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Courts & crime, 1906

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Double Ordeal. a Fire-murder Case. woman being removed in custody.—London. "Express," 15th March

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 2

The trial at Norwich Assizes of Rosa Kowen on the charges of murdering her husband and afterwards attempting to destroy the body by fire ended yesterday…

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Police Court. Tuesday, 26th JUNE

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 4

Before Mr. H. S. Hawkins, P.M., an obscene linguist was before the court for language in the Saddling Paddock ut the Winter Races…

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Scene in the Bega Court. THE P.M. Orders the Police to Remove a Solicitor

Southern Star · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 2

DURING the hearing of a charge of stealing harness against the man Jones at yesterday's police court, an unfortunate scene took place…

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Yesterday's Court. a Big Day

Southern Star · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 2

A FIRST offender was fined 10s and costs for using abscene language in the saddling paddock at the Bega Winter Races. Constable Donnelly…

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Police Courts. Language

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 2

J. Jones was fined 10s and 7s costs by Colonel Chisholm at the Berry Court for using bad language at Berry on June 16. Constable Rhodes stated that the language…

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Police Court. Tuesday, Jan [?] (Before Mr. H. S. Hawkins [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 4

A first offen[?] was [?] costs for [?] in the [?] the recent Winter race meeting…

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Licensing Court

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 4

NOWRA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27. Before Colonel Chisholm, and Messrs . H. McKenzie and John Monaghan…

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Cobargo Police Court

Southern Star · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. H. S. Hawkins, P.M., on June 29, seven dairymen appeared in answer to a charge of not complying with certain requirements under the…

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Small Debts Court

Southern Star · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 2

M. and J. O'Relly y. F. Smith.— Verdict for amount claimed, with costs. Mr. Richards for plaintiffs. McMillan Bros. v. Horne.—Verdict…

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Nowra Police Court. Tuesday, July 3. (Before Messrs J. Green and P. Walsh, Js P.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 11

Joseph Hetherington appeared charged at the instance of Francis Havenhand with having on the 23rd June, unlawfully assaulted him at the Prince of Wales' Hotel…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday, June 27 (Before the P.M. and Messrs John Monaghan end H. M'Kenzie, L.M's.) Empire Hotel

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 9

Re Mark Perkins' application for renewal of license. Mr Marriott for applicant, who deposed he had carried out the requirements of the notice given by the Licensing…

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Scene in Bega Court. the P.m - Orders the Police to Remove a Solicitor

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 4

During the hearing of a charge of slealing harness against a man name James at the Bega police [?] the “Sothern Star”) an [?]…

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Cobargo Police Court

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 2

At the local Police Court last Friday the following cases were dealt with:—16 Small debts cases were disposed of…

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Police and Smoking

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 4

Speaking to a press representative about the order issued recently forbidding police officers from smoking while off duty in uniform, the…

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Double Ordeal. a Fire-murder Case

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

The trial at Norwich A[?] Kowen on tho charge of murdering her husband and afterwards attempting to destroy the body by fire ended yesterday…

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The Divorce Court

The Bega Budget · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 3

The Divorce Court week after week severs the marriage bonds of a large number of discontented men and women who proclaim to…

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A Police Romance. the Two Brothers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 6

A moving life story of two brother has this week been brought into prominence by a gloomy coincidence. "Dan" and "Ben" Morgan were two…

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Drowned Boy Mystery. Mother Charged with Murder

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 July 1906 · page 2

A strange story, the outcome of which was that a woman named Louisa Tiffin was charged with the wilful murder of her six-year-old son William, was told at a Hackney…

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"Courier of Tee Czar." Mysteriously Lost. Found in Gaol

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 7

A young courier of the Czar and a highly trusted servant of the Russian Foreign Office, who had been mysteriously lost in London for two days, has…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. Hawkins, P.M.)

Southern Star · Wednesday 18 July 1906 · page 2

BUCKLEY WESTON was charged, on remand from Central Tilba, with appropriating an acetylene lighting plant, the property of Charles…

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