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

Courts & crime, 1923

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

Industrial Magistrate's Court. SIMPSON v. BOWDITCH

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 December 1923 · page 6

Mr Walter Scott, S.M., of Bathurst, presided at the Industrial Magistrates Court at Parkes last Wednesday. when the case Simpson v…

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Lord Douglas Sentenced To Six Months Gaol For Criminal Libel (By Wire). Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 12

Reuters, London 13th. — Lord Alfied Douglas was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for criminally libelling Mr. Winston…

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Charge of Assault Case from Girral

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 11

At the West Wyalong Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. H. Macdougall, P.M.—Richard Bartley, aged 20, was…

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Youthful Burglar Gay Time Ends in Gaol (By Wire). Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 12

Auckland.—George Harry, age[?] 16, was sentenced to a month's hard labor and then three years' reformative detention…

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Small Debts Court Carroll v. CASHMAN

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 2

William Carroll, a Forbes saddler, proceeded against Walter Cashman, of Wirrinya, for an amount of £1226…

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Care of a Mare Agistment Dispute Case in the Local Court

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 15

At the West Wyalong Small Debts Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. E. Macdougall, P.M.—Robert. George Lindsay claimed…

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Lucerne Cutting Claim Verdict for Amount Paid Into Court. Watmore v. Clive Mitchell

Cowra Free Press · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 5

In the Small Debts Court on Tuesday Clarrie Watmore sued Clive Mitchell, manager of Tallarook Grazing Co. Ltd. claiming £23/9/9 alleged to…

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Forbes Court Matters Before Mr. Shepherd, P.M. Tuesday, December 11. Riding Without License

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 11

For riding a motor cycle on 5th December, 1923, without a license, Clarence Pascoe was fined 5- with 8- court costs…

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Charge of Stealing

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 4

At the West Wyalong Police Court on Monday, before Messrs H. R. Helyar and A. Emmett, J's.P.—…

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Grant Harvey Sentenced Another Three Years (By Wire). Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 4

Grant Harvey, aged 43, was to-day sentenced to two years' imprisonment, concurrent with a sentence he is now serving…

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Alleged Stealing a Celestial Mix Up. Some of the Secrets of Market Gardening

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 3

A Celestial mix-up was ventilated in the Police Court to-day, when a bland faced Chinaman named Qu Chow, was charged with stealing vegetable…

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Insurance & Bank Clerks Industrial Dispute. High Court Judgment

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 4

The High Court on Thursday decided in a reserved judgement, that a dispute between clerical workers in insurance offices and banks and…

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Sentenced to Death Murder of Baby (By Wire). Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 12

At the Central Criminal Court last night, Sarah Boyd, aged 29, was sentenced to death for the murder of her female baby, whose…

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Tell the Police

Cowra Free Press · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 4

If you are going away on holidays at Xmas tell the police. This is the advice of the Inspector General (Mr. Mitchell). Thieves lrave been giving…

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W.W. Police Court Monday, December 24th (Before Messrs H. R. Helyar and J. Cattle, J's.P

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 25 December 1923 · page 1

Joseph Ryan was charged with using indecent language in Main Street, West Wyalong on 22nd December…

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