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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

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Two Police Injured

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 7

What could have been a nasty accident was narrowly averted in the early hours of last Sunday morning…

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Impending Transfers Coolah Police Officers

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 4

During the course of the next few months Coolah will have two new police officers. On October 14, Sgt. W. H…

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Binnaway Divorce Issue Dubbo District Court

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 15

In the Dubbo District Court on Thursday, Judge McKillop heard a divorce issue remitted from the…

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Bourke Police Court

The Western Herald · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 4

The usual monthly Court was held in the Court House, Bourke, on Tuesday last before Mr…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Deterring Car Theft

The Western Herald · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 12

The N.R.M.A. congratulates the Government on two essential steps being taken in the campaign to deter car theft…

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More Co-operation From Police Sought

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 1

Members of the Wellington Road Safety Council executive last Wednesday night criticised Wellington Police…

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Children's tennis court at Geurie

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 10

A site has been selected for the erection of a children's tennis court at Genrie and is being graded this week…

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Additional Hotel For Coonabarabran Licensing Court Grants Licence Transfer

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 1

Subject to several requirements of the [?] Act, and under the discretion of the Licensing Court, held at the Court House Coonabarabran, on Monday and Tuesday…

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Brewarrina Police Court

The Western Herald · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 12

At the sittings of the Brewarrina Court of Petty Sessions from the 26th August, 1953, to the 1st…

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Police & Firemen's Ball

The Western Herald · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 1

Everybody is looking forward to show week for more than one reason. On the Thursday night (Sept. 10th) the ball of…

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Police & Firemen's Ball

The Western Herald · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 6

The annual Police & Firemen's Ball take place tonight (Thursday, Sept. 10) in the Wonderland Theatre. A huge…

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Improved Lighting Outside Court House

The Western Herald · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 6

Electors at Bourke will be pleased to know that an improvement is to be made in the lighting facilities on the…

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Court of Petty [?] at Peak Hill

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 3

Several cases were heard before Mr. F. Spance. [?] at this month's Court of petty sections at peak Hill…

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Licensing Court Evidence Cr. C. G. Bruce Question Shire President

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 7

Objecting to Shire Council data being made available to a solicitor, at the recent application for a licence…

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Police & Firemen's Ball Large Attendance

The Western Herald · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 3

The Police & Firemen's Ball for 1953, held on Thursday night, September 10th, attracted the…

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Revision Court Coolah Shire Rolls

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 24 September 1953 · page 4

At the Revision Court on Thursday last before Mr. C. K. Ward, S.M., the list of electors for all ridings of the…

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Police Inspector J. S. Kenny farewelled

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 2

Police from a wide area in western N.S.W. entertained Inspector J. S. Kenny at a social gathering at the Railway…

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Police Issue Warning On Straying Dogs

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 3

Peak Hill police have announced that every dog. whether registered or not, found at large Without being under…

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Bourke Police Court

The Western Herald · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 7

The usual monthly Court was held before Mr. F. Spence, Stipendiary Magistrate, at the Court…

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