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Blue Mountains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

14 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Theft of a Dollar

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 3

George kong sing proceeded by summons against E. Stewart for the thoft of 4s 2d. Mr E. A. Milford of Lambton and…

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Field Day in Court. a Crowded House

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 3

THE largo crowd outside the local Police Court on Wednesday morning gave ample evidence of a busy day within the Temple of Justice…

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Katoomba's Police Court. an Extended Sitting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 3

When the clock chimed six on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Clegg, P.M., intimated that he had had quite sufficient for the day and would resume at 9 o'clock on the following…

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Small Debts Court

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 3

The case W. Rohermann (plumber) v. G. Whitty for balance of contract, which defendant refused to pay on the grounds that plaintiff had not completed his contract…

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Friday's Court. the "Sleeping" Sovereign

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 3

Dame Justice has undoubtedly been bustled out of her usual stately gait during the past fortnight at the Katoomba Court House. Hence adjournments were found necessary to…

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Thursday's Court. Detention of Goods

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 3

William Ireland appeared in answer to a charge of detention of goods. Mr. Payne appeared for complainant, James Howard Powell, and Mr. Grant for defendant…

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Assault Case

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 1

On Thursday morning, two women engaged in a litigation over an alleged assault and a counter charge of a similar nature…

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Katoomba's Monthly Court

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 3

A list of 35 minor cases was dealt with on Wednesday morning, before Mr T. B. Clegg. P.M., and Messrs Lowdon and Dwyer, JJ.P…

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Shire Council Complications. Reviewed in Open Court. Wall versus NEATE

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 5

The Council trouble, which has been adjourned from last month's Court owing to the Police. Magistrate ruling that, the complaint laid by Cr. J. T. Wall, through…

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Shire Council Complications. Reviewed in Open Court. Wall versus NEATE

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 3

The Council trouble, which had been adjourned from last month's Court, owing to the Police. Magistrate ruling that the complaint laid by Cr. J. T. Wall, through…

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Councillors in Conflict. Reviewed in Open Court. Wall versus Neate. Charges Dismissed. No Costs Allowed

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 3

The above case, in which Cr. Wall challenged the right of Cr. Neate to sit at the Shire table as a representative of Blackheath ratepayers on account of…

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Burglary at Valley Heights. Station Office Broken Into

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 7

On Monday morning, shortly after six o'clock, the officer-in-charge at the Valley Heights Railway Station, on opening up the station premises, found that a…

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Court Doings

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 4

On Monday morning, before Mr W. H. Timbrell, J.P., Thomas Thompson appeared in answer to a charge of drunkenness. He was fined 20s or 14 days…

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Wall v. Neate. Councillors in Court

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 1

The long-drawn-out dispute between Crs. Wall and Neate, which was referred back from the Full Court, was re-opened in Katoomba on Thursday before Mr P.M…

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