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

Courts & crime, 1900

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

Police Court

Forbes Times · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 8

James Pierce Collits was charged, on the information of Isaac Pike, manager for L. Kirby, of Eugowra, for that he did, on or about 29th December, 1899, feloniously steal 13 ewes and 1…

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Police Court. FRIDAY.(Before Mr. Jas. Miller, J.P.)

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 9

James Smiles for drunkenness was discharged, and for using obscene language he was fined 8s or 7 days…

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Eugowra Police Court. Deo. 14Th, 1900. (Before Mr. Sharpe, P.m.) Small Debts Court

Forbes Times · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 8

Joseph Fliss v. James O’Malley, balance of account for goods sold and delivered, £2 19s 6d. This case was postponed till next Court for further evidence…

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

Forbes Times · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 6

[?] Henry Loder, maintenance. Mr. Moloney for plaintiff. Order by content for 5s Per week. Defendant was also ordered to pay £1 [?] professional costs and costs of…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. Sharpe, L.M.)

Forbes Times · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 6

A transfer of the license of the Metropolitan hotel from Mary Ann Barry to James P. Paton was granted. A renewal of a billiard license was granted…

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Small Debts Court. WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr. Byrnes, P.M.

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 6

Chas. Bell v. Thompson Watson.— Work and labour done. £5. Mr Phillips for plaintiff, and Mr. Garden for defendant…

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Murder

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 25 December 1900 · page 2

A terrible murder and suicide has taken place at Washington. One Morris, an auditor in the War. Department, lately reduced a clerk…

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

Forbes Times · Saturday 29 December 1900 · page 4

TIMOTHY DONOVAN, obscene language, pleaded guilty. Fined 10s or seven days. Walter Foster, drunkenness; pleaded guilty. Fined 20s or 14 days…

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Forbes Police Court. Saturday. (Before Mr. Armstrong, J.p.) Inde[?] Language

Forbes Times · Saturday 29 December 1900 · page 6

JOHN LESLIE, indecent language. Fined 20s or 14 days. Sarah Leslie, indecent language. Fined 10s or 7 days…

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Police Court. WYALONG, Dec. 26th. (Before J. Smethurst, Esq., J.P.)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 December 1900 · page 3

William McFadzean, drunk and obscene language. Fine 5s for drunk, language 10s. John Pendergast, indecent language…

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