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

Courts & crime, 1930

659 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 30 of 33

Police Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 5

Before Mr. Henry C. Dryden, J. P. at the Ungarie Police Court, on Tues day morning, Dennis O'Sullivan, laborer, was charged with being drunk…

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DISCHARGED Victim of Assault

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 2

The girl Ivy Jones, the victim of the recent assault at Parkes, has been discharged from the Hospital, owing it is understood, to the…

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All Black Soul -- HIDE -- RECORD Nigger Gets 18 Months for Assault

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 5

Shielding an ignoble past, as black as his own nigger hide, with all the cunning of a hardened visitor at the, dock,…

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Alleged Forgery Police Arrest Man at Young

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 2

The Young police on Wednesday night arrested a man who gave the name of Cecil Colin Eraser, aged 32, of Quirindi, on a…

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Out of Court The Sanderson-Shanahan Case

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 12

After much litigation, and a good deal of argument and indecision at the District Court on Wednesday, the long drawn-out…

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Sensational Story Told to Police Audacious Robbery SYDNEY

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 1

Victor Simmons, of Croydon, told the police a sensational story last night. He said he left home yesterday morning to visit hsi wife in…

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Ex-chief of Police Mr. J. Mitchell Back Visits Scotland Yard

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 6

After an extensive tour in South Africa and Europe, Mr. James Mitchell, formerly Commissioner of Police, N.S.W., returned to Sydney with…

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Deemed Insane Man at Forbes Court Remanded Under Medical Observation

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 2

"I'm not insane. I might be nervous from walking, but I'm not insane." So said William Ernest Levitt, a youngish looking…

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New Police Minister

Western Champion · Monday 17 November 1930 · page 3

The new Chief Secretary, Mr. Gosling, who is Ministerial head of the Police Department, is already showing signs of adopting a different…

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Clerk Sentenced Menace to Society, Says Detective (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court Harry Fane Belcer a solicitor's clerk, was convicted of conspiracy, and sentenced to two years hard labor…

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COMMUNISTS Appeal to Minister Against the Police

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 3

A deputation waited on the Minister for Justice (Mr. Lamaro) and referred to matters that had been made by the police on Friday…

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Police Search For Ex-hospital Patient (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 1

The police are searching for an ex-patient in connection with the fire which destroyed the isolation ward at the Gilgandra District Hospital…

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Before the Court Girl Alleges Brutal Assault Pepper to be tried in Sydney

Western Champion · Thursday 20 November 1930 · page 5

Harry Pepper was a very nervous individual as he stood in the dock at the Police Court yesterday on a charge of having feloniously wounded Ivy Jones with intent to murder her. He would remain seated for a few moments, then stand and…

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Police Court. Traffic Cases

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 5

Before Mr R. C. Atkinson, P.M. at the TJngarle Court House on Wednesday last, the following traffic cases were dealt with:—…

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Pepper Convicted Parkes Assault Case

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 1

Harry Pepper was committed for trial at the Parkes Police Court on a charge of feloniously wounding Ivy Jones with intent to…

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Hotel "Barber" Brazen Orange Burglary 60 Guinea Ring Stolen

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 2

A particularly brazen theft is reported from the Club Hotel, Orange. When Mr. and Mrs. Bidgood retired a few nights ago, they…

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Ormond Murder Arrest at Temora

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 1

A man was arrested at Temora (N.S.W.), yesterday, in connection with the murder of Mena Griffiths, at Ormond (Vic.)…

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Sheep Stealing Thieves Active in Forbes District 400 Head Disappear

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 1

THE bad old days of stock-duffing are apparently not yet past. During the past three months, no less than 400 head of sheep have been stolen from various…

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Rates Immunity Supreme Court Decision Racecourses and Showgrounds

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 4

Showgrounds and racecourses all over the country have been stirred into feverish activity by the recent decision of the…

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£50 Fine Illegal Betting Charge Confiscated Money Returned How a Police Agent Works

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 7

AFTER about four hours hearing at last Tuesday's Court, Raymond John Gunn was convicted on the charge of being the keeper of a room used for the purposes of…

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