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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

418 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 12 of 21

Tennis Meeting Railway Court Boundaries

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 2

At the meeting of the Coonabarabran Railway Tennis Club on Tuesday the committee announced the work of…

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Police & Firemen's Tenth Annual Ball

The Western Herald · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

The spring-like weather of the past week and the bright sunny day yesterday?, (Thursday), linked with the fact that…

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Bid to Blow Up 'Plane U.S. Man Guilty of Attempted Murder New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 1

A man accused of having placed a crude petrol bomb aboard an airliner in which his wife and two children were…

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Assault Victim in Hospital

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

A Dubbo man was arrested at that centre on Friday and charged with assaulting a man at Wellington on Wednesday…

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Another Smash and Grab Theft

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

The front display window of Christie's shoe store was smashed on Saturday night and goods valued at £20 were…

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Police Rescue Boys From Tree in Flood

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 1

Police rescued two lads from flood waters around Walgett on Sunday evening after their rowing boat had overturned…

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Red Publisher Charged with Sedition Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 1

Three charges of sedition were preferred against W. S. Burns, publisher of the Communist newspaper, "Tribune" in the…

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Wood Murder Trial Change Of Venue Sought

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 1

Counsel for Mrs. Ethel Maud Wood has made application to have her trial oh a charge of murder held at Bathurst instead…

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Licensing Court. Central Hotel License Restored

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 1

The Licensing Magistrate, Mr. R. Palmer, yesterday granted an application for the restoration of the license of…

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Berserk Killer Shot Dead by Police New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 1

At Poplar Bluffs (Missouri) yesterday, William Harris, 39, exconvict who was sought on charges of killing three persons…

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Remand on Assault Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 2

A charge of having assaulted and robbed and done grievous bodily harm to Clarence Victor Priest at Wellington on…

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Pilot Had Police Worried Cowra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 3

A report that a man under the influence of alcohol intended to fly an aircraft from Mulyan flying field sent Cowra police…

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Court House Hotel Changes Hands

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 2

With the transfer of the licence of the Court House Hotel, from Henry A. Attwood to Frank Kelly, both the freehold…

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£50 Bail on Assault Charge

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 4

Kenneth William James Daley (21), of Dubbo, was remanded at Dubbo Petty Sessions on Friday last on a charge of…

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Alleged Theft of Mining Plant Two Sydney Men Committed for Trial. Machine Parts Broken Up and Sent to Sydney as Scrap Metal

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 3

TWO Sydney men were committed for trial at the Wellington Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday last on charges of stealing mining machinery from a lease at Bodangora to sell as scrap iron. The men charged were…

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Police Asked to Set Up a Safety Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

The Dubbo Chamber of Commerce will ask the Dubbo Police to set up a junior safety club, to instruct schoolchildren in road…

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American Forces Braced to Meet New Red Assault North Koreans Mass On River Line TOKIO

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

American troops on the central front in Korea are braced to meet a new Communist onslaught—the biggest of the war The North Koreans have massed more than…

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N.r.m.a: Wants Extra Police Patrols

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. has appealed to the Minister for Transport (Mr. Shcahan) to act vigorously and at once in a new plan for…

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Police Question Dress Expert, Seize Jewellery Paris

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 1

For six hours last night, the world famous dress designer Madame Elsa Schiaparelli was questioned by police who detained her at Nice. Police seized a quantity of jewellery which, they…

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Balance Sheet of £500 Effort by Police and Firemen

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 6

Expenses amounting to only £52 were incurred in running the Police and Firemen's 1950 ball, which succeeded in raising £500 for the…

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