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South Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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Monday's Police Court

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 3

Enoch Higgins wag charged with using indecent language in Carp Street on Saturday night and pleaded not guilty. Defendant conducted his own defence…

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Drama of Jealousy. Murder of an Actress

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 6

A music hall star, Luclenne Muguet by name, 22 years of age, was shot last night by her lover, M. Edmond Stora, at her residence on the Boulevard…

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Court Balls in [?]. Brilliant Scenes

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 6

HOW THE KAISER ENTERTAINS. When the Emperor William gives a State ball, "permission to dance is given only by royal order, and the privileged…

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Nowra Police Court. Tuesday, May 4. (Before the P.M. and Messrs D. Hyam and G. U. Allev. Js.P.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 May 1909 · page 12

Alexander Anderson pleaded guilty to permitting three head of stock to stray on the railway line at Bomaderry. Mr Davies, of the Railway Department, said…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, May 4. (Before the P.M. and Messrs D. Hyam and G. U. Alley, Js.P.) WEIK v. FITZGERALD

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 May 1909 · page 11

Mr Ryan, who appeared for, plaintiff, said that if there was any doubt in their Worship's mind us to the legality of his client's claim, he would accept a nonsuit…

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Wednesday’s Court Before Messrs H. Underhill and J Ritchie J’s.P

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 4

Alfred Cleaver was charged [?] riotous behavior in tho bar of [?] Club Hotel on Wednesday night, [?] pleaded guilty…

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Police Court

The Bega Budget · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 1

MESSRS. H. Underhill and J. J. Ritchie, J's. P., sat at Wednesday morning's court. Alfred Eugene Clearer and Hugh Burke, arrested…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1909 · page 7

THE [?] examination of [?] at the Bega Court [?] before Mr. [?] District…

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Police Court. Friday, May 14. [?] Mr. Giles Shaw, P.M.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 3

[?] HIGGINS, on remand, [?] guilty to a charge of [?] Mr. Curtis for the [?]…

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Licensing Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 3

Application for transfer of license of the Cobargo Hotel from Joseph W. Knowsley to Fleetwood Henwood. Mr Richards appeared for applicant…

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Yesterday’s Court. (Before Mr. Giles Shaw, P.M.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 3

W. McDonald pleaded guilty to being drunk. Sentence suspended as defendant promised to abstain for twelve months. The case against C. Wynne was further…

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Monday's Police Court

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 19 May 1909 · page 3

At the Police Court on Monday, (before Mr. H. G. Shaw, P.M.,) Wesley McDonald, a youth of 18 years of age,. pleaded guilty to a…

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Stealing Butter

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 19 May 1909 · page 3

Benjamin Weber was charged with stealing butter from the Cobargo Creamery Butler Company's factory, while a servant of the…

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Cobargo Police Court. Smashing a Bike with an Axe

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 19 May 1909 · page 3

At Cobargo Police Court on Saturday (before Messrs. J. W. Knoweley and G. P. King, J.'sP.) a man named Gibson was charged…

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Licensing Court. Transfer of License Refused

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 19 May 1909 · page 2

At the Licensing Court on Monday (before Mr. H. G. Shaw, P. M.) Fleetwood Henwood applied for the transfer of the license of J. W. Knowsley, of the…

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Cobargo Police Court. Saturday, May 15Th. [Before Messrs. A. Tarlinton, J. W. Knowsley, and G. F. King, Js'.P.]

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 2

Arthur Gibson was charged with malicious injury to a bicycle, the property of W. Boardman. Constable Face, of Bermagui, deposed:…

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Testimonial to the Police Magistrate. Colonel Chisholm Entertained

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1909 · page 4

The Mayor of Nowra (Alderman R. Patterson) presided at the dinner given in Nowra on Tuesday to Colonel Chisholm, P.M…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 4

At the Kangaroo Valley police court on Wednesday Archibald Thompson, alias Jack Regan, and Edward Jervis, alias William…

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Theft of a Cheque

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 4

Albert Henry Barlow, on remand from Penrith, was charged at Bowral court on Monday with stealing a cheque of the value of…

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Police Court. Tuesday, 8Th Juse. (Before Mr. H. G, Shaw, P.m.). Police v. Wynne—breach of the Liquor Act

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 2

On the 18th of January, Charles Wynne, licensee of the Metropolitan Hotel, Bega, was charged with allowing Jas. Howard on his…

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