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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

316 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 12 of 16

Bourke P. & A. Association Supreme Court Action to Secure Possession of Cottage Caretaker's Residence to Be Erected

The Western Herald · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 9

A special meeting of the Committee of the Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association was held in the P.P. Board…

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10 Years Gaol for Assault Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1948 · page 1

Leslie Norton (28), taxidriver, was sentenced to ten years gaol by Judge Lloyd at the Quarter Sessions today, on…

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Court Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1948 · page 2

At the Dubbo Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, cases listed for hearing befor Mr. R. A. Kersley, S.M…

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Trangie Boy on Murder Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 1

The trial of John Douglas Ashworth (16), indicted on the charge that on May 9. 1948, at Trangie, he did feloniously and…

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Young Man Charged Breaking, Entering Stealing With and Stealing

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 1

Arrested in a railway carriage at Binnaway on Friday, a young half-caste aborigine from the Aboriginal Station at Caroona, near Quirindi, was later charged on three counts breaking, entering and stealing from premises at…

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Licensing Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 8

In the Wellington Licensing Court on Tuesday last, the Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. H. G. Cobley, granted…

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Revision Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 1

In the Wellington Revision Court on Tuesday morning last, the Stipendiar[?] Magistrate, Mr. H. G.Cobley, approved the…

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Trangie Youth Convicted on Manslaughter Charge Sentenced To 10 Years

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 2

Returning after a retirement of an hour and a half, a jury of 12 acquitted a 16-year-old boy on a charge of murder but found him guilty of manslaughter…

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Court Next

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 9

The monthly sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions will be held at Coonabarabran on Monday next, when the following…

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Car Smash Victims Under Police Guard at Hospital

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 1

TWO men, who were involved in a motor car smash on the Molong Road on Tuesday morning last were later arrested by Police and identified as wanted for an alleged robbery at a Liverpool garage. Both men are now under…

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Boy of 16 Sentenced To 10 Years Hard Labour For Trangie Killing

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 1

A sixteen year old boy sat in the dock at the Supreme Court a Dubbo this week, while a red robed judge and a jury of [?] residents listened to the story of happ[?] at "Auburn" [?] Inngie, on May 9, which led to…

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Court Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1948 · page 5

The Dubbo Court of Petty Sessions sat yesterday. Cases listed for hearing before Mr. R. A. Kersley, S.M., included:…

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Police Puzzled By Poison Deaths SYDNEY, Friday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1948 · page 6

Police are at a loss to explain the deaths of two men and a baby girl from poisoning, in separate parts of the State this week. Keith Richard Woolams, sheetmetal worker of…

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Youth Sentenced to Ten Years Station Murder

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 5

John Douglas Ashworth (16) was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment at Bathurst Gaol, for the murder of Hugh…

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Kept Silent ; Took Punishment Man (Sentenced to Month’s Gaol

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 4

When Walter William Hutchinson, 33, laborer, was charged at Coonabarabran Court of Petty Sessions on Monday with having…

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Alleged Theft of Watches Man Remanded On £50 Bail

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 2

At the Gilgandra Police Court this morning, Victor Hartley was charged with stealing a watch valued at £3 the…

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Committed For Trial Young Man On Breaking, Entering and Stealing

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 1

Richard James Sampson, aged 21 years, a half casfe aborigine from the Caroona Aboriginal. Station, near Quirindi, was committed for trial pn three charges of breaking, entering and stealing at Coonabarabran,. when he appeared…

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Sanitary Contractor Before Court £9 Fine for Dirty Pans

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 4

At the Coonabarabran Court of Petty Sessions on Monday, Laurence Cooper who until recently was under contract to…

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Latest Telegrams Jury Fails to Agree in Case of Two Men Charged with Murder of Francis John Beamond Allard the Alexandria Tragedy

The Western Herald · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 1

Sydney. — After retiring for four and a half hours the Central Criminal Court jury last night failed to agree on a verdict in the…

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Court Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 September 1948 · page 2

Cases. listed for hearing before Mr. R. A. Kersley, S.M., at the Court of Petty…

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