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

Courts & crime, 1937

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Sentenced to Death Ex-trade Union Leaders (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 1

A cable from London states:—A secret trial, before a special tribune at Berlin, resulted in two ex-trade union leaders being sentenced to…

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Murder Charge Millie's Creek Tragedy Accused's Alleged Statement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 2

BRISBANE.—In the St. George Police Court on Monday, Harold Thomas Mullen, 36, was charged with the murder of Ernest Harry Brown, at…

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Traffic Cases At Forbes Court Defendant's Ignorance of Law

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 7

Two prosecutions of the Motor Traffic Act were heard at Forbes Police Court last Tuesday, before Mr. M. Ryan, P.M., both being of…

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Radios in Hotels Police Ban Lifted at Cessnock No Betting on Blackboards

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 6

The police ban against wireless sets in the bars of the coalfields has been lifted, and radios and blackboards made their reappearance in…

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Industrial Court Postponed Cases at Forbes Tentative Decision Pending Appeal to Industrial Com. W. T. Gunn and Others

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 2

THE postponed cases in the local Industrial Magistrate's Court, in which Walter T. Gunn was charged with contravening the award concerning country butchers by allowing A. R. Stewart and Stanley Barton to start work before 6 a.m., and Stewart…

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Police Court Lengthy List For Hearing on

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 4

A number of cases—in various jurisdictions—will be heard by Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. at the West Wyalong Police Court on Wednesday next…

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I Murder Suspected Wealthy American Woman (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 1

A cable from New York states: The Assistant District Attorney said he believed that Mrs. Parsons, wife of a wealthy stock farm owner, has been…

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Eight Executed Russian Generals Charges of Treason And Attempted Murder (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 1

A cable from Moscow states:—A blunt charge that the eight executed Generals had attempted to murder the leaders of the Communist Party,…

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Stealing Charge Two Men Committed Eugowra Police Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 1

At the Eugowra Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. W. S. Bromhead, S.M., two men faced a charge of stealing timber from…

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Batlow Tragedy Son on Trial Charge of Murder (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday afternoon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 1

The trial was commenced' in the Criminal Court, Sydney, today of Edgar Arthur Evans, orchardist, 31, who is charged with…

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Lance Stivano Discharged Alleged Wanton Driving Charge Man's Leg Fractured at Central Wyalong Second Charge Adjourned Till Next Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 4

The sequel to an accident in September, 1936, at Central Wyalong, was heard in the West Wyalong Police Court, when Lancelot Stivano, a youth, of West Wyalong, was charged with the wanton driving of a motor car, thereby doing bodily harm to…

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Terrible Murder and Suicide; GOSFORD

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1937 · page 2

Apparently becoming demented, a man killed his wife and two little boys, and then took his own life. The tragedy is one of the most…

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Court Cases At Forbes Yesterday Stealing Charge

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 1

A number of minor charges, including one of stealing a hurricane lamp, were heard before Mr. A. V. Quiggin, J.P., at Forbes Police…

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Batlow Tragedy Manslaughter Verdict Three Years' Gaol

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 2

In the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, Edgar Arthur Evans, 31, orchardist, pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder…

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Alleged Assault Case Struck Out Costs Against Informant

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 4

When the alleged assault case was mentioned in the West Wyalong Police Court,in which Florence Lilian Lemon of West wyalong summoned…

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Death Sentence on Woman Commuted to 12 Years' Gaol

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 3

PERTH.—The sentence of death recorded against Evelyn Florence Burrows, 42 was to-day commuted to one of imprisonment for 12 years…

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Licensing Court Several Licenses Renewed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 4

In the West Wyalong licensing Court over which Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. (Licensing Magistrate) presided, licenses for hotels at West Wyalong,…

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Traffic Court Lady Drivers Fined

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 4

Two lady-drivers. Miss Agnes Byrnes and Mrs. Clare Beacher, together with Leslie R. Dunne, William J. R. Darley. Paul Forck, were fined 5/ with…

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Warden's Court Authority to Enter Objection Lodged

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 5

In the West Wyalong Warden's Court, Patrick Bonner a miner made application to the Mining Warden (Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M.)…

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Straying Stock Several Owners Fined At West Wyalong Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 6

At the West Wyalong Summons Court over which Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., presided. William Henry Fealy was charbed with being the owner of…

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