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Courts & crime, 1913

143 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 8

Yesterday's Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 July 1913 · page 12

Fined 6s each, and 6s costs, for suffering stock to stray—D. Fletcher, F. Smith, Ann Moore, M. Piercy, Louisa Rogers, Kate Graham, John Jones, Jas. Hockley, David…

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Nowra Police Court. Tuesday, July. 8. Before Mr. Finciiam, P.m. Stock Straying

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 1

Six persons were summoned on charges of suffering cattle to stray on the roads. The cases were instituted by the Inspector Mr. P…

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Small Dells Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 5

In the Small Debts Court at Bega, last Monday, before Mr. Shepherd, P.M., Kili Warren claimed £2/12/6 from Thomas Spence for…

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Berlin Police and Women’s Hats

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 3

The police have now started an active campaign against the latest fashion in women’s hats. Recently all protruding hatpins were ordered to be…

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Yesterday’s Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 2

Arthur. Schuback pleaded guilty to using obscene language in Gipps Street on the 12th July, and was fined £4. and 6/ costs. Constable…

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Police Court. Monday, 21St July. (Before Mr. Shepherd, P.M.)

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 23 July 1913 · page 2

Arthur Schuback was charged with using obscene language in Gipps-street on 12th July. He pleaded guilty, and was fined £4…

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Boy's Sketch in Court. Claim Against Artist

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 6

Judgment was reserved in the case at Westminster County Court in which Louis Silver, a Mile End boy of 16 years, claimed £50 from Mr. Alfred Pearse, artist, alleging…

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Chicago's "Morals Court." Innovation in Tribunals

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 6

Chicago lives up to its reputation as a pioneer in establishing the first "Morals Court," thinks the Chicago "Tribune," which Bays that the work of the court "will…

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Police Officer's Farewell

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 3

Senior-Constable M. Westropp, in acknowledging a public testimonial on his leaving Berry, said:--He had lived three times as long in Berry as…

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Nowra Police Court. Tuesday, August 12. (Before the P.M. and Mr. G. Alley, J. P.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 1

Patrick Lenehan pleaded guilty to being drunk and to using swear words in North-street. In regard to the second charge he said he had no knowledge of the language…

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Small Debts Court

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 6

At the Small Debts Court on Tuesday before the P.M. and Mr. G. U. Alley J.P. the Nowra Council obtained [?]for water used per [?]…

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Yesterday's Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 2

At the instance of Patrick James Bartley, Maurice Finucane was charged that he did, on 4th 'August, fail to make known to…

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Police Court. Monday, 18Th August. (Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.M.)

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 20 August 1913 · page 2

Maurice Finucane was charged with that on the 4th August lie failed to deliver a boast to Patrick James Bartley, on demand, while…

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Appeal Court. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 8

Henry J. Maynard appealed against the valuation of his farm at Glenmurray known as Gil[?]oy's. Mr. W. A. B. Grainger appeared for…

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A Cool Theft

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 4

What must be considered as faci[?] princess in the matter of cool thefts was (says the "Leader") perpetrated on a well known resident of Orange a…

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Police Administration

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 5

The civilisation and security of the community depend, in the last analysis, on the efficiency of its police force. The Police Bill, now before Parliament, is being…

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Old Soldier's Plight. Workless, Asks for Gaol

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 3

During the hearing of a case at the Guildhall Alderman Sir George, Woodman drew attention to the fact that many persons who committed offences for the purpose of…

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Clapham Murder. Gunner Confesses to Killing Beron. Afterward Retracts

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 3

Simultaneously with a request from Stinle Morrison's solicitors for the return of all copies of the petitions for the convict's release came a report from Jamaica that a…

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The Hunchback Spy. German Sent to Gaol. Did "Dirty Work for Money."

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 3

Without leaving the box, the jury at Winchester Assizes, found Willam Klare, the hunchback German dentist, guilty of obtaining secret information from portsmouth…

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Police Court. Monday, 1St September. (Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.M.)

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 2

Robert Collins and Jas. Howard were each fined 5s and 6s costs for neglecting to send their children to school for the required number…

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