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

Courts & crime, 1929

753 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 29 of 38

How Many Died in Flames? N.Z. Horror Puzzles Police AUCKLAND

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 9

Police engaged in the Himitangi fire investigations, admit their uncertainty as to whether six, eight, or ten people perished in the flames…

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Windsor Gaol. Old Landmark to Go

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1929 · page 4

Having been out of use for a long time the old Windsor gaol is to be demolished. Governor Macquarie in 1822 built the present courthouse…

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Murder and Suicide Evidence at the Inquest

Western Champion · Monday 23 September 1929 · page 5

The inquest on the bodies of Mavis Elsie Harrison and Frederick Phillip White, the victims of the tragedy at the Grand Hotel on the night of the…

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General News Bimbi. Police Court. Thursday. v 19th SEPT. (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1929 · page 3

Anna Radeski, licensee of the bi Hotel, pleaded not guilty to having allowed a local first offender to be on her licensed premises during…

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"Canary Murder Case"

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1929 · page 4

Forbes picturegoers must remember that "The Canary Murder Case," to be screened at the Strand Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday nights of…

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Fined £100 Illegal Betting at Orange. Strong Comments by Magistrate

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 24 September 1929 · page 3

At the Orange Police Court on Monday Charles William Tighe. of Summer street, Orange, was lined £100. in default six months gaol, after…

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"DISGUSTING" Women in Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1929 · page 3

The presence of women in the gallery during the hearing of an alleged indecent assault case at the Goulburn Quarter Sessions drew caustic…

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Lovers' Tragedy Murder and Suicide Verdict The Inquest

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1929 · page 1

A verdict of murder and suicide was returned by the coroner, Mr. H. Hall, at the inquest, yesterday morning, on Mavis Elsie Harrison and Frederick Phillip White, who died from the effects of strychnine poisoning at the…

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East Hills Hold-up Two Men Charged (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1929 · page 1

A sequel to the East Hills hold-up last Saturday was enacted at the Burwood police court to-day when Charles Clarence Jones, 35, laborer,…

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Extra Police. No Truth in Rumour. Sydney

Western Champion · Thursday 26 September 1929 · page 11

State Ministers declare that there is no truth whatever in the rumour that extra police were to be sent to Northern coalfields, or that the…

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

Cowra Free Press · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 10

In the above Court the case against Richard Bourke, who was charged with having driven a car in a negligent manner, was further…

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Licensing Court

Cowra Free Press · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 10

The transfer of the Commercial Hotel (Woodstock) license from J. H. O’Donnell to J. L. Garner, was granted, there being no police objection to…

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Lithgow Escapee Surrenders to Police (By Wire)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 1

George Norman Niass, who escaped from Lithgow lockup a few days ago, walked into the Parramatta Police Station early this morning and…

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SmaIl Debt Court LEWIS v. EVANS

Cowra Free Press · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 3

Mr. Rreden said that a case in the Small Debts Court, Lewis v. Evans, had been struck out the previous week owing to the fact that no parties were…

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Sale of Lorry Case at District Court Verdict for Plaintiff

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 2

Before his Honor Judge Coyle at the Wyalong District Court on Thursday Charles Robert Meyers proceeded against Henry Handley for the…

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Police Court Monday. (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, J.P.)

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 1 October 1929 · page 3

John Fox was charged with having been found drunk in Kendall Street on September 28. He pleaded guilty to the charge,…

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Shots Fire[?]) Police and Suspects SYDNEY, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1929 · page 1

At Melbourne sacts [?] fired between the police and suspected thieves in an eucounter at Albert Park early yesterday morning during which a…

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Agents in District Court Martin Wins Commission Case £293 Verdict against W. S. Hodges

Western Champion · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 14

After a protracted hearing in the District Court, Francis Robert Martin was granted a verdict of £293/11/1-, with costs against Walter Samuel Hodges, as the outcome of a claim for commission owing to the plaintiff…

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Police Court Wednesday. (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, J.P.)

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 9

In the above Court Patrick Sullivan was fined 5/, or 24 hours, on a charge of having been found dru[?] Kendall street…

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Police Criticised Chief Secretary's Statement (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 1

The Chief Secretary says he strongly resents the charges made by certain speakers at a meeting of the Prison Reform League concerning…

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