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

Courts & crime, 1954

235 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 12

Railway Employee Fined on Stealing Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

A young railway official of Ungarie was convicted on a stealing charge tat the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…

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Lights Criticised by Magistrate Fined on Driving Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

In the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday the magistrate, Mr. W. Finlay S.M. gave his decision in the adjourned case in which Barry Albert Carl Kalms, of Wyalong, was charged with negligent driving…

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Court Sequel to Xmas Fight

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

Two men who were involved in a fight in Main Street, West Wyalong, on Christmas Eve, pleaded…

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Broke Bond And Was Sentenced To Gaol

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 9

Gordon John Magson, a young man who was convicted at Forbes Court on December 15 on a charge of illegally using a motor…

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Committed for Trial Alleged Murder Case At Calleen

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

At West Wynlong on Monday, following an inquest into the death of Thomas Eugene Smith, of Calleen, and formerly of…

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Lengthy Police Court Sitting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

The Stipendiary Magistrate, I Mr. W. Finlay, presided over a lengthy sitting of the West Wyalong Court of Petty…

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Fracas Beside Police Station

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

Commenting that three men had chosen an unlucky place to stage a fracas, the Stipendiary Magistrate at…

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Committed For Trial On Murder Charge Evidence At Inquest

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 1

AT the coroner's inquest held at West Wyalong last week into the death of Thomas Eugene Smith, Samuel Matthew Smith, his son, was committed for trial on a charge of having murdered him…

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Settlement in Assault Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 5

A settlement was effected out of court on Wednesday last when Martin Kelleher proceeded against Walter Hillier on…

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To-day's Court

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

Cases set down for decision at the sitting of Forbes Court of Petty Sessions to-day will include two charges of allegedly driving…

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Fined £50 for Stealing Oakhurst Cattle

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 3

A Captain's Flat man was fined a total of £50 in the Young Court of Petty Sessions, after pleading guilty to two charges of stealing cattle, the property…

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Caragabal Railway Officer Fined For Stealing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 8

Sidney Lawrence Brown (40), a railway officer, located at Caragabal, who had an otherwise unimpeachable record, pleaded…

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Remanded To Wyalong On Stealing Charge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

A defendant, Stanley Burton, appeared in the dock at Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, charged with stealing a pig, valued…

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Traffic Offences At Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

A couple of minor traffic offences were dealt with by Mr. McAndrew, S.M., at Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday…

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Fair Rents Cases At Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

A number of Fair Rents Court cases were heard at Forbes on Tuesday. Mr. G. Ford appeared for…

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Police Station Palms Felled

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 3

Three of the tall palms outside the Forbes Police Station have been cut down and removed to the rubbish dump…

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Railway Officer Fined for Stealing

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 4

Sidney Lawrence Brown (40) a railway officer, located at Caragabal, who had an otherwise unimpeachable record,…

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A Short Holiday From Gaol

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 3

A man who was released from Long Bay gaol on Saturday, was convicted at Cootanundra of having evaded…

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Remanded to Wyalong On Stealing Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 1

A defendant, Stanley Burton, appeared In the dock at Forbes Court of Petty Sessions, charged with stealing a pig, valued…

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Sequel to Court Case

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 4

As a sequel to a recent court case at West Wyalong, Mr. R. B. Bloore, in a letter to the Bland Shire Council regarding…

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