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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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Man Remanded at Trangie on Burglary Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1950 · page 1

A man was remanded at Trangie Police Court yesterday on a charge of breaking and entering Trangie railway station…

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Supreme Court Will Sit Here Tomorrow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1950 · page 3

The Supreme Court, scheduled to sit at Dubbo yesterday, was postponed until 9.45 a.m. tomorrow…

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Some Country Court Fees to Be Reduced

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1950 · page 2

Fees payable by a judgement creditor in District Courts in cases where small sums were recovered by garnished process…

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£80Oo Court Claim for Work at Magnesite Field

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 1

A claim for more than £8000 for work in quarrying magnesite at Fifield, near Tullamore, commenced in the Supreme Court at Dubbo this morning. Sidney Richard McCutcheon of Narromine…

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Evatt Defends Red Union in High Court Action Shock Announcement In Appeal On Communist Bill MELBOURNE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 1

A sensation was caused in the High Court this morning when Dr. Evatt announced his appearance for a Communist-controlled union in the Red Bill legal fight…

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A Quiet Sunday Police and Press Excepted

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 3

The death occurred in Bourke on Saturday of Mrs. P. Whittaker. This sad incident did not become known to the residents of…

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Local and General Bourke Police Court

The Western Herald · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 6

At the local Police Court on Tuesday morning last, Frederick Charles Kendall was charged with driving a motor vehicle without…

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District Court Fees

The Western Herald · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 5

The Attorney General (Hon. C. E. Martin, MLA) announced last week that certain alterations in the scale of fees payable in the…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Traffic Police: Truck Drivers

The Western Herald · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 11

The N.R.M.A. congratulates the Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) upon two moves which it believes will be valuable steps…

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Settlement Out of Court in Magnesite Case

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1950 · page 2

A Dubbo Supreme Court claim for £8000 for excavation work on a magnesite field at Fifield, near Tullamore, was settled out of court yesterday. The parties agreed that the settlement terms…

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Police Swoop on Three Towns Men Charged With S. P. Betting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 1

Two Dubbo policemen—one of whom was disguised—swooped on premises in Dubbo, Wellington and Narromine on Saturday and arrested eight men on S.P. betting…

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Laborer Fined for Theft

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 3

An 18-year-old laborer, James John Hardie, was fined £5 and ordered to pay 30/- compensation by Mr. Palmer, S.M. at the…

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Woman's Death in Bush Puzzles Police Sydney, Tuesday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 1

The death of a young married woman whoso body was found in the bush near her Lane Cove home today with a piece of wire…

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Unusual Petty Theft

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 12

A daring thief stole a child's playground and a child's high chair from a district property on Sunday last whilst the…

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Two Men Badly Injured: Assault Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 1

After two men employed on Bulgandramine Station, Peak Hill, had sustained serious injuries on Saturday night, two…

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Police Search for Missing Girl

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 1

Dubbo police are still searching for Phillis Green, aged 18, of Wongarbon, who disappeared from Dubbo on Friday. She was…

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John St. Robbery Police Make Three Arrests

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 3

Arising from the recent breaking and entering into premises in John Street and the removal of a quantity of goods from the…

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Three Towns Had Visits From Dubbo Police

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 7

Raids on throe towns last Saturday resulted in eight men being, arrested on charges of SP betting. They were carried out by…

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Tables Turned on Police Fined For Assault On Man MELBOURNE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 1

Two policement who had charged a man with drunken-ness and assault were them-selves convicted in the Fitzroy…

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Man Committed on Murder Charges Newcastle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 1

William Birtle, 25, a fisherman, was today committed for trial by the Newcastle City Coroner (Mr. Halpin) on charges…

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