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

Courts & crime, 1912

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District Court. Monday, July 8th. (Before His Honor Judge Docker)

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1912 · page 2

The District Court opened and concluded yesterday, before Ms Honor Judge Docker. The following solicitors were present: Messrs D. J…

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Forbes Police Court

Forbes Times · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 2

Before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M., at the local Police Court on Monday and Tuesday last, four charges were preferred against John Joseph…

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BURGLARY. Sydney

Forbes Times · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 2

Burglars entered the business premises of a firm at Mounthaggi and removed the safe, afterwards blowing it open. The safe…

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Forbes District Court. Monday, July 8th. Before his Honor Judge Docker

Forbes Times · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 2

Benjamin Yates v. James Pearce Collitts, money lent £50. Mr. W. Kelly (Wellington) for complainant and Mr. D. J. Moloney for…

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Cape Mounted Police

Western Champion · Thursday 11 July 1912 · page 25

One of the pathways of British adventure (says a London paper) has been dosed by the extinction, under the new scheme of South African…

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General News. the Police Force

Western Champion · Thursday 11 July 1912 · page 5

The Inspector-General of Police has received permission for the appointment of the first 100 of the proposed increase of 225 men, and a start has…

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Charge of Stealing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 7

Christopher Madden, on bail, was charged with stealing a suit of clothes, of the value of £ 5/5/-, from George Chong, at Forbes, on February…

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High Interest. v a Law Student's Claim. Three Hundred Per Cent. a Magistrate's Comments

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 4

Mr Baggallay, the magistrate at Greenwich, severely admonished a student at law who had advanced money at a high rate of interest to a man in need…

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Stealing a Watch

Forbes Times · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 3

William Maitland Innes, on ball was charged with stealing a watch and other articles, the property of J. J. Hanl[?]y…

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Stealing a Suit

Forbes Times · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 3

Christopher Madden was charged with stealing a suit of clothe: from George Chong (Choug Bros.), and pleaded not guilty…

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Criminals Who Hide in Prison. The Police have the Utmost Difficulty in Finding Them

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 3
Also in Forbes Times

Many a cunning criminal, for whom the police have sought half the world over, has been at length run to earth in the place where one would think the legal…

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Clasham Common Murder. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 2

The naval deserter who yesterday stated he was connected with the Clasham Common murder, subsequently explained that another man was…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, July 16

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 2

James Pascoe was granted a renewal of his license for the South Forbes Hotel; annual licensing fee, £20…

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Stealing From Graves

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 3

At the Newtown vestry meeting the rector (Canon Williams) said that a lady had informed him that flowers placed on the grave of a relative for…

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Police Court. MONDAY Before the P.M.)

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 3

Charles Henry Benton Lamphrier and Oswald Cecil Jeffrey Baylis were charged with, in company, breaking and entering the shop of Robart Hockings Cooper, of…

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Forbes Police Court. (Before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M.) Tuesday, 16th July, 1912

Forbes Times · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 2

John Joseph Sloan, on bail, on remand, was charged with stealing boots, safely razor, trousers, sock, handkerchief, tobacco, etc., to the…

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Girls Death. Tale of Lover's Razor. Verdict of Wilful Murder

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 3

After a coroner's Inquiry lasting six hours a verdict of "Wilful murder" was returned at Hoddesdon, on Thursday (said "Lloyd's News" on April 21),…

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Forbes Licensing Court. Tuesday, July 16. (Before Mr. J. Jamieson, chairman, and Mr. W. G. Dowling, member)

Forbes Times · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 2

James Pascoe applied for a renewal of the license for the South Forbes Hotel. Mr. Moloney appeared for applicant. The application…

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Licensing Court

Western Champion · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 17

The quarterly sitting of the Licen sing Court was held on Wednesday, before Messrs. J. Jamieson, P.M., and J. D. Boyd, L.M. Before the…

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