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Courts & crime, 1921

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Monday's Court. (Before Mr. Shres[?] P.M.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 4

[?] Austin Chapter and John. D’Ahey for £26 was [?] and £3 15, compensated for it a of wares…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 4

At the Appeal Court on Wednesday, before Mr. McMahon, S.M., Messrs. Jas. Graham and H. McGrath appealed against the imposition of lighting rate…

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Nowra Police Court. Wednesday, October 26. (Before Mr. McMahon, S.m.) Removing Timber Without License

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 1

Wlliam Keft was charged with cut­ting and removing timber from Crown lands without a lieease. A. J. Gallagher deposed he was…

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Municipal Appeal Court. Wednesday, October 26. (Before Mr. McMahon, S.M.)

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 4

Frederick Bindon appealed against the assessment of £198 on 3 blocks (4, 5, and 6) of land in Junctionstreet…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday, October 26.(Before Messrs. McMahon, S.M., and Graham and King, L.Ms.)

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 4

The quarterly report of the licens­ing inspector was read. It showed that everything was generally satisfactory…

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District Court. Friday, November 4. (Before Judge Hamilton)

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 2

David Fletcher v. Lewis Gore Ormsby, dishonored cheque. Mr. Ryan for plaintiff. No" appearance by defendant…

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The District Court. Friday, November 4Th. (Before His Honor, Judge Hamilton). FLETCHER v. ORMSBY

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 6

This was a claim of £50 for agistment (cattle in the care of plaintiff during the last big drought). Mr K. Ryan appeared for plaintiff, and there…

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Land Court

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 November 1921 · page 6

A meeting of the Local Land Board for the Land District of Nowra was held in the Court House, Nowra, on Tuesday last, when the following cease…

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"A Fallacy." Chief of Police on Prohibition. (Published by arrangement)

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 19 November 1921 · page 2

Recently the New York "Tribune" interviewed Chief of Police Fitzmorris of Chicago and this is what he had to say about Prohibition in America : --…

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The Joys of Gaol Life

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 December 1921 · page 8

Hon. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, M.L.A., elicited in Parliament from Mr. M'Kell that a racy little newspaper called " The Compendium." is published by the…

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Huskisson. Serious Criminal Assault

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1921 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon, about 4.30, Mrs. Ruby Dent, wife of Mr. S. Dent, of Huskisson, while returning towards her home from the beach' at the Bay,…

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Police Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 7 December 1921 · page 5

At the Police Court, yesterday, before Messrs. Rilling and J. R. Knapp, J.s.P., William Cruickshanks was charged with that he did, on…

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District Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 2

At the District Court yesterday, before His Honor Judge Hamilton, in the Ca Sa matter Albert Hunter v M. T. Clarke, £ 1 2 for rent,…

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Nowra Police Court. Tuesday, December 6. (Before Messrs King & Knapp, J'sP.) Criminal Charge

The Nowra Leader · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 4

Joseph Binds, police constable, stationed at Huskisson deposed : On the 1st inst be received a report from Benjamin Louttit about 5 p.m. who handed him a hat. As a…

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Police Court

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1921 · page 2

There was on unusual number of cases before the Police Magistrate at the Candelo Police Court on Tuesday, and it would probably have been an…

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District Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1921 · page 4

(Before his Honor Judge Hamilton) Mr. Pell, Deputy Sheriff, was also on the Bench. In several cases settlements had…

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Bega Police Court

Southern Star · Wednesday 14 December 1921 · page 2

On Saturday last several liquor cases from Candelo came before Mr Shropshire, P.M., in Bega. Vincent Murphy, late license of…

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Bega Police Court

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 4

On Saturday last several Hanor cases [?] Candelo camebe[?] Mr Sin[?]bire P.M., in Bega. Vitu[?] Mul[?] late [?] of…

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The Huskisson Assault Case. Sentence of Three Years

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 December 1921 · page 4

William Cruicksbanks, aged 18, a fishernian, who pleaded guilty in Judge Cohen's court this week to a charge of assault on a married woman, at…

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Nowra Police Court. Wednesday, December 28. (Before Mr. McMahon, SiM.)

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1921 · page 4

William Clark and Charles Taylor appeared charged with throwing stones in Bridge Road to the danger of the public. Defendants pleaded…

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