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Courts & crime, 1911

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Kangaroo Valley Police Court. Wednesday, June 14. (Before.Mr W. J. Fincham, P.m.) Alleged Detention of a Bull

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 12

W. J. Wright sued F. W. Lambert for illegally detaining a bull, the property of the said W. J. Wright. Mr K. Ryan appeared for complainant…

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Ruthless Murder. Workman's Story

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 3

WOMAN'S AGONISED CRY. "I took up a hammer from the are place and hit her on the temple. Site fell, and her words were; Oh, Alike…

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Court Chronicles

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 8

The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court were continued on Monday, May 29, before his Honor Mr Justice Chubb…

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Court Business Tuesday, June 27

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 1

The Inspector under the Disputes Act proceeded against Thomas Shepherd for failing to post a copy of the tannery award on his premises…

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Arbitration Court

The Nowra Leader · Friday 30 June 1911 · page 1

At the Court House, Nowra on Friday afternoon, an arbitration case, dealing with the motor car business carried on for the greater part of the…

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Industrial Court

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 5

On Monday, before Mr. C. G. Addison, Registrar, an Industrial Court was held in Milton, when Messrs. Riley and McMillan, sawmill…

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Appeal Court

The Nowra Leader · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 5

The friendly conference on Monday succeeded in settling every case of appeal against the Nowra Municipal Valuation, excepting one…

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District Court. (Before his [?] Judge Fitzhardings.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 2

The Kameruka Estate appealed agai[?] Mumbulla Shire Council. Mr. Chu[?] barrister-at-law,…

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Desperadoes. Fight Police

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 3

After a fierce revolver duel with the police in circumstances (says "Lloyd's News" of April 16) vividly recalling the Sidney street "siege," a murderer…

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Polish Sidney Street. Police and Desperadoes

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 3

The memorable siege of Sidney street has been reproduced in almost every detail at Lodz, Russian Poland, the one exception being (says "Lloyd's…

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Police Court. MONDAY, 17th JULY

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 4

Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, P.M., The executors and the executrix of the estate of the late P.H. Wood, were proceeded…

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Police Court. Monday, 17Th July.(before Mr. McMAHON, P.M.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 7

Thos. Rogers, William Wool, and Margaret Wood, executors of the estate of the late P. M. Wood, were charged w[?] failing to destroy rabbits…

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Old Time Notes of So Years Ago in " Evening News." Fatal Collision Between Rioters and Police

The Nowra Leader · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 8

July 17.--Burrangong, Sunday, July 14, 6.30 p.m. By electric telegraph. Three of the ring-leaders of the late riots were arrested to-day, and a…

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Child Shows Police. Thief's Hiding Place

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 6

Two ingenious female robbers were arrested in Paris and sent to the Central police station (wired the "Inter-Ocean" correspondent on April ]). They…

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Police Court. Tuesday, July 25. (Before Mr. F[?]cham, P.M.)

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 6

Charles Warnick and Ernest Moff[?] Were charged with riotous behaviour on the recreation ground on Saturday, July 8. Both defendants pleaded gully…

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Police Court

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 4

On Saturday night a few weeks ago a number of young men from Nowra Hill way came into Nowra, and tried to turn the Recreation Ground into a…

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Saturday’s Police Court. (Before Mr M. J. McMahon, P.M.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1911 · page 3

Sylvester George Rankin, on remand from Bemboka, was charged with breaking and entering Finn’s store, and stealing about 14lbs of tobacco and…

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Police Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 4

At the Police Court on Wednesday (Before Mr M. J. McMahon, P.M.) Elsie Pearl Howard sued Henry Howard (“Bud”) for maintenance…

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50 Years Ago Bushrangers at Bathurst How They "Took" the Town Police in Furious Pursuit

The Nowra Leader · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 4

What an exciting time it Was when the word was passed that the Gilberty Dunn gang of bushrangers intended to, pay my native town (Bathur[?]) a visit…

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The Police Magistracy

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 4

The Justice Department wrote to the Braidwood Council last week, stating that the question the [?]appointment of a police magistrate [?]…

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