Police on Trail of Burglar Gang
It was stated to-day that police are confident, of making an early arrest, of members of the gang which broke and entered several…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1946
256 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 13
Police Anxious to Interview Missing Woman
Mrs. Willis, wife of Mr. Allan Willis, who is dangerously ill at Hillston Hospital, is asked to contact Forbes police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Station Mobbed Incident at Canowindra
A mob of between 30 and 40 men stormed the police station at Canowindra on Saturday night, allegedy in an effort to rescue a prisoner that the police had arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →40-Hour Week Principle Affirmed by Arbitration Court
The Federal Arbitration Court has accepted broadly the principle that a 40-hour week should be the basis of working hours in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Theft of Cheque
On the application of the police, Wilfred Reid was remanded from the West Wyalong Police Court on a charge of allegedly stealing a cheque,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The William Henry Layers Case. Police Court Enquiry Opens After Ten Years
DURING THE PAST HALF CENTURY THE GRENFELL COURT HOUSE HAS BEEN THE SETTING FOR ENQUIRIES INTO A NUMBER OF MURDERS, AND CRIMES OF VIOLENCE, BUT PERHAPS IN NO OTHER COURT HOUSE IN THE STATE HAS THE SCENE BEEN SET, AS IT WAS THIS MORNING, FOR THE MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY BY MR. E. R…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court House Improvements
Tradesmen are at present engaged laying new floor covering and carry ing out other minor repairs at the West Wyalong Court House…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Say Man Broke Hotel Window
William Lewis, who was arrested by Sergeant Marshall and Constable Wilkins, and charged with alleged malicious damage, was granted £5 bail…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lavers' Murder Case
The Lavers case, described as the strangest mystery in Australian crime history, was brought before the Grenfell court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sporting "Cop" Now Acting Police Chief
First-class Constable Alfred Pinner, of West Wyalong, who has successfully organised charitable carnivals at West Wyalong and Tallimba, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Magistrate Ill Many Cases Adjourned Man Sentenced to 14 Days' Gaol
Because of Mr. W. K. Earls' sudden Illness in Orange on Wednesday, four out of nine cases listed for the Court of Petty Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man with Bad Record Sentenced
"You have a ghastly record," His Honor. Judge Shortland, said to William Peckham (20), of Forbes, at Bathurst Quarter Sessions yesterday, when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder Charge at Grenfell Attempt to Treat Crown Witness as Hostile Ex-Forbes Man in Witness Box
AN attempt by the Crown to treat as hostile one of its own witnesses was a feature at the murder trial at Grenfell, on Tuesday, concerning the disappearance of William Henry Lavers 49, from his store, near Grenfell, in September, 1936. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Court Saturday. (Before Mr. Richardson)
Arthur Cartwright—alleged stealing pistol and having unlicensed pistol in his possession. Remanded until 18th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycles for Police
The first batch of the 60 highpowered solo motor cycles, the pur chase of which, with 282 motor cycles and' sidecars, was recently authorised…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Echo of Tragic Jeep Accident Another Fine Imnosed in Junee Court
"You have already undergone a very considerable punishment for your action and I do not wish to make it any more difficult for you" said the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grenfell Murder Charge McDermott Committed for Trial
At the conclusion of the lower court hearing on Friday, Frederick Lincoln McDermott (38), a laborer, was committed far trial on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Licensing Court To-day. (Before Mr. Scobie, Chief Licensing Magistrate)
Gordon Lockrey—applications to effect alterations and build new lavatories and bathrooms. Granted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girl's Theft of Bicycles
An unusual case was heard in the Cootamundra Court when Dorothy May Hudson (22) pleaded guilty to charges of having stolen two bicycles, which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Six Months' Gaol for Open Fires
Heavy penalties of £100 fine and/or six months' imprisonment are provided for breaches of the restrictions on the lighting of fires ill the open in the…
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