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

Courts & crime, 1928

727 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 27 of 37

En Passant Central Parking. Magistrate Says "Is Illegal"

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 4 October 1928 · page 2

A motor traffic case, which will be of interest throughout the whole of the State, was heard at the Forbes Police Court last week, when William…

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Local and General Police Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 4 October 1928 · page 2

Police v. C. V. Amor, not keeping to the left kerb of street while driving vehicle. Fined 30/-, with 8/- costs. Police v. B. J. Oliver, failing to…

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Alleged Assault Victim Still Unconscious. Charles Kelly Remanded

Western Champion · Thursday 4 October 1928 · page 8

At the Police Court yesterday Charles Albert Kelly pleaded not guilty to a charge of riotous behaviour in Welcome Street on…

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Welcomed at Court

Western Champion · Thursday 4 October 1928 · page 11

Mr. I. A. Robertson, L.L.B. (Syd.), of Messrs. McIntosh, Emerton and Thomas, who was recently admitted as a solicitor, made his first appearance in…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Scobie, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 4 October 1928 · page 2

The license of the Royal Hotel was transferred from J. Dwyer to James Henry Dutton, of Galong…

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A Bit Mixed. Witness at Forbes Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 4 October 1928 · page 4

A case of alleged assault, lizard at the, Forbes Police Court, had its amusing interludes. William H. Rath charged William…

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Police Court

Cowra Free Press · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 7

Before Messrs. U. W. Muggridge and F. Grugeon, J’s.P., this morning, Gerald Carberry (26) was charged with having been drunk, also with…

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Alleged Assault Case Accused in Bathurst Gaol

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 6

The four men charged with having criminally assaulted a 16-years-old girl at Parkes recently, have been transferred to Bathurst Gaol…

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Police Court WEDNESDAY

Cowra Free Press · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 1

Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, S.M., on Wednesday last, Andrew Clulow, appeared in answer to a charge of having failed to keep his daughter, a…

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The Latest Petty Theft

Cowra Free Press · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 1

One day recently the camp occupied by the members of the Works Department staff was broken into and a number of articles, including…

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Assault Charge Man Unconscious

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 2

At the Parkes Police Court on Wednesday, Charles Albert Kelly was further remanded on a charge of assaulting Jack Kelly, and occasioning him…

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Court Cases

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 6

Cases hoard at the Forbes court from January to September 1928, number 595. The total for the corresponding…

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Night Attack Savage Junee Assault

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 5

At 11 p.m. yesterday, Thomas Latimer, a well-known Junee identity, while returning home, was set upon by some unknown person at a dark…

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Quarter Sessions And District Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 1

The Quarter Sessions will open at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, before Ills Honor Judge Coyle. There are two cases listed for the Sessions, one being…

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Serious Charge Gaol Official Suspended Questions in House BATHURST

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1928 · page 4

The deputy governor of Bathurst Gaol, Mr. Williams, is under suspension, pending an Inquiry into a serious charge made against…

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Massacred by Moslems Wholesale Murder New York

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1928 · page 4

Dr. a. Parkes Cadman, chairman of the China famine relief organisation, of New York, has received information of a massacre of about 200,000…

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Alleged Dog Stealing Case Dismissed Mix-up of Cooks Accused Leaves With Clean Sheet

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1928 · page 1

The adjourned case in which William Cheatham, a shearer, of Bergin Park, was charged with stealing a fox-terrier bitch and…

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A Wild Chase Police Pursue Horseman After Street Fight Two Men Fined

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1928 · page 5

The story of a fight between two men, one diminutive, and the other burly, and of a flight on horseback through the main…

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More Police. Mayor Makes Request

Western Champion · Thursday 11 October 1928 · page 13

Additional police for the protection of the town, particularly at night time, is likely to result from the action of the Mayor, Ald. Spicer, M.L.C.,…

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Goods in Custody Young Man Charged

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 3

At the Wyalong Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. harrison, P.M., Mervyn Stanley Pratt was charged with having goods in custody, to wit…

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