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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1945

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Pose As Police Rob Man of £400. SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 1

Police are searching for two men, who, it had been reported last night, posed as police officers, and then…

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Assault Charge

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 1

Charged with having assaulted Frederick William Burgman, a well known Narromine resident was remanded until Tuesday, April 3…

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Latest Telegrams Australian Troops Keen to Go on to Tokyo, Says General Blamey...gaol for Black Marketeers. Australians' Desire

The Western Herald · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 1

Manila.—Australian forces were very keen to go on to Tokyo; General Blarney said in an interview to-day. Their next field of…

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Dubbo Contractor On £80 Stealing Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 1

Frank Coghlan (35), of 161 Cobra street, appeared before Dubbo Police Court yesterday charged with stealing. He was remanded on £80 bail to appear…

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Life in Gaol for Two French Collaborationists

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 1

PARIS, Friday.—Sentence of life imprisonment, with military degradation and "national indignity" for collaboration with the enemy was passed…

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Pedestrians Warn Police Decamps With £20. SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 1

Pedestrians yesterday heard a safebreaker working in a building in Marrickville, but he escaped before the…

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Young Man Charged With Alleged Bigamy at Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 1

Neville Francis Mayhew, alias Stanley Vincent James (23), laborer, was remanded by Mr. W. A. Hicks, CM., at Dubbo Policy Court yesterday on…

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Improvements to Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 5

Work on improving the gaol and court house entrance was commenced at Dubbo yesterday. The contractor (Mr. W. Fuller) is…

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Young Man Convicted Language and Assault

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 5

At the wellington Police Court on Tuesday last. Reg[?]mes Riley, aged 19 years was convicted by the P.M., Mr…

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Bourke Police Court

The Western Herald · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 8

The usual monthly Court was held in the Court House on Wednesday last, before Mr. T. H. Brook, Police Magistrate…

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Police Inspections

The Western Herald · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 4

Sgt. Radcliffe has just completed a tour of inspection of the Brewarrina, Walgett, Angledool, Lightning Ridge and Goodooga districts…

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Licensing Court

The Western Herald · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 4

Before the Licensing Magistrate (Mr. T. H. Brook) on Wednesday last, Mr. H. Webster, of the Central Australian Hotel, was granted…

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Racing Interest Narromine Mayor Supports "Open [?]" "Why Not" Says Ald. Tancred, "When You K[?] Sure Thing?" Police Raise No Objection

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 1

A perfect orgy of race speculation has [?] at and seems to be affecting all classes of the [?] expose the traffic, which threa[?] to [?] "News" representative interviewed the Mayor, AM. [?]…

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Greatest Air Assault Of All Time Launched Against Germany

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—Described as the greatest air assault of all time, the latest massive Allied air attacks have to all intents and purposes cut the Ruhr off from western Germany. American and British manned planes, which, for weeks…

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Heavy Court List

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 2

There is a heavy list of court work for the Dubbo Petty Sessions on Monday. The sitting is likely to occupy a full day. Some matters will probably…

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Dr. Jones Attempted Murder Trial Sensational Stories

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—When the case in which four men charged with the attempted murder of Dr. Reginald Stuart Jones was continued at the Central…

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District Court Money Forfeiture Cancelled

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 5

His Honor, Judge Shortland, president at the District Court, Wellington, on Thursday last. The sitting was only a brief one, there…

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Railwayman Charged

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 2

Charged with having goods in custody, is was reasonably suspected had been stolen or unlawfully obtained, John James Ahearn, railway…

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Second Assault on Police £20 Fine and Good Behavior Bond

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 1

Released from gaol in September of last year, after serving a Quarter Sessions sentence for assaulting Constable M. Hood, Sidney John Foster (21), was again before Dubbo Police Court yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to a charge…

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Young Man Convicted On Stealing Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 6

Pleading guilty to a charge of stealing a pair of hobble chains and straw, valued at five shillings, the property of Robert Taylor, Harold Charles Smith,…

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