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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

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Camden Police Court. Thursday, 18th January

Camden News · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 3

Before Mr. M. S. Meagher, P.M. Police v. Francis Peter Peterson, a visitor to district, street betting, accepting bets in conjunction with…

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Nuisance at Dance Complaints To Police Man Faces Charge in Court

The Picton Post · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

At the last sitting of the Picton Court of Petty Sessions, Robert George Nicols, of Wollongong, appeared before Mr. T. H. Brooke…

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Picton Court Special Licensing Bench Appeal Against Refusal to Grant License

The Picton Post · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 4

A full bench of the licensing court, consisting of Messrs. J. B. Scobie, V. H. Wells and S. J. Bliss, S.M's. were in attendance at the Picton court on…

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Man on Stealing Charge

The Picton Post · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 7

Douglas Keith Linchan of Elvy Street, Bargo, appeared before Mr. T. H. Brooke P.M., at the Picton Court of Petty Sessions held on February…

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Man Remanded On Stealing Charges

The Picton Post · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 8

Appearing before Justices of the Peace, Messrs. E. Oakman and H. A. I Potts, at the Picton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Charles Hill, of…

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Shorts From the Court

The Picton Post · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 3

At February court of petty sessions, Picton, the following cases were heard 'before Mr. T. H. Brooke, P.M . Edward John Grosvenor of Picton…

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Tahmoor C.W.A. Property Damaged Two Men Face Charges at Picton Court

The Picton Post · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 3

Two men pleaded guilty to a charge of maliciously damaging property of the Tahmoor Country Women's Association, at the February Court of…

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Campbelltown District Court

The Campbelltown News · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 6

A man who was previously convicted of spitting twice in a widow’s face this week sued her for £400 damages on alternate grounds of…

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Hypocrites Over Country Betting Licensing Would Give The Police Proper Control

The Picton Post · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 6

"I always feel that we are a lot of hypocrites when we are dealing with cases like this," said Mr. A. H. Crawley in his address to the Bench…

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Youth Committed for Trial Driving Under Influence Charged with Causing Grievocs Bodily Harm

The Picton Post · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 2

At the Picton Court of Petty Sessions held last Thursday, before Mr. T. H. Brooke P.M., Leonard John Robertson of Forest, Rd., Mortdale, was…

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Camden District Hospital Tennis Court to Be Built

Camden News · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Board of Directors of the Camden District Hospital, it was unanimously decided to build a tennis court on the hospital…

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Heavy Fines Imposed Penalty For Cattle Stealing Two Brothers Face Charges

The Picton Post · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 4

At the Picton Court of Petty Sessions last Thursday, before Mr. A. E. Debenham P.M., Allan Ernest Quig and Clifford Edward Quig, of…

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Camden District Hospital. Tennis Court

Camden News · Thursday 10 July 1947 · page 8

Donations towards cost of constructing a tennis court at the Camden District Hospital for the use of the staff will be welcomed…

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Cattle Stealing Case Quashed on Appeal

Camden News · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 1

The appeal of Gerald Douglas Wylie against his conviction at the Camden Court of Petty Sessions last year, heard at the recent Court of…

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Cattle Stealing Case [?] on Appeal

The Campbelltown News · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 2

The appeal of Gerald Douglas Wylie against his conviction at the Camden Court of Petty Sessions last year, heard at the recent Court of…

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Camden Police Court

Camden News · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 4

At the July sitting of this court, presided over by Mr. H. Isles, Stipendiary Magistrate, the following cases were heard…

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Police Officer Assaulted Man Sentenced to Three Months Hard Labour

The Picton Post · Thursday 7 August 1947 · page 4

Leo Peter Kane, 30, who works on Shell's property, appeared at the Picton Court of Petty Sessions, last "Thursday, before Mr. A. E…

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Cattle Stealing Charge Case Only Part Heard

The Picton Post · Thursday 7 August 1947 · page 5

At the Picton court of petty sessions last Thursday, before Mr. A. E. Debenham, S.M., Leo Irwin Kramer of Burragorang, pleaded not guilty to a…

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£40 Fine for Stealing Charge Man Steals and Sells Sulky, Horse and Harness

The Picton Post · Thursday 7 August 1947 · page 4

Leonard Brooks, 29, a labourer of Warwick Farm, at the Picton court last Thursday pleaded guilty to a charges of stealing one horse, a set of…

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Meeting of Local Land Board Picton Court House Tuesday, 26th

The Picton Post · Thursday 28 August 1947 · page 3

A meeting of the Local Land Board, for the Land District of Picton was held at the Court House, Picton, on Tuesday…

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