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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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Coolah Court Driver Loses Licence

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 3

At the Coolah Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday Reginald Patrick King, grazier, formerly of Coolah and now…

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Dubbo Land Board Leases Part of Police Paddock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 3

The Dubbo District Land Board recommended today that two of 29 applicants be given a special lease of land known as the Dubbo Police Paddock. The two successful applicants are: Bruce Rogers…

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Atomic Murder Cost £12,000 Mexico City

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

A woman of Tampico has been accused of killing her husband with a radioactive poison, in the first murder…

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Land Board's Decision on Police Paddock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 6

Giving its decision on the applications for special lease of the Dubbo Police Paddock, the Dubbo Land Board yesterday…

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Police Searching for Burglar

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 8

Wellington Police are searching for a burglar who broke into the Western Freezing Works office last week…

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Police To Check On Verandahs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

Strict control to prevent overcrowding of verandahs and awnings during the Royal Progress would be exercised by…

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Police Alarmed at Violence of Young Bandits Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

The present crime wave in Sydney is causing police grave concern, and they are particularly alarmed at the operations of teenage bandits who have been active during the past week…

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Police Court

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 4

Before the local Court on Wednesday last Colin Stuart was fined £10 on charges of supplying liquor to Ray Hines…

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Deliberate Crash Police Say SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 3

A driver, whom police alleged deliberately swerved his vehicle to collide with an on coming car near St. Mary's on…

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3 Months Jail for Second Assault on Wife

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

Herbert Anthony Dale, of Darling Street, was sent to gaol for three months at the last Dubbo Court for assaulting his wife,…

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District Police Help on City Traffic

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 4

Forty-five men from the Dubbo Police District are in Sydney today helping to control the huge crowds which are in…

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Firearms on Sunday Act Needs Review, Says Stipendiary Magistrate

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 4

Mr. W. Finlay, [?]M, said at Young Curt of Petty S[?]ons that the sections of the Act in regard to the use of [?]rea[?]…

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Police Ban Boxes, and Awnings Vantage Points

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 6

Police will prosecute any person using shop awnings as "grandstands" to watch the Royal Progress along Macquarie and Talbragar Streets on Wednesday…

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Trangie Police Saw the Queen

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 1

Tragie police. Sergeant No[?] P[?] and Constable Max Gregory, were amongst the many of the police force…

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Court Sequel to Car Chase for Truck Driver

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

"I thought he was trying to put it over," Clarence Carpenter, of Cambawarra Street, Coolah, is alleged to have said when questioned by police about an accident…

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Police Did Great Job In Crowds

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 1

Police control of Dubbo's crowd yesterday was carried out in a splendid manner and no serious traffic jams or…

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Licensing Court Booth Licences Granted

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 2

Applications for booth licences were granted at the Coonabarabran Licensing Court, held today be…

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Wheat Stealing at Gilga[?]dra

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 4

Arising out of the theft of nine bags of wheat from the Gilgndra bulkhead on December 28, two men were given…

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Court Cleaner to Stand Trial

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 6

Cecil Frank Bird, 46, Court House cleaner, Dubbo, was yesterday committed for trial at the next Dubbo Quarter…

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Police Asked to Act Against Trangie Larrikins

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 1

Has Trangle no civic [?] This [?] to be a very [?] no once [?]…

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