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

Courts & crime, 1929

753 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 14 of 38

Murder at Eton. Woman Found Dead. Sydney

Western Champion · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 7

The police at Eton (Q.) found an elderly woman, Mrs. Gordon, lying dead on the floor, in a pool of blood, with her head shockingly battered…

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General News Light Sentences. Three Months' Gaol for Donald Masters. His Brother Escapes with One Month

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 2

Sentences of three months and one months' gaol respectively, with sureties of good behaviour, were the astonishingly light sentences inflicted…

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Wombat Shooting Two Brothers Sentenced

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 2

William Masters was sent to Cootamundra Gaol for one month for assault ing Constable Best at Wombat on April 8, and is to enter into…

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Police Court Saturday. (Before Mr. W. Herrlott, J.P.)

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 2

Robert Warren was charged with having been found drunk and disorderly in Kendall street on 19th inst. Sergeant Hinchey stated that the…

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Alleged ’Possum Killers Three Local Men Charged

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 2

At the Cowra Police Court on Monday, before Mr. F. Grugeon, J.P., three local men were charged with having in their possession the skins…

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Sheep in Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 2

Thirteen sheep, many of them with their legs tied, a pair of ear marking pliers, and 'a tar brand which had been made out of a tree stump, with…

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Serious Assault Girl in Semi-conscious Condition SYDNEY, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 1

A man hearing cries at Ryde last night rushed to a vacant allotment where he found a girl, aged 19 in a semi-conscious condition…

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Licensing Court Alterations to Woodstock Hotel

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 3

Mr. W . C. Arnott, Chairman o£ the Licensing Board, sat at Cowra this (Tuesday) morning to consider the improvements recommended for…

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Praise for Police "Loyal and Honorable" SYDNEY, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 1

When opening the annual conference of the Police Association. the Attorney-General said there was not a member of the legal profession who…

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2000 Timber Workers Procession to Arbitration Court. SYDNEY, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 1

Two thousand timber workers, head ed by Mr. J. S. Carden, marched in procession from the Trades Hall to the Commonwealth Arbitration Court…

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"Wilful Murder" Afghan Charged SYDNEY

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 4

A finding of wilful murder was returned at Broken Hill against Said Hassan, an Afghan, who was charged with poisoning Mahomet Ameen, an…

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£1,000 WRIT Young Court Action "Murder Charge" YOUNG

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 7

A writ for £1,000 damages, for alleged defamation of character, has been issued, at Young, by Herbert Heares, against Mathew Watts, as the…

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TENNIS Police Defeat School

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 4

On Saturday last, on the Police courts, a team representing the Police Club defeated the High School by 2 games…

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Legal Assistance Magistrate s Advice Council Action Fails ORANGE

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 6

Inspector E. A. Rennie, Health Officer of the Municipality of Orange, proceeded against Charles Seymour, at the Police Court, on…

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Hidden Hoard Walsh's Wealth Police have It BATHURST

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 8

When asked it he had any money to bury his mother, Mrs. Louisa Walsh, who passed away at the District Hospital yesterday her…

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Burglary. Robbery at Burch's. a Daring Thief

Western Champion · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 5

Although the thief who broke into Burch's, premises during the luncheon hour on Monday was particularly daring, there was nothing of the cat…

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W.w. Police Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 2

Before Messrs A. W. Josephs and W. P. Burke, J's.P., at the local Police Court on Saturday, William McCullock was fined 40/ or 14 days for using…

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Stock Stealing

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 6

As men on the land know, there is quite a lot of stock stealing going on throughout the State. The Police Department is inclined to think that…

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Police Court Wednesday. (Before Mr. W. S. Bromhead, P.M.)

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 6

Edward Stephen Bennett was charged with having been found drunk in Kendall street. He was further charged with having used indecent…

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Masqueradgr Sentenced Recorder's Scathing Remarks Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 1

A cable from London states that in passing sentence of nine months. imprisonment in the Second Division on Barker, the woman, who for, years…

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