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

Courts & crime, 1917

388 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 13 of 20

Court Matters. Licensing Cases

Forbes Times · Tuesday 21 August 1917 · page 3

At the police court on Saturday morning the renewal of the license of the Royal Hotel to M. J. Lynch was granted the annual assessment being fixed…

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Storyettes. a Supreme Court Fish Story

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 9

The late Justice Brewer was with a party of New York friends on a fishing trip in the Adirondacks, and around the camp fire one evening the talk naturally ran on big fish…

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Police Court

Forbes Times · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 3

The following local cases were dealt with at Eugowra Police Court, by Police Magistrate Mr. H. Holcombe, on the 17th instant, Constable Ruffles…

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Police Court THURSDAY. (Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 2

P. P. Board v J. D. McMahon.—Failing to destroy rabbits. Mr Bowler for the Board, Mr Bertie for defendant, who pleaded guilty…

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Forbes Police Court Tuesday, August 28. (Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.m.) Drunkenness

Forbes Times · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 2

Frederick Graham, charged with being drunk, pleaded guilty and was fined 2/6 or 24 hours…

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Forbes Court Matters Cutting Timber

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 2

James. Foster was fined 10/-, and 6/- costs, for removing timber from Crown lands without a licence. INTERESTING TO TENANTS…

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Licensing Court Messrs F. B. Treatt, Jno. Taylor, and Jas. Bradley

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 2

On application of Mr Bertie, following booth licenses were granted : For the Show, to Mr Robert Fraser ; for Races, Mr J. J. Waldron…

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Selling "Direct Action." Five months' Gaol

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 2

Bert Godfrey (28) was charged, before Mr. Wilkinson, S.M., at the Central Police Court on Monday, with selling a paper called, Direct…

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Police Help Themselves. Position at Broken Hill. Volunteer Worker Assaulted. Trouble in Queensland. Sydney, Tuesday 9.8 a.m

Western Champion · Thursday 30 August 1917 · page 25

Mr. Fraser says that the railway service will be considerably improved after Thursday, and the tramways will be on almost the normal level…

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Stealing From the Person

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 1

At the Cowra Police Court last week, before Mr. F. B. Treat, P.M., Allied Williams was lined £10 or three months' imprisonment for stealing…

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Assault on a Child

Forbes Times · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 4

At Trundle on Wednesday last the Police Magistrate (Mr. Holcombe) concluded the case in which James Scott, a miner, was charged with criminally…

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A Police Super's. Haul

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 7

The following appeared in a North Coast paper recently. The officer referred to is not unknown in Canowindra, and the mining town not very…

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Forbes Court Matters

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 2

At the Forbes Court yesterday morning, the case against William Bolam, which was postponed from a previous court day, was withdrawn…

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P.p. Appeal Court

Forbes Times · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 2

An appeal under the Pastures Protection Act was heard at the local Court House yesterday morning, when C. S. McPhilliamy, owner of Warroo station,…

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Alleged Stealing

Western Champion · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 5

Mary Josephine Cridland, charged with stealing two breeching straps, valued at 3/6, was represented by Mr McIntosh…

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Police Court. Wednesday, September 5th. (Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.m.) Furious Motor Driving

Western Champion · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 5

T. E. Johnson pleaded guilty, through Mr. McIntosh, to driving a motor at a furious pace down Clarinda street on August 21st. Sergeant…

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Forbes Police Court Monday, September 10, 1917. (Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M.)

Forbes Times · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 3

John Lonsdale pleaded guilty to being drunk in a lane off Battye-street, and was fined 10/- or seven days Walter Wilson, on a similar charge,…

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Forbes Court Matters

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 2

George Francisco Hayes was granted a further suspension of labor conditions for three months, in connection with mining leases near Calarie…

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Missing Sheep Returns to the Fold. Forbes Court Case

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 3

On Wednesday night, while the exMayor of Forbes, Alderman Sam, was coming in to town, he discovered a horse and sulky coming along the…

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Police Court. Thursday, September [?]th. [Held over from last issue.] (Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.m.) Straying Stock

Western Champion · Thursday 13 September 1917 · page 12

Mrs. C. Payne, for permitting stock to stray, was fined 7/6 and costs…

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