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

Courts & crime, 1938

491 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 25

Licensing Court Tuesday. (Before Mr. Bromaead, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 6

Application by William Geavy for transfer of publican's license for Royal Hotel, Caragabal, to Arthur C. Leary…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 6

Ernest Richard Horton v. J. Radnedge. stock sold and delivered. Mv. Moore for plaintiff. Verdict for £7/8/, and costs 8/…

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Police Court On Wednesday Next

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 1

The monthly sitting of the Went Wyalong Police Court, over which Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. will presid will be held at West Wyalong on…

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Gaol Escapee Tells Remarkable Story Plaited Twine Into Rope

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 4

Having eluded the West Australian police since January 21, when be escaped from the Fremantle Gaol. Arthur Martin, aged 41 years,…

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Arrest at Cootamundra Man Charged With Grievous Bodily Harm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 9

On Friday morning Constable Clifton arrested a man in Wallendoon-street, Cootamundra, and subsequently went witli Sergeant…

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Quarter Sessions And District Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 2

The Court of Quarter Sessions and District Court, will be held at the Wyalong Courthouse on "Wednesday, 7th March, over which liis Honor…

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ADJOURNED For Defendant's Appearance Man Who used Insulting Words to Police

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 7

Wm. George Dark, charged on two counts with using insulting words to the police, failed to appear when called at Forbes Police Court…

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Costly Misrepresentation Men Who Said They Were Travellers Fined £5 at Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 7

Four men who represented themselves as travellers to the daughter of the licensee of the Vandenberg Hotel, Forbes, were each fined…

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Said They Were Playing Cards Men Who Were Caught in "Two-up School" P.M. Accepts Police Version Arrested Defendants Bound Over Two Others Discharged

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 1

THE five men who were arrested on the morning of Sunday,. January 30, and charged with playing an unlawful game, to wit, "two-up," on the Forbes racecourse, together with one other who was charged by summons, were all found guilty of the…

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Gaol Escapee Tells Remarkable Story. Plaited Twine Into Rope

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 4

Having eluded the West Australian police since January 21, when he escaped from the Fremantle Gaol, Arthur Martin, aged 11 years…

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Protest Entered Removal of Police Patrol

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 5

Residents of towns near the Victorian order are opposing the p[?] [?]osal to remove the N.S.W. p[?] which has been on duty there some…

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Illegally Using Car Young Man Sentenced at Tumut

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 1

At the Tumut Police Court on Wednesday, Allan Gow aged 22 years, was convited on a charge or illegally using a motor car. the…

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Soviet Secretary Reported Murder Disproved by Reappearance (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 1

A cable from Rome states:—Sensational reports that M. Butenko. (Secretary of the Soviet Legation at Bucharest) had been murdered by…

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Judgment Debtors Questions Allowable District Court Rule

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 11

Judge Curlewis, in the Sydney District Court directed the atention of legal practitioners to the provisions the examination of judgment debtors…

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Stopped by Police Fancy Dress Procession (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 1

A crowd which was estimated at 20,000 people, gathered near Springfield Avenue, Kings Cross last night to hold a fancy dress procession and…

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Early Forbes From "Lachlan Miner" of 1863 Capture of Police Inspector Norton Ben Hall in Bad Light

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 7

A well preserved copy of the "Forbes Miner," dated March 3, 1863, has been shown to the "Burrangong Star" by Mr. Gordon…

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Council to Pay £44 7s. 11d MRS. S. McINNIS' COSTS Recent Supreme Court Appeal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 1

Bland Shire Council, at its monthly meeting, was Informed that the Shire Engineer (Mr. J. J. Duff) had costs amounting to £44 7s, 11d…

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Murder and Suicide

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—Maude Foley, 47, was murdered with a razor by her husband in the caretaker's quarters of the State Savings Bank, Bourke-street, City. The husband, Frederick Augustus Foley, 47…

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Court Cases

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 6

At the local Police Court yesterday morning, on a charge of being drunk in a laneway off Lachlan Street on Saturday, Albert Egan, 46, was fined 5 or…

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Demsey Murder Trial Commenced To-day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 2

The trial of the four men accused with the murder of the truck driver named Demsey, which cheated a seneation in Melbourne recently,…

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