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

Courts & crime, 1953

190 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 10

Weethalle Court; Man Lit Fire Without Permit

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1953 · page 6

A Rankins Springs farmer, Georfee Thomas Jonfes, was convicted on a charge of lighting a fire during the bush fire…

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Rankin Springs Traffic Case at Weethalle Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1953 · page 6

Former Rankins Springs police officer Constable William Auchterlonie came to Weethalle last week to give evidence in a…

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Weethalle Court Griffith Driver Didn't Have Tpt. Permit

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1953 · page 7

A Griffith transport driver was fined in the Weethalle Court ol Petty Sessions for carrying a load of bricks from…

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Man Thanks S.M. For Sentence At Temora Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1953 · page 1

"Thank yon, Your Worship, yon have treated me very kind" said a man at the Temora Court of Petty Sessions when…

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Weethalle Court Vest Wyalong Man Fined for P.p. Act Breach

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1953 · page 6

A West Wyalong man was fined in the Weethalle Court of Petty Sessions last week for droving stock without a permit. The man was George…

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Alleged Theft of Sheep and of Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 1

Two men have been arrested by Forbes police on charges of stealing sheep and wool. A number of charges will be preferred…

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Our Local Court Congestion Demands Remedy

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 1

THE Central West is growing in population and in production. Its facilities for administering justice are those of half a century ago. The position demands more than pleasant evasion of the issue…

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Six Arrests on Charge of Wool Stealing

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 1

Six men have been arrested and will be charged at the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions to-day In connection with alleged thefts of…

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From Our Point of View. Forbes Needs More Police

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 1

The Forbes police have been kept very busy for the first six months of this year. Including the Inspector, two sergeants and a detective, who has had to travel to Parkes, Cowra and elsewhere on investigations, there are nine…

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Imposition Of Fines For Stealing Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 1

"Looking over the books of a wool and skin dealer, I found that defendant sold quite a lot of wool," Detective R. A. Kelly…

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Stealing a Bicycle Defendant Released On Bond

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 2

When Leslie Andrew Taylor, a married man, pleaded guilty at Forbes Court on Tuesday to a charge of stealing a bicycle, the…

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Warning Words By Magistrate On Bail Forfeiture

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 1

When Mr. R. O. Palmer applied for an adjournment at Tuesday's Court sittings for cases in which Alfred Thomas Dukes was involved, he met…

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Two Men Gaoled And Two Fined For Wool Stealing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 1

THE price of wool has had its effect on the criminal calendar. Rabbits are scarce and possums hard to come by. As a result, there has been an epidemic of wool collecting from other people's paddocks. Six persons, four…

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Minor Traffic Breaches At Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 3

On a charge of riding a bicycle "under the influence," Sidney Potter was fined £5 by Mr. McAndrew, S.M., at Forbes…

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Three Months Arrears In Forbes Court Work

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 1

When the undefended cases had been dealt with at Tuesday's Court of Petty Sessions at Forbes, a very long list still…

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Council to Seek Police Help For Ungarie Horse Nuisance

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

The Bland Shire Council will seek the cooperation of the police in stopping horses damaging trees at that centre. This followed a request…

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Theft of Dead Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 1

Mr. H. W. Heckendorff has advised this office that he is not the farmer from whose property dead wool was recently stolen, the…

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Four Men Face Stealing Charges

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 1

Four men, Noel John Welsh, Noel Reid, Spencer Davies and feter Glen Glaseby appeared before Mr. M. Robson, J.P., at the West Wyalong Court…

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Goods At Police Station

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 6

The West Wyalong police [?]have in their possession two [?]drums of diesolene and an [?]mpty drum. Sgt J. L. Short…

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Assault Case Adjourned

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 2

In the Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before his Honor Judge Bronnan, Walter John Reberger, a PMG…

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