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

Courts & crime, 1954

235 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 12

West Wyalong Warden's Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 4

Matters determined by Mining Warden Mr. W. F[?], S [?], in the Mining Warden's Court at West Wyalong last…

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Sittings of Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 4

Next Monday, Mr., Kelly, one of the three Licensing Magistrates for New South Wales will preside at a special sitting…

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Hotel Raids Bring £87 at Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 5

Raids on three hotels in Temora and Ariah Park in May and June resulted in 22 people being lined a total of £74 with…

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Gaol For Vagrancy

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 9

A special Court on Monday sentenced William Thomas Carroll (65), of no fixed abode, to one month's imprisonment in Bathurst…

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Two Men Arrested On Theft Counts

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 1

Two men who were allegedly noticed to be interfering with perked cars outside the Forbes Town Hall on Wednesday night…

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Court Stories of Thefts Ganger Stole Four Rails, Sold Them; Must Pay £24

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 1

A RAILWAY ganger who pleaded guilty to the theft of four lengths of second-hand rails, the property of the Railway Department, was fined £10 in…

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Barister Syas Action of Police Was Illegal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 1

Police had acted illegally in delaining a man for several hours for questioning, before releasing in on bail, Sydney, barrister Mr. F. Hidden alleged at the Wyalong Quarter Sessions on Tuesday…

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Police Promotion to Ex-forbes Man

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 2

A former Forbes man who joined the N.S.W. Police Force in 1919 was this week promoted from Superintendent,…

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Court Sittings In Bland Shire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 7

Mr. S. D. Dickkson, MLA, advised the last meeting of the Bland Shire Council that the matter of increasing the…

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Stole Parson's Razor Six Month's Gaol

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

A young man called at the Methodist Parsonage at Cowra in the hope of getting something to eat…

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Police Warning On Windscreen Labels

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 4

Sgt. A. J. Holmes said yesterday there were a number of uncollected windscreen labels and motor registration papers…

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Extra Day at Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 5

Forbes has been granted an extra Court sitting day a month -- the fourth Tuesday. This has been decided…

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No Evidence on Assault Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 6

A case was listed in the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions last Monday, before Mr. M. R. Robson J.P…

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Two Years Gaol For Harden Man

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 4

Kevin Vivian Clarke, 23, of Harden, was sentenced to two years hard labor at Young Quarter Sessions after pleading…

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Gaol For Thefts At West Wyalong And Ardlethan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 5

In the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions last week, Mr. W. Finlay S.M. sentenced a Victorian man to three months hard labor for stealing at West…

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Ex-train Guard On Stealing Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 7

After conducting a search of a residence in the railway yards at Barellan on the 23rd August, 1954, a quantity of…

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Magistrate Grants Licence Transfer

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 5

In the Forbes Licensing Court on Tuesday, the Licensing Magistrate (Mr. W. E. MacAndrew) granted a transfer of the…

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Found Guilty of Murder: Orange Taxi-Driver's Death

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 5

Slavi Radeff, a Bulgarian, was in Sydney. Central Criminal Court on Wednesday afternoon found guilty of the murder of…

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Visiting Police For Show And Races

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 12

Owing to the visit of the Governor (Lieut.-Gen. John Northcott) and the show and races being held to-day and to-morrow,…

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Alleged Show Day Assault

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 6

A professional boxer, employed by Roy Bell's boxing troupe, appeared in the West Wyalong Court of…

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