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Courts & crime, 1906

282 stories in South Coast's papers · page 4 of 15

Gold Ingots Mystery. Police Fail in a Charge

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 7

"Having in his possession and not giving a satisfactory account of the same, five ingots of sold and some scrap Bold, valued at L6OO."…

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High Court of Bravery. Royal Humane Society

Southern Star · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 6

Harold Begble writes in the "London Daily Mall":— There are rome windows in London which wear the look of old pictures,…

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Nowra Police Court. Tuesday, April 3. (Before the P.M. and Mr J. Green, J.P.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 April 1906 · page 6

L. H. Burnard was granted a hawker's license. John Connors pleaded guilty to being druuk in Kinghorn-street on tho 2nd inst…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 3. (Before the P.M. and Mr H. M'Kenzie, L.M.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 April 1906 · page 8

William Henry Brooke, in applying for a renewal of the license of the Commercial Hotel, Kangaroo Valley, also made application for a reduction in the license fee from…

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Police Courts. Wolumla

Southern Star · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 5

AT the Wolumla Police Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. H. S. Hawkins, P.M., W. W. Richardson, mine manager, proceeded…

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Student’s Revenge. Murder of a Professor

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 6

According to the Lisbon correspondent of the London “Daily Mail” :— A sensational incident in Coimbra, the seat of the Portuguese university where…

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Gold Ingots Mystery. Police Fail in a Charge

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 7

“Having in his possession and not giving a satisfactory account of the same, five ingots of gold and some scrap gold, valued at 1,[?]60.”…

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Nowra Police Court. Tuesday, April 17. (Before the P.M. and Mr J. D. Caines. J.P.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 3

Frank Fester appeared charged with using indecent language at Roseby Park on the 27th March. He pleaded guilty. The language was very disgusting, the…

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Nowra Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 17. (Before the P.M.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 3

H. J. Heath v. Cornelius Flynn, for £3 5s, goods sold and delivered. Plaintiff did not appear. Defendant admitted owing about £2 5s. He agreed…

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Police Court. a Black Cloud

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 2

At the Nawra Police yesterday (before Colonel Chisholm, P.M., and Mr J. D. Caines, J.P.) A number OF aborigines from the Roseby Park…

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A Bill to Legalise Murder

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 6

Wonders will never cease. A bill has been introduced into the Ohio Legislature making it legal to kill any person suffering from an incurable disease…

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The Recent Police Inquiry

Southern Star · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 6

THE papers in connection with the recent inquiry into a charge made against Constable McGuigan by Sergeant Thompson, both of the…

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Licensing Court

Southern Star · Wednesday 25 April 1906 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Hawkins (Chairman) and W. J. Lane yesterday, the adjourned application of James Gahan, administrator of the estate of the…

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Bega Licensing Court. (Before Mr. H. S. Hawkins P.M. and Messrs Atkinson and Lane J's.P.)

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 25 April 1906 · page 3

Jno. Coffey, licensee of the Occidental Hotel, Begn, applied for a renewal of his license. Mr. Bland appeared for the licensee. It was…

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Police Court. a Visiting Linguist

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 2

James Donovan, a stranger, was presented to the Nowra Curt on Monday (before Mr Mark,- J.P.) on a oh reg of using grossly bad language,…

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A Darkie Sent to Gaol

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 2

“Ti fi” a young male aborigine, was charged at the Nowra Court yesterday (Messrs Green and T. H. Gibson adjudicating)with being found…

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District Court

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 2

The business listed for the attention of Judge Fitzhardinge at the District Court in Nowra on Tuesday next is hot heavy, and should he disposed of in…

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Licensing Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 3

Before Mr. H. S. Hawkins, P.M., and Messrs. Atkinson and Lane, J.’s.P. John Coffey, licensee of the…

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"Apology for a Thrashing." Candidate Fined for Assault

Southern Star · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 3

Mr L. Amery, barrister, who unsuccessfully contested Wolverhampton East against Sir Henry Fowler, was at Wolverhampton on 15th January charged…

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Told in Court. Italian Girl's Love Story

Southern Star · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 3

Glovanni Nizzia aged 23, was indicted at the London Central Criminal Court on 12th January for taking Annetta Pezzare a girl aged 16 years and nine…

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