Traffic Defaults Three Men at Court All Fined
For falling to return a driver's license which had expired, Henry W. Mooney was fined 10-, with 8- costs, at the Forbes Police Court yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1928
727 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 18 of 37
Alleged Stabbing Knife in Girl's Back Police Question Boy "Paring His Nails."
According to the statement of a girl at the Strand Theatre last night, she was stabbed in the back by a boy who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fines Galore Farmers at Court Noxious Weeds Troubles Only One Not Penalised
A stranger would have thought there was a huge conference for farmers if he had passed the Police Court at Forbes yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General News Smoking in Court
"Smoke up!" This announcement by the Coroner (Parkes) during an inquiry, into a fire, startled the occupants of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Correspondence Where Are the Police? (To the Editor "Western Champion.")
Sir,—Where are the police? Yesterday (Tuesday evening) at 6 p.m. I got mixed up with three lorries and two motors going in both directions in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →TENNIS Police Teams
Team to play Woonona, at Woonona courts on Saturday: Unwin, Watson, Tadish, and McDonald, Mrs. Rath, and Miss Harrison. Emergency, Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ports Got Mixed Young Scotchman Charged with Stealing. Says He Took Another Port. in Mistake for His Own. S.M. Scobie Accepts His Explanation and Discharges Him
At the Police Court on Wednesday a young fresh complexioned Scotchman named John Alexander Maclean appeared before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Court Noises Abated in Canopy
The recent installation of a canopy for the typewriter at the local court house is sure to prove an acceptable innovation to magistrates, solicitors,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Annual Licensing Court All District Licenses Renewed
Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, Licensing Magistrate, the following renewals of licenses were granted on Wednesday:—…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Skin Stealing Two Men Fined £10 Each
For stealing rabbit skins from Robert Bing, at Grawlin, Cyril, Hosler and James Murphy were each fined £10 at the Forbes Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Interesting Case Adulterated Milk Extenuating Circumstances Magistrate's Leniency
A peculiar case, in which Carl Reinhold "Hohnberg, of the Condobolin Road dairy, was charged with selling adulterated milk, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mosquitoes and Floods Prevented Burr-Cutting Plea in Court "Shire Council Unfair"
A great legal tussle took place at the Forbes Police Court yesterday, when the Jemalong Shire Council sued George Thompson,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General News Mr. McGIRR, M.L.C., Reproved. Magistrate "Will Not Allow Such Outbursts."
Patrick Michael McGirr, M.L.C., was fined £2 and 8/- costs in the Forbes Court for not clearing his property of Bathurst burr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To Cost £4,829 New Police Buidings
The Public Works Department received five tenders for the erection of new buildings at Ariah Park police station and court house. E. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Moxey Murder "I Fired the Gun" Jackson Implicates Deceased s Widow NEWCASTLE
Sordid details were revealed at the Moxey inquest. Jackson, one of the accused, had made two statements to the police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stolen Wool and Torrid Language Costs a Young Man Dearly. Sergeant Lenon Says There Have Been Frequent Complaints Re Sheep Stealing
On Wednesday last a young man named Edward John Patrick Grant, was charged with at “The Vale,” near Cowra, stealing 120lbs. of dead…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Begging Salary" Statement in Divorce Court (By Wire) Sydney
Questioned at Perth Divorce Court regarding his previous occupation Alfred Reginald Sleep, a private detective, said that until the end of last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Court. (Before Messrs. [?] H. Simpsou and W. H. Dening)
John Noonan—drunk; pleaded guilty and fined 5/. John Noonan—resisting the police, pleaded guilty and fined 10/…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Magistrate’s Criticism
The criticism of the police system in traffic prosecutions made by the Magistrate of the Police Court during the hearing of a recent case is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sent to Gaol After Walking 370 Miles (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
Samuel Health, who walked 370 miles from Kanlgoorlie (Fremantle) in Search of work, sought shelter in the railway property at Fremantle…
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