Porter Sentenced Embezzlement Charge Case from Barellan
Francis James Price (20) formerly a junior porter at Barellan Railway Station, was sentenced at the Central Police Court on Monday, to three…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1926
397 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 20 of 20
Master Key of Gaol Held by Escaped Prisoners (By Wire) Sydney
At the inquiry which was opened at Hobart into the recent escape o[?] four prisoners from a local gaol, it was stated, that the prisoners had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thieves Steal Car From Police Chief's Garage
Two of the most daring car thieves operated at the residence of the Commissioner of Police (Mr. James Mitchell) taking his wife's motor ca[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£1,000 STOLEN Clerk Arrested Bank Theft Two Years Ago (By Wire) Sydney
A detective yesterday afternoon visited a house in the suburbs, and arrested a clerk in connection with the disappearance two years ago of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Court Cases Gazed on the Wine
Benjamin Seard, who the police stated was drunk in Lachlan Street on Monday, was fined at the Court this morning, 10 or 3 days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Court [Before Mr. Scobie, S.m.] Auctioneers’ Licenses
The following were granted :— Messrs. D.,A. F. Gray, A. S. Lane, U. W. Muggridge, N. C. Bellamy, J. J. Rose, C. K. Rose, J. H. Bargwanna…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Killed By Motor Car Police Search for Driver (By WIRE) Sydney, Monday Evening
The police are searching for a man who knocked down and fatally injured Rose Thompson (aged 11) and her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Thompson…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Series of Stories. Tom Munro's Murder
"I confess," said Munro, "I have committed most crimes once. Did I ever tell you how I blackmailed a man, and got 5000 dollars out of him ? Then there was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mail Van Theft £5000 in Notes Postal Employee Charged
Brisbane.—An employee of the postal department in Townsville named Hugh John Carroll and a man named James Short stand charged with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Dispicable Theft
On Wednesday evening the Convent yards were raided and eight fowls and a turkey stolen. The miserable curs who perpetrated the theft first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Wheat Stealing. Local Man Before the Court. He Is Discharged
At the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, Francis Stanley Barbe was charged with stealing six bags of wheat to the value of £315,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An Eyesore Armidale's Old Gaol
Not for about ten years has Armidale Gaol been used us a gaol, or, in fact, for anything of a useful order. No attempt has been made to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gems Worth £2000 Bold Midday Theft Showcases Broken
An audacious robery of £2000 worth of diamond jewellery was carried out in Collins Street, Melbourne, at noon on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Court Two Men Fined
At the Forbes Industrial Court on Tuesday, James Davidson, baker, was fined £1 and 17 costs, for employing H. Shoobridge, a baker's carter,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£75 STOLEN From Post Office Postmaster Alleges Assault (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday Evening
John Sully, Postmaster at Petri[?] Terrace, near Brisbane, informed the police that whilst he was engaged in counting the day's cash, he was struck…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Delerious Witness Denies Previous Statement Murder Charge Withdrawn (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday Evening
When Kelvin Handley appeared as the chief witness at Cairns, Queens land, in a case in which William Wili[?]s was charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Charge Fails Local Butcher Wins Case in Industrial Court. Employee Did Not Work on Sundays. Costs Not Allowed, As Dept. Misled
Before Mr. Scobie, S.M., in the Industrial Court on Tuesday, Inspector Wallace proceeded against Percy Henry Brien, a local butcher, charging…
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