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Blue Mountains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

28 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2

Local Traffic Problem Mayor's Quandary Council Decides to Retain Two Officers Police Cannot Assist

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

A letter from the Inspector-General of Police was road at Katoomba Council, on Tuesday night, relative to that body's request that the police…

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"The Count" Charged

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 3

William Harry Rolfe, better known as "The Count," was before the count at Katoomba, last week, charged with being an idle and…

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Court House Statistics

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

The annual statistics, relating to the work of Katoomba Court House, during 1927, have been compiled by Mr.C.E. Foster, C.P.S. Local…

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Bumped the Police and Finishes Second

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 5

That Consts. Stedman and Curtain were driving at 30 miles per hour, when attempting to turn from Lurline Street into Waratah Street, at…

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Career of Crime Theft at "Carlton" Magistrate's Advice

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

A strongly built, intelligent looking young man, named Conrad Gould, was before Katoomba Police Court, on Tuesday, charged with the theft…

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Camp Rifled Charge of Breaking In Young Men in Court

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

Francis Cohen (23) and Sydney Ernest Robertson (21) made their appearance at Katoomba Court of Petty Sessions, on Tuesday, charged…

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Traffic Control: Practical Suggestion to Secure Police Aid

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 3

The control of traffic at Katoomba has becoine a Civic bughear. For many months the Council unnamed direct charge of the matter, which…

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Magistrate Referees Street Scraps Was Kay Punched? Witnesses See Nothing Wrong in Officer's Face Motorman Pays

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 5

Did Albert Taylor, motor proprietor, of Katoomba, punch George Kay on the nose, what time the latter was in his official uniform as…

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Moral Frailty: Theft is Theft However Disguised

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 3

Included among the rules which govern the Committee of the Blue Mountains Show Society, is one providing that the seat of any…

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Motor Cyclist Killed by Car Near "Essendene" Parramatta Man Charged with Manslaughter Inquest Adjourned

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 1

A shocking tragedy occurred on the Bathurst Road, in the vicinity of Ess[?]ndene, on Sunday afternoon, when Frederick William Kirby, a…

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COPYRIGHT: High Court Gives Decision in Test Case

The Blue Mountain Echo · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 2

For some considerable time, the Australian Performing Rights Association has been playing a lone head. Terrorising and prosecuting in all…

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Another Alleged Anzac "Mulled by His Missus" Queer Couple in Court

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 May 1928 · page 4

A dirty derelict, about 6.7 at scale limit, was grinding a tune from a music box, long past its prime, in Katoomba's business thoroughfare…

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Localisms Valuation Court

The Blue Mountain Echo · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 2

Dissatified ratepayers issues are notified that a Valuation Court, against Katoomba assessments, is fixed for Wednesday, May 23. Now…

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Dangerous Speeding on the New Road Police Aid Sought

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 6

The Glenbrook Progress Association has laid a complaint before the Shire Council, concerning motorists making a speedway of the new…

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An Expensive Bull! Case of Mistaken Identity Katoomba Court Case

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 21 June 1928 · page 1

In the case of alleged allowing a bull to stray in Katoomba Municipality, mistaken identity was the defence put forward…

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Cowardly Assault Ex-katoomban Injured

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 5

Mr. Sid. Boyle, of Katoomba, at present located temporarily at Hurstville, recently was the victim of a particularly cowardly assault…

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Going West Three Lads Charged

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 4

Three young men, Losile Hogan [?] Loonard Branch. (19). and George Collins (31) were out of work and penniless. Lured by the…

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"Hit-and-run" Motor Drivers Magistrate's Strictures Two Convictions at Katoomba Court this Week Drastic Penalties

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 1

The "hit-and-run" motorist is becoming unpleasantly frequent, as witness the vernacular name which now is commonly attached to him…

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Katoomba Court Interlude

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 2

Magistrate: What rale was the car travelling? Witness: I cannot say, Magistrate: But you are in the…

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Police Besieged

The Blue Mountain Echo · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 2

Katoomba police station had to be barrleaded on Sunday. During the big snow-storm on Wednesday last, a glant show man was made on the…

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