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

Courts & crime, 1920

390 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 20

District Court. Continued from Page 6. a Trespass Case

Forbes Times · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 3

Charles R. Kerr v. Themas [?]dd, claim for £25, trespass by sheep. Mr. Mason (instructed by Robinson and Meillon) for plaintiff, and Mr…

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Constable Charged. with Breaking and Entering

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 4

Constable Edwards was remanded at Brisbane Police Court on a charge of breaking and entering and robbery…

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Murder of Bell. a Daring Raid

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 4

Referring to the recent murder of Bell, Mr Bonar Law stated in the House of Commons that four men boarded a train, seized him in the presence of…

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Death From Snake-bitl Morrisey's Cure Fails. Police Action Urged

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 1

The city Coroner (Mr. Jamieson) [?] an inquiry last week regarding the death of Teresa Caton, aged 26, who while employed as a snake charmer in…

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Police Court Charge of Sheep Stealing

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 3

At the local court last Wednesday, before Police Magistrate C.J.B. Helm, Jame s Patrick Cahill,, aged 35, was charged that, on or about…

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Constable Charged Sydney, Tesuday

Forbes Times · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 4

Constable Edwards has been romanded to the Brisbano Police Court on a charge of breaking [?] and [?] bery…

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District Court

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 3

Parkes put up quite a record at the District Court last week. Starting at 10 a.m. on Thursday his Honor Judge Armstrong kept going (with…

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Forbes Court Matters. Daroobalgie Case

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 4

At the Forbes Court this morning, before Messrs E. A. Austen and W. T. Gilchrist, Allan Watt was charged with using insulting words…

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District Court. Robinson v. BERTRAM

Western Champion · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 8

In the District Court on Friday Samuel Robinson sought to recover £183 10/- as damages from Murdock Bertram through the failure of the…

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District Court. Hill & CO. v. PITTIS

Western Champion · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 21

At the District Court on Friday, before his Honor Judge Armstrong, H. W. Hill & Co. sought to recover £18 7/11 for goods alleged to be sold and…

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Blayney Murder. Man Before the Court

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 7

BATHURST, Tuesday.—At the Blay ney Police Court to-day Christopher Ed ward Fowler, aged 22, a laborer; was charged with having wilfully and…

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Cowra Warden's Court

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 2

In the Warden's Court, Cowrn, on Tuesday last. Martin Fle[?]lner applied for 30 acres on portion 20, parish of Col let t, county Bathurst, to search for…

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Barry Murder

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 2

A large staff of detectives and police are still engaged in the Barry district, prosecuting inquiries into the Barry tragedy, in which the rabbit…

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Parkes Police Court. Quinn v. CALDWELL

Western Champion · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 15

At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., Charles F. Caldwell, charged with, assaulting John Quinn on March 10th…

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Parkes Police Court. Wednesday, April 7th. (Before Mr. G. J. B. Helm, P.m.) Language

Western Champion · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 14

Owen Sharp, enlarged with using indecent language, outside the Parkes Picture Palace on the nifeht of 17th March, pleaded guilty and was fined…

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A Police Woman

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 4

Mrs Paulett, a member of the Sydney police force, is spending a few days' leave with Mrs Dixon, the wife of the local constable. I…

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The Police Museum. (Continued)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 2

AMONG the many other numerous and interesting exhibits in the museum are to be seen a large assortment of surgical and abortion instruments, metal…

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Forbes Court Matters Cases on

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 9

Before Mr Helm, P.M., on Tuesday, Frederick Bannor pleaded guilty to using indecent language in Rankin Street on March 28th. Fined 20/…

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Police Court

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 6

At the West Wyalong Police Court on the 10/4/20, before Messrs H. R. Helvar and E. M. Fraser J's. P.:—Edward Egan, for drunkenness,…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. D. M. Fincham, P.M.

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 2

NORMAN POWELL v. James L. Thorpe—wages due and owing, £34/3/8. Mr. H. E. Moore (Messrs Crommelon and Moore) for plaintiff, stated that at…

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