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Agnes Isabella (Cole) Dobson - Divorce Court

DOBSON HAD WEIRD IDEAS
That's What His Wife Alleged QUEER sort of a chap, Joseph Dobson, blacksmith, of Subiaco, was alleged to be by his wife, Agnes Isabella Dobson, who told her story to Mr. Justice Dwyer in the Divorce Court during the present session. Knocked her about, blackening both her eyes, till she left him, and then later sneered at her, telling her she hadn't got backbone enough to go out to work after she was married like her sister did, so she alleged.
The Dobson's got married in November, 1925. Three children were born of the marriage, but only one of them is still living. He and she lived together until January, 1929, but only the first twelve months of that was happy. After that, Dobson used to come home drunk, and abuse her, and use all sorts of filthy language, she said. Finally he came home one night and went for her with his fists. That was when he blackened her eyes and she left him. She took a job as a waitress in the country. She was away for seven weeks and then returned to stay at her mother's place.
WOULD NOT PAY
They had come to some arrangement to live together again and she went and got herself a job in Mount Lawley. But one night when she came home she found the house closed, and all the furniture gone. Dobson left nothing to show where he had gone. There were two children to keep at this time, and she had to get some help, so she searched for him, and three months later fend him at Subiaco. where he was still living. She asked him if he was going to keep the children and herself. He said that he would keep the eldest child, but neither herself nor the youngest child. He said, in fact, that the youngest child was not his. At present, Mrs. Dobson said, she was working for her living. His Honor had no difficulty in reaching the conclusion that she should have her decree, returnable in six months.

New Call (Perth, WA : 1931-1934) : Thu 22 Sep 1932 : Page 12

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