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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

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Country Hearing for Divorce Cases District Court Jurisdiction May Be Wier SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 1

A proposal to give District Court judges jurisdiction to hear undefended divorce casts outside Sydney is being considered by a Cabinet sub-committee…

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Police Search for Kidnappers Melbourne, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 1

Squads of detectives have combed Melbourne suburbs without finding any trace of Mr. Solomon Ravdell, 70, who was sensationally kidnapped from his home in Paisley Street, South Yarra, last night…

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Local Police Quickly Recover Stolen Car

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 3

Half-an-hour after a car had been reported stolen on Saturday afternoon last, Wellington police recovered the…

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Bourke Police Court Before Mr. R. KERSLEY, S.M.

The Western Herald · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 4

The usual monthly Court was held in the Bourke Court House on Tuesday last, when upwards of 20 cases were held, the…

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Humphrey Bogart Charged with Assault New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1949 · page 4

Film actor Humphrey Bogart has been served, with a summons charging simple assault on two women in New York's…

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Railwayman Gaoled on Theft Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1949 · page 3

The wife of a man sentenced to two months gaol at the Dubbo Police Court yesterday, on a charge of stealing from…

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£10 Fine for Theft of Poison Phials

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1949 · page 1

While trying to bury Stolen poison gas phials, a 19-years-old laborer was nearly overcome by poison…

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Police Promotions Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1949 · page 3

Among the western police promotions released, yesterday were Sgt. Third Class J. A. Burke, of Dubbo, to 2nd Class;…

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Murder of Kidnapped Man Is Feared Police Spread Net To All States In Hunt For Thugs MELBOURNE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1949 · page 1

The 70-years-old Solomon Ravdell may have been murdered after he was sensationally kidnapped from his Melbourne home on Wednesday night…

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Court Restrains R.S.L. From Expelling Members Sydney, Friday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1949 · page 1

Mr. Justice Roper in the Equity Court today made orders restraining the R.S.L. from acting upon a resolution of the…

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Five Local Men Charged After Saturday's S.P. Raid

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 October 1949 · page 1

Five well-known Wellington men were arrested on Saturday afternoon and charged with illegal S.P. betting. The…

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Police Raid at Wellington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 4

Led by Sgt. Larkin, of Dubbo Police, a squad made a lightning raid on six premises it Wellington on Saturday…

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Gaol Term for World Citizen Paris

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 1

Garry Davis, 28-years-old "World Citizen No. 1" was yesterday sentenced to eight days gaol for being in France…

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Details Of Girls' Budgets Given To Court MELBOURNE, Wednesday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 3

In the basic wage case yesterday several girls have evidence regarding their budgets and showed much relief when told…

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Man Charged With Jewel Theft SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 10

A young man was arrested in his bed at Five Dock early today [?] charged with the theft of £1,300 worth of…

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Teacher Gaoled for Assault London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 1

A 30-years-old schoolmaster who showed his class of 10 years old boys and girls a sex Instruction film "How life is carried…

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Police Probe on Flooding of Racecourse Sydney, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 1

Detectives have interviewed more than 50 people including many A.J.C. employees following the flooding of Randwick…

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Follies' Member Fined For Theft

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 3

A young laborer from Queensland who joined the Royal Follies travelling show three weeks ag was fined £2 or four days hard…

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10 Years Gaol for Tokio Rose San Francisco, Friday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 3

Tokio Rose—Mrs. Iva Toguri d'Aquino has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for treasonable broadcasts over Tokio…

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Free Medicine Act Invalid High Court Ruling MELBOURNE, Friday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 1

The High Court, by a majority of four to two, today declared invalid the Pharmaceutical Benefits Act (also known as the Free Medicine Act)…

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