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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

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Police, Prisons Ball Tomorrow for Hospital

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 3

The Police and Prisons ball, to be conducted in the Royal Theatre to-morrow night, promises to be one of the finest fixtures of the social season…

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Drove After Accident Police Charge Man

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 2

A charge of drunkenness and one of failure to stop after an accident were preferred against Cyril Art[?]r Wilesmith (38), when he appeared…

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Charged Dismissed

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 July 1944 · page 2

Henry Taverner, farmer, of Wellington, was charged at the Dubbo Police Court on Monday with language, assaulting the…

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Appreciation of Departing Police Officer

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 July 1944 · page 2

Prior to the departure of Sergeant Brogan from Gilgandra to Hay, a number of local citizens assembled at…

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Police and Prisons Staff Ball Success 700 in Attendance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1944 · page 1

There was an attendance of about 700 at the Dubbo Police and Prisons staff ball held at the Royal Theatre last night in aid of the Dubbo Base…

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Inspectors Word Accepted Travelling Stock Case Local Man Fined At Dubbo Court

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 July 1944 · page 3

At the conclusion of the case, A. T. Ellis, Stock Inspector to the Dubbo P.P. Board, v. W. H Coxsedge, of…

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Young Man Faces Trial for Peak Hill Burglary

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 28 July 1944 · page 1

On a ch[?] of breaking and entering the dwelling house of John Henry Stanton, on Dubbo Road, Peak Hill, and stealing two pairs…

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Chief of Dubbo Gaol Receives Promotion

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1944 · page 3

Mr. A. McKillop officer-in-charge of the Dubbo gaol, has received another promotion. He is now principal warder which is the promotion before that…

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Gaol Gives Charities 112001b of Vegetables

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1944 · page 4

Prisoners at the Dubbo gaol, in charge of the gaol staff, perform useful service in growing vegetables which are given away to charity and used…

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Mr. W. J. Small Dead—Former Police Super

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1944 · page 4

The death occurred at St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, on Thursday of Mr. William James Small (61), investigating officer attached…

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A Cool Theft Another Six Months For Emery

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 July 1944 · page 7

Royal Nelson William Emery has a penchant for stealing clothes, which are pretty hard to get at the present time, more…

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District Police Exam

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1944 · page 5

A police examination for all ranks is being conducted at the Dubbo court house today. Several district officers are visiting Dubbo for the…

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Wanton Destruction and Theft

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 2

Over a period of months many acts of wanton destruction and theft have been committed at Mr. T. G. Hitchen's property,…

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Police Office Improvements

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 6

Assistant Minister, Clive R. Evatt, on behalf of the Premier, has advised Mr. C. G. Robertson, M.L.A., that a stove…

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Probe Into Cold-Blooded Murder Of 19 Canadians: Nazis' Crime Proved LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 1

The cold-blooded murder of 19 Canadians by men of the Twelfth SS Panzer Division on June 8 in the Pavia area of Normandy has been officially revealed, says a British United Press correspondent in France. The facts can be revealed now…

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Bishop's Defence to Court Charges Sign of Cross Not Against Anglican Teaching

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 1

The Bishop of Bathurst, Dr. A. L. Wylde, in a statement of defence filed in the Equity Court, Sydney, last week, declares that it is not contrary to the law or custom of the Church of England for a priest…

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New Hospital Site Behind Police Paddock

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 August 1944 · page 2

A new site has been selected for the promoted new Gilgandra District Hospital. This is on sandy loam…

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Police and Prisons Hospital Effort Will Raise £550

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1944 · page 2

Dubbo and Police and Prisons Staffs are confident that their recent efforts on behalf of the Dubba Base Hospital will be responsible…

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Police Comb Auckland After Street Shooting Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1944 · page 1

One of the biggest manhunts the city has seen is being staged for a man who shot a police constable in the arm in an Auckland street early…

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Former Speed Cyclist Too Fast For Police

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1944 · page 6

Edward Chapman "clapped on the pace "when hailed several times by Constable A. B. Vale, who caught him, at 6.20 a.m., on June…

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