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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

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Police Court Alleged Theft of £41

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 10

On Monday last, Mr. Bardon Taylor, well-known horse trainer, lost a wallet containing the sum of £4). The money was…

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Industrial Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 16

At the Wellington Industrial Court, held on Tuesday morning, before Industrial Magistrate, Mr. W. R. Earl, James…

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Murder Charge at Dubbo On Crime Committed Eleven Years Agao Prisoner Remanded to Grengell

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 1

William Henry Lavers of Glenele, near Grenfell got out of bed on the morning of September 5, 1936, at 6 o'clock, and told his wife that he was going to feed some farm horses…

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Small Debts Court Sequel to Collision. Plaintiff Awarded Damages

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 11

On June 25th last, a utility truck owned by William John Cook, and a three ton truck, owned by Ray Job, came into…

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Inadequate Police Protection In Country Districts War-time Cuts Not Yet Restored

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 5

The fact that many country districts in New South Wales were still without adequate police protection, although it had been stated that the police force had now been built up to full strength, was referred to by Mr. Dickson (C.P…

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Armed Rioters In Rome Pitched Battle with Police Sabre Charge By Mounted Force ROME

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 1

Although an official Government communique announced that only one person had been killed, and fifty demonstrators and 29 police wounded, in a battle between Italian strikers and the unemployed and police outside Viminale Palace—seat…

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Man Charged at Dubbo with Murder. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 1

Dubbo.—At the "Public Court yesterday Frederick Lincoln McDormott, 38, laborer, was charged by direction of the Attorney General"…

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The Layers Murder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 1

Frederick Lincoln McDermott, who was arrested at Dubbo on Thursday and charged with the murder of William Henry Lavers at Glenelg, near…

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Child-murder Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 1

Mrs. Edna Linda Martha Saltmarsh (31), of Lalaty, near Tocumwal, who was aquitted on the grounds of insanity on August 25, on a charges of…

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Supreme Court at Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 2

It is officially advised that the Hon. Mr Justice Cwen will preside at the sittings of the Supreme Court in Dubbo commencing next Tuesday, instead of…

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The Macquarie "Murder, He Says"

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 October 1946 · page 7

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, at the Macquarie Theatre. Fred MacMurray will star in "Murder, He Says." a George Marshall…

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Theft of Money. £200 Taken From Unlocked Safe

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 October 1946 · page 1

The local police are still inquiring into the disappearance of £200, in notes and coins, from the safe at Mr. Arthur…

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Gaol for Theft

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1946 · page 6

At the Dubbo Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr. G. C. Hook P.M., Edgar Leslie Hudson (19), labourer, pleaded not guilty to a charge of…

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Sentenced Nazis

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1946 · page 7

Lord Justice Lawrence, President of the War Crimes…

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Railway Porter Convicted of Theft

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1946 · page 1

At the Dubbo Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr. G. C. Hook, P.M., Herbert George Mullins (35), railway porter, of "Glenhill," Dubbo, pleaded…

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Police Court

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 4

At Tuesday's sitting of the Gilgandra Police Court, Clifford Fredorick Wheatley was charged with having driven an…

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Police Court

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 8

Leslie Currie appeared before Mr. D. N. Garling J.P. on 9th October, on charges of drunkenness and Indecent language. He…

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Youths Discharged Charged with Shooting at Aeroplane

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 2

Judge Shortland, at the Orange Quarter Sessions, directed the jury to acquit Cyril Graham Morris (18), and George Lester John…

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Police Boys Club Ball

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 8

The ball organised by the local Committee to assist the Police appeal for Boys Club and Anti TB Appeal was held on Wednesday…

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Divorce Court. Brister v. Brister

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 3

At the Supreme Court sittings at Dubbo on Wednesday last, before Mr. Justice Owen, Frederick James Brister of Wellington, petitioned…

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