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

Courts & crime, 1934

489 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 24 of 25

Licenses Transferred Hotel and Wine Saloon No Police Objections

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 3

A couple of applications for the transfer of liquor licenses came before Mr. M. J. Ryan, L.M., in the Forbes Licensing Court on…

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CONGRATULATIONS To Mr. Harold Moloney First Court Appearance

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 2

Mr. Harold Moloney, who was was recently admitted to the Supreme Court to practice as a solicitor, was given a cordial…

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A Test Case Land and Valuation Court S. Wilson & Co. v Bland Shire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 2

In the Land and Valuation Court, Sydney, before Mr. Justice Pike, the following local case was heard, as reported in the "Sydney Morning…

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Burglary at Barellan Big Haul of Tobacco

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 5

Messrs Smith and Co's. general store at Barellan, was entered by burglars, who climbed up on to the roof and got inside through the…

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Warden's Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. Bromhead, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1934 · page 3

The following applications for, permission to enter were granted:— W. Robinson, portion 147, parish Coba; D. Crokc, portion 188, Eualdrie…

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A Test Case Land and Valuation Court. S. Wilson and Co. v. Bland Shire. In the Land and Valuation Court

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 6 December 1934 · page 6

In the Land and Valuation Court, Sydney, before Mr. Justice Pike, the following case was heard, as reported in the Sydney Morning Herald’:…

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Sent to Gaol Four Criminals

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 7 December 1934 · page 2

Four previously convicted criminals alias William Adams (24) were concis Henry Green (33) an habitual criminal with a history in three…

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Police Officers Retire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 December 1934 · page 10

With over sixty years' service in the New South Wales police force between them, two prominent officers attached to western stations have…

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Old Man's Lapse Stealing of Two Horses Sent to Goal

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 December 1934 · page 2

AN old man named Archibald Nicholls was charged at the Forbes Police Court on Tuesday with stealing a bay mare and stallion, valued at £35, the property of Thomas Edmund Boland, of Stuart Town. He pleaded not guilty, but the P.M.,…

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Alleged False Pretences Two Young Men Charged Case Postponed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 December 1934 · page 1

Two young men who were alleged during the week to have made false pretences in connection with the presentation of…

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Reflections on Police in Legislative Assembly S.P. Betting Prosecutions

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 7 December 1934 · page 3

Before the Legislative Assembly adjourned this morning a number of members made grave allegations, refleeting upon police operations in…

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Assistance at Traffic Court

Cowra Free Press · Monday 10 December 1934 · page 3

One of the services extended to members of the R.A.C.A. is the attendance of a Club representative at Court when a member receives…

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Police Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1934 · page 4

The monthly sitting of the West Wyalong Police Court, over which Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M., will preside, will be held to-morrow…

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Case Disimssed Municipal Council Stir Police Magistrate's View

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1934 · page 4

"It seems apparent that the prosecution was prompted by some other person in a spirit of vindictiveness or jealousy against the defendant,…

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Assault Charge Miners in Court Row in GravelPit

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1934 · page 4

Mr. G. J. Johnston, P.[?], who adjudicated at West Wyalong prior t[?] the appointment of Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M., reserved his decision i[?]…

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Gaol for Cycle Thieves

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1934 · page 4

Bicycle stealing, which has been particularly rife lately, earned for Cedric Harburger and Francis Morgan 12 months imprisonment each, when…

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Father for Trial Finley Triple Murder

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1934 · page 1

At the conclusion of the inquest at Finley on Saturday into the triple, tragedy at his home on Thursday morning, John Vincent Dole was…

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18 ARRESTED Police Raid Betting School (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1934 · page 1

Disguised as harriers, two constables surprised a betting school near the River Torrens, Adelaide. At a given signal three car loads…

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Police Operations in S. P. Betting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 December 1934 · page 5

Before the Legislative Assembly adjourned last Thursday, a number of members made grave allegations reflecting upon police operations in…

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Stealing Charge Gaol for Six Months List of Convictions

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 2

William Charles Walter Eric Lane, a young man and a stranger to West Wyalong, was sentenced to six months hard labor at…

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