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

Courts & crime, 1951

159 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 8

Chamber of Com. Will ask for Police Report on Accidents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

West Wyalong Chamber of Commerce will again refer the vexed question of Street lights between West…

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Three Miner's Leaders Face Court on Contempt Ch'gs SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

Three miners' leaders appeared in the Federal Arbitration Court in Sydney to-day, to answer contempt charges. The men concerned were I…

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Court Action Follows Fettlers' Fight

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 4

A CIVIL action wherein the Railway Commissioners proceeded against George Hartley Pomfret for the recovery of £2682, being the wages of William James Haynes, who was alleged to have been injured during a…

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Police Must Act in Road Safety Campaign

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

"The days of propaganda, posters and platitudes are past," said Mr. H. E. Richards, N.R.M.A. general secretary, discussing the…

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Coroner and Police Criticise Cowra Fire Brigade. One Fireman Arrived Hour After Fire. Local Lad Burnt to Death by Blazing Petrol

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 2

When blazing petrol sprayed all over the workshop of Rowston's Garage in Kendal-street recently, two local lads were badly burned…

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Court Cases

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

Mr. H. G. Cobley, S.B., disposed of these cases at the Court of Petty Sessions on 6th February, o[?]ice prosecuted. Mervyn Taylor, 35, labourer. Offence--Offensive behaviour in…

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Quarter Session Cases Sheep Stealing

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 2

Charles Hogarth Johnston was charged at Condobolin Police Court last December with stealing sheep from Betts' Littlemore…

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Tallimba Inn; Dispute in Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 2

A Supreme Court jury in Sydney awarded £379 to a plaintiff, Gordon Howlett, who had claimed damages for repudiation of a…

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Court Told of Fraud on Hotelkeeper

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 2

A man who intimated that he would plead guilty to defrauding a West Wyalong" hotelkeeper of £25 was committed for trial from the West Wyalong Petty…

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Lease Owned by Dead Miner Cancelled by Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 2

A tin mining lease in the Kikoira district, formerly worked by a West Wyalong miner, Patrick…

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Mention of Gangs In Children's Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 1

Mention of gangs was made in the Children's Court at West Wyalong, when two children under…

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Three Months for Assault

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

Donald ("Cyclone") Wallace was sentenced to three months' hard labour at a Special Court sitting yesterday afternoon…

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Court Cases Prohibition Order

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 2

Mrs. Winifred Ellen Browne, of Condobolin, stated that her husband, Francis Browne, consented to an order prohibiting the supply of liquor…

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Motor Traffic at Police Station

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

Residents of West Wyalong and district are notified that the Motor Traffic Registration Office at the police station will…

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POLICE V. Norman Clarence Gibson Stealing Charge

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1

At the Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, 7th March, before Mr. A. S. Tunhceon, relieving S.M., Norman Clarence Gibson, 21 years old labourer, was charged with having stolen a pair of gent's trousers, the property of Mr. Donald Evans…

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Police Court. Monday, 12th MARCH. (Before Mr. W. Findlay. S.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 3

Police v. Reginald Grenfell Hodge, charged with driving a motor vehicle, to wit, motor car No. JT 245 whilst under the influence…

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Bond And Remand On Stealing Charges

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

Vincent John Kirkman, charged with stealing clothing to the value of £2, pleaded guilty and was allowed a bond to be of good…

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Conviction on "Under Influence" Charge Magistrate's Caustic Comment

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

"I HAVE seriously considered committing you for trial on a charge of perjury," said Magistrate Tunchon at the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions, on Tuesday, to Arthur Edward Strickland, who was convicted and fined…

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Alleena Sportsman Joins Police Force; Bright Farewell

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 4

Mr. Keith Norris, who has ived at Alleena since clild[?]ood with his parents, is now a training at the Police…

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Must Obey Lawful Commands Court Tells Children

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 2

Childreh are entitled to live normal, happy and active lives, providing they obey their parents, school…

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