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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

316 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 15 of 16

Man Charges Police with Dashing S.m. [?]Sses Case

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 1

Two [?] he the Narromine Court of Petty Sea[?] R.A. [?] S.M. on the complaint of a [?] with having assaulted him in the [?] on the night of the Gold Cup race…

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Alleged Murder Confession at Inquest

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 3

When the Coronial inquiry at Lithgow into the deaths of James Lyon Barton 54, and his sister Miss Lue Loveday Barton was resumed on Tuesday something of a sensation was caused when a…

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Eden Warns on Use of Soviet Police London, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 1

Recent months have shown the mounting intensity of the Communist offensive to smash European recovery. This warning was voiced by Anthony Eden in a speech to Reading, Berkshire, yesterday…

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Trangie Police Court Use of Motor Car

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 6

Charged before Mr. Kersley. S.M. at Trangie Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday with the unlawful use of a motor car belonging to Mr. P. A…

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Three Months Gaol for Larceny

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1948 · page 2

Pleading guilty to a charge of having stolen property valued at £80 from a store room at the Great Cobar Mine, Cobar, on or about August 31, 1947, a 41-year-old labourer, married with four…

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Youth Charged with Theft. Employer's Wallet Contained £650

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 November 1948 · page 7

A young station hand, who is alleged to have stolen £400 from his employer at Peak Hill, told police when…

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Brothers Sentenced to Twelve Months Gaol

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 1

Pleading guilty to charges of breaking, entering and stealing from Dubbo Golf Club on the night of October 18, two brothers were at Dubbo Quarter Sessions this morning each sentenced to 12…

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Sequel To Coonamble Robberies Youth Sentenced To Three Months

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1948 · page 2

The sequel to a series of robberies occurring at Coonamble between August 14 and August 17 this wear was the conviction and sentencing of an 18-year- old youth to three months hard labour at the…

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Member's Protest on Geurie Police Position

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 1

Strong protest has been made by the State Member (Mr. C. G. Robertson, M.L.A.) to the Acting…

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Coonamble Robberies Youth Sentenced to Three Months

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 5

The sequel to a series of robberies occurring at Coonamble between August 14 and 17 this year, was the conviction and sentencing of an 18-year-old youth to three months hard…

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Allegations Against Bathurst Police

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 7

Statements made by Francis Edward Carter 23, at Bathurst Court on Monday that he had been threatened and intimidated…

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Court Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1948 · page 6

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

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Police Prosecute S. P. Bookmaker

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1948 · page 1

Appearing before Mr. R. A. Kersley, S. M., at the Dubbo Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Hilton John Levings…

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Catholic Paper Confiscated by Police London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1948 · page 1

Hungarian police confiscated an edition of the Catholic newspaper, Magyar Jurier, to prevent an article by tho outspoken…

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Association Fined for Contempt of Court Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1948 · page 1

The Metal Trades Employers' Association was fined £200 and costs for contempt of Court by the Full Bench of…

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Troops, Police And Guards Oppose Dockers At Dunkirk PARIS

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1948 · page 1

Eight hundred North African troops, backed by 400 Police and Republican Security guards, have taken up strategic positions facing 1000 dockers entrenched behind a barricade inside the dock gates…

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Police Commissioner Visits Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 1

Arriving at Dubbo at 11.30 a.m. Saturday, the Commissioner, Mr. J. F. Scott, held a conference at the Council…

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Sentenced To Death

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 7

General Hidiki Tojo, wartime Premier and War Minister, and six other Japanese war leaders, were recently…

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Allegations Against Police

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 1

Statements made by Francis Edward Carter, 23, at Bathurst Court, that he had been threatened and intimidated by police…

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Chamber of Commerce to Petition Licensing Court to Hold Community Hotel License

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 1

THE NIGHT FOLLOWING THE COONABARABRAN SHIRE COUNCIL’S DECISION, ON A FIVE TO THREE MAJORITY, TO SURRENDER THE PROVISIONAL LICENSE GRANTED BT THE LICENSING BOARD FOR A…

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