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

Courts & crime, 1933

516 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 26

London Murder Suicide of Arrested Man (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 1

A cable from London states that a verdict of suicide by taking spirits of salts was returned at [?] inquest on Samuel Furnace, who had been…

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Assaults on Police Penalties May be More Drastic

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 3

State Ministers are much concerned at the number of recent assaults on members of the police force while endeavoring to effect arrests…

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Dual Murder Charges Dramatic Turn of Events

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 1

With dramatic su[?]nness, detectives brought Eric Ronald Craig to the dock in Central Police Court on Saturday last, where he was charged that…

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Ungarie Police Court Friday Next

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 7

A special sitting of the Ungarie police court will be held on Friday, 3rd February, when a number [?] cases including, insulting words,…

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Legal Points in Court Cases Old Han Discharged Suspected Stealing Charges Two Convictions

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 9

For having in their possession oil reasonably suspected to have been stolen from the Jemalong Shire Council, two Forbes men,…

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"I Seemed to Go Mad" Old Man in Court Smashed P.o. Windows Elects to Go to Gaol

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 1

"I was starving, and they refused me the dole. I also tried to get the pension, but couldn't. When I saw other pensioners…

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Stole Plant from Gold Mine Forbes Man Convicted Magistrate's Dissatisfaction With Part Owner's Evidence

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 3

Charged with stealing a heavy metal die from a gold crushing machine, and an iron drum, both the property of a…

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Police Raid the Park and Catch a Crowd of Stone Throwers. Who Also Use [?] Language. Let off with Light Fines and a Lecture by P.M. Reed

Cowra Free Press · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 5

When Sergt. Doolan and Constable Lord made a raid on Brougham , Park on the evening of December 18th last, it…

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Police Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 2

The monthly sitting of the West Wyalong PoUce Court, over which Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M. will preside, will be held on Wednesday,…

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Grim Find May Solve Murder Mystery

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 4

Police left for Tarwalla, where they will today recover the body of a man thought to be Joseph Morris Kelly, 31, a Victorian, whom…

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Police Hurt in Road Smash

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 1

A police motor cycle containing Sergeant Glass and Constable Pockett collided with a telephone post near Bega while endeavouring to…

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Murder in Jungle Two Whites, Nine Natives Patrol Acts

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 4

The murder of two white men and nine native carriers by hostile tribesmen in the Morobe district of New Guinea, on January 7, is announced…

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Two-up School Raided by Police (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 1

Police raided a two-up school on the bank of the Cooks River at Botany yesterday afternoon. There were more than fifty men…

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Old Man in Court. Smashed P.o. Windows. Elects to Go to Gaol

Western Champion · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 16

"I was starving, and they refused me the dole. I also tried to get the pension, but couldn't. When I saw other pensioners…

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Man Arrested. Alleged Assault. Victim's Injuries

Western Champion · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 15

On Friday evening last a man, who is said to have been under the influence of liquor, entered Cox's fruit shop in Clarinda St…

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Withdrawn Stealing Charge. Interesting Case at Trundle

Western Champion · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 17

A case of unusual interest was heard at Trundle on Wednesday before Messrs. H. J. Hullick and H. W. Bransgrove, J's.P., when John James Quinn and Alfred Vincent Deane were charged with stealing three blankets, valued at 10/-, the property of Ernest…

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Pleaded Guilty Assault on Girl Forbes Man For Sentence

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 1

Victor Lackington pleaded guilty at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions when charged with having committed an indecent assault on a little girl at…

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Bridge Suicide Nearly Hit Police Launch Cripple's Crutches Thrown Over

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 1

A one-legged man who jumped from Sydney Harbor Bridge last night missed striking a police launch by a few yards…

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Cruelty to Horses P.M.'s Advice to Police To Watch Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 1

At the last Coolamon police court, P. G. Brown was charged With [?] elly ill-treating, a horse by allowing it to remain tied in the street from…

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Police Court WEDNESDAY. (Before Messrs. Wellisch and Charles)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 2

John Cosmo Neels, alleged stealing two buggy wheels valued at £3, the property of Herbert Arthur Trengrove…

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