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

Courts & crime, 1911

308 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 16

Some Law Court Humors

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 6

Mr Fox Russell contributes to the July "Pall Mall Magazine" "Some Humors of the Law Courts." Among other things, Mr Russell tells of a…

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Licensing Court Thursday Before Mr F. B. Treatt, and Dr Rygate

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 2

RENEWALS of Publican's Licenses were granted to Charles. Edwin Wilson, Robert Fraser, John Howey, Eliza Clear, James Joseph Wood, Michael John…

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Police Court. Monday. Before Messrs John Taylor, G. Cousins and W. J. Newman

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 2

A number of drunks were dealt with. JOHN SMITH, charged with playing an unlawful game, to wit, "two-up," on the previous Sunday…

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Police Court

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 2

Wednesday, 5th inst., before T J Finn and M J Thompson, Esqs., J's.P.—William Martin McMahon was charged with stealing four one…

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Police Court News

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 6

Thomas Kelly was fined 5s or 48 hours gaol for drunkenness. Frank Lucas was fined 10s or 7 days gaol for a similar offence…

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Police Court Wednesday, July 5. (Before Mr H. Giles Shaw, P.M.)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 2

POLICE v. CHARLES BOYD—Failing to obey order for payment of £1 per week to his wife, Jessie Boyd. There was no appearance of…

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Desperadoes. Fight Police

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 3

After a fierce revolver duel with the police in circumstances (says "Lloyd's News'" of April 16) vividly recalling the Sidney street "siege," a murderer…

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Polish Sidney Street. Police and Desperadoes

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 3

The memorable slege of Sidney street has been reproduced in almost every detail at Lodz, Russian Poland, the one exception being (says "Lloyd's…

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Warden's Court Tuesday, July 4th (Before Mr Warden James.)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 2

C. W. Scott appeared in objection to the application of W. G. Lillas for registration of Portion 213, Parish of Wyalong county of…

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Police Court

Western Champion · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 16

At the Police Court on Thursday, before Mr E. Marriott, P.M., B. Baxter for indecent language was fined 10P, J. F. Murphy, for being drunk and…

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Police Court. FRIDAY, 7th INST. (Before Mr F. B. Treatt, P.M.)

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 1

Police v. W. Murray, Albert Kerr, Victor Newland, Septimus Newland, and James Cusack for riotous behaviour on the Recreation…

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Land Appeal Court

Western Champion · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 21

In the Land Appeal Court in Sydney last week three cases of district interest were considered. Mr Pike, instructed by Messrs…

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Police Court. FRIDAY, 7th INST. (Before Mr F. B. Treatt, P.m.) a Prohibition Order

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 2

A prohibition order against publicans serving David Egan Campbell with liquor for 12 months' was granted. STOCK ON RAILWAY PREMISES…

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Police Court. FRIDAY (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 4

Michael Herlihy, Thomas Davis, Alfred Austin, Harry Luffle, George Collins, C. Kelly, James Core, W. Castles, and Michael Kemp were fined…

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The Northampton Murder Coroner's Opinion of a Witness

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 4

At Northampton on Tuesday, 22nd of March, Samuel Rowledge, 37, carpenter, was charged with the wilful murder of his sweetheart, Alice Foster, 32,…

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Child Shows Police. Thief's Hiding Place

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 8

Two ingenious female robbers were arrested in Paris and sent to the Central police station (wired the "InterOcean" correspondent on April 1). They…

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Links with the Past the Oldest Police Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 3

The oldest, and what is probably the longest, police report in the world is that, preserved in the department of Egyption antiquities at the British Museum…

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Alleged Stealing

Western Champion · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 6

At the Police Court ou Wennesday. 13 h inst (before Messrs. C. Mar[?]iott, P.M., and, H. H. Balcome and J. Ma[?]mont, J.P's.) Christopher Shaw…

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District Court

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 6

Following legal gentlemen were in attendance on Wednesday:—Messrs. Carlos, Pilcher and Manning (barristers) Garden, Phillips, Gilcreest,…

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Licensing Court

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 6

A sitting of the special Licensing Court was hold on Monday at the Court House, Yonug, before Messrs. F. B. Treatt (chairman), J. Forsythe,…

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