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South Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

234 stories in South Coast's papers · page 6 of 12

The Police Magistracy

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 22 June 1905 · page 2

Mr C. J. B. Watson, of the SHOALHAVEN NEWS, has passed a preliminary examination to qualify for appointment to the position of police magistrate…

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Police Court. Nowra, Tuesday, June 20. Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M., and Messrs John Monaghan, D. Hyam, and G. Alley, Js P., Riotous Behaviour

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 22 June 1905 · page 2

Thomas Shepherd, jim., was charged under section 7 of the Police Offences Act, with having behaved in a riotous manner in a street at Bomaderry on…

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Police Court. [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1905 · page 2

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District Court. [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1905 · page 2

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Licensing Court. [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1905 · page 2

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Licensing Court

Southern Star · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 3

A BILLIARD license was granted to J. W. Twyford, Cobargo, and renewal of hotel license to the Bank Hotel, Bega…

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Police Court. Wednesday, 21St June, 1905. (Before Mr. H. S. Hawkins. P.M.)

Southern Star · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 3

DAVID LAMBERT, licensee of the Royal Hotel, Bega, was charged with allowing gaming for stakes to be carried on in his licensed premies on the 11th inst…

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Novel Murder Defence. Loss of Identity

Southern Star · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 2

The correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" telegraphed from New York on 23rd March:—Mr George Wood, as [?]work…

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Police Court

Southern Star · Wednesday 28 June 1905 · page 2

ON Monday James Malone was fined 10s for being drank and disorderly in Gipps-street on Saturday night. Yesterday. A. M. Bourke was…

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The Story of the Blacks. Chapter Xxxvi. Black Bloodhounds—the Native Police

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 28 June 1905 · page 7

After the establishment of the black police, when the settler's stock had been interfered with, or an outrage committed by the natives whose territory he had invaded, the…

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Man Charged by a Cow

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 29 June 1905 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon last, a stray cow charged a man on the Bridge Road, The man carried an umbrella, and when the cow approached he…

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Police Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1905 · page 2

At the Police Court on Tuesday morning, before Mr. H. S, H .Ha[?]wkins. P.M., A. M. Bourke was fined 2s 6d and 4s 10d costs, on the information of Mr. Inspector…

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Burglary Syndicate. Paris Gang on Trial. Leader's 600 Offences

Southern Star · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 2

In the annals of French crime no stranger stroy can be found than that the incidents of which at now being told at the Somme Assize Court at Amiens…

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Case of T.M. Slattery. His Conviction Quashed. by the High Court

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 2

THE ease of Thomas Michael Slattery, who appealed against a conviction on a charge of stealing £6958 18s 10d, was again before the Chief Justice (Sir Samuel Griffiths), Mr Justice…

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Police Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1905 · page 2

As the Police Com[?] before Messrs, H [?] I. Pell, J‘s. P., [?] with stealing 5 [?]…

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Nowra Police Court. Monday, July 3. (Before Mr J. Green, J.P.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 July 1905 · page 7

George Woodward, charged with being drunk in Kinghorn-street on Sunday morning last, was fined; 103 or seven days. For obscene language he was fined 40s, or one…

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The Story of the Blacks. Chapter Xxxvi. Black Bloodhounos—the Native Police

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 July 1905 · page 12

Mr Rusden, in his "History of Australia," speaks of a massacre in the Barcoo country. An officer of police rode up to the station, and in conversation asked the squatter how…

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Police Court

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 3

At the local Police Court on June 30th before Mr. Hawkins, P.M. the following cases Were beard:— D. Blanchiield v. the executors of the late D Inskip, a…

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A Motorist. Charged with Manslaughter. a Mother Killed

Southern Star · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 2

At the close of the inquest at Coinbrook on 4th April, on the body of Mrs Mary Haines, who was killed on the previous Sunday through being run down…

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Police Court, Bega. Friday, 14Th July, 1905. Before Messrs. H. S. Hawkins, P. M., and E. I. Pell, J. P.

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 2

(Mr. John Tarlinton occupied a seat on the Bench for a couple of hours and then retired ) Squire Hibburd, on remand, was charged…

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