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

Courts & crime, 1935

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Mother's Plea Saves Youth from Gaol Judge Issues Warning

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 6

"If you don't run square with your mother in the future, you must be a pretty rotten sort of creature," said Judge Coyle,…

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Leslie Cameron Gees to Gaol Sentenced to 15 Months on Two Charges Fraudulent Appropriation of £123 5s 9d Cameron Has Committed Sin and Must Pay Penalty" Says Judge Coyle

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 6

Leslie Gordon Cameron, former commission agent and wheat buyer, of Ungarie, appeared before his Honor, Judge Coyle and jury, at the Waylong Quarter Sessinos on Wednesday last, on a charge of fraudulently appropriating to his own use £123 5s 9d,…

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Claim for Detention of Cattle Butcher and Grazier in Court Serious Allegations Made Before Judge Court Visits Billabong Station Where Cattle Are Identified by Breeder Plaintiffs Awarded Verdict For Nine Beasts at £8 Each Verdict to Be Reduced to £2 if Beasts Are Returned to Plaintiffs Within One Week

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 2

Billabong Station, a few miles from West Wyalong, famed for its sheep and cattle, which have won many prizes in the show ring, was the background for serious charges made by Charles Rudolph Nicholson, a member of the firm of Nicholson and Pettit, carrying on business at butchers at West Wyalong, against Robert Ballantyne Sanderson, the squire of the Station—Nicholson alleging that Sanderson. had willfully detained a number of cattle purchased by Nicholson and Pettit from the station, and which had strayed back to their…

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Police Court Lengthy List Assault Cases Dealt With

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 3

Rupert Heldtman, West Wyalong. who appeared before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, Police Magistrate, at the West Wyalong Police Court on…

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Court Cases Adjourned

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 4

A number of cases set down for bearing by Magistrate M. J. Ryan at the Forbes Police Court last Tuesday were adjourned for a week because of…

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Sheep Stealing Alleged Trial of Prominent Grazier. Says Sheep Were His Own Forbes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 1

When the trial of George Limbers, a well-known grazier, on a charge of stealing 282 sheep, the property of Lampy Kyan, a grazier, of Goolagong…

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New Police Chief Mr. W. J. Mackay Fine Career

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 7

Cabinet on Monday appointed the Metropolitan Superintendent (Mr. W. J. Mackay) Commissioner of Police in succession to Mr. W. H. Childs,…

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INDISCKEET Cyclist Misses Monument But Not Eagle Eye of Police

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 1

In his hurry to get home at 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 16, Cecil Tarrant, a youthful railway employee, cut round on the wrong…

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P.P.B. ACTION Against Stock Owners At Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 4

Proceedings were taken against several stock owners for allowing their stock to trespass on reserves at the Forbes Police…

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Drove Car While Drunk Young Man Fined £6 At Forbes Court Caution Given

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 3

"Whether this man can drive as well while he is drunk as he can while sober is beside the point," said Magistrate M. J…

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Tale of a Hide David Buchanan's Coup Amusing Court incident Recalled Mr. G. E. Porter's Reminiscences

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 8

The following apeared in a recent issue of the "Newcastle Morning Herald":— In "Leaves from Old Files"…

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Hotelkeeper Fined On Charge of Assault At Ungarie Police Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 2

At the Ungarie Police Court on Thursday last, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M., Mrs Annie Hester Craig, a laundress, proceeded against…

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Seven Years Gaol For Wounding His Mother

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court to-day Bernard Fulton, aged 23 years, who was convicted of [?]ing wounded his mother, Mary…

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Police Buildings at Tallimba

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 4

Mr. Buttenshaw, M.L.A., has receivesd the following letter from the Chief Secretary under date [?]th March, 1935:—…

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Fraud Charge No Evidence to Offer Accused Now in Gaol

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 3

As there was no further evidence to offer in the charge against Leslie Gordon Cameron, former Ungarie business man, on…

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Charge of Assault on Sports Club Official Fine and Expenses, £11/3/0

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 4

At the West Wyalong Police Court on Wednesday last, [?]e Mr. J. A. S. Balm[?]n, P.M., Charles [?]dodph Nicholson proceeded against [?]…

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Police Chief Mr. Mackay Biq Lift for Supt. Lynch

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 1

When Mr. W. J. Mackay Lakes up his duties as Commissioner of Police on March 24 his place will be taken by Superintendent Thomas J…

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Small Debts Court Claim for £1 Verdict for Defendant

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 1

At the Ungarie Police Court over which Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M., presided, George Dean, railway employee, proceeded against George…

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Police Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 1

First-class Constable Whitehead, of the West Wyalong Police Force, who filled the vacancy caused by the, transfer of First-class Constable L…

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Police Court Two Men Fined QUANDIALLA, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 6

Last Wednesday, before Messrs. L, C. Onley and H. V. Parker; J's.P., Sidney Deas (34) and Alfred Dacey (22) pleaded guilty to wilfully trespassing…

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