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

Courts & crime, 1909

183 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 10

Licensing Court

Western Champion · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 4

At the sittings of the local Licensing. Court on Monday 19th, before Messrs C Jennings and H H Balcombe, James H McColl applied for a conditional…

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Police Court Thursday Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M.

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 2

ALBERT JONES (alias Handkerchief Jones) and CHARLES JONES charged with stealing a quantity of rabbit, skins, the property of R. H. A. Rheuben…

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Conspiracy Charged. Cheering Greets Dismissal Mr Bottom Ley's Popularity

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 3

Amid a scene of excitement unequalled In the annals of the Guildhall Police Court Mr Horati[?] Bottomley. M.P., and his co-defendants were…

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Anarchism in Russia. Murder and Robbery. Abused Foreign Asylum

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 6

The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," in the course of a long article published on March 8, says:—…

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District Court. Monday. May 31, 1909. (Before His Honor Judge Docker.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 2 June 1909 · page 4

C. W. T. Brown, Commission Agent, proceeded against A. Lewington, farmer, for the recovery of £18, commission alleged to be due on the…

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Police Court

Western Champion · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 10

At the Police Court on Wednesday before Mr C Jennings P.M., Herbert Kable for being unlawfully on licensed premises on Sunday, May 16th, was…

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Distric Court

Western Champion · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 3

The Ma[?] sittings of the District Court opened on Saturday before his Honor Judge Docker. The legal gentlemen present were:—…

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Police Court. Tuesday June 1st—Before S Jay Esq. J. P.

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 4

Police V. J Barkoski—obscene Innguage—adjourned for 1 week, Polics v. E Mills, for bein, found on licensed premises after hours—…

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Anarchism in Russia. Murder and Robbery. Abused Foreign Asylum

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 4

The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," in the course of a long article published on March 8, says:—…

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The Police and Their Prey

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 2

Someone is trying to ape John Norton in the Columns of the Wyalong 'Stat' by writing a series of letters under the beading—"Police versues…

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Stealing a Sheep Skin

Western Champion · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 9

John Townsend appeared on remind charged with stealing a sheepskin valued at 4s, the property if Josiah Townsend…

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Police Court. Wednesday June 2Nd (Before Mr C. Jennings P.m.) Liquor Cases

Western Champion · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 9

Herbert Kable charged with being unlawfully on licensed premises on Sundays May 16th, pleaded guilty and was fined 10s and 6s costs…

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Police Court. Tvesday June 8th. (Before Mr Gibson, P.M)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 4

E M. Barkoski, obsene language in a public place. Pleaded guilty— but stated tha[?] the words complained of were merely a repetition of ttie…

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Wardens Court

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 4

Otto W. B. Jaeger applied for suspension of labour for six months on G.L, 171 Applicant stated that the lease…

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Conspiracy Charged. Cheering Greets Dismissal. Mr Bottomley's Popularity

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 1

Amid a scene of excitement unequalled in the annals of the Guildhall Police Court Mr Horatio Bottomley, M.P., and his co-defendants were…

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Amusing Episodes. Police and Boy Smokers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 3

It was in the secret depths of a dark and narrow passage in the Farringdon Ward Without of the City of London that a representative of the…

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Police Court

Western Champion · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 12

At the Police Court on the 12th inst Richard Ryan was fined 2s 6d or 3 hours for being drank on Parkes rail, way station the previous day.—On the…

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Licensing Court

Western Champion · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 12

At the special meeting of the Licensing Court on Wednesday, before Messrs Jennings and Lackey, renewals of publican's license? were granted in…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Western Champion · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 12

Mr C. Jennings P.M., presided at the annual sittings of the Municipal Appeal Court on Wednesday. Only three cases were set down for hearing…

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Small Debts Court

Western Champion · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 12

At the Small Debts Court on Wednesday before Mr C Jennings P.M., the only case disposed of was that of Mose[?] Woods v G Norris, in which…

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