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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1923
Page
2
In Dowling Street on June 19 Thomas Feeney fined £5 plus court costs in default two months hard labour for indecent conduct. In Lachlan Street Jerry Hogan found guilty of indecent conduct fined £10 plus costs in default three months hard labour. time to pay refused.
Patrick MacAlister pleaded guilty to using indecent language on Rankin Street on June 22 and was fined £6 with court costs or two months hard labor. Ernest At king was fined the same amount with no time to pay. W Laffin was found guilty of plying for hire in Forbes with motor car no 65, licensed at Orange. Magistrate imposed £10 fine plus £8 court costs and £1 1s professional costs, seven days hard labor if unpaid. seven days to pay.
Clifford Nash failed to appear to answer a charge of having a lighted spotlight in his car in Tem plar Street on June 14. Constable Scarfe testified to witnessing the offense. Nash was fined 6 shillings with court costs or 24 hours in jail. The Inspector of Nuisances prosecuted Tommy Al Wang for tethering a horse insecurely on Rankin Street. Moloney appeared for the Council and Broderick for the defendant. Wang was fined 10 shillings with 8 shillings court costs and £1 1s professional costs, or in default 14 days hard labor. Richard Crippin, William Irwin, and T Maxwell fined 10 shillings with 8 pence costs for stock straying in the streets, plus 10 shillings 6 pence professional costs and seven days to pay. On two charges of obtaining money under false pretences William Booth remanded for 14 days. Ball allowed, well in £20 and one surety in no like amount.
Tracey Buckley is charged with breaking into McGirr's produce store on Dowling Street on June 19 with intent to steal. Alfred Scarfe and Patrick and Frank McGirr testified Buckley was familiar with the premises. the case was dismissed without the defendant giving evidence.
George Perry sued Shaw Strickland for £4 4s for seven Sundays of overtime work while employed by Strickland. Mr Moloney appeared for Perry and Mr Broderick for Strickland. The plaintiff stated the claim covered overtime at time and a half. His Worship found that there was.
The Forbes Rugby League held its weekly meeting at the Wattle Ten Rooms with delegates from Federals Emeralds Calaria and Bedgerabong present. Issues included transfers referees appointments future delegates and a protest over a Goolagong match result.
A court rejected an award covering rural workers on small stations and dismissed the case after noting the defendant had overpaid the plaintiff beyond what was necessary.
Austen & Pratley's advertises dark heather wool and cotton knitted socks at 1/64. It also touts all wool socks from 1/4 and urges shoppers to visit for great meat at McGirr the People's Butcher on Rankin Street and recommends Woods Great Peppermint Cure for bronchial coughs.
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