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

Courts & crime, 1931

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Charge of Murder Bathurst Youth Arrested Death of Wounded Chinese

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

There were further sensational developments yesterday arising out of the alleged shooting of Dan Loo, an aged Chinese in…

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Grazier's Failure Told in Bankruptcy Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 5

Gilbert George Callaghan, grazier, of Willow Glen, O'Connell, near Bathurst, examined in the Bankruptcy Court, said that the fall in wool values…

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Brutal Murder Wife Battered to Death (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

A London message states that Julia Wallace, wife of an insurance agent, was brutally murdered at Liverpool, while her husband was decoyed…

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AVALANCHE Bavarian Police Engulfed (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

A Berlin message states that an avalanche engulfed a squad of Bavarian police who were ski practising in the mountains at Badoelz…

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SENSATIONS Crowd Hoots Cowra Police Violent "Drunk" the Cause

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

Last Saturday night, at nine o'clock, the orderly Saturday night crowd in Kendal Street, Cowra, was transformed into a milling…

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10 % Cut in Wages to Operate From February 1st Decision of Federal Arbitration Court. General Strike Threatened

Cowra Free Press · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

To meet a national emergency, the Arbitration Court to-day ordered a reduction of 10 per cent, in the wages of all members of the unions and organisations named as respondents In the application recently heard by the Court. The reduction will…

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Definite Step Towards Costs Reduction 10 Per Cent. Wage Cut Federal Arbitration Court Decision To Operate From 1st February General Strike Threatened

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

TO meet a national emergency, the Arbitration Court yesterday ordered a reduction of 10 per cent, in the wages of all members of the unions and organisations…

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Startling Robbery Iron Safe Taken from the Cowra Freezing Works a Daring and Cheeky Theft

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 3

Easily the most daring theft in the history of Cowra was effected at the office of the Cowra Freezing Works on Sunday…

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Arbitration Court Denounced by Union Officials (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 1

The Federal President and the State Secretary, of the Australian. Railways Union, in an interview last night, declared that "the decision of the…

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Robberies Euabalong and Mount Hope Police Do Good Work

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 2

On the 14th inst. Constable Rowlands, of Mount Hope, gave chase to two men in a motor car who were wanted for the assaulting of a…

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Pony Mare. Alleged Theft

Western Champion · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 6

Edward James McCarroll was arrested by the police this morning, on a charge of stealing a black pony near the property of…

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"I Plead Guilty" Changed Mind in Gaol

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 3

When, as an outcome of last Saturday night's "scone" in Cowra's main street, Herbert Boland (23), who said he had a property…

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Molong Robberies Sensational Arrests Well-known Women Charged

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 3

Sensational developments occurred on Tuesday night in connection with the robbery from Burgee Brothers' store, in the main…

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At the Court Minor Charges Wine License Changes Hands

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

For failing to renew a license for a motor truck, John A. S. Mitchell, of the Orange Road, Forbes, was fined 26 with 8 court costs,…

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ECHOES Publicans in Court After Hours Charges Dancers Make Trouble

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

Echoes of Xmas and New Year festivities were heard at the Forbes Police Court last Tuesday when two publicans appeared on…

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Brennan Gets Two Months’ Gaol Gives Notice of Appeal on Vagrancy Conviction Charge of Misrepresentation Fails. Long List of Previous Convictions

Cowra Free Press · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 5

His expert knowledge of Court procedure did not save Leonard Washington Brennan, out on a £50 bond to be of good behavior for two years for passing a valueles [?] for £110 on a Woodstock resident, from being sent to gaol for two months…

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Butchers in Court Selling Meat After Hours Both Fined Closing Act Criticised

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

For falling to keep his shop closed after licensed trading hours, John Joseph Gunn, butcher, of Lachlan Street, Forbes, was…

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Chinaman's Death Three Youths on Murder Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 7

At an inquest on Dan Loo, a Chinese gardener, who was attacked in Morrisset Street, Bathurst, on the night of November 30, the coroner…

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Terrible Mistake Man Proved Innocent After 40 Years in Gaol (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 1

A cable from Berlin states that a terrible judicial error has just been revealed in Saxony. A youth named Theerman was…

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Police Raid

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 2

A mild sensation was caused in the main street about 3 p.m. last Saturday, when Bradshaw's Billiard Saloon was raided by the Police. As a result or…

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