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

Courts & crime, 1929

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Court News MONDAY. (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, J.P.)

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 3

Donald Porter and Patrick Joseph Ryan failed to appear in Court to answer drunkenness charges. The ball of 10, was forfeited in each…

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Magistrate's Warning Trespassing Stock "Make Grass Dear" P. P. Board Cases

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 4

At Forbes Court yesterday day, when the P. P. Board had successfully proceeded against P. B. Molloy, a drover, for allowing…

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"Peeping Tom" Dodges Police

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 2

Orange police, who have been secreted in the district hospital grounds every night for weeks, in the hope of catching a "peeping tom" who has…

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Short Staffed Council's Defence Case Before Court

Western Champion · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 14

Stress of work was the reason given by the Parkes Council to Mr. Arnold, P.M., yesterday, when that body was charged before the local police court…

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Industrial Court

Cowra Free Press · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

The case of Clarence H. Dean v. John P. Hyde was adjourned for 7 days. Dean claimed for money which he considers to be owing to him by…

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Warden’s Court

Cowra Free Press · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 7

Three applications for the right to enter lands were before Mr. J. B. Scobie, S.M., on Wednesday, the applicants being: (1) William James…

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Offensive Behaviour Blayney Man Charged. Accosting Women in the Street

Cowra Free Press · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 10

Ernest Edward Davis was charged at the Cowra Police Court to-day (Friday), before Messrs. U W. Muggridge and F. Grugeon, J’s.P., with…

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Licensing Court. Billiard Saloons

Cowra Free Press · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 1

Mr. G. F. McCarthy applied for a billiard saloon license for premises in Kendall street. The police had no objections to offer and the…

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Charge of Assault And Insulting Words Both Parties Fined Cases from Girral

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 1

At the Ungarie Police Court, held on Thursday last, Andrew Vaughan Campbell, of Girral, proceeded against William John Lugton, on a charge of…

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New Court House Opened at Trundle

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

The new Court House at Trundle was officially opened by Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M. This was the occasion of the first police court to bo 'held in its…

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Court News FRIDAY (Before Messrs. U. W. Muggridge and F. Grugeon, J’s.P.)

Cowra Free Press · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

John Thorn was charged with having, on 26th January. 1929. unlawfully assaulted Aubrey James Egan. He was further charged with having, on…

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Stealing Charge

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 2

A man was arrested by the police yesterday and charged with stealing fruit, growing in the yard of one of the local banks…

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Police Court Tuesday. (Before Messrs. F. Grugeon and J. H. Ryall, J’s.P.)

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 3

Thomas Dwyer was charged with being found drunk in Kendall street. He pleaded guilty, Constable Lee giving evidence of arrest. He was…

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Police Court Monday (Before Messrs. U. W. Muggridge and F. Grugeon, J’s.P.)

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 1

James Patrick [?] Alfred James Mailey. Patrick Coakley and [?] Clarke did not appear in [?] answer to…

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Resisting Police And Indecent Language

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 1

Before Messrs A. Emmett and H. Madden, J's.P., at the local Police Court on Monday, John McLelland pleaded guilty to resisting Constable…

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Youth's Escapade Sydney to Gundagai Confession to Police

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 6

"Can't a fellow walk around without any boots," Louis Sydney Dryden asked Constable Linaker, at Tumblong, ten miles from Gundagai, when asked…

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Charge of Murder Affray at Paddington (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 1

During a quarrel in Paddington on Saturday night, James Sherry, aged 40, sustained serious injuries to which he succumbed in hospital last night…

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On Licensed Premises Three Men Fined Publican Charged

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 8

At Forbes Court yesterday, Herbert Bathgate, Ernest Higgins, and Ernest Waldron pleaded guilty to a charge of having been found on the…

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Young Vandals Police Take Action

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 8

Some time during the holidays, some senseless schoolboys broke into the Temora District School and out of sheer wanton mischief reduced many…

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Warden’s Court

Cowra Free Press · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 1

The cases in this Court that, were adjourned from last week’s sitting were heard at Wednesday’s sitting, before Mr. J. B, Scobie, S.M…

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