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

Courts & crime, 1906

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Police Court. Saturday; 24Th November. (Before Mr J McKeusey, J P.) Alleged Forgery and Uttering

Western Champion · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 9

Bernard Gallagher was charged with forging the signature of P Cunningham to two promissory notes for £50 each, and littering same, and further with…

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Police Court FRIDAY Before Mr. Byrnes, P.M.

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

INSPECTOR OF NUISANCES V ELIZA CLEAR, allowing offensive matter to remain on premises ; dismissed with full costs against Inspector. Defendant was also charged…

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Cautioning Prisoners. London Magistrate's View. a "Foolish Formula."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 7

During the hearing of a charge of child murder at Old street yesterday (reports the London "Daily Mail" of 21st September), Mr Mead, the magis…

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Hypnotic Murderer. Victim's Wife Afraid to Inform the Police

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 5

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-A remarkable murder mystery has been unraveled by the police of Bloomfield, New Jersey. The body of John Hoff, a German mechanic,…

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Study in Child Life. in a London Court

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

Some amusing, views on children, and especially children who quarrel, were expressed by Mr Laue, K.C., the west London magistrate…

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Dogan Gate Police Court

Western Champion · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 13

At this Court on Friday last, before the P.M., Samuel Asken Sutton was charged with obtaining the sum of £1 from J L Atkinson by false pretences…

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Forbes Sessions. the Trundle Cattle Stealing Case

Western Champion · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 17

At the Forbes Sessions last week John Carpenter, of Trundle, was charged with stealing a heifer, the property of Mary Long. The full…

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Licensing Court

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

THE adjourned Licensing Court was held yesterday when the following auctioneers' licenses were granted:—H. N. Gibson, J. Jackson, T. W…

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Sketching in Court. the Artist's View

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 4

It would be idle to deny that Sir G[?] Baraes's determination [?] to forbid sketching in the Divorce Court has caused a certain am[?] of…

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Police Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 2

THE following evidence was given in the cases heard Friday last:—W. H. HAZELTON v. W. MURNANE—Assault while in execution of his duty…

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London Police Courts. a Day's Work

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 4

The following resume of a day's work in the London Police Courts is from the "Dally Mail" of 1st October:—…

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Forbes Sessions. the Trundle Cattle Stealing Case

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 4

At the Forbes Sessions last week John Carpenter, of Trundle, was charged with stealing a heifer, the property of Mary Long. The full…

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Murder and Suicide

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 2

A SHOCKING tragedy is reported from the seaport of Barnstaple, in Devonshire. A man named Ash, a packer, out of employment, quarrelled with his…

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Trunk Mystery. Child Murder in America

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 7

The New York correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph wrote on 4th October:—Another trunk mystery, this time at…

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Murder of a Bride. Girl-nurse Killed by Lunatic

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 3

Another of the tragedies of insanity has; occurred at the Mattawan Asylum, where Mrs Lizzie Halliday, a gipsy wo­man and a criminal patient, on 28th…

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Police Court. Wednesday, December 12Th, 1906. (Before Mr Jim McKensey, P.M.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 December 1906 · page 10

J. G. Stanley, stock inspector v. S. J. Waite, for failing to continually suppress and destroy rabbits on Bimbella. Fined £4, with 6s costs of…

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Land Appeal Court. BARMED [?] CASE

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 19 December 1906 · page 2

The Court de[?]iyered is reserved decision in the matter of the appeal of Georgo Beeby against the decision of the local land board in respect of his…

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Police Court

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 21 December 1906 · page 2

Police v William Edward Grimshaw.— Charged that be did on the 13th inst. light a fire within a distance of three yards of inflamable material, which fire…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY 19th DECEMBER. (Before Mr J McKensey P M.)

Western Champion · Friday 21 December 1906 · page 15

DISOBEYING ORDER.—William Edwards tailed to appear on a charge of disobeying a maintenance order, and at the request of the Police a warrant…

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Small Debts Court

Western Champion · Friday 21 December 1906 · page 14

At the Small Debts Court on Wednesday (before Mr J McKensey, P.M.) Said Habeb sued M A Jennings for the recovery of £7, money…

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