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

Courts & crime, 1912

515 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 23 of 26

Additions to the Police Station

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 2

An application by Mr. H. H. S. Francis to the Municipal Council on Monday evening for permission to [?] additions to the local Police…

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Licensing Court Case. Reducing Yard Room of LlCENSED Premises. Application Refused

Forbes Times · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 2

Last week we mentioned that Mr. S. J. Lawson of the Federal Hoted, intended applying for the curtailment of his yard premises. The…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.m.) Cadet Case

Western Champion · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 11

In the case against Claude Sylvester. Griffith, for failing to attend for medical inspection, there was again no appearance on the part of the…

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Warden's Court

Western Champion · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 21

At the Warden's Court on Thursday, last before Mr. Jamieson, Martin Rymer was granted authority to enter portion 20, parish Currumbenya (A…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Western Champion · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 21

The quarterly sittings of the Licensing Court was held on Thursday last the members present being Messrs. Jamieson, P.M. (chairman), and…

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Peculiar Court Case

Western Champion · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 12

A young married woman, arrested in Sydney, was remanded to the Bangalow Court, and charged by Charles Cobby with larceny as a bailee of £10…

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A Brutal Murder. High Diver Suspected

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 8

With a towel stuffed into her mouth, and her body bearing many marks of violence, Sophia Singer, a young unmarried woman, was found…

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Shall Debts Court

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 2

In the above Court this morning, before Mr J. J. Jamieson, P.M., Geo. Rath v. L. Wright goods sold and delivered £2/8/6. Plaintiff, who is a…

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A Straying Heifer. Case Before the Court

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 2

Before Mr J. J. Jamieson, P.M., at the Forbes Police Court this morning Francis Loxley appeared against William James Barton, the poundkeeper,…

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Police Court News

Forbes Times · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 3

At the local police court on Monday, before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M, Michael Cochrane wars fined 2s 6d o 24 hours for being drunk…

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General News. to Break Gaol

Western Champion · Thursday 7 November 1912 · page 24

A year ago James Henry Townley, aged 24 years, made his escape from Yatala Prison, near Adelaide. He was serving a sentence of six years on…

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Warden's Court

Western Champion · Thursday 7 November 1912 · page 19

At the Warden's Court on Wednesday, before Warden Jamieson, the application of A. E. Merriel, for a mineral lease of 40 acres in parish…

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Stealing a Railway

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 4

No stranger theft was ever committed than the "lifting" of an entire railway, twelve and a half miles in length, which once connected Birr and…

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Police Questioning Prisoners

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 4

In charging the grand jury at the Hertford Assizes in June last, the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Alverstone) said: "We have noticed lately in the Court of Criminal…

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District Court and Sessions

Forbes Times · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 4

The calendar of cases for the District Court and Quarter Sessions, to be held in Forbes next week, is very light. One case was set down for the District Court, but…

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Small Debts Court, Tuesday November 5th, 1912. (Before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M.)

Forbes Times · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 7

Geo Rath v. Geo. L. Wright, claim for £2 8s 6d, goods sold and delivered. Mr. Moloney for plaintiff. Defendant did not appear…

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A Wife Beater Sentenced

Western Champion · Thursday 14 November 1912 · page 12

Joseph Patrick Brown pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting his wife, Prances Ann Brown, on the 7th inst…

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Police Court. Friday, November 8th. (Before Mr. S. E. Close, J.p.) That Hospital Visitor

Western Champion · Thursday 14 November 1912 · page 4

John Kearney appeared on a charge of being found on the premises of the Parkes Hospital on the night of the 6th inst., with intent to commit a…

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Police Court. Monday, November 11th. (Before Messrs. S. E. Close and C. Fisher, J's.P.) When the Wine Is In

Western Champion · Thursday 14 November 1912 · page 12

Edward Headon, for being found drunk in Welcome-street on the 9th inst. was fined 10/- or seven days, and for using indecent language on…

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Charge of Cattle Stealing. a Parkes Case

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 2

Bert Mobbs was charged with having, at Parkes, on June 28, killed one heifer, the property of Rose Ellen Callaghan, with intent to steal the…

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