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

Courts & crime, 1948

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Assault on Greek Cost Sydney Man £10[?] Spanner Produced in Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 1

George Peter Goodwin, of Sydney, who pleaded guilty at the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions to-day to unlawfully assaulting William Dassos, Greek…

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Coroner Praises Court Officials

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 2

At the conclusion of the McKnight inquest at West Wyalong, Coroner H. Kaye, J.P., complimented police…

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Farm Hand To Face Murder Charge Coroner's Inquiry Into Caretaker's Death "Get Even" Allegation in Statement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 1

Lloyd Fleming, 39 years old farm hand of West Wyalong, was committed for trial by Coroner H. Kaye, J.P., at West Wyalong, on a charge which alleged that he feloniously and maliciously murdered Hugh McKnight, 72 years old Anzac caretaker, who was terribly burned in the West Wyalong Golf House fire…

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Heard in Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 2

The following flashes of humor were heard at the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions…

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Drunken Driving Charge Gets £20 Bond Forbes Man in Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5

If James Linton Watson, fifty- five-year-old carpenter, employed by the Forbes Municipal Council, never made a New Year resolution,…

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Youth On Stealing Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 4

A 16 year old youth was arrested by Albury police after they had been notified that £205/10/3 had been stolen…

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Mother on Murder Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 4

Alleged to have strangled [?] six mouths old baby at a lonely farmhouse near' Kimbla, outside Adelaide. a young married…

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Young Man. Charged with Killing Mother

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

Arrested near Waterfall this week after an intense manhunt, a 21 year old railway employee, George Paul Bachtold was…

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Police Seek Missing Bikes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

West Wyalong pollce are anxious to ascertain the whereabouts of two push bikes, which were removed…

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School Children Win Police Essay Prizes; Bush Fire Prevention

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

Bush fire havoc and the desolation of a burnt out country-side, suggested the formation of volunteer bush fire brigades over 30 years ago, but it was only in 1937…

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School Children Win Police Essay Prizes Bush Fire Prevention

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 4

Bush fire havoc and the desolation of a burnt-out countryside, suggested the formation of volunteer bush fire brigades over 30…

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Court Hears Story of Alleged Assault in Hotel Bedroom

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 2

Ground floor bedroom, No. 6, at the Post Office Hotel, West Wyalong, according to witnesses, was the location of an alleged assault on a female, which landed…

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Alleged Theft Of £800; Dubbo Arrest

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 1

A man was arrested at Dub bo at the week-end on a Charge of having stolen £800 from a Sydney manu[?]turing…

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Court Cases

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 1

A charge of assault several drunkenness cases were dealt with at Condobolin Court of Hetty Sessions, held on Monday,…

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Man Sent Home to Get Coat For Court Appearance

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 6

A man who appeared on a charge at the Canberra Court of Petty Sessions was refused admission to the Court by the…

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Assault Proved

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

Mr. R. O. Palmer appeared for Leo Sweeney in an action brought in the local Police Court yesterday against Reuben Dwight for assault. The…

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Alleged Assault Local Case Adjourned

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

At Forbes Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. Cobley, S.M., a case was mentioned in which Mary E. Burke proceeded against…

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Licensing Court Club and Other Licenses Adjourned

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

At the local Licensing Court yesterday the deferred applications of G. A. G. Caines, John B. Reymond (Forbes), and William C. Lees (Eugowra) for…

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Gaol Escapee

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 6

The Minister of Justice, Mr. Downing, said late last week that he would consider a request for a…

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Woman Fails to Appear In Assault Case

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 4

When her name was called at the Redfern Court a young married woman who accused four young men of rape at…

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