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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

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Reconstruction Plans. Police & P.O. Buildings

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 1

Mr. R. J. Heffron, on behalf of the Premier, wrote to Mr. C. G. Robertson, M.L.A., as follows:—…

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Conceit Footpaths Court House Front

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 4

The Under Secretary for Justice, in a Letter to Mr. C. G. Robertson, M.L.A. stated that the Department of…

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Police Court Assault Case Bound Over For 12 Months

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 9

A case which took up considerable time was heard at the Wellington Police Court on Tuesday, last before the P.M…

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Police Court Fines For Breaches Of Liquor Act

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 11

Mr. G. W. Brown, P.M., presided at the Wellington Police Court on Tuesday last, when a Wellington hotelkeeper and…

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Police Check on Dogs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

Inspector E. G. Druitt informed. "The Liberal" yesterday that within the next day or so the police propose to conduct a cheek-up on dog…

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Bourke Police Court

The Western Herald · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 4

The usual monthly court was held on Monday last before Mr. R. G. Cookson, Police Magistrate. Leslie Hamilton, on a charge of…

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Police for Byrock

The Western Herald · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 4

Mr. M. A. Davidson, M.L.A., has been advised by the Premier's Department that a police constable is to be appointed to Byrock. The…

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Police and Prisons Effort Raises £562 for Hospital

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1944 · page 4

Two cheques, totalling £562/4/3, were handed over by Superintendent W. Sherringham, of the Dubbo police district, to the president of the Dubbo Base Hospital Auxiliary (Mrs. C. Gostello) at Station 2DU on Friday night…

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Six Months' Gaol on Charge of False Pretences Coonabarabran Hospital Secretary Before Armidale Court

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 26 October 1944 · page 6

Arthur Neville Neve was, at Armidale Police Court last week, sentenced to six months' imprisonment on a charge pr false pretences. It was alleged in the charge that he had falsely pretended to…

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Military Court Finds Italian Not Guilty Of Killing Internee

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1944 · page 1

HAY, Friday.-Hay military court this afternoon found Passafiume Gaicomo, Italian, not guilty of the murder of Francavilla Pasquale at…

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Stealing of Bicycle: Dubbo Man in Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 2

Walter Price (31), laborer, appeared before Messrs. A. Powderley and V. C. Lark, J's.P., at the Dubbo police court, charged with stealing a bicycle…

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40 Years Gaol Sentence For Aiding Germans

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 1

PARIS, Tuesday.-An assize court in Paris sentenced Stephen Lauzanne (72), to forty years' imprisonment. He was the collaborationist editor of "Le…

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Recruiting of Police Considered Necessary

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 3

In a [?]etter to Dubbo Municipal Council, Boomi Shire expressed concern fit the closing of outlying police stations and asked for co-operation in…

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New Police Superintendent Appointed to Dubbo Area

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-The promotion of Superintendent W. Sherringham, of the Dubbo police district to second, class rank has been announced…

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Dubbo Gaol Grows Freak

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 4

The freak has a perfect top, mea[?]gaol, was yesterday brought to "The Liberal." The freak has a connect top…

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Murder Trial Not for Dubbo; Venue Changed to Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 2

The trial of Walter Eric Graham (16 1/2). charged with the murder of Shady Tcoma Malouf (32). known as Charles Thomas, at Bulla…

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Man Sentenced to 3 Month's Gaol on Two Charges

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 2

Walter Price (31), laborer, was sentenced to three months gaol with hard labor, on each of two counts by Mr. R. G. Cookson, PM, at the…

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Skin Charge Fails No Jurisdiction Rules Magistrate

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 1

Upholding a submission by Mr. G. F. C. Griffia at the Dubbo Police Court yesterday, Mr. R. G. Cookson, PM, ruled that he had no…

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First Appearance in Court in Five Years

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 2

With a number of past convictions on his record sheet, Stephen Williams (30); aborigine, appeared before Mr. R. G. Cookson, PM, at the Dubbo…

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Dr. Jones' Case Intent to Murder Arrest by Armed Detectives Two Men Charged and Remanded Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 1

Following a raid on a cottage at Way Woy by armed detectives yesterday, Horace Clive Robinson (31),mechanic, and Alexander MacBonaid Jowett (29), labourer, were charged with having shot Doctor Reginald Stuart Jones…

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