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

Courts & crime, 1931

510 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 26

Youts Convicted Magistrate's Strong Comment

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 7

"Perjury is far too rameat in Court today, and I think there is evidence for a prosecution here. There is also evidence that one of…

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Chinese Arrested Alleged Attempted Murder

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 2

Bathurst police have arrested Loo Chew, 66, a Chinese gardener, of Burnt Flat, and charged him with attempted murder. A dead cat and a plate of…

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Boy Murderer Sentenced to Death (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

The case in which Leslie Skilbeck, aged 17, farm laborer, is, charged with having murdered Frederick Dall. was concluded at Adelaide…

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Communist Riot At Sydney Town Hall Police Attacked

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 6

Communists outside the Town Hall on Monday night, evidently angered by their failure to enter the hall to disorganise Mr. Lyons meeting, made…

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Appeal to High Court Gundagai Conspiracy Case

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 4

On Monday last, in the High Court of Australa, before Sir Frank Gevan Duffy, C.J., Mr. Justice Starke, Mr. Justice Evatt, and Mr. Justice…

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Transfer of License Globe Hotel Taken Over Evidence at Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

An application was made at Tuesday's Licensing Court for the transfer of the license of the Globe Hotel, Dowling Street,…

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MURDER. At Temora. Three People Dead

Western Champion · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 2

At three o'clock on Thursday morning a stranger appeared at a house in Twynham Street, Te[?], and fired three shots…

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"The Yankee at King Arthur's Court."

Western Champion · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 10

It's really too bad that Samuel Clemens couldn't have lived to see Will Rogers as Hank Martin, the Connecticut Yankee, who was transported back…

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R.I.B. LIEN Farmer Sentenced

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 2

At the Coonamble Quarter Sessions, Alfred Eyre, farmer, late of Yarrandale, near Gular, was charged with having unlawfully disposed of a crop,…

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Acquittal Stands Case from Gundagai High Court Judgment

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 4

The High Court gave judgement on Thursday afternoon in the appeal of the Crown against a judgement of the Court of Criminal Appeal, quashing the…

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Sheep Stealing Father and Son Sentenced

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 May 1931 · page 5

At the Police Court last Wednesday, before Mr C. A. Arnold, P.M., Charles Martin (82) and August Charles Martin (44) were charged that, on the 4th…

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Committed Accused Charged With. Robbery of Black's Store

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 May 1931 · page 3

At the Condobolin Police Court last Wednesday, before Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M., Joseph Edmund Robertson (23), Thomas Gordon Robertson (21) and…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Brorahead, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 2

Albert Neil Bruce McIntyre, stealing quantity wire netting, property of C. G. Mills. Pleaded guilty…

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Crop of Wheat Farmer Sentenced

Western Champion · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 1

Judge Thomson heard an interesting case at the Coonamble Sessions last week when a G[?]largambone farmer, Alfred Eyre, was indicted…

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Licensing Court

Western Champion · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 8

At the Licensing Court yesterday the quarterly report of the Licensing Inspector (Sergt. Ferris) was received. Notice had been served on…

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Warden's Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 2

Authorities to enter were granted Jas. Bradley, P. J. Robinson, A. G. Cartilege, John Wales, C. M. Bell, B. R. Bell…

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Local News Valuation Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 2

Mr. Harney stated for the Council that agreements had been arrived at in all matters before the Court…

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Income Tax. And other Returns. Cases Before Court

Western Champion · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 11

At yesterday's Court a number of cases, in which the Commissioner for Taxation figured as the plaintiff, were dealt with…

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Trapper Charged Alleged Intent to Murder (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 1

John McFarlane aged 38, a trapper, was remanded at the City Court, Melbourne, on a charge of having shot Constable Hutchison, with intentto…

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Burma Rebels Police Attacked (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 1

A cable from Calcutta states that a large party of Burma rebels attacked a detachment of police near Prome last night, and it is feared that…

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