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Courts & crime, 1908

220 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 11

Small Debts Court. Monday, 18Th May. (Before Messrs. H. O. T. Cowdroy and H. Underhill, J.'sP.)

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 4

E. I. Pell v. Robert McPaul. Claim £4 19s. Mr. Blomfield for plaintiff. Verdict for plaintiff…

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Special Licensing Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 3

Before His Honor Fitzhardings and Messrs. F. H. G[?]lbraith and H, S. Hawkins, Police Magistrates. The first hole[?] enquired into was the…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. Arbitration Court Award

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 6

The award in the painter’s dispute has been delivered by the Arbitration Court. The un[?] and non-unionist hands will be allowed to…

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District Court. Wednesday, 20Th May, 1908. (Before his Honor Acting Judge Hamilton)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 6

E. I. Pell v. John Moloney—Claim of £10 1s, for 14 steers and interest. Mr. Blomfield, who appeared for plaintiff, said that a cheque on…

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District Court. (Continued from supplementary)

The Bega Budget · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 4

March. I believe he was a partner in the lease. There was no definite arrangement made as to what improvements would be made…

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Master Burglar "Friend" of Police. How He Raided a Flat

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 7

"Professor Moriarty," depicted by Sir Conan Doyle in "Sherlock Holmes," who crouched in a web of crime, has a living counterpart in Joseph Hepburn, who, as…

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District Court. Wednesday, 20Th. May. (Before His Honor Acting Judge Hamilton.)

The Bega Budget · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 5

E. I. Pell v. Jno. Moloney. Mr Blomfield for plaintiff. No appearance of defendant. Mr. Blomfield explained that a cheque had…

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Special Licensing Court. THURSDAY, 21st MAY. (Before his Honor Judge Fitzha[?]dinge, Messrs. H. S. Hawkins and F. H. Galbraith, P. Ms.) Occidental Hotel, Bega

The Bega Budget · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

Mr. Bland for the licensee; Mr. P. K. White instructed by Bland and Cunningham) for the owners, the executors of Wm, Britten…

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Licensing Court. Friday’s Sitting

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 2

The Court was again crowded. Mr. P. K. White addressed the Court on behalf of the owners of the Occidental Bega has main [?]…

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Police Court. the Wrong Man

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 4

At the Police Court on Wednesday morning, before Mr. H. S. Hawkins. P. M., Harry Green, the well-known trainer was charged with assaulting…

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Master Burglar “Friend” of Police. How He Raided a Flat

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 3

“Professor Moriarty,” depleted by Sir Conan Doyle in “Sherlock Holmes,” who crouched in a web of crime, has a living counterpart in Joseph Hepburn, who, as…

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Moruya Special Licensing Court

The Bega Budget · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 3

Our Moruya correspondent wires: The following licenses have been reduced by the Special Licensing Court in the Moruya electorate:…

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An Amusing Scene. a Great Dane in Court. Makes Friends with the Judge He Wins the Day

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 3

According to "Lloyd's Weekly" of the 29th March, a Great Dane sat beside Judge Selfe at the Marylebone County Court on the previous Wednesday, and…

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Yesterday’s Police Court. (Before Mr. H. S. Hawkins, [?]) Assault—no Evidence

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

Frederick Given was charged [?] assaulting Richard Taylor by [?] him with a stone, thereby [?] him bodily harm. Mr. Blanda[?]…

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Police Court MONDAY, 1st JUNE. (Before Mr. H. S. Hawkins, P.M.)

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 4

Fred. Green was charged with assaulting Richard Taylor on the night of 25th May, thereby occasioning him grievous bodily harm…

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Police Promotion

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 4

On Thursday last First-class Constable Francis Massey Westropp, of Berry, received notice of his promotion to the rank of…

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Special Licensing Court

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 8

This Court concluded its sittings in Moruya on Friday list, and from the 28 hotels that came under its jurisdiction the following six have been condemned to close from the dates…

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The Goo Goo Eyes. They Failed in Court. Owner Is Gaoled

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 3

The Chicago "Inter-Ocean's" correspondent, writing from New York on the 2nd of March, wrote:— The invasion of the Harlem police…

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Special Licensing Court. Shoalhaven and Milton Hotels. (Before His Honor Judge Fitsbardinge, Messrs. Roberts and Elliott, and Col. Chisholm, P.M's

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 4

Inspector Loomes submitted the following reports to the Special Licensing Court for the Clyde Electorate, held at Moruya:—…

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Yesterday’s Police Court. [Before Mr. Z. Moriarty, J.p.] Runk and Indecent Language

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 3

Samuel Dyer was charged with being drunk and disorderly and using indecent language. Constable Turner deposed that on…

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