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Blue Mountains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

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

Smashing Street Lights Police After Culprits

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 6

Destructive spirits in the Faulconbridge district have been wilfully smashing to street lights. So complained the Electricity…

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Alleged Assault

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 September 1928 · page 2

Yssterday morning, Leslie Dodd was before Mr. C. E. Foster, J.P., charged with having in[?]led grievous bodily harm upon Harry…

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Theft Will Out! "Pinching" a Footpath Question of Alignment

The Blue Mountain Echo · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 2

Mention in lighting committee at the Shire Council meeting, on Wednesday, that a higher and wider line, with 10ft. arms, was to be erected…

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Stratford Fete for Tennis Court

The Blue Mountain Echo · Tuesday 16 October 1928 · page 3

On Saturday last, a most successful fete was held on the grounds of Stratford Church of England School for Girls, Lawson…

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Stolen Light Cover Motorman Charged

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 3

Frederick Alfred Gillard, of Leura, was charged with two offences, at Katoomba Police Court, on Tuesday. The first was an accusation of having…

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"Beastly Drunk" Barnes Sentenced

The Blue Mountain Echo · Tuesday 23 October 1928 · page 2

Judge Armstrong is noted for his soft heart: at times, it has even been urged that he blends the maximum of mercy with justice. In his…

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Sabbath Burglary Soper Chambers Entered

The Blue Mountain Echo · Tuesday 20 November 1928 · page 2

In broad daylight, and with a coolness deserving of a more fitting application, two men entered Soper Chambers, about, 11 a.m. on…

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A Tennis Court Request From Hospital Nurses Long Felt Want

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 1

"I cordially approve of the request of the nurses for a tennis court," said the president of the Blue Mountains Anzac Memorial Hospital at the…

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