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

Courts & crime, 1927

540 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 24 of 27

Disturbance in the House. Police and Officials Clear the Galleries

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1927 · page 2

Shortly after three o'clock yesterday a demonstration began in the public gallery of the Assembly, which was full of men. The demonstration…

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"Up From Somerset" "Dreadnought" Boy Sentenced Magistrate Recommends Deportation

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 1

"I was hungry, and it was my intention to knock him out, take his food, then bring him to and clear out. When I struck him I…

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The Leslie Murder

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 6

Intense interest was manifested in Forbes in the inquest concerning the murder of Ronald Leslie. Each morning there was a rush for the Sydney…

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District Court

Cowra Free Press · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 9

The following cases will come before the District Court on Tuesday next: Geo. Roffe v. John Essol Matheson (remitted from the Supreme…

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Leslie Murder Case Three Brothers Committed

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 6

At the close of the inquest at Pen rith on Tuesday into the death of Ronald L. Leslie, the retired grazier, who was found murdered in his motor…

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Breach of Liquor Act Defendant Pleads Guilty. Magistrate's Warning

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 10

The charge on which Leslie Tin man, licensee of the Club House Hotel, appeared before Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M., at the Police Court on Tuesday,…

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"Impudent Old Man" RECEIVES 14 Days Hard Labor. Lively Court Proceedings

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 1

On a charge of having stolen a boiler, the property of Yet Foo, Edwin Rohan appeared before Mr. C. A. Arnold P.M., at the Police Court on…

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Leave to Defend Granted Provided Amount and Costs Is Paid Into Court. to Await the Decision

Cowra Free Press · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 7

In the Small Debts Court on Tuesday in the case Rush and Son v. W. J. Bowen, in which the claim was for £15/7/9, an application was made…

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Magistrate Thinks Trap Was Laid

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 November 1927 · page 2

After a hearing, extending over nine days, during which 170 pages of depositions were taken, the two charges brought by Mrs. F. R. Benson against…

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Two Murder Trials Cases at Tamworth

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 15 November 1927 · page 1

The re-trial of Cyril Mathew Thomp son who was charges at Tam[?] recently with teh murder of F[?] [?] Thorley, when the [?]…

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Fortes Court Matters To-day's Court. "On the Vag."

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1927 · page 5

A man named Richard George Jones was before Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M., at the Court of Petty Sessions this morning, charged with having…

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Heavy List At Wednesday's Court

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 15 November 1927 · page 1

An unusually heavy list of cases will be dealt with by Mr. E. Harrison, P.M, at the West Wyalong police court on Wednesday next…

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Alleged Stealing Case From Blayney a Charge Against a Young Man. a Verdict of “Not Guilty.”

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 15 November 1927 · page 3

(Before His Honor, Judge Armstrong) Clarence Parfrey was charged with stealing from William Dollman at Blayney the sum of £1, and that he…

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Ex-bank Clerk. Arrested on Stealing Charge

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1927 · page 3

A sensation was caused at Young on Tuesday morning, when an ex-bank clerk named Roy Stewart Hill, recently employed at the Primary…

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The Woodstock Case Farrell Sentenced to Nine Months. with Hard Labor in Bathurst Gaol

Cowra Free Press · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 1

On Wednesday morning William Farrell, found guilty of attempting to commit a seroius offence on a boy 12…

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An Unusual Incident At Local Police Court

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 3

An unusual incident occurred at the West Wyalong police court on Wednesday morning before Mr. E. Harrison, P.M…

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Leslie Murder Case

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 6

The trial of the Higgs brothers in connection with the death of Ronald Lachlan Leslie last month, will commence at Sydney Central Criminal…

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Court Noises

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 1

The clatter of the typewriter during the taking of evidence at the West Wyalong Police Court, has a disconcerting influence upon the…

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Cattle Stealing Two Graziers Convicted (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 1

Two graziers, Louis Bancroft and Isaac Morgan, were sentenced to six months imprisonment at Maryborough for cattle stealing…

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Charges of Stealing Motor Oil and Grease Two Convictions

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 4

A case in which a deal of conflicting evidence was adduced was heard at the West Wyalong police court on Wednesday, before Mr E. Harrison,…

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