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

Courts & crime, 1906

407 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 21

Terrible Murder

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 2

ONE of the most shocking tragedies that has startled Sydney for many years occurred last week. Mrs. Gregory, wife of the licensee of the…

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Police Court. Wednesday, February 7th, 1906 (Before Jno. Boyd, Esq., J.P.)

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 2

James Thomas Newland, on warrant, was charged with that he did on the Clunes road, Binni Creek, on or about the 12th day of January, 1906, steal five…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY, 7th FEBRUARY. (Before Mr J McKensey, P.M.)

Western Champion · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 14

Assault.—Geo. Wooden was charged at the instance of Stephen Townsend with assault. Mr McIntosh for complainant, Mr…

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Bankruptcy Court

Western Champion · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 21

A private meeting of the bankrupt estate of Donald Howman, of Gunningbland, was held at Orange on Thursday and Friday last, before Mr…

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Warden's Court

Western Champion · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 13

At the Warden's Court on Wednesday, before Mr J McKensey, C T Woodward was granted three months' suspension of labor conditions on his…

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Cowra Police Court. Wednesday, 7Th Feb. (Before J. T. West, Esq., J.P.)

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 5

John Joseph Newland, on warrant was charged with stealing 5 bags of wheat at Binni Creek, valued at £3, the property of some person or persons…

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Small Debts Court

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 10

T. D. Oxley & Co. v. Edward Burfurd.—Claim £8 15s 10 1/2d. Mr. Dent for plaintiff, and Mr. McIntosh for defendant.—Verdict for £7 5s 10d…

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Warden's Court Wyalong, Tuesday, February 6Th. (Before Mr Warden Dove.)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 2

Delves Gratanisby Atkinson applied for partial suspension of labor conditions on the Prince of Wales lease from 15 men to 8 men for a…

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New Police Quarters

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 2

THE calling of tenders for the erection of the proposed new Police Quarters and Warden's Office at West Wyalong, has been anxiously looked forward to for some time…

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Police Court

Western Champion · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 12

At the Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr W Tait, J.P., Charles Pearce, otherwise known as "Happy Charlie," was fined 20s or 14 days for…

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"The Magistrate."

Western Champion · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 12

The fifth number of "The Magistrate" is to hand. It will come, we think, rather as a surprise to most people to learn that the official list of…

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Insurance Murder Plot

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 15

CRIMINAL'S PRETENDED TRANCE. From New York, on 23rd November, the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wired:…

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Murder or Manslaughter

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 3

THE Acting Chief Justice of Victoria (Sir Edward Holrayd) has, reports the Melbourne Argus put the following definition of murder before…

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Cowra Police Court. Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1906. (Before Capt. Byrnes, P.M.)

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 5

James Thomas Newland and J J Newland, on bail, were charged with stealing five bags of wheat the property of some person or persons unknown, at…

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New Police Quarters

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 2

At last the Department have decided to call tenders for the erection of the new police quarters, at West Wyalong. We pointed out in an…

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Warden's Court. MONDAY, February 12th, 1906. (Before Mr Warden Dove.) H. NELSON v. H. KEYSOR

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 2

Complainant asked to be put in possession of the portion of ground marked for Henry William Keysor, on January 22nd last, as permit to search for gold on block 4,…

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Police Court Saturday 3Rd INSTANT,(Before Mr. J. T. West, J. P.)

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 8

Francis Melville was charged with obtaining the sum of five shillings, partly by means of a false pretence, and partly by a wilfully false promise from Peter Links at Cowra, on…

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Warship Stranded. British Admiral Censured. Court-martial Decision Upset

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 7

Action of the most drastic character (reports the London "Daily Mail" of 13th December) has been taken by the Admiralty regarding several…

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Children's Court

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 4

Messrs W. Maitland, R. J. Parker, J's.P. granted a further adjournment of the case against Grace Gertrude and Martha Crampton on Monday…

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Police Court

Western Champion · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 12

At the Police Court on Wednesday (before Mr J McKensey, P.M.), R Hartley was fi[?]ed 10s and 7s costs for a breach of the Early Closing Act…

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