New Magistrate Welcomed
Prior to the sitting of the Court of Petty sessions, yesterday, Mr. R. A. Kearsley S.M., recently appointed, in succession to Mr. G. C. Hook, as…
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Courts & crime, 1948
316 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 16
Stories of Suffering and Torture at War Crimes Court Hong Kong Tuesday (AAP Reuter)
The story of "Puss in Boots," and of 16 other Japanese, was told in the Australian War Crimes Court yesterday. But there was no fairy story atmos-[?]…
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Bickhoff said that defendant alleged that he did not lay a hand on the woman and that anything he had to say…
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Appearing at the Wellington Police Court before Mr. J. Cobley, S.M., on Tuesday, Joseph McLinsay, also known as Wilder, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting Alma Rose McGlashan, at Yeoval on December 30, 1947…
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MARRIED woman who befriended a stranger and [?] gave him some dinner alleged in the Wellington [?]t of Petty Sessions on Tuesday last that the man [?]aulted her and attempted to kiss her against her will…
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Proving a deterrent to drunks and brawlers, the new utility track received by the Wellington Police…
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Patrons at the Savoy Theatre last Saturday night were treated to a little more than the usual entertainment…
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A shipment of 85,000 lb of explosives was seized late yesterday on a farm at Walltownship, New Jersey, by the state police and country…
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Police fought an hour long battle with guns and tear gas and seriously wounded four Communists, before closing up the Communist newspaper, Impress…
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Booking in at the Royal Hotel, Coonabarabran last week under the name of Selby, Crofton Edward Barnes, who escaped from Long Bay…
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The Court of Petty Sessions sat at Dubbo yesterday, Mr. R. A. Kearsley, S.M., presiding…
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Two Gilgandra hotel li[?]nsees, John Grattan Curran, of the Royal Hotel, and Ivy May Curran, of the Imperial…
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At Gilgandra Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. R.. Kersley, PM, William Henry Hutchinson was committed for…
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The following cases will be heard before Mr. Stonham S.M. in the Coonabarabran Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, 20th January…
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Croftoc Edward Barnes, 26, Long Bay Gaol escape®, test Friday eluded a police drag net of the area to catch the train from Gunnedah to Sydney. Barnes escaped from Long Bay Gaol on New Year's Day…
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At Balranald Court of Petty Sessions on December 18, 1947. Angus Graham McLennan of Swan Hill, who pleaded guilty before…
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At Balranald Court of Petty Sessions on December 18th, 1947, Angus Graham McLennan of Swan Hill, who pleaded guilty…
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In the Coonabarabran Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, Mr. Stonham, S. M., placed Mrs. H- W. Weekes on a bond of good behaviour for 12 months. Mrs. Weeks pleaded not guilty…
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Fourteen charges arising out of alleged official malpractices in connection with road transport operations, are listed in…
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At about 7 p.m. last Saturday a small argument took place outside the Royal Hotel between Constable Naughton and a man…
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