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

Courts & crime, 1954

235 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 12

Police Blitz Against Reckless Driving

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 1

The NRMA has congratulated, the police on their, blitz against reckless driving, but fears that if the strength of the petrol…

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Bail Estreated in Theft Case

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 3

When the case of Murray Watson. motor mechanic, charged with stealing a set of micrometers, the property of S. T…

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Ex-boxer Warned for Swearing at Police: Fined £10

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 1

Mr. W. E. MacAndrew, S.M., told former boxer Reginald Hill, in Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, that he would…

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Court Sequel to Motor Car Smash

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 1

Sequel to a car accident last September, at Caragabal, was a court case at Quandialla Court of Petty Sessions…

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Court at West Wyalong and Weethalle

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

There will be sittings of the Court of Petty Sessions at both West Wyalong and Weethalle next week…

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Father of Quads, Gaol Sentence

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

Ellis Reginald Hudson, of Gilgandra, father of the Hudson quads (only one of whom survived), was sentenced to a…

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£100 Hotel Theft

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 1

More than £100 was stolen from the office of the Victoria Hotel shortly before 8 p.m. yesterday, by a thief who broke the catch of a…

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Man Remanded On Charge Of Assault

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 1

Reginald Hill, former boxer, appeared at Forbes Court of Petty Sessions yesterday morning, and was remanded to…

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Police Investigate West Wyalong Theft

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 2

Wagga and West Wyalong police are investigating the theft of a hand trolley with rubber wheels from the…

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Hotel Theft of £150 From Firm's Funds

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 1

The loss of £150 belonging I to the Lachlan Finance Company, Forbes, which was stolen from the office at the…

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2 Men Gaoled for Stealing Out of Cars

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 1

TWO men were given sentences of three months' gaol for thefts from motor vehicles in Forbes streets in the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday…

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Men Charged with Drunkenness at Weethalle Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 1

Three wen failed to appear to answer charges of drunkenness in the Weethalle Court of Petty Sessions last Thursday…

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Court Case Struck Out

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 1

A case in which Robert James Carter, licensee of the Royal Hotel, West Wyalong, had taken action against Joseph…

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West Wyalong Warden's Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 2

In the West Wyalong Warden's Court last week, Mining Warden, Mr. M. Fegan, S.M., heard several…

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Bond Given in Tallimba Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 2

A 66-years-old man was given the benefit of a bond by Mr. Fegan, S.M. when he appeared in the Tallimba Court of Petty Sessions last Thursday to answer two…

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Stir In Weethalle Court; Decision In Lengthy Case

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 7

There was a stir in the Weethalle Court of Petty Sessions last Thursday when questions were asked about a woman leaving the court and talking to a witness for the defence. Before the court was Edward…

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Kindly Action Brought Man To W.W. Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 2

An unususpecting Wyalong man who gave some children a ride on the back of his truck after they had…

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Story of Allaged Ungarie Road Accident Told In Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 5

The story of an alleged accident on the Ungarie road on the evening of April 3, in which a young man was injured, was unfolded in the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions before Mr. M. Fegan S. M. last Wednesday. Before the court was…

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Man For Trial On Charge Of Stealing Pig

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 2

In the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions last week, a Wyalong man was committed for trial on a charge of stealing a pig from the West Wyalong…

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Police Boys' Club at Ungarie

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 1

The newly formed Police Boys' Club at Ungarie had its first meeting last Friday night…

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