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

Courts & crime, 1926

397 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 18 of 20

Police Court. Wednesday, 17th NOVEMBER. (Before Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M.) On Licensed Premises

Western Champion · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 17

John Carroll, charged with being on licensed premises during unlawful hours, pleaded guilty and was fined 20/- and costs…

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District Court. Appeal Case

Western Champion · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 20

At the District Court on Monday J. W. Tomkins appealed against the decision of the Veterinary Surgeons' Board, in refusing to grant his…

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Licensing Court. Local Hotel Improvements

Western Champion · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 23

With the probability that a sewerage system may be installed in Parkes with a reasonable time, local hotelkeepers have escaped the burden of…

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Land Court Judgment

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 12

Before Mr. Justice Pike on Friday, reserved judgment was delivered in the reference by the Minister for Lands for return to the local land…

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Brutal Assault Five Men Attack Seaman (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 1

Hary Watson, a seaman, was at tacked and brutally assaulted in prince Alfred Park last night by five men…

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After Four Years False Pretences Case. Burrowa Police Court. (Before Mr. G. R. Williams, P.M.)

Cowra Free Press · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 1

Mates together four years ago. — one deceives the other and obtains £25 under false pretences. He disappears, a warrant is taken out, but he…

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Two Law Gases Supreme Court Appeal

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 12

In the Sydney Supreme Court on Friday, before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice, Gordon and Mr. Justice Campbell, a case of local interest, W…

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Parkes District Court Small List of Cases

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 6

A sitting of the Parkes District Court, before His Honor Judge Armstrong, was held immediately after the Quarter Sessions on Monday…

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Our Troubles Court Reporting Dangerous Conditions

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 2

In a brief paragraph last Tuesday "The Advocate" referred to the difficulty of reporting court cases at Forbes, owing chiefly to…

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Land Court Judgment. the McGIRR CASES

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 9

Before Mr. Justice Pike, reserved judgment was delivered in the reference by the Minister for Lands for return to the local land board for…

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Police Court Indecent Language

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 2

Before Mr. C. V. Horton, J.P., at the West Wyalong Police Court yesterday morning, William Bawerman pleaded not guilty to using indecent…

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Bondi Outrage Culprits Sentenced Remarks by Judge (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 30 November 1926 · page 1

William Brauner and Neville Hartis, convicted in connection with the Bondi outrage, were, at the Central Police Court to-day, sentenced to ten…

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Petrol Pumps Test Prosecutions. Police Action

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 30 November 1926 · page 6

It was stated in Sydney that the police are to take drastic action concorning the erection of petrol pumps on footpaths…

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Not Wisely, But Too Well. Drinkers at Court

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1926 · page 2

Before Mr. Arthur Sam, J.P., on Monday, William Shanahan a stranger to Forbes, was charged with having too much liquor aboard on…

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The Rolls Police Start Monday Election to Cost £25,000

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 30 November 1926 · page 7

The police started the adjustment of electoral rolls in about a dozen city electorates on Monday. The estimated cost of the elections…

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Licensing Court TUESDAY (Before Messrs. Adrian (chairman), Arnott, and Le Brun Brown. Hotel for Quandialla

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1926 · page 2

Mr. Augustus John McNamara applied for an hotel license for Quandialla. Mr. Betts (Sydney) instructed by…

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Poilce Court An Assault Case A Lucky Man

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 9

Joseph McCarthy might well shake hands with himself that he is not standing his trial on a very serious charge. He can attribute his good…

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MURDER & SUICIDE Tenterfield Tragedy

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 5

A finding that Constable Edward Charles Milton had murdered his wife Elsie Pearl Milton, and his children, Gladys, Mary and John, and had…

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A Mean Theft Old Man Robbed At West Wyalong

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 2

One of the meanest thefts perpetrated at West Wyalong for many a long day is that wherein an old man, named James Beckett, was the…

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Gaol Abain For Russian Criminal (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 1

Bensizes, a Russian who was sentenced to death for wilful murder at Cairns in 1922, but who afterwards secued his feedom, was yesterday…

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