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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

32 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Cattle Stealing Alleged Heifers From Bargo

The Picton Post · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 3

Constables E.C. Finch and H.C. Baylock arrested a young man at Camden on Monday afternoon. He was subsequently charged with stealing two…

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Police Court S.p. Betting Cases

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 2

At the Picton Police Court, on Friday last, before the Police Magistrate, Mr. J. W. T, Forrest, there was a sequel to the raid conducted at Picton…

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Wide Powers Under Transport Act Cases at Picton Court

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 3

At Picton Police Court on Friday, two cases under the State Transport (Co-Ordination) Act, were heard, and in giving the facts…

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Camden Police Court

Camden News · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 7

A long list of varied cases came before the Police Magistrate at the January sittings of the Court at Camden on Tuesday last, 14th inst…

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Police Complimented

Camden News · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 6

At the Camden Council meeting on Monday the Mayor, Ald. W. Larkin, paid a coupliment to Sergt. Porteus and his officers controlling the…

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Court Shorts From Camden

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 1

There was a lengthy and mitcelleneous list dealt with before the Police Magistrate, Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, at Camden, last week…

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Murder on a Honeymoon

The Campbelltown News · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 7

Edna May Oliver and James Cleason, that inimitable screen team, mix hilarious comedy with tense melodrama drama while solving the answer to…

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Camden Police Court

Camden News · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 6

A big list of cases confronted the Magistrate (Mr. W. Forest, P.M.) at the monthly sittings of the Camden Police Court on Tuesday last, the…

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District Court. Thursday, February, 20, 1936

The Campbelltown News · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 3

His Honor Judge Nield will preside at a sittings of the District Court at the Court House, Campbelltown on Thursday the 20th…

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Camden Police Court

Camden News · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 8

Further cases heard at local police court on Tuesday, of last week, by Mr. Forest, P.M. Smoking in Public Halls…

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Camden Police Court

Camden News · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 6

The March sittings of the above Court occupied the time of the Magistrate, Mr. W. Forrest P.M., for the whole of Tuesday afternoon last, 10th…

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Coroner's Court (Continued From Page One). Someone on the Line

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 2

I said "I saw someone on the line an do not know if he got clear and have sent the fireman back to have a look." I said "I'm afraid I may have hit…

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Coroner's Court Inquiry Into Death of Mr. Bob Fisher Verdict of Accidental Death

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 1

The Picton District Coroner (Major Robert) conducted an inquiry at the Court House, on Saturday last, into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Robert George Fisher, aged 60, a railway fettler, who was found dead on the railway line, near Picton…

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Neighbours at Law Thornton-Tornaghi Trouble Over Timber Summons Case at Picton Court

The Picton Post · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 1

A WILTON WORRY occupied Police Megistrate J. W. Forrest's time at Picton Court on Friday, when George Thornton and Cyril Segal, Trustees of the estate of the late John Alexander Sutherland, proceeded against Lconi Angela Tornaghi…

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District Court

The Campbelltown News · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 3

A sittings of the District Court for the Southern and Hunter Distinct at Campetown will be held at the local court House on…

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District Court List of Cases for Hearing

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 June 1936 · page 1

Included in the list of cates set down for hearing at the District Court, to be held at Campbelltown to-morrow and Friday, it one in…

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Camden Police Court

Camden News · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 7

The monthly Court held on Tuesday last, 9th inst., did not cause the presiding Magistrate, Mr. W. J. Forrest, P.M., much worry, as the…

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"A Pound to Threepence" Double Bettor Brings £21/18 at Picton Police Court

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 July 1936 · page 1

"ALTHOUGH betting in a very small way, defendant should know the consequences and his responsibilities in the matter, and I cannot see my way dear to extend the genefit of Section 556A of the Crimes Act to him. Gillett, you are fined £20 together with 30/- police costs and 8/-…

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The Casino Murder Case

The Campbelltown News · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 6

In “The Casino Murder Case,” opening next Wednesday at the Macquarie Theatre, Paul Lukas, featured player of such successes as “Little…

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Police Court

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 2

At Camden Police Court, Henry J. Shelley, of Picton, was fined and 8/ costs on a charge brought against him for alleged cruelty to animals. The…

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