was missing from the…

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Preventing Tyre Theft Sound Advice

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. engineers advise motorists to train dogs to look after their cars in other to prevent tyre thefts…

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Refused Work Six Months Gaol for Two Italians

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 3

"You have refused to work, so you can now both work for nothing for a while. You are each sentenced to six months' gaol with hard labor,"…

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Would Not Work Aliens Sent to Gaol

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 July 1943 · page 16

"You have refused to work, so you can now both work for nothing for a while. You are each sentenced to six…

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Refused Work Six Months Gaol for Two Italians

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 July 1943 · page 2

"You have refused to work, so you can now both work nothing for a while. You are each sentence to six…

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Special Magistrate's Death

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1943 · page 4

Sydney Friday: The death occurred at his homo at Rose Bay today of Mr. Walter Frederick Britz (59), special magistrate at Sydney children's…

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