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Blue Mountains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Important Industrial Cases Question of Overtime Chemists in Court over Saturday Work

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 3

The award applying to the conduct of pharmacies in Katoomba, evidently was compiled without consideration having been paid to…

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Traffic Problems Police to Assist

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 2

Traffic problems at Katoomba have been exercising the minds of Katoomba[?]a aldermen and officials for a lengthy period. Not only does…

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Traffic Breaches Motorists in Court

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 2

Dellinquent motorists were in force before Katoomba Police Court, on Tuesday. Convictions were recorded in each instance, and in some cases…

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Canine Murder

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 1

The ghoats, who indulge the violations habit of poisoning harmless dogs, appear to be particularly prevalent at Katoomba. On Monday…

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Court House Claim for Masonry K.J. Paterson Gets Verdict

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 4

An action between Robert John Paterson, of Katoomba, monumental mason, plaintiff, and William John Bailey, of Oberon, builder,…

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The Blaxland Murder Coronial Inquest Opened at Penrith Who Killed Leslie?

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 5

The inquest into the death of Ronald Lachlan Leslie, who was found, death in his car near "Blaxland, on October 12, with three…

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Begging Alms Ex-soldiers Sentenced

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 7

Const. P. W. Archer heard something, on Monday last, which induced him London plain clothes, and proceed to Main street. He described…

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Murder and Abetting Coroner's Verdict Brothers Committed for Trial

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 3

The inquest into the death of Ronald Lachlan Lesile, who was found dead in his car, near Blaxland, on October 12, with three…

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Blaxland Murder Trial Next Week

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 4

The brothers Higgs, nommitted for trial by the District Coroner, will appear some time during the Control Criminal Sessions, opening…

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The Mountains Murder Accused Acquitted

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 December 1927 · page 5

"The charge brought against William Guy Higgs is that without provocation. justillcation, or excuse, he deliberately and unlawfully took…

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