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

Courts & crime, 1918

428 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 15 of 22

Small Debts Court

Forbes Times · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 2

Venables and Co., of Forbes, versus Joseph Clarke, claim £1/15/. Verdict for amount with 5/9 costs…

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Forbes Court Matters Drunk and Disorderly

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 2

James Wilson, a stranger to Forbes, was before Mr H. Holcombe, P.M., yesterday, and was fined 10/for being drunk and disorderly…

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Condobolin's Record Court Cases Alleged Sheep Stealing and Faking of Earmarks Many Breaches of the P.P. Act Committals and Heavy Fines. (CONTINUED.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 31 July 1918 · page 5

Continuing, witness said: I made a careful examination of the hole in the ear of Nos 1, 2, and 3, and the sheep I brought to compare with…

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Condobolin's Record Court Cases Alleged Sheep Stealing and Faking of Earmarks Many Breaches of the P.P. Act Committals and Heavy Fines. Continued From Last Week. White v. JONES

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 31 July 1918 · page 3

This was a charge against Reece Vaughan Jones for keeping premises for slaughtering without a license. The chief witness was Sergt, Small,…

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Forbes Court Matters

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1918 · page 3

At the Forbes Court on Wednesday, Charles O'Malley was fined 2/6 for being drunk in Court-street, and 20/- or seven days for using…

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District Court & Quarter Sessions

Forbes Times · Friday 2 August 1918 · page 5

The Forbes District Court and Quarter Sessions will be held next week. The criminal cases will open on Tuesday morning, before his…

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Theft of Razor Hone

Forbes Times · Tuesday 6 August 1918 · page 4

Thos. Brogan was charged with stealing a razor honc, the property of Henry Webster. Constable McPherson deposed:…

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Forbes Police Court Saturday, August 3, 1918. (Before Mr. Holcombe, P.M.)

Forbes Times · Tuesday 6 August 1918 · page 4

Richard Humphries failed to appear on a charge of runkenness, and his bail of 5./- was extrcated…

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Forbes Court Matters. Missing Razor Hone. Thomas Brogan's Lapse

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1918 · page 1

At the Court on Saturday morning Thomas Brogan was charged with stealing a razor hone worth 8/6, the property of Henry Webster…

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Alleged Stealing. a Missing Overcoat

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 2

William Charles Mobbs was charged with having, at Parkes, on March 16, stolen one overcoat, the property of Alfred Henry Cannon…

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Forbes Police Court To-day's Cases. (Before Messrs. J W Mills and H. Webster, J.'s P.)

Forbes Times · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 4

James Burns, against whom a prohibition order had been issued, was charged with having on 8th August been found in the bar of the licensed…

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District Court Claim for £75

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 4

At the Forbes District Court this week, a claim was made by Sophia Jane Richards for £75 from Wm. R. M'Carthy, for rent of a property…

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District Court. Disagreement Over a Lease

Forbes Times · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 6

A cast was commenced in the local District Court on Tuesday evening last at eight o'clock before his Honor Judge Scholes, in which Sophia Jane…

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Forbes Court Matters. Scaled the Police

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 1

Charles Sloan was before Messrs Wallace Hunter and Henry Webster, J'sP. at Forbes Court on Saturday, on a charge of being drunk and…

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Forbes Police Court. (Before Mr Helm, P.M.)

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 2

Frances Parker, who was deemed to be insane, was remanded for a week for medical observation and treatment…

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Forbes Police Court Saturday, August 10, 1918. (Before Messrs. W. Hunter and H. Webster, J.'s P.) a Careless Old Man

Forbes Times · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 4

In the dock on Saturday morning stood an nold man, named Frank Snaide, who was charged with being an idle and disorderly person,…

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Police Court Summary

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 3

Cowra having been attached to the Bathurst district under the new distribution scheme, Mr. Jennings, S.M., presided at the police court on…

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District Court

Western Champion · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 4

The August sittings of the District Court were held on Tuesday before his Honor Judge Scholes. The following legal gentlemen were present:…

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Forbes Police Court Cases This Morning

Forbes Times · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 4

At the local police court this morning, before Mr. C.A. Arnold, J.P., Wm. Bowman McKay, against whom there were eight previous convictions,…

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Forbes Court Matters. Cases This Morning. (Before Mr C. A. Arnold, J.P.)

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 6

William Bowman M'Kay was fined £2, or one month, for using obscene language in Rankin-street, on August 15…

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