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

Courts & crime, 1932

522 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 14 of 27

Horse Stealing Darby’s Falls Case. Four Men Convicted

Cowra Free Press · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 5

At the Frogmore Police Court, this week, before Mr. M. E. Sloane, P.M., four men were dealt with on a charge of horse-stealing…

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£5000 MISSING From Bank Funds Third Man Charged Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 1

As a result of further investigations into the disappearance of £500 from the funds of the Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, detectives visited…

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Charge of Murder Two Men Comitted (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 1

A cable from Hobart, Tasmania, states: The Coroner yesterday concluded an inquiry into the death of Charles Whelan, a waterside worker,…

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Contempt of Court Six Months for Mrs. Edols

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 2

Admitting that she was guilty of contempt of court, for falling to answer questions in respect of alleged assets of £45,000 which She is…

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Wyangala Wife Wrangles Over Wireless Flying Fists Wife Hurls Lamp at Husband Domestic Troubles of Spain Family Ventilated in Police Court Both Bound Over for Two Years

Cowra Free Press · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 1

Even the Court typewriter jibbed on the job of recording the story of the domestic infelicities of the Spain family, at the Police Court, on Wednesday, when Lily May Spain and Maurius Spain buried charged and counter charges at one another, and…

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Sentence Still Stands Recorded Against a Youth in the Children’s Court. Judge Thomson Says It Is a Matter for the Dept. As to Where They Send Him

Cowra Free Press · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 3

His Honor, Judge Thomson, had a very difficult matter to decide on Tuesday in the shape of an appeal on behalf of a…

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Abduction Charge. Romance Ends in Police Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 2

Frederick Leslie McCaffery, aged 22, faced a charge of abduction at Young Police Court on Wednesday last…

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Six Months' Gaol Society Woman Sentenced

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1932 · page 1

Mrs. Aimee Belle Edols, Sydney society woman, was sentenced to six months imprisonment, with light labor, by Mr. Justice Lukin, in the…

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Actor Commanded to Court Princess. Neil Hamilton in Dual Role with Una Merkel in "Command Performance."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1932 · page 2

If you had your choice of being incarcerated in the pits of a salt mine or making love to a princess, which would you choose?…

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Police Court Motorist's Lapse QUANDIALLA, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 11

Before Messrs. L. Hoad and L. Onley, J's.P., at the Quandialla Police Court, Patrick O'Hehir was charged with failing to return an expired…

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DISCHARGED Though Pleaded Guilty Magistrate Disallows Charge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 3

There was a sudden end to a case at Forbes Court on Tuesday, when, although the defendants pleaded guilty to the charge,…

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Wood Theft Defendant Bound Over Son is Discharged

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 2

Two men, Dudley Hamilton and Joseph Hamilton, were presented at Forbes Court last Tuesday on a charge of having stolen 35 cords…

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Warden’s Court

Cowra Free Press · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 6

At the Warden’s Court, on Wednesday, Herbert John Goodacre was granted permission to enter and mine gold for 12 months…

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Govt. Officials Gaol for Thefts (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 1

A cable from Hobart states: A former State Treasury official, Thomas Joseph O'Shea, was convicted of having stolen £3,700 the proceeds of the…

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Murder Charge Lake Cargelligo Case Accused Acquitted

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 7

A remarkable scene followed the conclusion of the inquest on Edgar Douglas Cook, aged 39 years, the victim of the Lake Cargelligo shooting…

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Court News Traded on Sunday Without a License

Cowra Free Press · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 6

John Pavlakis appeared at the Police Court on Wednesday, and pleaded guilty, through Mr. Phillips, to a charge of trading on Sunday…

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Stealing Charge Defendant Remanded

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 2

Before Mr. B. L. Baxter, J.P., at the West Wyalong Police Court on Saturday, Allan Joseph MeFadyen, was charged with stealing a saddle…

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Labor Candidates Calash at West Wyalong Police Quell Disturbance

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 1

On Saturday night last some lette excitement was caused by a clash between the two Labor candidates for the Lachlan electorate, who addressed…

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Football Riot Queeled by Police (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 1

During a football match at Trumper Park, Paddington, Sydney, on Sunday, between teams representing St, Patrick's and…

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Stealing Charge Defendant Remanded

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 1

Before Mr. B. L. Baxter, J.P. at the West Wyalong Police Court on Wednesday, William Jamieson, was charged with stealing a saddle from…

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