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

Courts & crime, 1914

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Police Court. Thursday, January 29th (Before Mr A Gates, Acting P.M.)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 4

POLICE v H. L. Griffin—charged with having licensed premises open for sale of liquor on Sunday, 9th November…

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West Wyalong Small Debts Court. Thursday, January 29th Before Mr. A. Gates, Acting P.M.

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 4

HICKEN BOTHAM v. Watterson and others—claim for £10 damages for alleged infringement of patent in connection with the use of an…

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Police Court Thursday. (Before Mr. P. B. Treait, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

James Woods, riotous behaviour at Greenethorpe; Pleaded guilty. Constable Hamilton stated the reason for laying the information, ana the P.M…

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Family Charged. Girl As Composer

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 3

Remarkable evidence was given at Bournemouth, when Bertie Way, a retired butcher, and his wife and daughter, Elizabeth and Florence Louisa Way, were charged with…

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Welcome to the P.M. at the Police Court

Forbes Times · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

Mr. H. Holcombe, the new Police Magistrate, arrived in Forbes yesterday morning and at the local police court this morning, before…

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Forbes Police Court. Friday, February 6th. (Before Mr Holcombe, P.M.)

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

Sharlotte Jones pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent language in a public place on January 27th. Constable Coleman said he was arresting…

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Murder and Suicide. Auckland

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

A man named Hewitt, who murdered his wife and shot himself at Patea, New Zealand, died yesterday…

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Small Debts Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 5

John Napier, jun. v. Leslie both of Bimbi. Plaintiff sought to recover .£28 8s 7d due on promissory note endered by…

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Forbes Police Court. Friday, February 6th, 1914. Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M. Indfcent Language

Forbes Times · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

Charlotte Jones pleaded guilty to using indecent language 011 27th January and was fined £2, 6s costs of court, in default one month's…

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Police Court. Thursday. (Before the P.M.)

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2

John Keys (20) on a charge of stealing a watch from George Carpenter, valued at £3, pleaded guilty and was fined £5, in default, 2 months'…

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Police Court Thursday. (Before Mr. Jno. Taylor, J.P.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

Patrick Hogan, charged with stealing in company, at Grenfell, on 4tn inst., parcel, the property of Thomas Neil. Plea: Not guilty…

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Forbes Police Court. Friday, February 6. (Before Mr H. Holcombe, P.M.)

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 4

Sharlotte Jones was charged with using indecent language in a public place on January 27. Plea of guilty…

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Forbes Police Court. Monday, February 9th. Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M. DRUNKENNESS

Forbes Times · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

John Jones, aged 62, pleaded guilty to being drunk in Templar-street and was fined 2s 6d or "the rising." Joseph Burt and Harold Habgood…

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The "Robber's Bride." Girl's Loyalty to Confessed Thief. Will Wait at Gaol Door

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 10

Eastland Britton, the 17-year-old. boy arrested in Oakland, U.S., in company with his accomplice, Millard Cooke, aged 18, confessed, say the police, to his complicity…

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Forgot Marriage Date. Sentence of the Court

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 3

"June 14, 1887," Philip Leborski will have to repeat ten times a day for 60 days in order to keep out of the House of Correction, by sentence pronounced upon him by…

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Police Court (Before Mr. H. J. Jeffreys.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 2

Patrick Clancy, charged with, stealing in company, one felt hat, at Grenfell, the property of Frederick Turnrock, valued at 5s…

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Forbes Police Court. Monday, February 16

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 3

Before Mr Harcourt Holcombe, at the Forbes Police Court, a foreigner, bearing the euphonious name of Cioccarelli Lorenzo, was…

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Convicted of Murder. Launceston

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 2

Joseph Belbin, aged 19, has been convicted of the murder at Launceston of Margaret Ledwell, aged 16. He was sentenced to death…

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Licensing Court

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 3

J. J. Sinderberry was granted a license for a booth at Eugowra races, on February 28, between the hours of a.m. and 6 p.m. Mr Broderick…

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Forbes Police Court. Monday, 16th February. Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M. VAGRANCY

Forbes Times · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 2

A case against Cioccarelli Lorenzo for vagrancy was postponed for one month to allow the police to make a certain report…

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