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Blue Mountains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

16 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Alleged Theft of Motor Car Strange Case Before the Court Car Removed from its Garage in October, 1924 Man Answers Three Charges

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

When Frederick Leroy Tracy, managing director of N. Leroy Tracey, Ltd, reached his home in Walker Street, North Sydney, on the…

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Assault Case Trouble Over Butter Mallet As Argument

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 2

All extraordinary case occupied the attention of P.M. Chippindall at Katoomba Police Court on Tuesday. The principals came Blackheath…

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News from all Blue Mountains District Centres Mock Court Presentation to Dr. Michell

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 April 1926 · page 6

Since its inception; Dr. R. T. Michell has been lecturing doctor to Blackheath ambulance class, and on Friday night, in St. Aidan's Hall…

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Boarding House Theft

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 4

Victor Roy Motoalf appeared at Katoomba police court this morning, charged with stealing 28/9/6 in cash, and a handbag, the property…

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Indian Sidelights Was It Murder?

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 3

Now, I suppose, there are very few "Echo" readers who have not, at some time or other, pondered over that collection of Oriental tales,…

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Sewer connection Ratepayief in Court

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

For some time hostillites have been in progress between Katoomba Council, and Miss Charlotte Harriet Brown, of Murrl Street, Katoomba…

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The Murder Plague (pubilshed by Arrangement.) in "Dry" U.S.A.

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

In an article untitled "The Rising Tide of Crimo" In "The World's Work" (New York), Mr. Lawrence Pottler points out that the United…

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Industrial Court Heavy Fines Inflicted Injustice of It All

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 7

Bumble, of Didkens' fame, said "the law is a ass—a idiot," and the old chap was quite right. It is a sort of hocus-pocus science, that…

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The New Court House

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. J. Halley, of Oberon, who is at present, engaged on extensive additions and improvements to Jonolan House, is the successful tenderer…

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Local Burglaries Police Baffled

The Blackheath Bulletin · Tuesday 25 May 1926 · page 2

Seen on his rounds yesterday, F.-c. Constable R. Ledger had nothing fresh to report from the House-Byron burglary…

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Poultry, Poison and Police "All in a Neighbourly Way" Grave Charge Unsubstantiated

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 2

Considerable excitement was caused here about a month ago by the arrest, by a visiting detective, of a resident and property-owner of…

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Prisoner's Death Expires in Lock-up Police Did All Possible

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 2

At Katoomba, on Tuesday, M,r. U. Colvin, acting coroner for the district, held an inquiry. Into the circumstances attending the death of…

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Stealing a Watch

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 3

Arthur James Davies appeared before Justices Foster and McCan[?] at Katoomba Police Court on Tuesday, charged with stealing a rolled-gold…

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New Court House Contractor Well Forward

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 2

The work of erecting the new additions to Katoomba Court House is well forward, and the contractor, Mr. W. J. Bailey, of Oberon, hopes to…

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P.M. CHIPPINDALL Promoted to Children's Court Farewelled by Katoombans

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 3

There was an under-current of sadness about Tuesday's Court proceedings. The whisper had gone round that it was to be the last appearance…

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New Magistrate MR. G. B. Gibson Welcomed

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 2

Mr. G. B. Gibson, P.M., late of Albury, who has been appointed to succeed Mr. Chippindall, P.M., as Magistrate for the Blue Mountains…

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