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

Courts & crime, 1927

540 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 27

PRESENTATION To Sergeant Glenn By Local Police

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 14

Before taking his departure for Cooma—to which centre he has been transferred and promoted to the rank of Acting Inspector—Sergeant Glenn…

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Further Evi Dence Alleged Murder of Blacks (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 1

A Perth message states that in giving evidence before the Royall Commission inquiring into the alleged murder of blacks at Mammondilla…

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Forbes Court Matters Alleged Assault

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 2

Charged with causing actual bodily harm, Henry August Renke, Reginald Kelly, and Arthur E. Girdham were before Mr. C. A. Arnold at the Police…

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Police Court False Pretences Defendant Convicted

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 1

Before Messrs H. R Helyar and A. Emmett, J's.P., at tlie West Wyalong Police Court on Saturday morning, Charles Henry De Lacy Evans,…

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To-day’s Court News

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 3

To-day in the Children’s Court five boys of tender age were charged, as the result of which one of them is to be sent away to a reformatory…

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Don't Do It! Charleston Summonses Police Called

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 6

Young.—Charleston kickers beware:—In the little township of Monteagle, ten miles from Young, has started the first crusade of…

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Police Court. a Bag of Chaff Missing

Western Champion · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 17

Before local magistrates at the Police court on Monday, John Henry Evans, was charged with stealing a bag of chaff, valued at 6/-, the property…

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Checkers Court Gets New Fordor

Western Champion · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 20

Checkers Court, Buckingham residence of English Prime Ministers during their tenure of office, has recently been supplied with a Fordor Sedan for…

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Police Court Old Man in Trouble Apologises to Bench

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 2

Town life apparently, does not agree with James Beckett. Six months ago he was relieved of a pair of blankets for which the culprit was…

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Police Station Tragedy

Cowra Free Press · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 6

A tragedy occurred at the Kandos Police Station last week. A man named Williams was arrested on a petty charge, and about 6 o’clock on…

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Four Years H.L. Forgers Sentenced (By Wire) Sydney

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

Two men were each sentenced to four years' hard labor at the Melbourne Criminal Court on a charge of having attempted to forge £5…

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An Old Offender a Plaintive Appeal. Sentenced to One Month

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 2

On two charges of (1) being found on a dwelling with intent to commit a felony (to wit, to steal), and (2), stealing. Edward Ireland Cade was…

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Checkers Court Gets New Fordor

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 4

Cheekers Court, Buckingham residence of English Prime Ministers during their tenure of office, has recently been supplied with a Fordor…

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Police Station Removed From Yalgogrin to Tallimba

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

The Police Station at Yalgogrin North was closed on 22nd March and on 24th March Constable Anderson opened the new Police Station…

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All About Radio Radio Near Racecourse. Police Interfere

Cowra Free Press · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 8

The fact that two men were found and arrested by police in the scrub near Newcastle racecourse with a radio receiving set in their possession…

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Big Fire at Young Started by Boys. Amazing Alleged Confession to Police. One Blaze Put Out—another Started

Cowra Free Press · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 3

Little boys smoking cigarettes are declared to have been the cause of the fire at Millard’s timber factory at Young, on Sunday afternoon…

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Police Court Monday, 4th April

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 4

Before Messrs W. P. Burke and C. V. Horton, J's.P., yesterday, Frank Russell, 58, was proceeded against by Constable Collier for behaving in…

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Man Suicides On Arrival of Police Suspected of Stealing (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 1

A Perth message states that while the police endeavored to break into a shed at the rear of the residence of John Davis Heaton aged 35 years, at…

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Police Court

Western Champion · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 11

At the Police Court yesterday, before C. A. Arnold, P.M., Daniel Curry and his son David, were charged with assaulting Thomas Crumpton Smailes,…

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Police Court. (Wednesday, before Mr. Scobie, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 2

Police v. C. Laundess—on licensed premises during prohibited hours. Pleaded guilty. Fined 10/- and 8/- costs…

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