All Adjourned Police Court Cases Shaded by Sessions McGirr Charge Again
Now that the big alleged sheep stealing case has been finalised at the Forbes Quarter Sessions, the usual weekly sitting of the Police…
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Courts & crime, 1935
567 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 29
Brutal Assault Young Man Injured Now In Hospital
A brutal assault was perpetrated at Forbes on Wednesday night on a young man named Cyril Gaggin, a former member of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Charges Horse Stealing Alleged Two Local Men Arrested £100 Bail Allowed
A stir was caused in West Wyatong on Monday morning, when the news was circulated that two local men had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arson Charge Orilga Discharged No Evidence to Offer Assault Case Adjourned
A charge of arson brought against Luigi Orilga, a Forbes market gardener, in connection with the destruction by fire of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shot Himself Dead When Pursued by Police (By Wire) Sydney
A message from Broken Hill states:—After being pursued by the police for more than five miles, Bertram O'Sullivan, aged 14 years, shot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An "Illness" Queried at Court Wife Seeks Redress Against Husband
When Mr. H. B. C. Evans, representing Walter E. Reynolds in a case at the Forbes Police Court in which Reynolds is charged by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Without A Stain On His Character" George Limbers Discharged On Charges Of Sheep Stealing And Receiving Longest Local Trial on Record Jury's Short Retirement Decision Publicly Acclaimed
IT has ended at last--the trial of George Limbers, wealthy Forbes-grazier, on a charge of allegedly stealing 282 sheep, the property of Lanty Ryan, at Kangarooby Creek, near Goolagong, on September 6, 1934. As is often the case, there was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miscellaneous Imagination Runs Riot. Albury Murder. German Writer's Description
A remarkable account of the police hunt for the Albury murderer appeared in a recent issue of a leading German newspaper, the Hamburg…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unusual Police Court Charge
An unusual charge was heard at the Central Police Court in Sydney when a man named Franklin was committed for trial for having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Quandialla Police Court Two Men Fined
Last Wednesday before Messrs L. C. Onley and H. V. Parker, J's.P. Sydney Deas (34) and Alfred' Dacey (22) pleaded guilty to wilfully…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brutal Assault Forbes Man Injured
A brutal assault was prepetrated at Forbes on Wednesday night, on a young man named Cyrill Gaggin, a former member of the staff of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OFF J.P. Roll Judge Recommends Woman to Gaol
After Arthur Thomas Gates, 56, & Marguerita Corderoy, 45, both justices of the peace, had bee convicted of false swearing at the Quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grazier Sobs in Court
At the close of his severe cross-examination in the witness box at the Forbes Quarter Sessions, the accused George Limbers, a well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Court Judge Certain Charges Made Minister Promises Inquiry
The debate on the Moratorium Extension Act produced lively scenes in the Legislative Assembly last week, the Minister for Justice (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General News Burglary MR. H. E. Moore Suffers Heavy Loss
The holiday for Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Moore had a miserable ending, as upon their return they found that their home, had been burgled and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Billimari Burglary Cartridges and Money Stolen. Defendant Pleads Guilty and Is Committed for Trial
Last week end the [?] of Mr. Allan A. Matheson at Billimari was broken into and some cartridges and a sum of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Railway Trespassers Have a Field Day at the Police Court Yesterday. Two Plead Not Guilty, But All Are Fined
There were no less than ten offenders charged with the trespassing on Railway premises yesterday, all but two of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saturday Afternoon Set To Results in Appearance at the Police Court. One Defendant Convicted, While An[?] other Gets Off Set Free
When Jack Goodwin appeared at the Police Court on Wednesday charged with having been drunk, behaving in a riotous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wife v. Husband Latter Does Not Turn Up to Defend Assault Charge. and a Warrant Is to Be Issued
When the name of Harry Henderson was called at the Police Court on Wednesday morning to answer a charge preferred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrible Tragedies Drunken Man Tries to Murder His Sleeping Wife. Suicide Follows. Body Found with Throat Gashed. Children Awakened by Blows
After seriously injuring his wife while she lay asleep in her bed by hitting her over the head with a long, blunt instrument, Walter Ernest…
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