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South Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

227 stories in South Coast's papers · page 8 of 12

Nowra Police Court. Tuesday, August 17. (Before the P.M.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 11

John Lane pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle without displaying lights, between tho hours of sunset and sunrise, within the Municipality of Nowra, on the 17th July,…

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Nowra Police Court

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 4

At the Nowra Police Court on Tuesday, John Lane pleaded guilty to having no lights on July 17th. Fined 5s and costs…

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General News. Braidwood gaol is to be closed

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 2

The homely "spod "is almost at famine prices. We think the department is late in shutting out disease We haven't seen a good potato this year…

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Eden Police Court

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 23 August 1909 · page 3

The following evidence, which was unavoidably crowded out of our last issue, was taken at the above Court last week, in the case Police…

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Bega Gaol

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 4

The report of the [?] of Prisons for 1908 is to hand, and [?] comprehensively with the [?] priers of the state. Before [?] from…

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Monday’s Court (Before Mr. Gills A Shaw, P.M)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 2

Edward Burke [?] to being drunk and [?] against decency. For [?] a line of [?]…

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Police Court. [Before Mr Giles Shaw, P.m.] Tuesday, Aug 31. VAGRANCY

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 4

James Grant was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, and not having sufficient means of support. The P.M. after ca[?]naing Grant,…

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Assault and Robbery. "Took All I Possessed."

The Bega Budget · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 1

At the Police Court on Thursday morning (before Mr. H. G. Shaw, P.M.), James Grant, alias McCarthy, alias Wilson, was…

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Mother Lassoed. Daughter's Attempt at Murder

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 6

An astonishing tale of attempted matricide was told at Devonshire Assizes on June 6, a smart - looking young woman of nineteen, named Winifred…

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

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 2

Alfred Weppler was charged with using indecent language on the 14th August and plentiful [?] guilty. Mr. Bland, who appeared [?]…

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Nowra Police Court. Tuesday, Sept. 7. (Before the P.M.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 7

John Higgins pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 2s 6d. William Bennett appeared charged at the instance of Robert Davies, railway inspector,…

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Police Court. Monday, 6Th September. (Before Mr. H.G.Shaw, P.M.)

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 4

Alfred Weppler was charged with using indecent language in the bar of the Club Hotel. Mr. Bland appeared for defendant, and…

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Warden's Court. Tuesday, September 7. (Before the Mining Warden)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 7

James Barron and Joseph Minnikin applied for suspension of labor conditions on mining lease at Grassy Gully. Mr Keiran Ryan for applicants…

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Police Court. Tuesday, September 7 (Before Mr. Elliott, P.M.)

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 5

John Higgins was charged with drunkenness. Defendant was fined 2s. 6d. or 6 hours' hard labour…

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Flashes From Nowra Court

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 1

The P.M. to Ferryman "Tarbucket" who had been indulging too freely in " the cup that cheers and does inebriate" How do you plead?…

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Warden's Court. (Tuesday, September 7. Before the Mining Warden.) Application for Suspension

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 5

James Barron, for whom Mr. K. Ryan appeared, applied for a six months' suspension on Gold-mining Lease No. 1382, situated in the…

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Land Court

The Bega Budget · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 1

A meeting of the above was held at Bega Court House on Tuesday, when the following cases were considered. For Consideration…

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Friday's Court

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 13 September 1909 · page 4

At the Eden Police Court on Friday last, before Mr. Giles Shaw, P.M. John Sovers, Jun., was charged with using obscene language in Imlay-street, Eden. The information was laid…

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District Court

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 9

Nowra, September 16th. (Before His Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge.) M'KENZIE v. VALDER. Mr. Kieran Ryan for plaintiff,…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr [?] J P. Dev [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 4

On Wednesday on q son, laborer, was started [?] examination. In answer [?]…

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