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

Courts & crime, 1930

659 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 33

Attacks on Police Chaffey Condemns Ms.P. (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

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

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaffey, to-day strongly condemned the attacks made on the police by Mr. James, and Mr. Baddeley,…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Messrs. Stilwell and Woodlands)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 2

Police v. Frederick John watson, drunk. Pleaded guilty. Fined 5/. Also charged with using indecent…

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Followed Tracks Wheat Stealing Case. Sergeant's Story

Western Champion · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 6

The story of how he followed tracks from a stack of wheat on the property of Mr. Morton Draper to the Forbes Road and…

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Mine Owners Win. Beeby Award Invalid. High Court's Decision. Mr. Justice Isaacs Dissents

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 2

The Federal High Court yesterday took just five minutes to announce its decision in favor of the appeal of the New South Wales…

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His Brother's Arm Round His Wife, Says Man. Why Kingsvale Settler' Fired Shot. Police Approach House at Daybreak. Arrest at Revolver Point. "I Only Tried to Frighten My Wife."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 6

Details of the recent sensational shooting case at Kingsvale came out. on Tuesday at Murrumburrah Court, when John James Kirk was…

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Police Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

At the Ungarie Police Court on Thursday morning, before Mr. A. F. Gillett, J.P., Denis John Donovan, aged 55, was charged with drunkenness…

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The Ungarie News Ungarie Police Court Traffic Charges

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

Bernard O. Rooke was charged with failing to return expired drivers license, pleaded guilty and was fined 12/ and 8/ costs, in default 24 hours…

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Small Debts Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

Frederick John Miller, storekeeper, of Wollongough St., Ungarie, application for examination of judgment debtor. When the case was called it was…

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Distracted Mother Nominal Penalty for Attempted Murder (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

A cable from London states that Mrs Langford, formerly of Adelaide, who last week was found guilty of attempting to murder her four children…

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Beeby Award High Court Upholds Appeal MELBOURNE

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

The Federal High Court to-day took just five minutes to announce its decision in favor of the appeal by the N.S.W. Government and mine-owners…

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Facts of the Xmas Fatality Told in the Coroner’s Court. the Last of Poor Old Franz Feneslau

Cowra Free Press · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

THE Coroner (Mr. H. D. Pulling) held an inquiry at the Court House yesterday morning touching the death of the late Franz ,…

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Shelley Sentenced. Inciting to Murder

Western Champion · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 6

Details of an alleged revolutionary speech were given in the Maitland Court on Friday, when Joseph Shelley was charged with having at Kurri…

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Fired on by Police Store Robbed

Western Champion · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 1

A Hen national story of how some men robbed a store at Albert and escaped after having been fired at by the storekeeper (Henry Hutchinson)…

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Bathing in Bushman's. Council Complaint. Police Taking Action

Western Champion · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 7

The Council are complaining about youths swimming in the Bushman's Dam, and the police have been asked to take the…

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Lost His Wallet Was It Picked Up? Police Inquiring

Western Champion · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 1

Mr. Percy Paull, on Thursday last, lost a wallet between Mr. George Thomas' home in Dalton street and his father's residence…

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Police Court

Cowra Free Press · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 7

Len Barnes, who was arrested on warrant, by Constable Roberts, was remanded to appear at Young on 7th February on a charge of passing a…

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Current Topics Indecent Assault Charge Fails

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 4

Martin Hennessy, a burly, thick-set man of about 50, was acquitted on a charge of indecent assault on a boy of twelve, at the Forbes Police Court…

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[?]Orbes Police Court J's.P. on the Bench P.P. Board Prosecutions

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 3

At Forbes Court on Tuesday morning before Messrs. Flynn and Twogood, J's.P., A. J. Smith was charged (ex parte) with allowing stock to…

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Broadway Hotel Provisional License. Court Grants It

Western Champion · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 1

A provisional license for a hotel to be erected in Broadway, and to be known as the "Broadway Hotel," was granted John Vincent…

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Magnificent Structure New Broadway Hotel Magistrate's Comments

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 5

A sitting of the Licensing Board was held this morning at the Parkes court house, Mr. Le Brun Brown occupying the bench. The application…

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