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Courts & crime, 1938

19 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Small Debts Court

The Bombala Times · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 4

Talbot v. Hall.—In this case ex-Councillor Talbot had issued a summons against P. L. Hall for £3/18/, for chaff alleged to have been sold by the…

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Bendoc Court of Petty Sessions

Delegate Argus · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 2

At the Court of Petty Sessions, at Bendoc, on Saturday last, before Mr. J. R. Burke, P.M., and Messrs. Donald Cameron and…

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Hide Stealing Charges Heard in Bega Court Accused Committed for Trial

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 3

At the Bega Court on the 8th inst., Roy William Chittick and Cecil Woods, former employees at the Bega tannery, were defendants in a number of…

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Court Petty Sessions WEDNESDAY, 16th FEBRUARY. (Before Mr. Britz, P.M.)

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 4

Two youths, Robert Douglas and William Norman, who were on the trail per bike, were charged with breaking and entering and stealing from the…

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Court Petty Sessions

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 4

At the last Delegate Police Court the case was heard of George Alam, of Delegate, storekeeper, versus H. A. O. Cotterill, of Ando. The plaintiff claimed…

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Breaking, Entering and Stealing

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 2

At the Cooma Quarter Sessions last week, James William Mead, who was undefended, pleaded guilty to— (1) breaking and entering the…

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Bendoc Court of Petty Sessions Maintenance Case

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

At the recent sittings of the Bendoc Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. Burke, P.M., Edith May Baker proceeded against her husband, William…

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Court Petty Sessions (Before Mr. Britz, P.M.)

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

At the monthly Court on Wednesday, for a minor breach of the Traffic Act, a defendant was fined 5/. Alfred L. Young, of Orbost, was…

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Man and Wife Attempted Assault and Suicide

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 2

A doctor and the police were called hurriedly to a guest house in Commissioner Street, Cooma, early Saturday morning where it is alleged…

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Court on Shooting of a Dog Law Clear

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: One of the questions raised by an appeal before the Court of Criminal Appeal was whether the killing of a dog, pursuant…

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Coroner's Court

Delegate Argus · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 2

At the Courthouse, Delegate, yesterday afternoon, the District Coroner (Mr. Julius Vider) held an inquest on the death of…

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Liquor Case Magistrate in Quandary. Unusual Point

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 4

In a case at Nowra Police Court, when a man was charged with carrying liquor off licensed premises during prohibited hours, the defendant swore…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Defendant Committed for Trial

Delegate Argus · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 2

At the Bendoc court of Pelly Sessions, before Mr. J R. Burke, P.M., Detective G. A. Wright proceeded against Frederick Corker…

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Charge of Sheep Stealing

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 4

ORBOST, Saturday.—Frederick Corker Minchin, grazier, was charged at Bendock on Saturday, before Mr. J. F. Burke, P.M., with having at…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Accused Acquitted

Delegate Argus · Thursday 19 May 1938 · page 3

At the Bairnsdale General Sessions yesterday, before His Honor Judge Richardson, Frederick Corker Minchin was…

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Coroner's Court

Delegate Argus · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 2

At the Court House, Delegate, on Tuesday last, the District Coroner (Mr. Julius Vider) held an inquest on the death of Michael…

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Police Essay Competition

Delegate Argus · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 2

On the afternoon of Thursday, 25th August, a pleasant little function was held at the Subsidised School "Murthlie,"…

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Mila School Police Essay Competition Winners

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 3

On the afternoon of Thursday, 25th instant, a pleasant little function was held at the subsidised school, "Murthlie," Woodburne, Mila, the residence of…

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Land Court the Racecourse Case

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 4

The Pastures Protection Board's proposed resumption of a 60 x 1 chain strip of the Bombala racecourse property, along the main Delegate road,…

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