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

Courts & crime, 1937

482 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 19 of 25

Grim Find. Skeleton in Bush. Murder Mystery? Might Be Lavers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 7

Apparently the victim of a murder, the skeleton of a man was discovered yesterday in the bush near Mansfield in Victoria. The…

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Alleged Stealing Local Man Charged Admitted to Bail

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 1

Following the report of the breaking and entering of outbuildings at the Vandenberg Hotel, and the stealing therefrom of a quantity of…

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Revision Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 4

The rolls of the Forbes Municipality and Jomalong Shire wore revised at a special sitting of the Revision Court at Forbes on Tuesday, before Mr. M. J…

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Court Cases At Forbes Yesterday

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 1

Several defendants were before the local court yesterday, charged with drunkenness and bad language, Mr. A. V. Quiggin, J.P.,…

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New Court House Construction Commenced Building Boom Continues

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 4

Work has commenced in connection with the erection of the new Court House at Weetthalle, which is on a block adjacent to the Weetha[?] police…

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Sequel. to Court Case. Grazier in Gaol

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 4 October 1937 · page 5

John Theodore Carr, the Grenfel grazier, who placed himself in the hands of a sheriff's officer at Forbes has been in Bathurst…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Bromhead, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 3

Roy Laws—renewal of wool, hide and skin dealer's license. Granted. Robert J. Shaw—driving in manner…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Bromhead, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 4

George T. Parker v. Reginald L. Hancock—neglecting to pay wages. Mr. Moffitt for plaintiff, Mr. Moore for defendant…

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POLICE COUT—Contd

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 4

not driving; he did not work in the day during the first week; at dinner time he drove for about two hours; he was up and about the property…

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Small Debts COURT—Contd

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 3

By Mr. Moffitt: They were not travelling very fast; there was a jolt before the fence pulled them up; someone said the tyre had been…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. Bromhead, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 3

Norman Leslie Forbes v. Leslie B. Beazley—damages to motor car. Mr. Moffitt for plaintiff, Mr. Guigni (Young) for defendant, pleading not…

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Barmedman Police Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 2

At the Barmedman Police Court, before Messrs A. L. Wellisch and D. J. Toovey, J's.P., Francis Dudley Rosser was charged with trespassing…

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Cattle Stealing Charge a Fifield Case Defendant Remanded on Bail

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

Following the arrival of stock at the Forbes trucking yards on Tuesday morning, the local police arrested a man and charged him with…

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Jack Tick Fined Alleged Assault Charge Lake Cargelligo Case

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

A sequel to recent proceedings in the Lake Cargelligo Police Court, when Jack Tick, Chinese skin buyer of Tullibigeal, wag committed for…

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Children's Traffic Court Scheme in U.S.A.

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 8

Unique among educational measures for the promotion ofsafety is the traffic court of the Junior Safety Council of Tamtramck, Mich., U.S.A…

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Dilapidated Fence Parkes Property Owner Fined Cast at Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 3

Thomas L. Morgan, a Farkes resident with property interests at Forbes, was fined £2 and £210- professional and court costs at the…

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U.S.A. Brands Japan Aggressor Nation Charged with Violation of Pacts America's Suport to League of Nations (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

A cable from Washington states: The Washington State Department in a formal statement, branded Japan as the aggressor nation in an undeclared war against China…

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Sheep Stealing Charge

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 4

At the Parkes Police Court yesterday, before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., Herbert Edmund Conquest, Christopher Edward Hetherington, and John…

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Carcoar Station Murder Youth Sentenced to Death Hears Verdict Unmoved

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 1

Found guilty of the murder of Mary Agnes Leary (22), at Angullong station, near Carcoar, on September 20, George Muggleston Thornton (18), a station groom, was…

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Homebush Dispute Strikers to Resume Court Action Against Union

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 11

The Metropolitan Meat Industry Commissioner on Tuesday applied to the Industrial Commission for the cancellation of the registration of the…

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