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

Courts & crime, 1938

491 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 25

DEFERRED Proposal for Street Widening in Court and Browne Lanes To be Revived Later

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 1

The proposal for widening Court and Browne Lanes and a portion of Grenfell Street was further considered at a special meeting of the…

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Police Court (Before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.m.) Traffic Breaches

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 3

Mr. C. P. McCooe pleaded guilty for F. H. Hackney, Forbes, who failed to return his driver's. license at the required time. A fine of 2- with…

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£76 for Loss of Toe. Workers' Compensation Commission at Condobolin. One Case Settled Out of Court

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 1

Three cases were listed for hearing at the Workers Compensation Commission of N.S.W. at the Court House, Condobolin, on Monday last…

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Wool Stealing Local Man Charged Property of Education Dept

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 5

Donald Wallace, 28 years, a local married man, appeared before the Forbes Court yesterday morning charged with that between May 20 and 23, he…

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Double Murder? Husband Charged Wife and Son Shot

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

At the Narrandera Police Court on Wednesday, William Thomas Gash (37), was charged with the alleged murder of his wife, Maria…

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Grazier Charged Alleged Abduction at Tottenham Well-known Residents

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

Reginald Vincent Welse, 27, well- known grazier, of Nymagce, has been arrested at Liverpool and charged with the abduction of Valma Olwen Field…

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Four Year's Gaol For Son Who Shot Father (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

A cable from Auckland (New Zealand) states: Francis Borgia, Spensley, aged 19, years, was convicted of the manslaughter of his father, by…

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Warden's Court Suspension of Labor Conditions

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 10

Waller Miller, an employee of the P.M.G.'s Department, applied to Mr. M. J. Ryan in the local Warden's Court on Tuesday for six months'…

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Will Alf Recite? At Police and Ambulance Ball

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 5

Here is a letter which arrived annonymously at the Ambulance Station several days ago. Members of the local police, and several of the Ambulance…

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BURGLARY At W. Howard Gray's Store. Two Youths Arrested

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 2

On Saturday morning the discovery was made at Mr. W. H. Gray's business premises that the till had been rifled—and an amount of £l/2/4 1/2d…

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Police Coup In Possum Skin Trade

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 2

2500 opossum skins were taken by the police on Friday and Saturday, and several men were arrested at Parkes and Forbes and on various…

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Stealing From Motor Cars Frederick Parker Sentenced To Six Weeks' Imprisonment Prevalent Practice

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 1

When Frederick Stephen John Parker appeared at the local Police Court yesterday morning on two charges, of stealing, articles from…

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Culvert Murder Pyjama Girl Mystery

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 4

N.S.W. Cheif Secretary (Mr. Gollan), on the application of the Commissioner of Police, increased the reward for the arrest and conviction of…

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Grenfell Theft Garage Broken Into Mail Driver Arrested

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 1

When Wilfred Nathanial Coble, 24, driver of the motor mail service between Grenfell and Forbes, arrived in Forbes on Saturday…

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Court Cases Local Drunkenness Charges

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 1

At the local Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. M. J. McCauley, J.P., Ernest Stephenson, 45, and Charles O'Neil, 48, strangers to the town, who…

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'Possum Raid 2500 Skins Seized in Police Coup Arrest at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 1

Following the simultaneous drawing in of a police net set on Friday night, Sydney detectives, acting in conjunction with local police,…

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Grenfell Theft Garage Broken Into. Mail Driver Arrested

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 5

When Wilfred Nathanial Coble, 24, driver of the motor mail service between Grenfell and Forbes, arrived in Forbes on Saturday afternoon he…

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'Possum Raid 2500 Skins Seized In Police Coup. Arrest at Forbes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 5

Following the simultaneous drawing in of a police net set on Friday night last, Sydney detectives, acting in conjunction with local police, seized in…

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Possum Raid 2500 Skins Seized in Police Coup. Arrests at Parkes & Forbes

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 4

Following the simultaneous drawing in of a police net set on Friday night, Sydney detectives, acting in conjunction with local police, seized…

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Six Weeks'gaol Stealing From Cars

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 9

When Fredrick Stephen John Parker appeared at the Forbes police Court. On two charges of stealing articles from motor cars in front of…

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