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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

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Youth Remanded on Breaking, Entering and Stealing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 1

Twenty-year-old Ronald James Bourke, charged with breaking and entering the premises of Western Rural Producers…

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Bad Parking: Police Urged to Help

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

Police appeal to motorists for more careful parking of cars, to prevent traffic hold-ups, is endorsed by the N.R.M A. and…

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Petty Sessions Court Cases Offensive Behaviour

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

At Dubbo Police Court yesterday, 19-year-old aborigine, Clyde Chatfield, of Coonabarhran, was fined £2 on a…

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New Court House Council Asks For Fresh Tenders

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 6

The Narromine Municipal Council on Monday night agreed that the Justice Department be written to asking that the £8000 set aside for…

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Bound Over For Wheat Theft

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

Walter Arthur Machin and John Clarence Bailey, who pleaded guilty at Gunnedah Quarter Sessions on Monday to stealing 100 bags of wheat, the property of the Australian Wheat Board) were bound over for a period of three years…

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McPHILLIPS' Contempt of Court Case Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

Although a warrant has been issued for the arrest of L. J. McPhillips, assistant national secretary of Federated Ironworkers…

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News From The Police Court Offensive Behaviour

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 3

Patrick F. Burslam, shearer, of 91 Bultge Street, Dubbo, was fined £1 at Dubbo Court of Petty Sessions yesterday on…

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Gaol Sentence Follows Theft of Wireless Set from Construction Camp

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 6

AT the Wellington Police Court on Tuesday morning last, a thirty years old Tasmanian labourer was sentenced to three months' hard labour for stealing a portable wireless set from a workmate and was…

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Unusual Police Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 1

An unusual charge of goods in custody will be dealt with at a special sitting of the Dubbo Police Court on Thursday, when…

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Police Raid Former Colleagues London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 1

Israeli police in radio patrol cars yesterday swooped on homes of 111 of their former colleagues, took them to the…

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Trangie Police Officer Posted to Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 2

On transfer to Dubbo from Trangie is Senior Constable Wedlock. He is expected to arrive within the next few days…

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Popular Police Officer Transferred to Dubbo

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 2

Moon regret is being expressed about Semo[?]-constable Wedlock's reserved to Dubbo. The protests which went in from…

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Theft

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 9

During last week a thief broke into Mr. W. Bellamy's butcher's shop and stole £12 from the cash register. As the robbery took…

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Man on Charge of Theft at Hotel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 1

A 39-year-old horse trainer appeared before Mr. Kersley, S.M. at Dubbo Court this morning charged with…

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Shortwave Radio for Vic. Police Melbourne, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 1

Police are, about to instal F.M. shortwave equipment at the Geelong Headquarters of the Barwon police district, as part of…

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Coroner's Court

The Western Herald · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 4

An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Henry George Smith at Kallara Station was held at the Court House…

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Vital Murder Clue Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 1

Homicide experts investigating the savage killing of wealth Maroubra shopkeeper, Miss Mary Fahy, believe they have a…

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German Police Fire on Irate Crowd Berlin

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 1

East sector police opened fire when a crowd of 30,000 people watching a cycle race ran amok, says the German Newsagency,…

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Dubbo Police Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 5

A heavy list of cases is set down for hearing at Dubbo Court of Petty Sessions tomorrow. Included in the charges…

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Nine Months' Gaol One Month Per Gallon

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 7

Trevor Sydney Ashcroft, Cecil Charles Claude Cain and Samuel Smith were each given nine months' gaol at…

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