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

Courts & crime, 1930

659 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 27 of 33

Finding a Lost Son Search in America On Behalf of Local Parents Costs Lead to District Court Action

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1930 · page 2

An unusual case was heard before his Honor Judge Coyle at the Wyalong District Court, on Thursday when G. P. Evans and Englert…

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Police Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. Bromhead, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 5

H. Shipley and G. Bennett, drunkenness. Pleaded guilty. Fined 5/ or the rising…

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Extra Court Day

Western Champion · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 9

Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M., who has completely recovered from his recent severe illness, stated at the Police Court yesterday that owing to the…

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Assault Case Landlord and Lodger. Defendant gets Benefit of Doubt

Western Champion · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 10

On the night of August 19 trouble occurred at an accommodation house in Parkes between the landlord, George Begg, and his lodger, Albert Ellis. As a result, Begg spent a few days in the District Hospital, and the sequel occurred at the Police Court, before Mr. C. A…

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Wholesale Larceny Two Young Man Charged with Regard to Motor Batteries and Tyres

Cowra Free Press · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 7

The interior of the Court House resembled nothing so much as a motor garage on Wednesday, when a number of motor tyres and motor…

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Quandialla Memorial Cot Political Meetings Court News

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 5

Commencing from last weekend an aggregate of 114 points of rain was recorded. The 1930 total is now 11 inches, as compared with…

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Jobs Safer Result of Court's Act No Victimisation

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 10

An assurance to railwaymen that there would be no vicitimisation as the result of the setting aside of the railway awards was given by the State…

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Atrocious Murder Lady Missioners in China (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1930 · page 1

A Shanghai message states that details of an asrocious murder of two British lady mihisoners by Communists have just readied here…

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Alleged Attempted Murder Motor Driver's Sensational Story (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1930 · page 1

Robert Duncan, 34, a laborer, was remanded at the Parramatta Police Court to-day on a charge of having at Auburn shot at William Moxley with…

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UNIONISTS And Arbitration Court (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1930 · page 1

A meeting of the locomotive enginemen at Melbourne adopted a motion declaring that the Arbitration Court, as at present constituted had lost the…

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Not Particular Attempt to "Crack" Police Station

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 11

Thieves were disturbed while trying to force an entrance into the office of the police station at Binnaway on October 7, which is under the charge…

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Bus Fatality Driver Before Court (By Wire)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 1

Griffith George Grimshaw, aged 40, was charged at the Kogarah Police Court to-day with alleged manslaughter in connestion with the…

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Theft of Millinery

Western Champion · Monday 20 October 1930 · page 7

William Newman charged with stealing a quantity of millinery and other articles, the property of Francis Murphy, on August 16th last…

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Brutal Assault. Man Wanted

Western Champion · Monday 20 October 1930 · page 7

Early this morning a man was seen dragging a girl up his back yard, with a rope round her neck. A neighbor succeeded in…

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Murder in Victoria Youth Charged (By Wire) Sydney Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 1

Herbert Donovan, 18, was remanded at the Melbourne City Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Mrs. Little at Nuntin…

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Drunk and Resisting the Police

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 4

James Walsh was charged with having been found drunk in Macquarie street and with resisting the Police in the execution of their…

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Basic Wage Federal Court's Inquiry (By Wire) Sydney Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 1

The Abitration Court opened an inquiry at Melbourne to-day into the basic wage. Representatives of the Employees and Employers'…

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Court News Monday [Before Messrs. Grugeon and Mitchell, J’s.P.] Drunk and Disorderly

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 4

Wm. Parker, a man who had a long list of convictions against him, his sentences being as high as three years, was charged with being drunk…

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BREACHES. Liquor Act. Police Court Cases

Western Champion · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 6

A number of gases dealing with breaches of the Liquor Act were beard at the Police Court, before Mr. C. A. Arnold P.M.,…

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Furniture Shifting Under Trying Circumstances. Assault Case at Parkes Court

Western Champion · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 16

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M., Alfred Edward Lawrence was proceeded against on a charge of having assaulted and caused actual bodily harm to Maria Morris. Lawrence is agent for the Sydney furniture firm, Hodgson's, while…

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