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

Courts & crime, 1937

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Police Court. (Before Mr. B.R. Trueman, J.P.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 3

Albert James Harper — insufficient lawful means of support. Constable Pratt stated that complaints had been received that…

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Carcoar Murder Thornton Sentenced to Death

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 7

At the Bathurst Circuit Court last week, George Thornton, aged 20, who was charged with having murdered Mary Agnes Cleary, aged 22 years,…

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Gold Theft Alleged

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 2

"A deliberate underground theft" of gold is alleged against the Little [?] Gold Mines. N[?] against, which the Central Blue Gold Mines, N[?]…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing Wm. Chas. Ticehurst Committed A Fifield Case

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 1

Remanded from the Forbes Police Court a fortnight ago on a charge of cattle stealing, William Charles Ticehurst, a farm manager,…

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Traffic Court Defendants Fined

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 1

In the West Wyalong Traffic Court over which Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., presided. Herbert L. Kerr was fined 5/ and 5-6 costs for failing to return…

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Quarter Sessions and District Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 1

The Wyalong Ouarter Sessions were set down to commence at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, 20th instant. However, there are no cases for hearing, and…

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Police Court. TO-DAY. (Before Mr. Trueman, J.P.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1937 · page 3

Arthur Lucas— stealing from dwelling. Constable Squire deposed: On 15th October, in company with Constable…

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Carrying Contractor Convicted Of Stealing Traveller's Samples From Vandenberg Hotel Garage Escapes With a Fine Other Charges

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 3

THE series of stealing and other charges preferred against Alfred John Hugo, member of a well-known local carrying firm, which were postponed on a number of occasions, were brought to a conclusion, with one exception, at Forbes Police…

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Motor Cases Charges at Forbes Court Postponements Granted

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 10

A couple of cases arising out of Motor Traffic Act breaches were mentioned at Forbes Police Court on Tuesday, but in each instance…

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Building Matters Court Cases Stood Over Demolition Agreed To

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 2

The postponed cases in which Charles Phillip Jones and Ivy Jane Jones were charged with breaches of the Local Government Act in…

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Fair Rents Court Advocated at Redfern (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 1

A meeting at Redfern Town Hall advocated a Fair Rents Court in order to prevent increasing rents. One speaker said trat rents in the…

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Items From Parkes Sheep Stealing Three Men Charged. Case From Harvey Ranges

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 25 October 1937 · page 4

At the Parkes Police Court this morning Herbert Edmund Conquest, Christopher Hetherington and John Henry Hetherington pleaded not guilty to charges of (1) stealing eight sheep, the property of Cecil Christopher May, and (2) altering an earmark…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Three Men Charged Parkes Court Hearing

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 1

At the Parkes Police Court on Thursday morning, Herbert Edmund Conquest, Christopher Hetherington, and John Henry…

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Warning Issued in Police Court Pilfering From Farms

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 3

The police have received several complaints regarding the loss of hay and other produce from farms in this district, your…

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Boy's Death After School Scuffle Police Investigating (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 1

Robert Adamson, aged 13 years, died last night from injuries, which it is alleged, he received in a scuffle at North Sydney Boys' High School,…

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Utility Overturns on Yalgogrin Road Two Men Injured Young Man in Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 1

The sequel to a utility truck overturning was heard in the West Wyalong Police Court on Wednesday, when Matthew…

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SupremeCourt Decision Against Council in Appeal Against Conviction Following Noxious Weeds Prosecution Shire Engineer Ordered to Pay Costs of Appeal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 2

An important decision as far as Shire Councils and noxious weeds prosecutions are concerned, was given in the Supreme Court, Sydney, by Mr Justice Owen, when his Honor set aside the conviction imposed on Mrs. Susannah Mclnnes by Mr. F. Grugeon,…

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Court Cases

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 3

At the local Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. V. Quiggin, J.P., Norman Wcndon, who was locked up for being drunk at about 4.15 p.m. on Sunday…

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District Court Six Cases Listed Jurors Summoned

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 1

There are no criminal cases set down for the Forbes Quarter Sessions fixed for to-morrow, and the Jurymen summoned to appear need…

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New Diamond Fields Police to Check Rush of Prospectors

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 5

JOHANNESBUHG.—Special police have been drafted to check the rush of prospectors to the newly-discovered diamond fields at Venieuk [?]an…

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