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

Courts & crime, 1928

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

Arrested. Alleged Sheep Stealing

Western Champion · Monday 24 December 1928 · page 11

Robert Toomey was arrested yesterday by Sergeant Ferris and Constable Reynolds, and charged with stealing nine sheep, valued at £7/14/-, the…

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Car Driver Charged

Western Champion · Monday 24 December 1928 · page 10

William Arthur Ward, laborer of Dubbo, was charged at the Parkers Police Court this morning with having driven a car along the Peak…

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Hotel Row Two Men Charged One Fined Second Case Adjourned

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 24 December 1928 · page 2

The sequel to a row in the bar of the Victoria hotel on Saturday, was hoard at Forbes court this morning, when Geo. Henry Reid, 52, and Percy…

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Parkes Outrage Case. Full Court Orders New Trial. "Misdirection by Trial Judge."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 24 December 1928 · page 2

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Police Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 2

At the West Wyalong Police Court on Thursday, before Messrs. A. Emmett and H. R. Helyar, J'sP., David Burke was fined 20/- or seven days…

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Assaulting the Police And Indecent Language Cases in Local Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 2

Joseph Wood might consider himself a lucky man. He was before the local police court on Thursday on two charges, viz., using indecent language…

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WHOSEHAT? Interesting Case in Police Court Two Justices Disagree Defendant Eventually Acquitted

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 2

A case presenting complicated features was before Messrs A. Emmett and H. R. Helyar, J's.P., at the local police court yesterday…

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On Strike in Gaol Darwin Unemployed (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 1

A Darwin message states that a number of unemployed who were recently sent to gaol for camping on the verandah of the Government…

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Police Protest Against Reduced Height (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 1

The proposal to reduce the standard height of the police force to 5ft 9 in. is opposed by the Secretory of the Police Association, Mr. Fortescue…

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