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

Courts & crime, 1902

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Revision Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. Sharpe, P.M.)

Forbes Times · Saturday 21 June 1902 · page 3

Fifty-four additional names were added to the Ashburmbam electoral roll…

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Murder

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 2

In a sensational tragedy at Edinburgh Professor Macadam and his assistant were both murdered by the College porter, who is supposed to be…

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Alleged Criminal Assault

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 2

James Carson, assistant guard, employed on the Government. railways, was charged at Wagga, with criminally assaulting Rachel Hunt, aged 14…

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Ways of Living. a Gaol Bird

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 6

BACK some time in the late eighties I broke into a first-class shop in the centre of the city and got entrance in my usual way…

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Police Court. Monday, 23Rd June, 1902. (Before Messrs. Mainland and Gabriel, Js.P.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 3

Eva Franklin was charged with the larceny of certain goods, the property of Mrs. J. W. Parsons. Mr. Driffield for defendant…

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Arbitration Court. A.W.U. v. M.S. and S.H.

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 2

Mr. McDonald, M. A. see. A.W.U. appeared for application De Lissa instructed by Mr. Alfred De Lissa, for the respondent Union…

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Forbes Police Court Monday. (Before Mr. Sharps, P.m.) Stealing Bay

Forbes Times · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 5

Alfred Skeen Was charged with having on the 21st instant, stolen two [?] of bay the property of Messrs. T. Edols and Co., (Limited) of Burrawang Station,…

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Police Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 2

Before Messrs. Taylor and Cousins. JOSEPH FAUL, charged with riotous behaviour in Main-street, and further, with having assaulted James J. Dwyer…

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

Forbes Times · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 5

Commissioner of Taxation v. Thomas O’Brien, claim [?] Defendant did not appear, and judgment was entered up for amount claimed with [?]…

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Warden’s Court. Tuesday (Before Mr. Sharpe, Warden.)SUSPENSION of Labour Condition

Forbes Times · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 5

Charles Staples applied to have the labour conditions suspended on gold lease No, 421, The applicant gave evidence to the effect that he had worked the lease for two years,…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday (Before Mr. Sharpe. L.M., and [?] Strickland, J. P.)

Forbes Times · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 5

At the quarterly meeting of the Licensing Court the following business was trans[?] :— [?]…

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Warden's Court. West Wyalong. July 1, 1992. (Before Mr. Warden Stevenson.)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 2

Michael Perry. Application for suspension of labour conditions on a prospecting area, at Buddigower, to search for tin…

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Double Murder

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 4

During a lecture in the Surgeons' Hall at the Edinbusgh University College, a porter entered and shot Professor Macadam an an assistant…

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Warden's Court

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 2

At the Warden's Court on Monday the lessees of the Sunlight mine applied for suspension of labor conditions. Henry Watson stated that he was a miner…

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Wyalong Police Court. Tuesday, July 1, 1902

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 2

When the Court was opened the Police Magistrate, Mr Stevenson, said that he was a witness in one case, and he desired to express his disapproval of…

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Orange District Court

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 2

The District Court was held on Monday, before Judge Docker. Most of the cases were unimportant. J. V. Maling, professional musician, brought an action against…

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Small Debts Court

Western Champion · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 10

On Wednesday, at the local Court House, before Mr E A L Sharpe, P.M., the following cases were heard: E Gallagher v A Wescott, L5, services of…

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Small Debts Court. (Before E. A. L. Sharpe, Esq., P.m.) Friday, 27Th June, 1902

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 5

J. Flynn v. G. Baxter.--Cutting and falling 200 pine logs at 6d per log. Postponed till next Court. Defendant to pay £1 1s costs…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, July 1, 1902. (Before Messrs G. Stevenson, P.M., and A. A. Smith, J. Smethurst, and F. Neeld, Js.P.)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 3

R. Moere t. A. Greig, Goods sold, 14s. Verdict for amount, with 10s witness' and Court costs. W. T. Coonan judgment, creditor, v…

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Police Court

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 2

At the Police Court last Tuesday Sergeant Peterswaid proceeded against the Secretary of the Art Union recently had in connection with the…

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