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

Courts & crime, 1916

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Exemption Court

Western Champion · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 17

Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M., presided over a military exemption court, which was opened on Wednesday morning, for the purpose of dealing with claims…

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Police Court

Forbes Times · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 6

Friday last was a busy day at the Eagowra Police Court, Mr. Holcombe, P.M., of Forbes, occupying the bench. John White for being drunk and…

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Forbes Police Court Tuesday, October 24th. (Before Mr. H. Holeombe, P.M.) Drunkonness

Forbes Times · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 4

Francis Delancy was fined 5/- or three days for being drunk in Templar-street. Thomas Liddy was fined 2/6 or 24…

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Alleged Stealing

Forbes Times · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 2

William Thomas Bettleton was charged with that he did on 17th July, at Forbes, steal £3/10/-, the property of Edward I. Cude (the accused in the…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

Forbes Times · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 2

Edward Ireland Cade, was charged with that he did at Forbes, on 17th July, steal one gelding, the property of C. A. Turner…

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Alleged Stealing. Bettleton Not Guilty

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 2

Wiliam Thomas Bettleton was charged with having at Forbes, on July 17, stolen £3/10/-, the property of Edward Ireland Cade…

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Alleged Horse Stealing. Cade Discharged

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 2

Edward Ireland Cade was charged with having at Forbes on July 16, stolen one gelding, the property of C. A. Turner. Cade pleaded not…

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Forbes Police Court Monday, October 30, 1916. (Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M.) Drunkenness

Forbes Times · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 3

Robert Cavendish and Thos. O'Brien, for being drunk in Sheriff-street on Sunday, were each fined 10/ or three days…

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Kultur. Murder of Prisoners. Hideous German Crimes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 1

The Paris correspondent of the "New York Times" cables a summary of remarkable documents, headed "Indisputable, Proof of Germany's…

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Exemption Court. Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M. Lieut. Littlejohn represented the Military

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 2

The court was crowded on Monday when the first of the 190 oases listed came on for hearing:— William Arthur Sopp applied for…

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Exemption Court

Western Champion · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 16

A military exemption court was held before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M., on Wednesday, when several cases, postponed from the previous week, were…

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Alleged Theft

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 2

Frank Kelly was charged with stealing a shot gun, the property of Reginald William Coward, of Carrawobitty station…

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Eugowra Police Court. Aftermath of Conscription Argument

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 6

At the Eugowra Police Court, before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M., a number of cases were dealt with which had been the cause of some…

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Alleged Horse Stealing. Cade Acquitted

Forbes Times · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 3

Edward Ireland Cade, was charged with that he did at Forbes, on 17th July, steal one gelding, the property of C. A. Turner…

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Alleged Stealing. Crown Case Fails

Forbes Times · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 3

William Thomas Bettleton was charged with that he did on 17th July, at Forbes, steal £3/10/-, the property of Edward I. Cade (the accused in the…

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Alleged Assault & Robbery. a Midnight Spar

Forbes Times · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 3

Thomas Buckley was charged with that he did at Forbes, on 8th September, assault one George Smith, and rob him of a purse, £1, and a union…

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Anonymous Offer. Made to Magistrate. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 5

The Police Magistrate at Singleton states he has received an anonymous offer of £100, to exempt a certain person from military duty…

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Failed to Report. Bourke Men Sentenced. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 5

At the Bourke Police Court, two men were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment for refusing to report under the Defence Act…

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Forbes Quarter Sessions. Alleged Stealing. Bettleton Not Guilty

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 2

William Thomas Bettleton was charged with having, at Forbes, on July 17, stolen £3,[?]10/- the property of Edward Ireland Cade…

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Alleged Stealing of a Gun. The Carrawobbity Case

Forbes Times · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 3

Frank Kelly was charged with that he did on 26th February, at Carrawobbity, steal one double barrelled gun, the property of Reginald W. Coward…

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