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

Courts & crime, 1942

199 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 10

Police Court Rabbit Prosecution Conviction Against A. M. LOWE

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 1

At the local court last Tuesday, before Mr. R. Donaldson, Police Magistrate, the case against Arthur Melrose Lowe for failure to destroy…

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Excess Water Charged to Wyalong Defective Meter

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 2

Bland Shire Council has bee ne[?]otiating wih the Public Works Department, with regard to an excess of water which was charged to…

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Vagrancy Charge Aubrey W. McMahon Again Sentenced Police Assaulted

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 1

At the local Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. A. J. Meagher and M. J. McCauely, J'sP., Aubrey Wilbrow McMahon pleaded not…

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Sent to Gaol Ignored Registration Order

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 3

At Dubbo Police Court, Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., sent a man to gaol for three months' hard labor for failing to register for military…

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Three Years' Gaol Parkes Man Sentenced Judge's Scathing Remarks

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 6

Expressing abhorrence at the abominable nature of the crime his Honor Judge Storkey at the Bathurat Quarter Sessions on…

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Motor Registration Reduction in Fees Charged Mr. Dring's Comments

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 2

Speaking in the N.S.W. Parliament on the 15th instant on the Motor Vehicles (Takston) Bill, 1942, Mr. E. P. Dring, M.L.A. for Ashburnham, had the…

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Income Tax Returns Defendants Before Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 2

Mr. W. M. Brady, an officer of the Department of Taxation, conducted a number of prosecutions against taxpayers at the local Police Court…

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Two Young Men Put on Bond Drunkenness, Language and Resisting Police Forbes Court Cases

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 1

At the local Police Court yesterday morning, two young men, William Peckham and Reginald Hill, were, called upon to enter into…

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SOME £10 FINES Failure to Return Income Forbes Defendants Before Court

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 2

About a dozen cases for failure to make returns of income and for other breaches of the Act were dealt with at Thursday's sitting of…

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Railway Porter Fined on Three Stealing Charges

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 1

Robert William McDonald, a Railway porter, who had charge of the Dubbo Railway goods shed, apeared before the Dubbo Court…

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Hotel Transfer Opposed by Forbes Police Commercial Hotel

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 2

At the local Licensing Court yesterday morning, Daniel Flannery applied for a transfer, of the Commercial Hotel, Forbes, to John…

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Fire on Property Causes Breach of Stock Act Forbes Court Case

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 1

At the local Police Court yesterday, S. Smith pleaded guilty to falling to produce a permit on demand when travelling 1500 ewes…

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Court Upholds War Effects on Lights

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 1

A claim by Consolidated Neon (Philips System) Pty. Ltd. against Toohey's Ltd under a number of separate contracts to recover moneys claimed to…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 3

Grenfell Municipal Council V. Richard Dempsey— depasturing two head of cattle in West-street. Mr. Moffitt appeared on behalf of…

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Costly Assault o Bailiff

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 4

At the Murrumburrah Ploice Court, Everard Harold Wren, who is in the AIF, was charged with assaulting Daniel Hallam, a bailiff, whilst in the…

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A Month's Gaol For Failure to Enter Gamp Former Maher Cup Footballer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 2

Herbert Ambrose Ceeney, laborer, of Murrumburrah, aged 29 years, was charged at the Murrumburrah Police Court, before Mr. Grugeon, P.M., with…

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Solicitor Withdraws Unusual Incident in Coroner's Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 1

There was a sbmewhat unusual occurance in the Coroner's Court, Leeton, when a solicitor, M[?] Dalton, announced that he preferred to…

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Alleged Stealing Wm. S. Barton Case Evidence Proceeding

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 1

The Police Magistrate, Mr. Donaldson, was engaged all day yesterday, at the Forbes Police Court, in the hearing of a case against…

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"North West Mounted Police" Big Attraction at Tivoli

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 May 1942 · page 1

Starring Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll, and boasting [?] supporting headed by a long list of Stars including Paulette Goddard, Preston Foster,…

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Committed for Trial Alleged Theft of Six Pigs Local Buyer Charged

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1942 · page 1

CHARGED with the theft of six pigs at Forbes on February 27, William Smith Barton, at the local Police Court on Friday, was committed for trial at the next Court of Quarter Sessions at Forbes on July 6…

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