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

Courts & crime, 1954

235 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 12

COMMISSIONER Of Police Arrives in Forbes To-day

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 1

The Commissioner of N.S.W. Police (Mr. C. J. Delaney) will pay a short visit to Forbes today…

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Gaol After Fatal Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 2

Kevin Vivian Clarke, 23, of Murrumburrah, was sentenced to two years hard labor by Judge Curlewis at the Young…

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Two Men Charged. As Accessories

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 2

Two Quandialla men realdents were charged at the Quandialla court with being accessories to the stealing of…

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Police Chief Says Road Toll Over 600

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 1

N.S.W. Commissioner of Police (Mr. C. J. Delaney), who visited Forbes on Tuesday, with Mrs. Delaney, gave a warning during his Western tour, about the increasing menace to life caused by excessive speeds and insobriety…

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Sheep Stealing Causes Concern in Western N.S.W.

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 5

At the P. P. Board's Conference at Bourke delegates dis cussed the problem. Hillston Board submitted the…

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Man to Appear in Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 2

West Wyalong police have arrested a man on a charge of offensive behaviour. It is alleged the man…

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Court Suit Over Lorry Tyres Fails

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 4

Modern Motors Halts Pty. Ltd. unsuccessfully sued Gordon Gilbert Styles, grazier, to the District Court last week…

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Alleged Burglary At Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 2

Robert Stanley Cafe, was remanded by Mr. W. Finlay, S.M., in the West Wyalong Court of Petty…

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Two Months' Jail for Stealing £10

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 3

A New Australian was sentenced to two month's jail for stealing £10 from a Cowra woman, Eileen Mary Jopson…

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Tribute Paid Country Police

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 5

Country police did "a marvellous Job" especially at oneman stations, Mr. G. Crawford (Country Party. Barwon) said…

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Man Discharged On Charge Of Theft

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 11

Wilfred Raymond Blackley, for whom Mr. John Boylson appeared, was charged at Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday with…

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Court Action on Cheques

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 1

When two West Wyalong business houses found that cheques drawn on the Forbes branch of a well known bank 'bounced,' a former blacksmith,…

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S.M. Suggests Court Room Words "Given" To Witness

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 7

In the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions last week, Mr. W. Finlay S.M. suggested that certain statements made by a Yiddah sharefarmer had been 'given' to him to say in court. Before the court were George…

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Future Of Eugowra Police Paddock

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 8

Cr. C. McCarron said that Eugowra Ex-servicemen would have to show good intentions in their plan to develop Eugowra…

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Man Charged With Murder At Erigolia

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 1

A 44 years old man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a farm labourer at Erigolia, via Weethalle, last Thursday night…

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Young Euabalong Mandischarged on Stealing Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

In the Wyalong Quarter Sessions last week, His Honor Judge Brennan told a jury they could not convict a young Euabalong man on a charge of breaking and entering. Commenting on a charge of stealing preferred against…

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Two Years Gaol; Set Fire to House

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 4

Laurie Francis Dukes (26), who pleaded guilty to having set fire to a house, before Judge Bruxner in Forbes…

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District Court At Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 1

Cases listed for hearing in the Wyalong District Court and which were not proceeded with were:—…

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District Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 1

John Mitchell, who resides at the Flour Mill, at West Wyalong, told the court he married Mary Wilson at the…

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Police Say Man Climbed On Roof Tops

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 4

What amuses one man does not necessarily appear funny to another man, and this is what happened at West Wyalong…

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