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

Courts & crime, 1900

388 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 13 of 20

Forbes Police Court. Monday. (Before Mr. Sharpe, P.M.)

Forbes Times · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 5

HARRY HALL, drunkenness, pleaded guilty. Fined 2s 6d or 24 hours. Edward Green, drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty. Fined 40s or one month…

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Forbes Police Court. Thursday. (Before Mr. Sharpe, P.m.) In[?] Grievous Bodily Harm

Forbes Times · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 2

William Francis Drennan, on remand was charged with inflicting grevious bodily harm on one Patrick Horne. Mr. Reymond appeared for accused, Mr. Moloney conducting the prosecution…

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Warden’s Court. Monday. (Before Mr. Warden Sharpe.)

Forbes Times · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 5

T. P. Bourne v. The Ironbarks Gold-mining Company, £9 13s 4d; T. C. Bourke v. sams, £11 16s 3d ; Daniel Carters v. same, £5 12s 6d ; E. G. Bolton v. Same, £6 15s. Verdict by consent for amounts…

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Police Court. Thursday, AUGUST 23. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson. P.M.)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 4

John Strickland, Put lick Curran and Sydney Howe were charged in company with stealing two horses. the property of J. Davin and M…

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Small Debt's Court. Tuesday, August 28. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 2

A. A. Hart v. F. McRoberts.—Goods sold, £6 10s. Mr Evans for plaintiff; Mr. Forbes for defendant. For the plaintiff, Messrs. Hart, Gunn, and Rodgers certified…

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Police Court. Tuesday, August 28. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson. P.M.)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 6

G. P Evans v. B. Aldridge—Insulting and obscene language. Mr. G.H. Forbes appeared for the complaint…

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Court Fixtures

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 6

Wyalong—Simmons and Small Debts Court every Tuesday at 10; Warden's Court every Wednesday at 11. West Wyalong—Warden's Court every…

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Police Court. Friday, 31St August, 1900. (Before E. A. L. Sharpe, Esq., P.M., T. Johnston and J. 11. Styles, Js.P.) Libel Actions

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 1

Nathan Harry Mandelson and Frederick Brown sued T. M. Shakespeare for £10 damages apiece for printing and publishing the following paragraph…

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Forbes Police Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr. [?]

Forbes Times · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 4

ERNIST WRIGHT [?] Thomas Hill (16)[?] with attempting to [?] company one [?] property of [?]…

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Forbes Police Court. Monday. (Before Mr. Sharpe, P.M.)

Forbes Times · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 6

FREDERICK READ, drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty. Fined 40s or one month. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Sharpe, P.M.)…

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Warden’s Court. Monday. (Before Mr. Warden Sharpe.)

Forbes Times · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 6

Joseph Lees v. Thos. S, Farnsworth, wages £8 3s 8d. Mr. Moloney appeared for complainant, Mr. Gilcreest for defendant…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. Sharpe, P.M.)

Forbes Times · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 6

Doris and Son v, E. Howe, bread supplied—£4 6s 6d. Verdict for [?] claimed and costs, 6s 6d. Same v. John Dunn, same—£2 18s. Verdict for amount claimed and costs…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. [?] L.M., and Mr. Brooke, J.p.) a renewal of a publican’s license was granted to James Wallett, of the Terminus hotel. a Goulburn Resident Nearly Suffocated

Forbes Times · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 6

Mrs. Thomas Austin, late of Taralgn, and now [?] at John Street, [?] has passed through an experience which might well try the nerves of any woman…

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Police Court. Saturday, August 31. (Before Mr. A. A. Smith, J.P.)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

Patrick O'Hare was charged with having on the 30th day of August, 1900, maliciously attempted to set fire to a dwelling house at West Wyalong…

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Licencing Court. Saturday, August 31St, 1900 (Before Messrs. A.A. Smith and F. Neeld, Senr., Js.P.)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

A RENEWAl of the license of the Royal Hotel, West Wyalong, was granted to Isaac Green…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY, 5th SEPTEMBER. Before Mr E. A. L. Sharpe P.M.

Western Champion · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 11

Senior Constable Ranford, school attendance officer, proceeded against Frederick Holton, Joseph Strickland and Henry Curran for neglecting to…

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Small Debts Court

Western Champion · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 11
Also in Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder

Alfred Wise v H Percival, commission due, L18 10s. Mr McIntosh for plaintiff, Mr Comans for defendant. Non-suited; costs (two witnesses)…

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Police Court. Friday, 31St August, 1900. (Before E. A. L. Sharpe, Esq., P.M., T. Johnston and J. M. Styles, Js.p.) Libel Actions

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 2

Nathan Harry Mandelson and Frederick Brown Sued T. M. Shakespeare for £10 damages apiece for printing and publishing the following paragraph…

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Wyalong Warden's Court Wednesday, September 5, 1900. (Before Mr. Wardon Stevenson.)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 2

Summersgill and party applied for a suspension of labour conditions on a claim known as the Golden Hope. Granted for 3 months,…

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