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

Courts & crime, 1905

355 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 12 of 18

Parkes Police Court

Western Champion · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 13

At the above Court on Wednesday (before Messrs S,E Close and H H Balcombe J's P) RS Howard and Sons (represented by Mr Pearce) sued H…

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A Magistrate Record

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 8

IT does not follow [?]use a member of the "great un[?]a has an original way of recording had decisions that he is incapable of dealing out even-handed…

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American Girl at Court

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 4

No one enjoys her first experience of the English Court more than the American girl, who, just emancipated from school, is making her first visit to…

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The Story of the Blacks. The Aborigines of Australia. (Published by Special Arrangement.) Chapter Xxxvi.—black Blood Hounds—the Native Police. (Continued from last issue.)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 4

But it is in Queensland that the black as a trooper combing his acquired skill in the saddle and with the rifle, with his natural keensighted…

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Some Law Court Humors

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 4

Mr Fox Russell contributes to the July 'Pall Mall Magazine" "Some Humors of the Law Courts." Among other things, Mr Russell tells of a…

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District Court. (Before His Honor Judge Docker.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 1

J. R. Ledingham v. Louisa Bridget Reynolds. Claim £27 3s, goods sold and delivered Verdict for 16s IId, paid into court and costs. Mr. Driffield appeared for…

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Police Court. (Before C[?] P.m.)

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 2

Amy Ger[?]ude G[?] Robert Foster. —For the recove[?] in possession of defends [?] by plaintiff to be her pro[?]…

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District Court

Western Champion · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 18

The usual sittings of the District Court were held in Parkes on Saturday, 9 h inst., before His Honor Judge Docker, when the following cases were…

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Court Day. Small Debts Court. (Before Capt. Byrnes, P.M.)

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 2

James R. Worrall v. Clarence Dawes, Claim £1 [?]s 61. Mr. Werrall having entered the box asked that Co[?]eronian oath be…

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Warden's Court. (Before Warden Byrnes)

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 2

P Taylor applied for 6 months suspension of labor conditions at the Golden Victory mine. Mr J Rathbourne appeared to support…

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Murder at Quambone

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 2

A sensational murder case was reported from Quamboue on Monday morning. A man named George Lorie, a selector near Quilbone,…

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Murder and Suicide

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 3

A DRKADFUL tragedy occurred at Saudringham, Victoria, last week. Cuarles Scammell, the constable in charge of the local police station,…

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Police Court. Monday, 11Th INSTANT.(Before Mr. West, J.P.)

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 4

Hamilton- Keegan (on remand,) was arranged on iv charge of indecent assault. Mr, [?] appeaced for the accused. Annie Hogan, residing with her mother…

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Police Court. SATURDAY, 9th INST (Before Mr. J. T. West, J.P.)

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 5

Hamilton Keegan—Indecent assault. Ellen Collins deposed she was housekeeper for Mr. William McLeod, and resided in Liverpool-street, Cowra; was…

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Murder of Mr. Patrick Veech

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 9

A SENSATIONAL, murder case was reported from Quambono on Monday morning. A man named George Lorie, a selector near Quilbone, between 50 and 60 miles from Coonamble, was…

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Murder at Quambone

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 20 September 1905 · page 5

A sensational murder case was reported from Quambone on Monday morning. A man named George Lorie, a selector near Quilbone, between 50…

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Police Prosecution

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 20 September 1905 · page 1

Several cases have been before the local Bench during the week and were dealt with summarily. Thomas Dick for intemperance was mulct of Is on Monday, while on the…

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Licensing Court

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 20 September 1905 · page 1

Before licensing Magistrates Messrs Thos. Johnston (chairman), W Maitland and Dr Kearney this morning, renewa's for publicans licenses were granted to Mrs Kate Reynolds…

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The Quilbone Murder. Lorie's Confession

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 10

WHEN George Lorie, the Quilbone murderer, was found dead in the bush, there was found on him a note-book containing a confession written by him…

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Mother and Daughter. in a London Police Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 4

At the West London Police Court on July 14th, a pathetic little figure stood in the dock—a girl of 13, charged by her own mother with the theft of 10d.,…

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