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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

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Gaol Term for Brother of Bushranger

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

At the Dubbo Quarter Sessions this morning the younger brother of the notorious bushranger, Jimmy Governor,…

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Court-martial Inquiry Into Woman's Flight London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

Seven United Nations officers, including Australians, Britons anc Americans, may be court martiailed, following the recent…

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12 Months Gaol for Theft

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 2

For stealing £16 and two packets of cereals from a car at Wellington, a 20-year-old Wellington man was sentenced to…

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Two Years Gaol for Theft

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 2

A sentence of two years gaol was imposed on Stanley Lawrence Martin, (22 by Judge McKillop at Eubbb Quarter…

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Gaol for Aborigine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 3

Roy Governor (56), a full-blooded aborigine, pleaded not guilty at Dubbo Quarter Sessions to a charge of indecent…

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Judge Praises Gaol Officers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 3

At the conclusion of yesterday's sitting of the Quarter Sessions Judge McKillop praised the officials and staff of the…

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Gaol for Breaking and Entering

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 2

Albert Nicholls (44) pleaded guilty at Dubbo Quarter Sessions yesterday to three charges of breaking entering and…

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Wellington Police Strongly Oppose Free Of Liquor To Aborigines, But No Official Direction Yet Received

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 1

ALTHOUGH the Chief Secretary, Mr. C. Evatt, has rescinded Section 9 of the Aborigines' Protection Act, which forbade the sale of intoxicating liquor to aborigines, no official direction has been received at the Wellington Court House or Police Station and any person supplying liquor to aborigines is liable to arrest and…

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Two Years' Gaol For Theft

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 1

A sentence of two years', gaol was imposed on Stanley Lawrance Martin (22) by Judge McKillop at Dubbo…

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Gaol For Breaking And Entering

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 1

Albert Nicholle (44) pleaded guilty A Dubbo Quarter Ses[?]lons yesterday to three charges of breaking, entering and…

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12 Months' Gaol for Stealing

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 3

A Wellington youth, Darrell John Martin (20), of Gobolion Street, was sentenced at Dubbo Quarter Sessions last…

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2 1/2 Years Gaol for Governor

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 1

Wellington aborigine Roy Governor (56) was sentenced to 2 1/2 years gaol at the Dubbo Quarter Sessions last week…

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Alcohol Breath Offended the Magistrate Penrith

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 1

A motorist was under the influence of appeared when he appeared In Penrith Court yesterday to answer a charge of…

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Migrant Attempted to Suicide in Dubbo Gaol Cell

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 1

"I want to die—I kill myself," screamed a New Australian when foiled in an attempt to hang himself in the cell of the Dubbo gaol. The migrant, Otto Vozarik, appeared before the…

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Mother Accused of Murder of Her Children Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 1

"I killed my children because I wanted them to go to Heaven before they had a chance to commit any sins," a mother is…

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League Footballer Receives Assault Summons Griffith

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 6

A Griffith Rugby League referee has taken out a summons for assault against a player who allegedly struck…

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Impounding Officer Alleges Assault Reports to Council That District Landholders Forcibly Released Impounded Stock

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 1

WELLINGTON Shire Council's Impounding Officer, Mr. A. Peyer, alleged at yesterday's Council meeting that he had been assaulted by a well-known Wellington land-holder after he refused to release, without payment of…

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Bourke Police Court

The Western Herald · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 7

The usual monthly Court was held in the Bourke Court House, on Tuesday last, before Mr. R. Palmer, Stipendiary Magistrate,…

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Assault Case

The Western Herald · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 7

Victor George Reed (a shearer) was charged that he did beat and otherwise ill-treat Charles Andrews (a taxi driver), thereby occasioning…

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