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South Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

282 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 15

Police Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 3

A peculiar case was heard at the Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. H. S. Hawkins, P.M., when a Jockey known as Hopkinson was…

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With Interference. Mr Adolf Beck Charged

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 2

Marie Rouquin, aged twenty-eight, described as a servant, of French nationality, living in Tottenham street, W. was charged before Mr Denman at…

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Nowra Police Court. Tuesday, Jan, 2. (Before the P. M. and Mr D. Hyam, J.P.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 6

Edwin Smith, John Kelly, and James Shearin pleaded not guilty to a charge of riotous behaviour on the Terrara Boad. Senior-sergeant Orawley deposed that on…

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Small Debts Court

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

In the Nowra small Debts Court yesterday. Dr H. K. King (by his agent, George Hayes) sued Oswald George for £6, professional attendance…

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Folios Court. Nowra, Tuesday, January 2. BEFORE Lient Counel Chisb[?], P.M , and D. HA[?] J. P. [?] Use of Railway Ticket

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

Frank Sunday was charged by Inspector Robert Davies will travelling on the railway with a transferred ticket without authority. Defendant…

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Police Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 4

At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. H. S. [?] P.M., Thomas Henry [?] was charged with [?]…

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Police Court

The Bega Budget · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 5
Also in Southern Star

At the Police Court on Wednesday before Mr. H. S. Hawkins, P.M., Thomas Henry Gee was churned with wilful false swearing, alleged…

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Affective Police Court Incident. "The Holy City."

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 2

Thirty men and more youths, blear eyed and berry-bearded, unkempt, unshaven, with hair dishevelled and clothes tattered and torn, were lined up in the yard of a…

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Court News Thursday, Jan. 4Th, 1905 Licensing Court

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 8

Before Licensing Magistrates C. A. Cork and C. F. Warden the Inspectors annual report was presented. The report showed things to be in a very satisfactory condition…

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Snake Calls for the Police

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 6

A man in India found a rattlesnake[?] in by a rock, which threatened its [?] He removed the rock, releasing the snake, which showed obvious signs of…

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Kubelik in Court. a Poster Dispute

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 6

At Westminster on October 10th Mr Julius M. Price, the well-known war artist, sued Mr Huge GorlitZ, Mr Kubelik's manager for £25, the…

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Police Court

Southern Star · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M., Mr. Hawkins, yesterday, the following cases were heard, and there was a crowded attendance…

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The Magistrate

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 4

What a prodigious number of Jus[?] of the Peace there must be in the [?] Only the other say the Government appointed another branch,…

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Police Court

The Bega Budget · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 6

On Tuesday, before Mr. H. S. Hawkins, P.M., R. Wilson, C. and W. Breen, S. Pickard, Jno. Hart, and Joseph Higgs appeared charged…

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A Gerringong Assault Case. Father and Son Fined £10

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 8

The Kiama Courthouse was crowded on Tuesday with people, mostly from Gerringong to heat a case in which W.R. Cooke and his son, C.W.D. Cooke…

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The Court Roared

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 6

Baron Dowse, the eminent Irish Judge, was once judge when the accused could only understand Irish, and an interpreter was accordingly sworn. The prisoner said…

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Nowra Police Court. a Perjury Case. Tuesday, Jan. 16. (Before the P.M. and Mr G. U. Alley, J.P.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 7

William Baxter was charged with having sworn falsely in giving evidence in a case at the Nowra Police Court on the 2lst November last…

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Kubelik in Court. [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 6

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The Court Roared

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 4

Baron Dowse, the eminent Irish judge, was obes judge when the accused could only underhand Irish, and an interpreter was accordingly sworn. The prisoner said…

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