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

Courts & crime, 1930

659 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 32 of 33

Death Sentence Schuert Guilty The Redhead Murder

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1930 · page 4

The trial of Willian Schubert, 50, [?] was charged with having murd[?] his daughter, May Doris Schu[?] Little Redhead, near…

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RECAPTURED Escapee from Police Van (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1930 · page 1

John Schmidt, who, with Ernest Hilton, recently made a sensational escape from a police van at Annandale was re-captured in a camp in…

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A Costly Smoke Civilians Assist Police in Arrests

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 3 December 1930 · page 4

Last Saturday accounted for many fights and wild scenes, but only two cases figured in the aftermath of police court proceedings. These arose…

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Warden's Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. Bromhead) the Dyke Leases

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1930 · page 5

Complaint for non-compliance with labor conditions on A to E's Nos. 2443-6 and application for cancellation of same…

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Gaol for Conspiracy The Jugiong Case

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 5 December 1930 · page 3

George Lyn Weaver and William Clark Stevens charged at the Gundagal Quarter Sessions with conspiracy to defraud Frank Coggan, of Juglong,…

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Electric Light Grenfell Police Buildings

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 December 1930 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Martin, M.L.A., has been advised that the Minister has approved of the provision of the necessary funds to permit the work of installing…

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Neighbors in Court Ex-actress and Sheep

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 December 1930 · page 2

When Mrs. Una B. Newham, a grazier, of Wyangala, was charged with defacing the earmarks of sheep owned by Peter King…

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A Mixture of Cars and Cows Is Settled in the Small Debts Court

Cowra Free Press · Friday 5 December 1930 · page 8

A somewhat complicated case was dealt with in the Small Debts Court on Wednesday, when Marjorie Edwardes…

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Our Modern Police System

Western Champion · Monday 8 December 1930 · page 12

There is one thing at least to be said of our modern police system—that the day of the outlaw is done. There is little possibility these days…

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A Heavy List For Wednesday's Police Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 4

An unusually heavy list of cases is listed for to-morrow (Wednesday) at the West Wyalong police court. These include a number of matters in…

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Melbourne Murder Temora Suspect ReArrested

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 1

The man who was recently arrested in Temora, in connection with the murder of Mena Griffith, at Ormond, Melbourne, and who was released after…

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Assault Case. Heard at Forbes. Littlers Sentenced

Western Champion · Thursday 11 December 1930 · page 8

The charges of assaulting the police at Parkes on the 2nd inst., preferred against Bertie Charles Littler and Walter Harold Littler,…

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Temora Suspect Charged with Murder Alleged Admission (By Wire) Sydney. Thursday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 1

Robert McMation was was remanded at the City Court, Melbourne, on a Charge of having murdered Mena Griffith at Ormond, Victoria…

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Magistrate Will Act Radburn v. Marsh Case

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 3

In the matter of Radburn v. Marsh, which, it will be remembered, was sent from two honorary justices to the P.M. for decision, Mr. Arnold…

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BATTLE! Two Men Charged One Fined, One Adjourned

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 3

Rankin Street about midnight last Saturday was unpleasantly lively as Constables Death and Fitzpatrick found when they…

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"Dangerous Men!" Littler Brothers Sentenced Assaults on Policemen Black Records

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 3

Pleading guilty to charges of assault on Constables Boyd and Lord, at Parkes, on December 2, Bertie Charles…

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£700 INVOLVED Policeman Charged with Embezzlement (By Wire) Sydney. Thureclay Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 1

At the Bombala Police court yesterday, Harold Rosser, First-class Constable of Police in charge of Cath cart Station, and agent for the…

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REPRIMANDED Youth in Court "Treated It As Joke"

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 3

An 18-years-old youth, named Allan Francis Rush, came in for a sharp reprimand from Magistrate Arnold at Tuesday's Court, when…

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"Dangerous Men!" Littlers Sentenced Assault on Constable

Western Champion · Monday 15 December 1930 · page 10

Pleading guilty to charges of assault on Constables Boyd and Lord, at Parkes, on December 2, Bertie Charles Littler and Walter…

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Three Years. Pepper Sentenced

Western Champion · Monday 15 December 1930 · page 12

At the Central Criminal Court Sydney, the charge of wounding Ivy Jones with intent to murder her, preferred against Harry Pepper, was reduced…

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