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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

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Police Await Returns A. and P. Statistics

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 8

Constables S. Dunmall of the Coonabarabran Police Force said yesterday, a number of district landholders have not…

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Stealing Country Seats Government Hypocrisy Exposed

The Western Herald · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 6

By passing legislation designed to take still further parliamentary seats from country districts the State…

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Hearing Pay Cut Sought in Court by Graziers

The Western Herald · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 8

A reduction of £2/2/11 for 100 sheep in shearers' earnings is being sought by graziers in N.S.W., Victoria, South…

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Wellington Man Acquitted in Wool Stealing Case

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 8

Charles Loo Sick, a market gardener, of Wellington, was found not guilty at Dubbo Quarter Sessions on a charge…

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Police Asked to Stop [?] at Peak [?]

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 3

After [?] complaints that [?] cars and trucks had been driven thought the town of [?] speeds…

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Leeson Bros. Gaoled Sheep Stealing Charge

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 10

Clifford Alexander Leeson and Patrick George Leeson, brothers of Ulamambri, were sentenced, respectively…

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Information Dismissed Case on Alleged Assault

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 5

“Even if the assault as alleged did take place I would dismiss it. I am not satisfied the words complained of were used…

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Committed to Stand Trial Alleged Breaking, Entering and Stealing Charges

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 4

At the Gilgandra Police Court last week, before Mr. Palmer, S.M. Thomas George Bonham was…

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Dubbo Man Charged with Assault

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 3

John V. Morgan of the Royal Hotel, pleaded not guilty before Mr. R. Palmer, SM, at Dubbo Court this morning to a…

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Magistrate's Warning To Migrant ORANGE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 3

"In Australia you cannot take the law into your own hands and use brute force inst when and how you like," Mr. English,…

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Dubbo Man Charged with Assault

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 3

The hearing of the charge of assault against John V. Morgan of the Royal Hotel, which commenced before Mr. R. Palmer…

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Estate Agent and Wife Sentenced Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 1

An estate agent was sentenced to five years' jail and his wife to a year's jail by Judge Curlewis yesterday…

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Police Searching for Man & Son Adelaide

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 3

A State-wide police search has followed the disappearance of a man and his son and the discovery of the father's abandoned…

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Sentenced to 18 MONTHS Thomas James Dowd

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 1

Following his conviction for the illegal use of a car, Thomas James Dowd at the Gunnedah Quarter Sessions last week was…

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“Mock Court” Health Matters At

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 7

Following the reading of a lengthy report by Mr. G. S. Young (health inspector) of the Coonabarabran…

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Verdict for Plaintiff Court Action

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 15

In the Supreme Court Sydney, before Mr. Acting, Justice Hardie, action was taken on behalf of B. M. Denman of…

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C’bran Police Residence Labor League Takes Action

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 6

The Coonabarabran branch of the Australian Labor Party at a meeting on Sunday morning resolved to…

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Bap Students Clash with Police Tokyo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

Club-swinging Japanese clashed with an estimated 1000 angry students at Tokyo's Waseda University in fighting…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Theft of Motor Vehicles

The Western Herald · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 10

The N.R.M.A. will persist in its campaign for an amendment of the law to stamp out car thieving, especially…

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Driving Charges Adjourned at Dubbo Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 3

A charge of driving a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor against Claude H. Suttor, of Goonalarp,…

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