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

Courts & crime, 1950

224 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 12

Daylight Theft at Greenethorpe Store. Proprietor Chased Thieves Down Main Street

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1950 · page 2

Two men walked into a small general store at Greenethorpe last week. While one man kept the proprietor busy inquiring about…

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Petty Sessions Court Date Altered

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 November 1950 · page 1

The monthly sitting of the West Wyalong Petty Sessions will be held on Thursday of this week at West Wyalong instead…

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Five Test Cases Court To-day MELBOURNE

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 November 1950 · page 1

The Arbitration Court will deal, with five test cases in Melbourne to-day. The Court will be asked to determine the basis on which…

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Manoharged with Portland Murder Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 1

At. the Tamworth Petty Sessions last night, a 26 years old quarryman was charged with the alleged murder of two…

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Woman Gave Police Tussle

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 1

It took two heavy gendarmes to remove a struggling woman from the bar of the Globe Hotel, West…

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Quarter Sessions and District Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 2

The Wyalongr Quarter Sessions and District Court will be held at Wyalong, commencing on Monday next…

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Assault Proved Costly Cross Actions At Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 13

A tenant of George Andrew Taylor who was adjudged guilty of assaulting him at his home in Bathurst Street, Forbes, on…

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Assault Charge Donald Wallace On Remand

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 1

Looking more like the man who had been assaulted than the one who had committed the assault, Donald Wallace appeared at the…

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Court Cases Stood Over

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 14

Several cases at Forbes Court on Tuesday, were postponed for various reasons. That happened in the cases…

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Quarter Sessions & District Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 1

The Court of Quarter Sessions and District Court commenced its sitting at Wyalong this morning…

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Police Search for Red Utility

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 4

All Sydney patrol cars were alerted last night and told to be on the look out for a red utility truck,…

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Given Chance, Failed; Must Now Pay Penalty Court Hears Story of Life Devoted to Crime

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 5

A man with a criminal record, who was given a chance, and failed to take it has four years in which to reflect on the oft repeated statement that crime does…

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Bectric Man on Stealing Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 4

Because of what he described as "conflicting evidence" given at the Temora Court of Petty Sessions in…

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Police Officer Defends Force

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 1

There are "black sheep," tout fortunately very few, in every walk of life besides the police force, Senior…

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Police Say Speeding Under Control

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 1

Three Capable and experienced police officers, First-lass Constable Keith Freeman, Constable…

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Police for Far West Camp

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 10

When the N.S.W. Police Department detailed two police constables to assist with the children on outings during last…

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Police Constables to Help at Far West Camp

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 1

When the N.S.W. Police Department detailed two police constables to assist with the children on outings during last summer's Far…

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Weethalle Police Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 December 1950 · page 2

At the Weetballe Police Court Alan Eentoul Cameron ape pared before Mr. Finlay, S.M., on charges of offensive behaviour…

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Sheep Stealing Charge "Silly Thing To Do"

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 12 December 1950 · page 1

Charles Hogarth Johnston was charged at Condobolin Court last Wednesday with stealing sheep from Bett's Littlemore property, Mr. H. G. Cobley disposed of the case. Sgt. W. Young, on oath, said that…

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Church, Public and Police Praise Fine Wyalong Couple

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1950 · page 2

Tributes from the public, Church and police were heard at the Wy along Town Hall this week when Constable R. J. and Mrs. Hateley were farewelled…

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