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

Courts & crime, 1902

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Small Debts Court

Western Champion · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 10

At this Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. E. A. Sharpe, P.M., A. D. Randall, represented by Mr. McIntosh, sued A. Davis, for whom Mr. Comans…

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Parkes Police Court. Wednesday, 8Th Oct., 1902. [Before Mr. W. Taib, J.p.] Alleged Robbery

Western Champion · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 4

Harry Furness, alias Mulholland, William Darey, alias Degouchy, alias Murphy, and Harry Taylor, were charged with having stolen certain…

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Police Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 2

Before Messrs R. Halls and T. E. Fisher. John Peckham was charged with stealing one bay horse, on the 11th inst., the property of John Miller…

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Police Court. TUESDAY, 14 OCT. 02. (Before Mr. Byrnes P.M)

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 2

Joseph F. Glasson v. Wm. Parkes trespassing. Mr. Phillips for plaintiff. Pleaded guilty…

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Forbes Police Court. Monday. (Before Mr. Sharpe, P.m.) Riotous Behaviour

Forbes Times · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 3

ANNIE BOOKLEY and Amy Dalton were charged with [?] behaviour in a public place on Saturday night last, 11th instant. Mrs. Dalton pleaded guilty, and Mrs…

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Forbes Police Court. Friday (Before Mr. Sharpe, P.m.) Drunk and Language

Forbes Times · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 5

Frederick Thompson was arraigned on a charge of being drunk and using insulting language on the night of the 16th instant. He pleaded guilty to the former charge, but did…

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Bathurst Circuit Court. Before His Honor Mr. Justice Owen

Forbes Times · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 8

The Circuit Court was concluded at the Court house house on Saturday. THE EUABALONG ASSAULT CASE. When the Circuit Court assembled on…

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Police Court. Charge of Theft

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 2

At the Police Court on Thursday the 16th inst, before Messrs. H. N. Gibson, and T. D. Oxley. Js. P., a young man named Raefer Desmond Morris…

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Police Court

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 2

At the local Police Court last Friday, before Messrs. D. H. Tasker and R. J. Parker, Js.P., Christopher Pettiford was charged with stealing a number of letters, the…

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Police Court SATURDAY. Before Mr. Taylor

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 2

MARTIN CORBETT, charged with being drunk and disorderly in Main street on the 17th instant, pleaded guilty, and was fined £1, or 7 days' hard labour. Alternative accepted…

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Forbes Police Court. Monday. (Before Mr. Sharpe, P.m.) False Representation

Forbes Times · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 3

Herbert Harris, [?] was charged with obtaining board and lodging by means of false representation. [?] pleaded not guilty…

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Licensing Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 2

Before Mr.C. Robertson (Chairman) and Mr. Boland. The application of Edward Hogan, for both license for sports at Goolagong on 9th November was granted…

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Warden’s Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. Sharpe, Warden.)

Forbes Times · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 3

Application for suspension of labor on gold lease 421. Charles Staples, a miner residing at Parkes, deposed : i am leases of gold lease…

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Small Debts Court WEDNESDAY. Before the P.M.

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 2

Hill and Halls v L.T. Maher.— Goods sold. No appearance of defendant, who was travelling as a Union agent. Postponed to 5th November. SAMUEL G. JEFFRIES v. PATRICK LOGAN — ALLGED SLANDER…

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

Forbes Times · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 3

Ferrier and Co. v. Chas, Martin, goods sold and delivered. No appearence of defendent. Verdict for amount claimed, £2 4s with…

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Poetry the Song of the Seine. to the Court of Kings

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 2

‘My Silver tipples wash away All madness from the brain of man, In the cold darkness you shall [?] say, Oh, but Death’s [?] are [?]…

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Burglary

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 2

An unsuccessful attempt was made last night by burglars, who tried to blow open the safe at the Ashford Railway Station, by using dynamite…

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Brutal Assault

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 2

A laborer named Thomas Street, was brutally assaulted in Abercombie-street, this morning, by a number of roughs. His skull was fractured, and…

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Murder

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 2

A young girl named Alice Gunning was murdered near Port Mackay, in Queensland, on Sunday, while returning from church. The horse reached…

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Parkes Police Court

Western Champion · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 10

At this Court on Wednesday last, before Messrs W. Tait and H. B. Pulver, J's-P., T. Bryant proceeded against E. A. Judd for £17 18s 10d,…

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