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

Courts & crime, 1947

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Court Holds Federal Bank Rule Invalid

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1947 · page 2

By majority decision, the Full Bench of the High Court declared invalid that section of the Federal Banking Act which; sought to…

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Court Asked for Order to Demolish Grand Central Hotel

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1947 · page 2

An application by Sergeant John Thomas Marshall, of West Wyalong, for the demolition of the Grand Central Hotel, Central Wyalong, and the erection of a…

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Banking Act Section 48 Held Invalid Full Court's Decision

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 10

The Full Court of the High Court on Wednesday declared invalid Section 48 of the Banking Act…

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Charge Under the Vag. Gaol Sentence Imposed

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 18 August 1947 · page 2

At the Court of Petty Sessions last Tuesday, before Mr. H. G. Cobley, S.M., John Joseph White, labourer, aged 54, was charged that on the 4th August, 1947, he was a person having insufficient lawful means of…

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Bland Shire Council Wins High Court Appeal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 1

Bland Shire Council has won another, and probably the final round of its legal battle with the Rural, Bank over Council's right to levy rates on land held by the Bank as mortgagee in possession…

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Interesting Court Decision Bogan Shire Councillors Win Appeal

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 2

Of great interest to Local Government bodies should be the appeal case recently heard before Judge Shortland presiding at the…

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Appeal to the High Court Bland-Shire's Two Wins To One

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 1

Jemalong Shire Council on Thursday last congratulated the Bland Shire Council on action It had taken" with respect to the…

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Jockey's Death; Murder Charge (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 1

Noel Ernest Masters, aged 30 years, a lorry driver was charged with murder at Darlinghurst Police Station at…

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Special Licensing Court Moonbie Hotel and Condobolin Bowling Club

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 1

Mr V. H. Wells, Licensing Magistrate, Sydney sat on the Bench at Condobolin Courthouse last Monday and dealt with two…

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Fines Up to £30 For Overcharging by Forbes Business Men Special Court Sitting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 1

FINES were imposed on Forbes businessmen for overcharging for goods, at the Special Federal Court held at the Forbes Court House on Wednesday afternoon by Mr. A. B. Collins, S.M…

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40-Hour Week Unanimously Approved by Court MELBOURNE

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 1

In the Arbitration court this morning a 40 hour week was granted to workers on an Australian wide basis. The finding was the unanimous…

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Hanging of Nazis was Murder, Says R. Churchill (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1947 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states: The hanging of Nazi leaders after the Nuremburg trial was cold blooded murder said Mr. Randolph Churchill last night. He added that the top Nazis were not hanged for starting the war; they were hanged…

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Licensing Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 1

Permission to make alterations to the Central Hotel, Eugowra, was given in the Forbes Licensing Court on Thursday, September 11, 1947, to Alfred…

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Trespassing Horses Fines in Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 1

William Moore did not appear at the Forbes Court, of Petty Sessions on Thursday, September 11, when Mr. H. G. Cobley, S.M., heard a charge…

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£10,000 RATES Affected by High Court Judgment

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 3

The recent judgment of the High Court that the Rural Bank, when mortgagee, in possession, is liable for Council rates, has been received with great…

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Car Owner Fined For Negligent Driving Forbes Court Case

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 1

A line of £3, with £314- costs, was Imposed by Mr. H. G. Cobley, SM., in a case in the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday, September 11,…

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Court Proceedings

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 September 1947 · page 1

At the Court of Petty Sessions held in Condobolin last Tuesday, before Mr H. G. Cobley, S.M., there was rather a small list of cases. Municipal Council's Health…

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Special Fed. Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 September 1947 · page 1

Mr. Atkinson, S.M. of Sydney, will preside at a special Federal Court to be held at West Wyalong on Friday next…

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Revision Court Inext Wed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 September 1947 · page 5

The list of Bland [?] [?] oil electors has Been on exhibition and will be revised at the Revision Court to be held at the…

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Police Court Charges

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 4

George [?] Thomas [?] 10/ at the West Wyalong Petty Sessions yesterday by Mr. Finlay, S.M.,…

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