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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1878

13 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers

Local Intelligence. Police Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. D. Pyne, J.P.

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1878 · page 2

Messrs. Miller and Thompson, summoned by constable Hackett, for careless use of fire in Main-street, were fined 10s. E. P. Agnew v John Fitzgerald.—This being…

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Poultry Stealing. To the Editor of the Grenfell Record

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1878 · page 2

SIR,—Be good enough to give me space in Saturday's paper, for the purpose of cautioning poultry keeners again certain hungry scamps who never do a day's work, but who, from the…

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Court of Requests. Tuesday. Before Mr. D. Pvne. J.P.

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1878 · page 2

Roberts v Lawrence.—Slander. This case was adjourned until Tuesday next, for the attendance of a second magistrate. Wood v White. No appearance…

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Court of Requests

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1878 · page 2

Anthony Robert v. Stephen Lauronce.—Slander. Mr. Newton for plaintiff, Mr.Crommelin for defendant. This was an absurd case in which the plaintiff…

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Local Intelligence. Before Messrs. J.B. Wobd, and R. Halls, J.s.P. Agnew v. Fitzgerald,—Ejectment. Police Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1878 · page 2

Mr. Crommelin for plaintiff, stated that the defendant refused to leave the premises which were situated in George-street, or to pay rent for them, and called Mr. Agnew, who proved…

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[?]oral [?]rws. Police Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1878 · page 2

Before F. Dalton, Esq., P.M, S. H. Terry, Esq., M.L.A, D. Pyne, Wood, Watt, and Halls, Esqrs., Js. P. Crown Lands Bailiff v R. M. Vaughn…

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Local News. Police Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 2

Before R.M. Vaughn, Esq., J.P. Charles Smyth and Mary Paterson, upon remand, charged with having in their possession stolen goods, the property of D. O'Keefe…

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Grenfell District Court. Tuesday. Before Judge Forbes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 2

Charles Muller v Henry Boxhall—Meat supplied, £11. Mrs. Boxhall applied for an extension of time, upon the ground that her husband was…

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Court of Requests. Tuesday. Before Ralph Halls, Esq., J.P.

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 2

W. Purss v. Robert Graham.—Money lent, 4s. Mr. Crommelin appeared for defendant, who was absent from home, and pleaded that the claim was illegal, inasmuch as it was for an…

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Police Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1878 · page 2

Before R. M. Vaughn, D. Pyne, and J.L. Waugh, Esqrs. Js.P. L. Johnstone, charged with drunkenness, was fired 5s, or 48 hours in gaol…

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Grenfell District Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1878 · page 2

THE November sittings of the District Court were opened by his Honor Judge Forbes, on Tuesday last, 12th instant. Barrister present—Mr. Docker. Solicitors…

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Wit in Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 23 November 1878 · page 4

KEEN and cutting words, or even trifling incivilities, indulged in at the expense of counsel, have sometimes met with swift retribution. Plunkett was once engaged in a case, when,…

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Local News. Police Court. Tuesday. Before G. G. Brodie, Esq., J.P. Patrick Joyce—Cruelty to Animals

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 23 November 1878 · page 2

Constable Robertson said he was at the Seven-Mile when he saw defendant driving two horses, one of which was suffering from a sore shoulder; he examined the horse and found it…

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