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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1970

13 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

In Court

The Western Herald · Friday 27 February 1970 · page 1

The Bourke Court of Petty Sessions sat earlier tills week and heard a lengthy list of eases…

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Police Boys Club

The Western Herald · Friday 27 March 1970 · page 1

More than 300 people saw the Mayor of Dubbo (Ald. N. C. Cox) set the foundntion stone for the new Police…

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Happenings Around Our Town Murder

The Western Herald · Friday 17 April 1970 · page 1

Recently the "Herald" tarried an Editorial expressing alarm at the fact that poison baits were…

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Rape Alleged Three Charged

The Western Herald · Friday 26 June 1970 · page 4

Two men and a youth have been arrested following the alleged rape of a 40 year old woman in…

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Awards for Police

The Western Herald · Friday 7 August 1970 · page 6

Eight police sergeants from throughout the west were decorated last Monday by the Mayor of…

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Cunnamulla Rotary "Police" "Arrest" Apex President

The Western Herald · Friday 7 August 1970 · page 10

Following investigations made by Rotarlans into the removal of the Rotary Wheel from the…

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Stealing News

The Western Herald · Friday 14 August 1970 · page 4

The Yuma (Colarado) Pioneer believed that a nearby TV station was stealing news from its columns…

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Historical Notes The Old Court House

The Western Herald · Friday 14 August 1970 · page 11

It is a very good looking edifice and it is pleasing that the Government Architect has seen fit to preserve it. An earlier Court and Watch House was built by an Andrew McCauley and occupied in April 1865; and we…

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Enngonia Police Station

The Western Herald · Friday 28 August 1970 · page 13

Was built about 1808. Prior to that a "Lock Up" was conducted next to whore Bert O'Donnell's Agency is now situated, The Policeman used to live at the Post Office Hotel, which was originally Shearer's Inn…

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Police Escort

The Western Herald · Friday 11 September 1970 · page 2

A Police Cycle Escort was supplied for the car conveying Sir Paul and Lady Hasluck during some of their…

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Bourke Golf Club Police and Citizens Golf Day and Cunnamulla's Visit Huge Success

The Western Herald · Friday 18 September 1970 · page 4

Well readers the past week has been a week of much activity at the Club and it is mighty hard to decide what headlines should be first, but I have taken first things first…

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Police Reviews of Traffic Breaches

The Western Herald · Friday 2 October 1970 · page 7

An N.R.M.A. member who recently consulted the N.R.M.A. legal branch was most upset at having…

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Court Fines Total $4,076 at Recent Sitting

The Western Herald · Friday 16 October 1970 · page 10

At a recent sitting of the Bourke Court of Petty Sessions, fines totalling $4,076 were ordered…

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