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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

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Miners Defy Court Injunction Pittsburg

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 1

The nation's 400,000 soft coal miners yesterday defied a Federal Court injunction to end their three weeks strike…

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Government Criticized on Communist Police Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

If he tabled all Security reports on the activities of Communists and Fascists in Australia, they would each…

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Striking Male Nurses Fight with Police Cairo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

Male nurses who went on strike at two Egyptian hospitals in an effort to press claims for better pay, were ejected by a…

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The Magistrate Was Interested Too

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 4

Stipendary magistrates are regarded with some awe when they are presiding tn court—which is very natural when it is remembered that…

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"Fines Will Go Up" Magistrate's Warning on Attended Milk Charge

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 3

A warning that heavy fine would be imposed in future cases of milk adulteration was issued by Mr. Kersley, SM. at Narromine Court of…

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Lads Sentenced for Stealing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1948 · page 4

Geoffrey John Fisher (18), on four charges of stealing money, the property of Arthur Hing, pleaded guilty. The amount…

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Death Sentence For Murder Suspended LONDON. Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 1

By 245 votes to 222 the House of Commons, amid cheering and the waving of order papers, last night…

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News in Brief Unusual Police Charge Fails

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 5

A charge against Francis Ryan for having failed to give information to the police about the driver of his car, was…

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Four Gins Bring Man to Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 5

Francis J. Barton pleaded guilty at Orange Court before Mr. H. G. Cobley S.M., to driving a car whilst under the…

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Secret Ballot by Police

The Western Herald · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 1

The police association conference yesterday agreed to hold a secret ballot of its 3,500 members on the question of affiliation with trades…

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Alleged Theft of Cornsacks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 4

On remand from Katoomba court of Petty Sessions. Alexander Thomas Hazel, 43, labourer, appeared before Mr. R. Kersley…

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Court Shorts

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 1

Most of the time of Dubbo Court yesterday was taken up with the hearing of closed court cases. The few which did come…

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Supreme Court Cancelled

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 1

The sitting of the Supreme Court set down for Tuesday, April 20, at Dubbo, has been…

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Baradine Court

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 3

At the Baradine Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, before Mr. Raschke, S.M., Mrs. Dulcie Florence Botfield applied for an…

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'Fixing' National Parliament Charged Against Govt. Canberra, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 1

During last night's parliamentary debate on the Bill to enlarge Senate and House of Representatives, Deputy Country Party Leader, Mr. McEwan, said the Government was trying to "fix" the National…

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Local and General Licensing Court

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 10

Two applications for the registration of clubs came before the Licensing Court, held at Coonabarabran court House on…

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Local and General POLICE & Firemen's Ball

The Western Herald · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 4

Preliminary notice is given that the police and Firemen's Ball will be held in the Wonderland Theatre on Thursday, 24th June Particulars…

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Court Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 3

The Court of Petty Sessions sat at Dubbo, yesterday, Mr. R. A. Kersley, S.M. presiding on the Bench…

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Shearers Remanded on Assault Charge

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 1

Two Wellington shearers charged with assaulting the licensee of the Club House Hotel, Mr. W. H…

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Tennis Court Lights

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 7

“We cannot stand two lights,” said Mr. R. Lloyd, electrical engineer at the Coonabarabran Shire Council, meeting, in reply to a…

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