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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

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Labor, Management Must Combine to Reduce Costs Why The Cost of Adjustments Were Abolished By Court MELBOURNE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1953 · page 1

Further interesting reasons for the abolition of the quarterly cost of living adjustments to the basic wage are contained in the full transcript of the judgement…

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D. Day for Hopper Assault Will Occur in 3 Weeks Says P.P. OFFICIAL Landowners Still Await Help By Fed. Government

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1953 · page 1

Landholders could not possibly avert a serious plague of grasshoppers within the next three weeks, the Dubbo Rabbit Inspector (Mr. E. D. Brookfield) said today…

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Bourke Police Court

The Western Herald · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 7

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

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Jail, Medical Treatment for Stealing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 2

Keith Bateup, 21, of Myall Street, was sentenced to three months hard labor by Mr. Spence, SM at the last Dubbo…

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Extra Court Day at Narromine

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 1

Requests have been made for the [?] court sitting at Narromine [?] a full day, [?] shared [?]…

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'Embrace' In Police Station BRISBANE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 2

Before making admissions about the murder of a woman's husband, the woman and a man embraced each…

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Army of Police to Control Parking on Feb. 10

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 1

Dubbo's gigantic parking plan for the Queen's Visit on February 10 has been made to minimise large-scale traffic jams, Superintendent of Police, Dubbo District (Inspector Schumacher) said today…

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Urges Increased Police Patrols

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 6

Road accident fatalities could be halved if the number of police road patrols were trebled, said the…

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Full Court On Child Custody SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 1

There was no rule of law that mothers looked after children better than fathers, the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice…

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Fined £20 for Stealing Cheque

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 5

Convicted of stealing a cheque for 10gns, Keith Hall, of Cumboogal Reserve, Obley ; Road, was lined £20 by Mr…

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Used by Police As "A Trap"

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 6

"I don't know why motorists do not band together and protest on these 30-mile per hour limit areas. Mostly they are…

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Pleaded Guilty to Indecent Assault Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 2

Joseph Jackson, 23, of Wongarbon, pleaded guilty yesterday at the Dubbo Quarter Sessions of indecent assault on a…

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Ceremony Opens Dubbo Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 2

The Mayor of Dubbo (Ald. Ford) as chief administrator of the town, opened the Quarter Sessions at the Dubbo Court…

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Police Court Driving Under Influence

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 17

The Court of Petty Sessions, Coonabarabran, was held at the Court House, yesterday, Mr. C. K. Ward, S.M.. presiding. Sgt…

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Jail Sentence for Stealing at Narromine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 5

Ernest Knight, 29, laborer, of Reserve, Narromine, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment and declared an…

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Boxer Charged With Shooting At Gilgandra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 2

Professional boxer Cornelius Jager, a member of a travelling boxing troupe, was charged at the Dubbo Quarter Sessions…

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Police Could Drink In Rome Bar SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 3

The freedom with which liquor was sold throughout Europe impressed Mr. Kelly, the NSW Chief Secretary, who…

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Bond Instead of Fine in Appeals Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 2

A line imposed by a Mendooran Court on Keith Hume, farmer, of "Kedah Park," Mendooran, was reduced to a…

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Three Year Bond For Stealing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

Richard Roland Allsop, 38, of Brewarrina was placed on a three-year bond yesterday at the Dubbo Quarter Sessions on four…

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Coolah Rd. Death: Man Charged

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 1

Samuel Crouch, 68, a retired police officer was knocked down and killed by a truck in Oban Street, Coolah last…

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