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

Courts & crime, 1908

253 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 13

Summoned to Court. Man Walks Forty Miles. a Trumpery Matter

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4
Also in The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette

An extraordinary story of how Stephen O'Neill, a man of seventy-four, walked forty miles to answer a police-court summons was told at the…

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Police Court the Story of a £10 NOTE

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 2

The evidence in this case in which Joseph Pulbrook was charged with stealing a ten pound note from one John Smpson at Temora…

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District Court. Monday, March 9. (Before Acting Judge Scholes.) H. MILNE V. H. H. WORNER

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 5

Hugh L Milne sought to recover from Harold Worner two bullocks and two horse taken by him from Fourbob…

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Sheep Stealing

Western Champion · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 18

At the Forbes Quarter Sessions on the 3rd inst, Alonza Edgar Graham was charged with, on November 6th, 1907, at Field, stealing, two ewes and…

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District Court

Western Champion · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 15

The March sittings of the District Court were held on Saturday, before Acting Judge Scholes. The legal profession were represented…

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THE Western Champion and Pakes and Forbes Representative Friday, March 13. Police Court

Western Champion · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 12

At the Police Court on Friday, before Mr W. H. Adams, J.P., Michael Walsh, for rioutous behaviour in Clarinda street, was fined 5s or 24 hours…

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Police Court WEDNESDAY Before Mr J. N. Williams

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2

JOSEPH REEVES, charged with abducting Mary Ann Foster, was remanded to Young. JOHN CLANCY—Drunkenness. Fined 10s…

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Murder Through Fear. a Double Tragedy. Due to Cowardice

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 7

From Paris, on 24tn December the Paris correspondent of the "Daily-Mail" wired:— A man named Jolibois, who shot dead…

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Warden's Court. Application for Suspension. Monday, 9th MARCH. (Before Mr Warden Gibson)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 4

Neeld and Sons was the first case heard. They based their application on the ground that there was no labor available…

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Police Court. Wedbesday, 11Th Instant. (Before Mr C Jennings, P.M.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 9

F. W. Gavel, Stock Inspector proceeded against H. A. Hall, for failing to destroy rabbits on his holding. A fine of £1 was inflicted as defendant…

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District Court. (Before Acting Judge Scholes)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 4

Isaac H. Whiley sued William Cunningham for £32, balance due for improvements on an ACL, purchased by plaintiff from defendant. Mr…

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Police Court

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 4

John W. Morrison was charged with the he did on March 17 present to one Ellen Power, a valueless cheque with intent to defraud…

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Novel in Real Life Confession of Murder

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 7

The confession of George Breeze, now in custody on a charge of murdering Margaret Chisholm, the wife of a Seaham Harbor collier, is an extraordinary…

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Bostal Woods Tragedy. the Inquest. Verdict: "Wilful Murder."

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 3
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

At Woolwich on 25th January, Mr H. R. Oswald, coroner for the south-eastern district, opened an inquiry into the death of Edith Martha Cranfield, aged 23, a…

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Murder Through Fear. a Double Tragedy. Due to Cowardice

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 3

From Paris, on 24th December, the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wired:— A man named Jolibois, who shot dead…

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Young Police Court FRIDAY (Before Mr. R. W. Collins, J.p.) Abduction

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 1

JOSEPH REEVES, oh remand, was charged with taking away Mary Ann Foster, a female under the age of 21 years, out of the possession and against the will of her…

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Police Court Tuesday, March 24. (Before Mr. C. Weston, J.P.)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

James Bentick charged with having been drunk, was fined 5s (Before Mr Gibson P.M) Two men named respectively…

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Licensing Court

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

The License of the Victoria Hotel Wyalong was transferred from R. King to J. Beasley…

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