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

Courts & crime, 1917

388 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 19 of 20

Forbes Court Matters

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1917 · page 2

Arthur Elliott pleaded "not guilty" at Forbes Court yesterday morning to a charge of stealing a parcel of drapery valued at 4/4, the property…

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Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, November 21st. (Before his Honor Acting Judge Coyle). Alleged Horse Stealing

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 27 November 1917 · page 2

Edward Percy Rudkin was charged that on 7th of September 1917 at Ardlethan, he did steal one mare, the property of Charles Thomas…

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Police Court

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 2

On Thursday, before Mr. H. H. Chippendall, P.M., Vincent Newham was fined 10s and 6s costs for furiously driving a horse. Jas McLean was fined…

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Kaiser's Court

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 4

"Mr. Gerard's picture in the London 'Telegraph' of the theatrical flunkeydom in which the Kaiser revels is like a page torn from Carlyle. The…

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"Bush Memories." Opening of the Public Court at Throobleboobledoona

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 3

Throobleboobledonna exists only in name; but it will serve to signify a certain bush township, where the events here recorded once actually occurred. Like…

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Forbes Police Court Yesteray's Cases

Forbes Times · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 2

George Gray and Cecil Edwards were before Mr Holcombe at the local police court yesterday morning, charged with assaulting Ah Coon, a…

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Ah Coon Loses a Tooth Alleged Assault

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 3

At the Forbes Court yesterday morning, before Mr Holcombe, P.M., Ccqxi Edwards and George Grey were charged with assaulting Ah Coon…

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Alleged conspiracy Queensland Premier and Treasurer Charged

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 2

The Federal authorities have laid charges of conspiracy against Messrs Ryan and Theodore, Premier and Trea-surer respectively, of the Queensland Assembly…

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Forbes Court Mutters a Savage Dog

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 3

William Wakefield was charged with being the owner of a dog, which had attacked Wallace Hunter on November 14, in Battye-strect…

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Kaiser's Court

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 3

"Mr. Gerard's picture in the London 'Telegraph' of the theatrical flunkeydom in which the Kaiser revels is like a page torn from Carlyle. The…

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"Bush Memories." Opening of the Public Court at Throobleboobledoona

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 10

Throobleboobledonna exists only in name; but it will serve to signify a certain bush township, where the events here recorded once actually occurred. Like…

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Alleged Burglary

Western Champion · Thursday 6 December 1917 · page 22

Harold Garland (17) charged that in company with one Charles J. Cassidy on or about the 28th October he did break and enter the shop of…

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Police Court. Wednesday, December 5th. (Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.m.) the Lure of Liquor

Western Champion · Thursday 6 December 1917 · page 22

George Mazoudier, found on licensed premises during unlawful hours, was fined 40s and costs. A similar penalty, for a like offence…

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Forbes Police Court Monday, December 3, 1917. (Before Mr Holcombe P.m.) Assaulting a Chinaman

Forbes Times · Friday 7 December 1917 · page 8

Two young men named respectively George Gray and Cecil Edwards, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having, on Saturday last, unlawfully…

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Returned Soldier's Wife. Attempts Suicide. Woman Before Forbes Court

Forbes Times · Tuesday 11 December 1917 · page 2

At the local police court yesterday morning Francis Parker, wife of Stephen Parker, a local returned soldier, was charged with having…

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Jury Revision Court

Western Champion · Thursday 13 December 1917 · page 19

The annual meeting of Justices for the revision of the District Court jury list was held on Friday last, the occupants of the Bench being Messrs…

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A Returned Soldier Sentenced to Death for Murder. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 14 December 1917 · page 4

Albert Edward Budd, a returned soldier, who was charged with the murder of Annie Sampson, his fostersister, at Port Melbourne, has been…

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Forbes Police Court (Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.m.) Ill-treating a Horse

Forbes Times · Tuesday 18 December 1917 · page 5

Thomas Beazley, a drover, was charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse by working same with a sore back…

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Ferbes Police Court. This Morning's Cases. (Before, Mr Holcombe, P.m.) Breach of the Poisons Act

Forbes Times · Tuesday 18 December 1917 · page 3

This morning, John Meagher and Co., storekeepers, of Forbes, were charged with having on 29th June and other dates in the present year sold…

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Forbes Court Matters. Sore Backed Horse

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1917 · page 1

At Forbes Court on Saturday morning, Thomas Beasley, a drover, was charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse by working it while its back…

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