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

Courts & crime, 1912

515 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 17 of 26

More Police Reforms. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 2

The Inspector-General forecasts further police reforms. He declares that antiquated methods must go…

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Small Debts Court Before the P.M. A. L. Taylor v J. Laws

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 2

Mr Crommelin for plaintiff, Mr Moffitt for defendant. This was a case in which plainiiff claimed 16s 6d and 4s, the first for…

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Licensing Court Before Mr F. B. Treatt, P.M., Dr Rygate, and Mr John Taylor

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 2

Frank Miller applied for renewal of license of the Bimbi Hotel. Mr Crommelin for applicant. John Norton deposed to being owner…

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Pornes Police Court

Forbes Times · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 2

At the Forbes Police Court on Monday a young man named Albert Geo was charged with, on of about 22nd July, stealing a horse,…

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Police Court. Monday, July 29th. (Before Messrs Coonan and Crowley, J's.P

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 2

JAMES EDWARD RUTHERRORD was charged with being drunk on Saturday night. He pleaded guilty and was fined…

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Forbes Police Court. Tuesday, July 30. Alleged Threatening Languace

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 3

Before Mr.T. J. Jamieson, P.M., Charles Roger Kerr proceeded against Wm. James Hodder, for using threatening language the previous…

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Spank Those Girls. the Magistrate Objects

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 4

Recently a jury in a Judges' Court in Aurora, U.S. returned a verdict as follows:—" We, the jury. find that Miss Hattie Briggs and Miss Dorothy…

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Licensing Court. Friday, August 2nd., 1912. (Before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M.)

Forbes Times · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 4

Mrs. Sarah Allen applied for a transfer of her license for the Club House Hotel to Laurence Wallace. The application was granted…

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Licensing Court

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 2

Before. Messrs J. J. Jamieson and' W. G. Dowling, Licensing Magistrates, this morning, John Joseph Flannery, of the Hotel Australia,…

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Poultry Stealing

Western Champion · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 20

Matthew Harvey pleaded guilty to stealing a turkey gobbler, valued at 12/-, the property of Margaret O'Brien Fined £1 or seven days…

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Licensing Court

Western Champion · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 19

At the Licensing Court on the 7th, before Messrs. J. Jamieson, P.M., and J. D. Boyd, L.M., an application for the transfer of the license of the…

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Police Court. Tuesday, August 6th. (Before Mr. W. Tait, J.p.) Indecent Language

Western Champion · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 20

Neil Galvin pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent language, and was fined 20/-, with the alternative of 7 days' imprisonment…

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Wardens' Court. I

Western Champion · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 19

At the Warden's Court on Monday, before Warden Jamieson, applications by Mrs. Elizabeth Spicer and H. J. Sanders, for authority to enter…

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Councillor's Gaol Experience Seven Days for Seven Pence

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 3

A printed bill has been sent to us (London "Daily News") in which a statement of some seriousness is made with regard to the release from Wandsworth…

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Interesting Court Case. Was Mrs Fletcher's Cow Killed? a Defendant Discharged

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 6

A case which aroused much local interest was decided before Mr J. J. Jamieson, P.M., at the Forbes Police Court on Tuesday, when Samuel…

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Police Court

Forbes Times · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 5

At the Police Court on Tuesday after noon, John Jones, charged with using obscene language in Lachlan street on the evening of July 31st, was fined £4 and 6s…

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Bankruptcy Court

Forbes Times · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 5

Mr. J. Jamieson, district registrar, held an examination in bankcupt[?]y re Leslie Norman Battye on Friday and Saturday last. Mr. Brolerick…

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Stealing a Sulky

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 2

At the Forbes Police Court yesterday morning, Alfred Gee pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a sulky, the property of Charles Alfred Turner…

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Theft of Sulky and Harness Sentenced to Three Months

Forbes Times · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 2

At the Forbes Police Court on Monday, before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M., Albert Gee, groom, was charged that at Forbes on or about…

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Police Court. Tuesday, August 13. Before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M.

Forbes Times · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 2

Walter Joseph Brooks, charged with being drunk in Lachlan-strcet, was fined 2s 6d, in default 24 hours' imprisonment…

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