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

Courts & crime, 1951

159 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 8

Man Arrested on Stealing Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 2

At the Barellan Court of Petty Sessions, before Messrs W. W. Black and P. J. Waide, J's.P. Harry Thomas Tompkins was [?]…

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Poultry Yards Raw But No "Police Action"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 1

Although poultry yards in close proximity to West Wyalong were raided last week and valuable poultry in eluding turkeys removed, there has…

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Postponed Cases At Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 9

A number of cases were postponed at Forbes Court on Tuesday owing to various reasons. Mr. J. Meillon, appearing for the…

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Theft of Cabbages From Yard

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

Two men, Mervyn Parsons and Ernest Wighton, were arrested and charged with stealing cabbages to the value of 9- early in…

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Royal Commission Into Lavers Murder

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

The Minister of Justice, Mr. R. Downing, announced at the week-end that a Royal Commission would inquire into the…

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Police Arrest Young Hermit

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 1

COOTAMUNDRA.— Police today arrested a 29-years-old hermit at Bethungra. The hermit wore a long black…

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Four Months Gaol For Not Feeding Stock

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 4

A Gosford district farmer was sentenced to four months gaol recently for having failed to provide food for his cattle…

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Griffith Police Congratulated

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 5

Carrathool Shire Council will write to Griffith police congratulating them on the prompt action taken following a recent…

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Alleged Drunken Drivng: Taximan Charged

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 5

As the result of an accident in Flint Street at 8.10 p.m. on Tuesday, the first night of the Forbes races, a local taximan has been…

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Peak Hill Police Not Co-operative Sgt. Calls Gun Shooters "Mob of Criminals" Says Mayor

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 2

"All the seven years I have been Mayor of Peak Hill I have always had the co-operation of the police before. The Sergeant of Police told the shooters that they…

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Men Fined Potato Famine Echo in Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 1

An echo of a potato famine and the efforts of a Forbes man to provide customers with the [?]dible tuber in reasonable…

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Court Orders Vagrant to Leave Town

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 1

When Lindsay Dalton Clare pleaded guilty before Mr. F. H. Horsington, J.P., at Forbes Court of Petty Sessions yesterday on a…

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The Police Were Busy. at Greenethorpe

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 3

Senior Constable Foster, of Cowra, was on duty at the show, and was a very busy man keeping gamblers' on the…

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Court Hearings

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 1

The following are liquor charges heard before Messrs. F. J. Hale and G. H. Porter, Justices of the Peace, on Monday, 24th…

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Bega's New Police Inspector

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 1

Inspector A. E. Brown, son of Mr. A. Brown, of Condobolin, accompanied by Mrs. Brown and daughter, arrived in Bega last…

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Sheep Stealing Penalties

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 4

The Federal Rural conference of the Liberal Party considered that the penalties for sheep stealing are inadequate…

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West Wyalong Man Charged with Offensive Behaviour

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 4

William John parley, of West Wyalong was charged with offensive behaviour in the West Wyalong Court of Petty…

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Straying Stock Owners Fined in Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 2

As a sequel to the continued war being waged by the Bland Shire Council against the menace of straying stock in West Wyalong and district, two men were fined in the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday for being the…

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Car Stealer at Weja Appears in W.Wyalong Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 1

A man who stole a car at Weja to go to a dance at Lake Cargelligo appeared in the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday before Mr. J. Macauley…

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Vagrant Sentenced To Three Months

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 1

Lindsay D. Clare, who was recently before Forbes Court on a charge of vagrancy, and was let go by the magistrate on condition…

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