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

Courts & crime, 1906

407 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 14 of 21

The Wide World. Police and Public. Home Secretary's Inquiries

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 3 August 1906 · page 4

With a view to having his inquiries completed into the case of Mme. Eva d'Angely, who was wrongfully arrested by the police in Regent street, London,…

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“The Magistrate.”

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 4

The Magistrate for August is to hand. The publishers are Messrs. H. J. Herbert and Co., 9 Hamilton Street, Sydney, and the subscription 10/- a year. We quote the…

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Mr. Turner and the American Police

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 5

The Turner case is interesting. It shows how very Russian America can be when she chooses, and how small is the difference between the [?] of a democracy and…

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French Poison Mystery. Enigmatic Woman Accused. Defended by Her Husband. Dramatic Scenes in Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 7

From Paris on 27th May the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" writes :— The trial of Mine Canaby, the…

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Confession of Murder

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 7

A MIDDLE-AGED woman named Isabella Ropeto has made a sensational statement to the Newcastle police to the effect that in March, 1904, at…

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THE Western Champion and Parkes and Forbes Representative Friday, August 10, 1906. Police Court

Western Champion · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 15

At the Police Court on Monday, before Mr W T Nicholson, J.P., Antoni Rossi was fined 5s or 24 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness, and…

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Facts Established at Court

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 15 August 1906 · page 5

In an action, the cause of which was fiagrant misuse of our firm [?] and other gross misge[?] entations by an imitating company which was tried before his Honor…

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Police Court

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 17 August 1906 · page 2

One case of riotous conduct was rewarded by a fine of 5/- and 6/- costs and one of obscene language resulted in a fine of £1 5s and 6s costs…

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Canowindra Court Day. Small Debts Court. (Before B. J. Byrnes, P.M.)

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 17 August 1906 · page 2

Dr. Devenish Meares v. Alfred Bowland.—Claim £12 12s, medical attendance. Mr E M Finn of Phillips & Co.,…

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Charged for the Moonlight

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1906 · page 3

A gentleman who recently returned from a tour in Spain tells this story: I felt Seville on fool after a stay of a week and was twenty miles away when I was overtaken by…

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Police Court. Wednesday, 13Th INSTANT.(Before Mr. Byrnes, P.M.)

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 18 August 1906 · page 4

C. M. O’Connor, licensee of the Royal Hotel, was charged with allowing persons on his licensed premises during prohibited hours…

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Facts Established at Court

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 August 1906 · page 5

In an action, the cause of which was flagrant misuse of our firm name and other gross misrepresentations by an imitating company which was tried before his Honor…

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Police Court

Western Champion · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 12

At the Police Court on Friday, Frederick Linden was fined 5s for drunkenness, and 20s or 7 days, for indecent language. On Saturday, 18th…

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The Wide World. Education and Criminality. a Police Megistrate's Views

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 6

The late Sir James V[?]an retired frokm [?] 1800, after thirty-five years as a Metropolitan magistrate. He was at Bow street…

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A Tin Whistle in Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 4

A solo on a tin 'whistle in the Leeds City Police Court won lenie[?] treatment for a young man with a Cockney accent, who was charged…

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Facts Established at Court

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 1

In an action, the cause of which was flagrant misuse of our firm name and other gross misrepresentations by an imitating company which was tried before his Honor…

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Facts Established at Court

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 2

In an action, the cause of which was flagrant misuse of our firm name and other gross misrepresentations by an imitating company which was tried before his Honor…

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Charged for the Moonlight

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 31 August 1906 · page 6

A gentleman who recently returned tram a tour in Spain tells this story: I feft Seville on foot, after a stay of a week, end was twenty miles away when I was overtaken by…

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Police Court Friday Before the P.M.

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1906 · page 2

MABEL ORDIDOR (on remand)— Alleged larceny of a gold ring, the property of Joseph Still. Mr. Moffitt for defendant…

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Murder in a Cab. Princes Chaplain Stabbed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1906 · page 3

From Rome, on 25th June, a correspondent of the London "Dally Mail" writes: A terrible, crime was committed here…

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