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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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Tomato, Grass in Court Novel Defence On Rabbit Charge WARIALDA

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 1

A grazier charged with falling to suppress rabbits produced in court two paper parcels, one containing tomato plants and…

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Wool Stealing Gang Now Operating Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 1

Armed guards have been placed on many woolsheds following largescale wool stealing raids by a Rang throughout the State…

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Three Men in Court on Cheque Charges

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 1

In the Dubbo Police Court yesterday one man was charged with stealing and two other men with uttering a Taxation…

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Right Price Is Being Charged for Narromine Bread

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 2

Narromine bakers, although not delivering bread in the municipality, are not charging the delivery price and cannot, unless…

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Four to Face Murder Charge Albury

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 1

A charge of murder will be laid today against two young men and two young women who were detained at Chiltern, 30…

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Ice Hockey Team Cooling Off in Czech Gaol Prague

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 6

At least six members of the Czechoslovakian world cham-pion ice hockey team are reported to have been gaoled for…

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Man Suicides As Police Question Him Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 1

A man shot himself dead while being questioned by police on Brighton Beach early today. Police were searching for a…

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Police Force Plan New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 1

Russia has proposed that the Security Council should renew earlier attempts to establish an international Police Force and…

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Business Men & Railway Discuss Loss of Goods by Theft [?] Through Train Urged

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 1

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15 Cases Listed C’bran Court Petty Sessions

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 2

In the Coonabarabran Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday next, before Mr. A. S. Tunchon S.M. who is relieving the usual…

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Laborer Fined for Theft

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 1

Manning Austin, 34, a laborer, of 231 Macquarie Street, Dubbo, was fined £5 by Mr. R. Palmer, S.M., at Dubbo Court of Petty…

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Ghastly Family Murder Mother And Five Children Dead PERTH

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 1

A mother and her six children were round dead with their throats cut in their home in Mungollop Road, Collie, about 4…

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Binnaway Man Before Court in Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 2

A Binnaway laborer appeared before the Dubbo Police Court yesterday on two theft charges and two charges pf illegally…

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Three Men Before Court on Tax Cheque Counts

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 1

A number of Taxation Department refund cheques had been stolen from the Dubbo Post Office, said Detective C. W. Oakman in the Dubbo Police Court yesterday…

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Wife's Marriage Rights Upheld by Court Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 1

The Supreme Court has ruled, in effect, that a wife may sue her husband's employer if negligence of the later lends to a…

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Novel Methods Used to Solve Murder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 5

Samuel Kennedy received a shock when a German shepherd dog which he had rescued led him to the body of a murdered…

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Small Debts Court

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 1

An application for a garnishee order by Perenewan Wright Ltd., Coonabarabran, against John Finn, Lachlan Pty. Ltd., was…

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Traffic Police

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 6

The NRMA has congratulated the Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) upon two moves which it believes will be valuable steps in the road…

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Cow Bells Game to Court

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 9

A Woo[?] firmer carried two long-landied s[?] a sugar bag containing two cow bells a hat, and a parcel of letter and documents…

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Hands of Govt. Tied by Red Court Move Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1950 · page 1

Although the Communists Party was outlawed today, [?] High Court application will prevent any Immediate action…

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