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

Courts & crime, 1953

190 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 10

Four Months for Stealing

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 3

A 20 year old Griffith laborer who recently finished serving six weeks' hard labor for stealing from hotel rooms, was…

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Hillston Man Charged With Serious Offence, Flown to Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 3

A man who was due to appear in the Griffith Court of Petty Session to face charges of alleged assault and intent to commit a serious offence at Hilston,…

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Attention to Court Street Drain

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 2

Following a request br Cr. L. J. McCannn, the shire enginer, at the last council meeting, was instructed to give attention to…

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Smoking in the Court House (To the Editor "Advocate.")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 5

Sir,—With reference to the article published in the "Advocate" of 16th March, 1953, [?] garding smoking at the Cour…

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Court Echoes of June Flood

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 1

Happenings associated with the flood in June of last year were echoed in the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions…

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Appeal Lodged In Forbes Court Case

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 1

Alan John Bollard, who was recently convicted at Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on a charge of doing malicious…

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Theft Of Rope From Railway Defendant Placed On Bond

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 8

AFTER evidence had been concluded in the case in the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Monday in which John Clarke was charged with stealing a rope from the railway, the offence was found proved, but no…

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Practical Joke Had Repercussion In Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 2

"I don't know how you would have felt if you were on the other end of the joke, but you are lucky to be only charged…

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Flood Jetsam Charges Two Men Before Court

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

JETSAM coming down the Lachlan in the flood of June, 1952, was responsible for two men appearing in the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Monday…

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Sensational Turn in Court Case Man For Trial On Perjury Charge

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

THERE was a sensational turn in proceedings at the sittings of the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, when a man was sent for trial on a…

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Committed for Trial at Forbes Cattle Stealing Charge

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 1

IN the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday a man was sent for trial on a charge of stealing three calves valued at £30…

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Stealing Charges Adjourned

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 8

Two charges of stealing were adjourned in the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday. The charge against Charles…

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"Court Tempers"

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

After being sentenced to six months' hard labor in the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday a defendant…

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Deterring Car Theft

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 2

Motorists hope the State Government will at last get to grips with the car thief problem, said the NRMA general…

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A.S.M. Appears on Stealing Charges

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 2

Richard Penn Symons, assistant station master at Bethungra, appeared at Cootamundra Court on several charges…

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New Magistrate Welcomed At Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 3

When Mr. W. E. MacAndrew, S.M., who has succeeded Mr. C. W. English, S.M. (transferred to the Nepean district) took his seat…

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Property At Police Station

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 2

Sergeant J. Short, officer-in-charge of police at West Wyalong, states that owners are required for the following…

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Court Sittings at W. Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 4

In older to dispose of the accumulation of court cases, the Court of Petty Sessions will sit in West Wyalong district on…

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Court Cases

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 6

A number of cases were heard and dealt with at the Court of Petty Sessions held in Eugowra last Friday…

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2 Months' Gaol for Stealing Newspaper

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 2

A railway official of B[?]un gra, was sentenced to two months' hard labour at Cootamundra Court of Petty Sessions…

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