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

Courts & crime, 1906

407 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 21

The Fifield Sensation. Five Men Charged With Murder

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 18

SOMEWHAT of a sensation was caused at Bogan Gate on Wednesday of last week, when five men, who had been summoned to attend the police court…

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Small Debts' Court. Tuesday, May 29Th, 1906 (Before Mr. W. R. Dove, PM)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 3

W Bell v. James Lynch. Bread supplied £3 3s 3d Defendant admitted the debt, and asked for time to pay. He offered 5s a month…

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Biddy and the Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 3

[?]certain magistrates' clerk was noted for his [?]rusquencss and harshness to those who had the misfortune to come before him as offenders against the law…

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Police Court

Western Champion · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 12

At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr J McKensey, P.M., Ellen Evans sued Thomas Evans for maintenance. Mr.McIntosh for plaintiff,…

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The Magistrate

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 8

THE June number is to hand. There is an editorial on the "Needs of the Police." Municipal matters are dealt with in the leader, "Shire…

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Police Court. Drunk and Disorderly

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 10

Half a dozen faced the Bench and pleaded guilty to charges of having been drunk and disorderly. Fines ranging from 5s to 20s were inflicted…

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Court News. Thursday, June 7. Licensing Court

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 10

BEFORE Messrs. J. McKensey, P.M., and Mr. J. D. MacKay, J.P. On the application of R. R. McLean, licensee, the license fee of the Club…

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Small Debts Court. Before the P.M., Mr. McKensey. Municipal Rates

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 10

J. Jackson v. E. Bailey.—Claim for municipal rates. Mr. Dent appeared for plaintiff. The P.M., without hearing evidence…

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Police Court. Thursday, 7Th. Instant. Before Mr. Byrnes, P.M.

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 4

Charles Dickenson v. [?] Indecent Language. Mr. [?] appeared for complainant and Mr. [?] for the defendant who…

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Natal Police Rescues. Recommendations for the Victoria Cross

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 4

It was dusk, on 5th April, when Bambaata surprised the column at Impanza. The natives sprang out of a thicket and attacked the vanguard under Inspector…

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The Wide World. Solicitor Shot. After Leaving Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 4

An extraordinary shooting affair (writes the "Daily Mail" of April 5th) occurred at Grlmsby yesterday evening, as the result…

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Death of Mr Corser. the "Jokeless" Magistrate

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 3

Mr Haden Career, the senior s[?]pendiary magistrate at Workship street Police Court, died at his residence, the Hyde, Margatestone, on 9th March…

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Verdict of Wilful Murder. Five Men Arraigned. Fifield

Western Champion · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 14

The inquiry concluded at seven o'clock last evening when the coroner returned the following verdict: "I find that James Cameron Was on…

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The Fifield Sensation. The Inquiry Re-opened. Cameron's Body Exhumed. Coroner Finds Against Accused. Verdict of Wilful Murder. Fifield, Tuesday Afternoon

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 10

THE re-opened inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of James Cameron at Fifield on February 16th last, was commenced here…

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Police Court MONDAY. Before Mr. John Taylor

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 2

JAMES HICKEY, charged with lying drunk in the bar of the Albion Hotel, was fined £1. JOHN SULLIVAN charged with being…

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Railway Murder. a Mayor Shot by a Madman

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 7

From Avignon, on 10th April, the correspondent of the London "Daily News" wrote"—A sensational affair took place early…

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Forger's Hidden Revolver How Barmash Outwitted the Police

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 4

When Solomon Barmash, the notorious forger, shot himself in his cell at Newgate, after the sentence of fifteen years' penal servitude had been parsed upon…

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THe Divorce Court

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 12

THE Divorce Court week after week severs the marriage bonds of a large number of discontented men and women, who proclaim to the world…

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THE Western Champion and Parkes and Forbes Representative. Friday, Jure 22, 1906 Parkes Police Court

Western Champion · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 12

At this Court on Wednesday last, before Mr J McKensey, P. M., Thomas Haydon was fined 10s, or three days' imprisonment, for using indecent…

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Gazette Notices. Licensing Court

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 12

THE following appointment is gazetted:—Dr. A. J. Corfe to be an "appointed member" of the Liceasing Court at Peak Hill…

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