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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, 5th July. (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M.)

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 4

Police v. James Kavanagh, drunk and disorderly at the last Bibben luke races. Fined £2, Court costs 8s…

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Pistolling the Police Women "Bootleggers" (Published by Arrangement)

Delegate Argus · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 2

The latest phase of the degrading results of Prohibition in America is reported in the New York Tribune. Says the paper:—…

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End of the Ligouri Case in the First Court

The Bombala Times · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 1

The Ligouri case was concluded on Wednesday, after occupying the attention of Judge Ferguson and a jury for a fortnight…

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Cooma Police Court. Friday, 22nd July Before Mr J. L. SHROPSHIRE, P.M. Illegal Possession of Goods

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 2

Joseph James Sibraa, carrier, of Mittagang road near Cooma was summoned by the Police for having on 1st July…

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Shocking Crime. Murder of Two Girls

The Bombala Times · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

Harold Jones, a lad 15 years of age, has been arrested at Abertillery, Eng., and charged with murdering Florence Little, aged 11,…

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Cooma District Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 2

Judge Hamilton presided at the District Court held at Cooma this morning. There were two cases of appeal…

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District Court (Before His Honor, Judge Hamilton)

Delegate Argus · Thursday 11 August 1921 · page 2

Wallace Martin Hayden, for whom Mr. J. W. Abagail, of Sydney appeared, appealed against the decision given by the Police…

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Cooma District Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 2

His Honor Judge Hamilton presided at the District Court, which opened its sittings on Monday at Cooma…

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Prohibition. [Published by Arrangement.] Police "Heads" Unsympathetic

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 August 1921 · page 4

An important contribution to the question of Prohibition in America appears in the New York "World":—…

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Burglary and Science

Delegate Argus · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 1

A wall-known [?] sitts story in which a father [?] the choice of a [?] gravely considering the [?]…

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"Nation of Hypocrites." (Published by Arrangement) Americans Charged

Delegate Argus · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 3

"A prominent American," says "The Scotsman," "has remarked that Prohibition has turned his countrymen into a nation of…

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Cooma Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 2

The Police Magistrate Mr. J. L. Shropshire presided at the Cooma Police Court on Friday last when several cases…

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The Final Court

The Bombala Times · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 3

"Didn't I issue an injunction against that young man Tipples coming here again?" said the judge to his eldest daughter…

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Cooma Police Court. Friday, 21st OCTOBER

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 October 1921 · page 2

Before Mr J. L. Shropshire, police magistrate. David Burke, licensee of the Pine Valley hotel was fined…

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Demoralising the Police (Published by Arrangement.) Prohibition in U.S.A.

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 4

The following (from the New York "Times") is an example of one of the effects of the unworkable Prohibition laws in the United…

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Police Change at Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 December 1921 · page 2

Mr Inspector Barnes who has had charge of the Cooma Police district a little over twelve months, on Saturday received word of his…

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Cooma District Court. Tuesday, 6th DECEMBER

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 2

Before His Honor Judge Hamilton. SUTTON v. WEST. Palmer Sutton, grazier, of…

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Farewell and Welcome to Police Inspectors

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 December 1921 · page 2

Prior to the business of revising the lists the chairman said they were all aware that Police Inspector. Barnes had…

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