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

Courts & crime, 1919

491 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 13 of 25

Forbes Police Court Monday May 26, 1919. (Before Mr. Arnold J.P.) [?] Too Freely

Forbes Times · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 3

Charles Roger Kerr and Francis Norton, [?] had imbined too freely on the previous Saturday, were fined respectively 10/ or three days and 20/…

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Police Take Charge of Melbourne Wharves

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 2

The police look charge of the Melbourno wharves yesterday, evening the loyalists to load a steamer…

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This Morning's Cases (Before the P.m.) Alleged Hay Stealing. Dependent Makes Sensational Statement

Forbes Times · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 3

William Mina[?], 51, an remand, was charged with stealing a quantity of hay, to the value of 25/, the property of James Victory, of "Cresay…

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Again Adjourned. Material Witness Indisposed. Case at Forbes Court This Morning

Forbes Times · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 2

In the case police versus L. Tabart, licensee of the Hotel Vandenberg, and Messrs P. H. J. Strickland and Ce[?]il Gaggiu, breach of the Liquor Ac,…

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The Raid. Fifty Defendants Before the Court. the Licensee Fined £30

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 2

The Court House was crowded on Tuesday when the case in which Joseph Pascoe, licensee of the "Premier" Billiard Saloon, was charged…

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Bimbi. Police Court. Thursday. (Before Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 4

POLICE v ADA MATILDA DROUGHT, of Bribbar[?]e, having an excess quantity of mineral spirit on her premises on 10th April, 19. Defendant pleaded guilty…

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BIMBI. (From our Correspondent). Police Court Matters. an Excess of Liquor

Forbes Times · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 3

At the local police court on the 22nd instant, before Mr. Holcombe, P.M., Ada Matilda Drought, of Bribbaree, was summoned for having an…

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Forbes Police Court Wednesday, May 28, 1919. (Before Mr Arnold, J. P.) Drunkenness

Forbes Times · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

Francis Norton, who was before the Court a few days previous, owned up to being drunk in Lachlan Street on 27th instant, and was fined 30/ or 14…

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Wholesale Stealing Charges

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 2

At the police court on Tuesday, Hilton Frost was fined £3 or two months' gaol on a charge of stealing a rug and an overcoat, the property of…

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Alleged Stealing

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 3

William Minahan, on a charge of having a quantity of hay in his possession reasonably suspected as having been stolen, was defended by…

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Forbes Police Court Saturday, May 31, 1919. (Before Messrs. Officer and Dowling, J.Ps)

Forbes Times · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 2

Edward Ireland Cade was fined £1 or 14 days for being drunk on the previous day, and for damaging a cell tub, the property, of the Government,…

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Forbes Court Matters. Cade's Capers

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 3

At the Forbes Court on Saturday morning, before Messrs Robert Officer and W. G. Dowling, J's.P., Edward Ireland Cade was fined £1 for…

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Court Cases

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 4

The P.M., C. J. Helm, Esq., had a good list of cases to go through last Wednesday afternoon and up to noon on Thursday. When he took his seat…

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Pol Ce Court. Wednesday, June 4th. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.) Alleged Stealing

Western Champion · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 11

George Wooden and Cyril Fletcher appeared on remand, charged with stealing a cheque for £37 13/11 the property of A. P. Egan…

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Charge of Assault

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 2

At the West Wyalong Police Court on Tuesday last, before Messrs Helyar, Davoren and D. Kearns, Js.P. Willinm James West was charged…

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Police Court. Young Man Sees Girl Friend. Prosecution Follows

Forbes Times · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 6

Mr. Helm, P.M., lost little time in deciding a case at the local Police Court on Tuesday morning. Amongst a fairly heavy list of prosecutions was…

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The Tuck Murder. Doyle Acquitted

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 2

William Doyle, charged with murdering Albert Spencer, or Tuck, in a [?] in Elizabeth Street was acquitted by the jry last night…

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A Murder Trial. Doyle Discharged. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 5

William Doyle, charged with m[?]ering Albert Spencer, or Tack, in a flat in Elizabeth Street, was acquitted by the jury last night…

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W.W. Police court. MAY 31st, 1919. Before Messrs T. F. Smith and W. Smith, J's.P

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 2

Mark Melville, aged 49, was charged that he, at West Wyaldng, being the bail[?] of £13 in notes the property of Charles Piddig, did fiaudently…

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Row in Court Street Brothers at Loggerheads. Bookmaker in Trouble

Forbes Times · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 3

Before Mr. Helm, PM., on Tuesday afternoon at the Forbes Police Court, a well known bookmaker named Robert Fitzgerald, who hails from Bathurst,…

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