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

Courts & crime, 1929

753 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 36 of 38

W.W. Police Court Begging Alms

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 1

Before Messrs A. W. Josephs and H. J. Ausburu, J s.P., at the local police court cn Monday, John Considine pleaded guilty to a charge of begging…

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Narrabri Murder Minel's Confession

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 2

All admission that in a drunken juarrel at a hut on Narrabri Creek, be had struck James Smith, or Sor in son, on the head villi a heavy sto[?]…

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Forbes As Circuit Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 8

Mr. Best, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary for Justice:-- "In reply to your personal…

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WANTED £5 Joke or Fraud ? Police Acquainted

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 8

A practical joke or a clumsy attempt to defraud a Forbes businessman of £5, was staged yesterday…

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Burglar Captured Held Till Police Arrived (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 1

When Mr. P. A. Morris, of Bellevue Hill, was confronted with two burglars In his home last night, he. grappled with one and sat on his chest…

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W.w. Police Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 2

To be locked up for drunkenness on Saturday and again on Sunday was the experience of a middle aged man named Joseph Toomey, who was…

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Alleged Attempt to Murder Young Man Charged (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 1

Alan Thomas Phelps, 19, a caretaker, was remanded at Newtown Police Court on a charge having attempted to administer poison, to wit,…

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“Unfair!” Prosecution Methods. Magistrate Critical

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 4

Criticism of Police methods in initiating liquor prosecutions was offered by the P.M. (Mr. Geikie) in the Armidale Court recently…

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Fatal Blow Charge of Murder

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 2

Struck in the mouth With a heavy piece of wood, in the darkened yard of a residential in Regent Street last night, Alexander Bedford aged about…

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"METHO" Police Find Week-End Thirst

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 4

An allegation that he was a methylated spirits drinker was made against Edward Chas. O'Dea, 35, at Forbes Court yesterday,…

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Justice Pike Had Brief Sitting Valuation Court at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 4

Brevity was the keynote of proceedings at the Forbes Court House yesterday, when Justice Pike presided over a sitting of the…

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The Murder of the Trees

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1929 · page 5

A Yankee journalist accompanying a party of American visitors through the Canadian lumber areas, where the axe and saw are busy all the…

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Gaol for Defamation. Justice Long Innes' Remarks Unjustified. Mr. Bavin's Reply

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1929 · page 7

In a statement in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, the Premier (Mr. Bavin) described the remarks made last, week by Mr. Justice…

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W.w. Police Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 14

Charles Stanley Smith (for whom T. Stribley appeared and pleaded guilty) and Frank Bellew (for whom Mr. Evans, G. P. Evans and Englert…

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Pointed Gun Scare for Garema Woman Man Sentenced "Making Fun of Me"

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 6

Samuel Pepper, 50, was sentenced to three months' hard labor at Forbes Court on Tuesday, when he was convicted on a charge of…

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Licensing Court Order for Improvements

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 14

At the West Wyalong Licensing Court on Wednesday before the Chairman (Mr. E. Harrison) matters in relation to the Royal Hotel…

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Travelled on Engine Court Conviction Follows

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 1

Inspector W. Clarke, of the Railway Department conducted the proceedings that were instituted against William H. Hall, at…

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The Ungarie News Wanted—a Court House

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 6

Since the destruction by fire of the Ungarie Court House earl yin September of the present year, business has been conducted in a small room almost…

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A Busy Day At West Wyalong Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 1

The interior of the West Wyalong Court house on Wednesday presented quite a busy appearance. In the first place there was an unusually…

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Appeal Court Against Shire Valuations Many Cases Adjourned

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 12

After a protracted wait, a start was made on Wednesday morning with the hearing of appeals against the valuations on town and country properties…

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