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

Courts & crime, 1937

482 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 23 of 25

Demsey Murder Two Men Charged MELBOURNE

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 29 November 1937 · page 2

At the City Court to-day, Matthew Francis O'Keefe, 37, laborer, and Roy McFarlane, 32, baker, were remanded till December 7 on a charge of…

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Police Court Charges of False Pretences

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 29 November 1937 · page 3

Before Mr. M. J. Ryan P. M., at the Condobolin Police Court last Wednesday, Joseph McMahon, aged 43, was charged that on the 7th July 1[?]…

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Murder Charge SYDNEY

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 29 November 1937 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, "Eric Cameron, 36, railway fetler, was charged with the murder of Mrs. Jean Eleanor Taylor, 23, at…

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Released From Gaol Grenfell Grazier Free Breach of Promise Sequel

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 5

John Theodore Carr, 51. grazier, of Grenfell, who has spent 10 weeks in Bathurst Gaol for failure to compiy with a verdict of £1,500 and £3[?]…

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Murder Charge in Lorry Case Arrest Follows Secret Inquiries MELBOURNE

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 1

Matthew Francis O'Keefe, aged ed 37 years, a slaughtenman, of North Melbourne, was charged at the city watchhouse last…

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Police Win Eights Settling Race to Turner MELBOURNE

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 2

N.S.W. Police won the grand challenge eights at Henley on Yarra regatta this afternoon. Herb Turner (N.S.W. Police) took…

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Motor Notes News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Headache for Police

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 4

During the New York World's Fair in 1939 it is expected that on a given point on a single day there will converge 35,000 cars, and thousands of…

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Newcastle Murder Police Expect Early Arrest Other Women Attacked SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 1

Detectives investigating the death of Dorothy May Everett, aged 27 years, in the grounds of the Broughton Church of England Grammar…

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Arbitration Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 7

It is believed that one of the first acts of the new Federal Cabinet will be to appoint an additional Judge to the Bench of the…

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Murder Charge Against Two Men Remanded Till December 7

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 2

Charged with having murdered John Thomas Demsey, transport driver, Matthew Francis O'Keefe, 37 laborer of North Melbourne, and…

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New Courthouse and Police Buildings For Lake Cargelligo

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 6

The Chief Secretary's Department has advised the Lake Cargelligo Progress Association that the matter of a new courthouse and…

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To Be Closed State Labor Bureaux Work to Go Back to Police

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 13

On Wednesday, December 1, all State Labor Bureaux throughout the country were closed, and the control of relief work enrolment…

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By Telegraph This Afternoon The O'Brien Murder SYDNEY

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 2

Dudley Lorrina O'Brien, 22, baker pastrycook, of Windsor, was remanded at the City Court to-day until December 14, charged with the…

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Parramatta Murder Victim's Husband Charged with Crime SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 1

Dudley O'Brien, aged 22 years, pastrycook, residing at George Street Windsor, was charged at the Central Police Station yesterday…

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Police Court Wednesday, Dec. 15

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 4

When Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., takes his seat on the Bench at the West Wyalong Police Court on Wednesday 15th December, he will deal with cases…

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"DISLOYALTY" Gaol Governor's Complaint

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 6

The governor of the Goulburn Gaol (Mr. G. F. Smith) speaking at a farewell to the retiring deputy-governor (Mr. P. Pearce) said that there was…

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Unlicensed Hawkers Sent to GAOL

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 6

At the Wangaratta (Vic.) Court George Harrison Williams and Eric Joseph Harris were fined £5 each, but being unable to pay the fine…

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Revision Court At Wyalong Courthouse

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 2

A meeting of Justices of the Peace will be held at the Court House, Wyalong, on Wedensday of this week, at 10 a.m. for the purpose of revising…

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Sensational Development In Parramatta Murder Case Husband Held for Wife's Death

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 1

There was a sensational denouement of what has become known as the "Parramatta Sack Murder" case, which resulted in the death…

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State Labor Exchange Transfer to Police Government is Firm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 2

The Transfer of the duties of the State Labor Exchanges in the country to police officers, has caused great concern, according to Mr. Kil…

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