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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

43 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 3

Two Prisoners Escape from Gaol

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 2

Some time during Sunday night, two prisoners named Pilkington and Wallace escaped from Bega gaol by breaking tnrough the bars…

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The Black Hand of Murder (Published by Arrangement)

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 3

William G. Shepherd, after an exhaustive survey as special representative of "Collier's", of Prohibition and its results in Chicago…

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Theft from Chinaman

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

At the Cooma Police Court to-day, before Messrs F. C. Crowe and D. Moriarty, J's. P., Frederick Ernest Alfred…

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The Black N[?] of Murder. (Published by Arrangement)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

William G. Shepherd, after an exhaustive survey as special representative of "Collier's" of Prohibition and its results in…

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Police and Prohibition. (Published by Arrangement)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 2

The Washington correspondent of the London "Morning Post"'in a studied reflection puts it this way:—…

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Police and Prohibition (Published by Arrangement)

Delegate Argus · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 3

The Washington correspondent of the London "Morning Post," in a studied reflection puts it this way:-…

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Legal Murder. [Published by Arrangement]

The Bombala Times · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 1

Robert Barry, in a special article for the New York "Evening World," draws attention to the fact that Government poisoning of alcohol known to…

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Cooma District Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 2

The Cooma District Court was opened on Tuesday and continued its sittings on Wednesdays his…

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Jindabyne Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 2

At the Jindabyne Police Court on Monday last, before Mr J. W. T. Forrest, Police Magistrate, the following cases were dealt with:…

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Cooma Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 2

The Police Magistrate, Mr. I. W. T. Forrest presided at me Cooma Police Court on Tuesday 22nd February, when the following…

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Court of Petty Sessions. FRIDAY, 18th February. Before Mr. Forest, P.M.

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 2

Don Kennedy pleaded quilty to a charge of neglecting to make the annual statistical returns for his garage, and was fined £2, Court costs 8/-…

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Cooma Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 2

At the Cooma Court on Monday before Mr D. Moriarty J.P. Reginald Kerry was charged with behaving in a riotous manner in David Mack's…

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Cooma Police Court. FRIDAY 11th MARCH 1927

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 2

Messrs. E. J. O'Brien, J. C. Crone and D. Moriarty J'S P presided…

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Bombala Police Court. (BEFORE J. W. Forrest, P.m.) Friday, 18Th March

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 3

Sgt. Ruffles proceeded against Arthur Helmers, of Bibbenluke, for that being the drover of 1068 mixed sheep at Boco, on the McLachlan River, on…

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Police Superintendent's Protest (Published by Arrangement)

Delegate Argus · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 3

The Superintendent of Police, Boston, Michael H. Crowley thus save his opinion to the New York "Herald Tribune" on the…

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Cowardly Assault. on Mr L. Goldberg by a Drunken Man

The Bombala Times · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 1

On Monday afternoon Mr. Goldberg was attending to his business at his store in Maybe. Street, when a man much the worse of liquor…

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Farmers at Law. STEWART v. Leslaighter. Settled Out of Court

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 1

The business affairs of two Bombala landowners were ventilated before Mr. Justice James and a jury of four in the Supreme Court, Sydney, last…

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Police Superintendent's Protest. (Published by Arrangement)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 3

The Superintendent of Police, Boston, Michael H. Crowley thus gave his opinion to the New York. "Herald Tribune" on the seventh…

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The [?] Murder. Accused Acquitted

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 2

The only case tried at the Broken Hill Circuit Court yesterday was that in which James Hughes, 16, was…

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Broken Hill Murder. Hughes Not Guilty

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 2

James Hughes, who stood his trial at the Broken Hill Circuit Court for the murder of little Joan Smith, at Poolamacca station, on August 24th…

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