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

Courts & crime, 1917

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

[?] Censing Court

Western Champion · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 19

At the Special Liucensing Court on Wednesday E. A. Davis (Bogan Gate and E. Francis and R. E. Burns (Parkes) were granted renewals of [?]…

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Police Court. Wednesday, December 19th. (Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P. M.) Without Lights

Western Champion · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 17

Ernest Green and E. L. Bodeen, for driving motor bikes through the streets without a light, wore each fined 5/- and 6/- costs…

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Police Court TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Fincham, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 2

THOMAS K. BOWLER (Rabbit Inspector) 'proceeded against Frank Hargraves, Frank Kinleside, and Clem. Newman, for failing to destroy rabbits…

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Police Court Friday, December 14. Before Mr. Fincham, P.M.

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 6

Police v. James Pluis, for being on [?] premises after hours. After [?] evidence the information was dismissed. Mr. E. M. Finn appeared…

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Warden's Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 2

ELSIE JANE LEWIS applied to occupy a residential area exceeding a quarter of an acre in the village of Caragabal. Refused, because the village of…

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Forbes Police Court Thursday, December 20, 1917 (Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M.)

Forbes Times · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 3

George Taylor was fined 5/ or 21 hours for being drunk in Lachlan Street the previous day On similar charges, James Jeffries…

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Small Debts Court

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 6

Michael Cahill v. William Ryan.— Claim for £10 damages for injuries to sulky and horse, attributable to bite of a dog belonging to the defendant…

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Police Court

Western Champion · Thursday 27 December 1917 · page 15

Police Count Dullness during the holidays has been light. On Saturday Bernard Rooney was fined 5/- for drunkenness and 20/- for indecent…

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