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

Courts & crime, 1935

567 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 24 of 29

Police Search. Missing Sheep in Mountains. Arrest at Parkes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 2

Inquiries by Constable Deacon, of Parkes, in company with Constables Charlton, of Cumnock, and Cullen, of Manildra, in mountains on the…

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£668 Mortgage on Dead Husband’s Holding Wife Did Not Know It Was So Much. Magistrate Allows Applicant to Foreclose

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 7

Way back in 1918, Henry H. S. Francis, well-known builder and contractor, of. Cowra, advanced to John Becket £350 to…

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Evidence Vanishes Sheep-stealing Charges Rain Obliterates Tracks Police Perturbed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 1

Consternation was caused in police circles last week when it was discovered that the sheep being held as evidence in the case…

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Double Murder £200 Reward Offered Police at Dead-end Fiend Still at Large

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 1

It now seems that the Forbes double murder case, in which Luigi Origlia and Mrs. Ethel Wells were shot dead on…

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Police Active Week-end Robbery

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 1

Detective Bodel, of Goulburn police Headquarters, arrived in West Wya long during the week, to make inquires in connection with the robbery…

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Missing Cycle Smart Police Work Stranger Convicted

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 4

As the result of smart work on the part of Constable H. S. O'Farrell, who acted under instructions from First-class Sergeant…

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Police Request To Cycle Owners Exercise More Care

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 5

West Wyalong police request all local cycle owners to exercise more care when parking their machines, and especially in lending same, as they…

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Ungarie Parties Indistrict Court Claim for Money

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 1

At the Waylong District Court before Judge Coyle, Albert Forwood Gillett, Commission agent, Ungaric. sought to recover £51 19s. from…

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District Court Arrears of Rates Verdicts Granted

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 1

Before his Honor, Judge Coyia, at the Wyalong District Court on Wednesday, Bland Shire Council, West Wyalong, proceeded aganst a number…

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Local Bakers Again Raided Commenced Too Early Three Masters & Five Employees in Court Second Offence Brings £10 Fine

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 2

ORGANISERS of the Breadcarters' Union of N.S.W. made another raid on local bakehouses towards the end of September, and as a result three master bakers and five of their employees appeared at the Forbes Police Court on Tuesday,…

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Lost Over 4000 Sheep on Road Owner's Bad Luck Story Fined for Not Travelling Daily Distance Case at Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 12

The story of a stockowner who lost over 4000 sheep on the road, out of a total purchase of 8000, was unfolded at…

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A Paragraph in City Divorce Court News

Cowra Free Press · Monday 28 October 1935 · page 5

Elizabeth Mercy Chaumont (formerly Ditton) v Francis Wm. Chaumont Marriage July 1925, at Canowindra, Methodist rites. Issue,…

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Stealing Charge Three Months Gaol

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 3

Joseph Edward Quinlan apd George Stephens pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a leather suitcase containing prtiples to the total value of…

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Evidence Vanishes. Sheep Stealing Charges Rain Obliterates Tracks

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 3

Consternation was caused in police circles last week when it was discovered that the sheep being held in the case in Which Arthur Morton and…

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Forbes Murder Reward of £200 Offered

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 7

A reward of £200 has been offered for Information which will lead to the conviction of the murderer of Ethel Wells, 60, and Luigi Orilga,…

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District Court Alleged Misrepresentation

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 7

At the Temora District Court Session before Judge Coyle, John Guiney Durnam, of Kamarah, proceeded against J. H. O'Keeffe, of…

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More Police Ganmain Agitation Brawls and Robberies

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 7

An audacious burglary last week has stirred public sentiment against the Inadequate police protection afforded Ganmain district by leaving…

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Police Search Missing Sheep in Mountains Arrest at Parkes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 7

Inquiries by Constable Deacon, of Parkes, in company with Contables Charlton, of Cumnock, and Cullen, of Manildra, in mountains on the…

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Ungarie Agent and Farmer in Court Ownership of Money Disputed Judge Coyle Decided Difficult Point Believes Agent But Gives Farmer Verdict

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 2

"I have no hestitation in saying that I believe every word that Gillett has spoken, but practically every word you have spoken I disbelieve. Every time you make an attack on Gillett I do not believe you."…

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Missing Sheep Embarrass Police

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 31 October 1935 · page 9

The police at Forbes have been placed in an embarrassing position by the mysterious disappearance of a flock of sheep, which they were…

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