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Courts & crime, 1904

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District Court. [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2

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Stealing Butter

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

AT the Goulburn Quarter Sesions on Thursday of last week, Richard ones was charged with stealing at Mittagon during the month of February last, 150lb. of…

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District Court. Wednesday, 27Th April, 1904. (Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.)

Southern Star · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

The legal gentlemen present were Messrs. Rawlinson, Bland, Curtis, Richards, Blomfield and Cunningham. A. Ringland v. W. J. Eltherington…

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Nowra Police Court. Wednesday, April 27. (Before the P.M.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 5

P. Glenister, A. Hill, H. A. Usher, and W. Harvey were charged with committing a breach of the Game Act by shooting quail during the close season…

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Police Court. Nowra, April 28. Before Mr. Dove, P.M. Riotous Behaviour

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 2

George Ball, 23, was charged with having behaved riotously in Junction-st., Nowra, on the previous day. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s, in…

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Cobargo Police Court. Wednesday, 27Th April Before F. G. Roberts, J.P.

Southern Star · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

WILLIAM GREY, charged on warrant issued by the Central Tilba bench, for disobeying a summons for obtaining opium to the value of £1 and £1 in…

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A London Magistrate. Philosopher and Philanthropist. Mr. Plowden

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 6

Probably the best known, certainly the best-hearted, magistrate in the whole or London is be who has for the past eight years tempered justice not…

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Police Court. Nowra, April 28. Before Mr. Dove, P.M. Riotous Behaviour

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 2

George Ball, 23, was charged with having behaved riotously in Junctionst., Nowra, on the previous day. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s, in…

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Here and There. District Court next

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 1

Fire Brigade ball at Kiama Monday next. Social to-night in aid of the Nowra town baths…

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Police Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 2

At the Police Court on Tuesday morning before Mr. H. S. Hawkins, P.M., Patrick O'Hallaran was fined 5s or 24 hours for drunkenness, and £2 or 14 days in Bega…

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Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 3

On Thursday last, at the Central Tilba Police Court, before Messrs. H. Roberts P.M., and R. M. Bel[?], J.P., W.H. Gray was charged that he did in the…

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Criminal Assault

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 2

Alfred Norman, alias Collins, alias Sehmidt was charged at the Kiama Court on Tuesday with crimnally assaulting Violet Smith, a girl of 13 years of age, at Long Point,…

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Nowra Police Court. Monday, May 9. (Before the P.M.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 7

Ernest Northery, a boy about 17 years of age, was charged with stealing £2 1s 1d, the property of Percy J. Glanville, of Weetalibah, Crookhaven…

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Police Court. Nowra, Monday, MAY 9. Before Mr Dove, P.M.

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 2

Ernest Northey, 17, in custody, was charged with stealing, on 2nd May, £2 2s 1d. the property of Percy J. Glanville, at Welilibah, Crookhaven…

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Appeal Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 7

The P. M. heard an appeal yesterday against the assessment made by the South Shoalhaven Council on Mr H. R Hodgkin son's farm of 100 acres, the annual value of…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 3

Mr Dove, P.M., held a court in Nowra yesterday for the purpose of hearing appeals against the South Shoalhaven municipal assessment…

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Police Court. Nowra, Monday, May 9. Before Mr Dove. P.M.

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 2

Ernest Northey, 17,in custody, was charged with stealing; on 2nd May, £2 2s Id. the property of Percy J. Glanville, at Welihbah, Crookhaven…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 3

Mr Dove, P.M., held a court in Nowra yesterday for the purpose of hearing appeals against the South Shoalhaven municipal assessment…

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A Police Constable Testimonial-ised. Presentation at Nowra Court-house

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 2

Mr Dove, P.M., before the Nowra court business, was proceeded with yesterday, stated that lie bad been asked to make a presentation to…

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Police Court. Nowra, Tuesday, May 17. Before Mr Dove, P.M., and Mr G. U. Alley, J.P.

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 2

Walter Cambourn, on remand, was charged with assaulting Joseph Banks and so beating him as to occasion him actual bodily harm…

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