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

Courts & crime, 1928

727 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 37

Cargeligo Police Court

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

At the Lake Cargelligo Police Court on Wednesday last, 4th inst., William Cook, of Lake Cargelligo, was charged before the Police Magistrate that he…

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Fontius Pilate Charged with Graft

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

Charges of graft brought against Pontius Pilate when he was Roman Governor of Palestine has just been brought to light, according to Mrs…

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Man Charged Mrs. Sampson's Death (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

Ernest Keeinert, aged 20, was remanded at the City Court, Melbourne, on a charge of having murdered Mrs Ioline Samson at Mitcham…

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Harbor Disaster Marine Court's Finding Tahiti Exceeded Speed Limit

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

Failure by the Tahiti to observe the Harbor rule that enjoins overtaking steamers to keep out of the way of vessels ahead of them was the…

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Fire Alarm Blaze in Court Street Brigade Effects Good Save

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

Fully 1000 people responded to the ringing of the local firebell at about 10.30 p.m. on Saturday. The scene of the outbreak was in…

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No Appeal From Marine Court's Finding Greycliffe Disaster (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

According to the Solicitor General, the Navgation Act does not make any provision from appeal from the finding of the Court of Marine Inquiry,…

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Busy Court Police Reap Harvest. Motor Traffic Cases

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 4

A long list of charges against various defendants was heard by Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M., at the Forbes Police Court yesterday. There have been no…

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Petty Stealing Young Girl Convicted. Bound Over for 12 MONTHS

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

Dressed in a pale green picture hat, with a black silk coat over a white silk dress and with a large posy of artificial flowers on the coat, a gold…

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Scene in Court

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

Some time since a counsel engaged in a case in which property of various descriptions was involved, made a long and rambling speech referring to each kind in turn…

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Alleged Assault Prosecutor Fails to Appear. Defendant Remanded for Week

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 6

Charged with assaulting one, Joseph Taylor, and also of behaving in a riotous manner on Boxing Day, William Michael Smith was before the…

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Magistrate Resents Remark Inspector Woods Rebuked in Breach of Motor Traffic Case

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 3

For allegedly permitting his daughter, an unlicensed driver, to drive his car, Cecil Conrad Edmondson was before Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M., at the…

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Pontius Pilate Charged with Graft

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 8

Charges of graft brought against Pontius Pilate when he was Roman Governor of Palestine have just been brought to light, according to Mrs…

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Police at Wedding

Western Champion · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 13

It required many policemen, under the direction of Superintendent Childs and Mitchell, to keep the crowd in check at the wedding of Miss Moira…

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Are Fire Bugs Abroad? a day out in the Coroner's Court "Maliciously Set on Fire"

Western Champion · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 19

That the fire at Delaney's stables on 11th December was the work of incendiarist, was the conclusion reached by the Coroner at the Inquiry held on Thursday last, and he returned a finding that the place was maliciously set on fire by some person or persons…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

In the Bankruptcy Court at Forbes on Tuesday, the adjourned single meeting of creditors in the estate of Leonard Rath was held. No creditors…

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Gaming-house Raid at Orange Police Tell Intteresting Story.big Revenue for Treasury

Cowra Free Press · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6

The sensational police raid on premises in Anson street, Orange, occupied by a well known sportsman, Harry D. O’Brien, at 10.45 on New Year’s Eve, was related in graphic fashion at the Court this week before crowded galleries, the assemblage of over…

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Coroner's Comment "Streets Not Speedways" Police Should Control

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 1

At the conclusion of the inquiry into the circumstances concerning the death of Mrs. Jim Parker. Mr. Arthur Sam. J.P., coroner, made some…

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Police Disbelieve Statement at Station

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 1

How a man, who attempted murder, and wanted the police to lock him up, but was hunted away from the police station, was told at Griffith Police…

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Police Shortage In West Wyalong

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 4

For a considerable time past there has been a shortage in the numerical strength of the West Wyalong police force…

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Alleged Murder Husband Arrested (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 1

The police are investigating the theft of three large trays containing 20 rings, from Stewart Dawson in Pitt Street…

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