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South Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

96 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 5

Police Court. Thursday, November 20. Before Mr. Longfield, P. M.

The Nowra Leader · Friday 21 November 1924 · page 3

B. Cox was lined 10- and 8- costs for allowing two horses to stray in North- street on 4th November. Albert " Bun " Ashton was fined 5- and 8 costs for…

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Nowra Police Court. Thursday, November 20. (Before Mr. Longfield, S.M.)

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1924 · page 3

Bert Cox failed to appear to answer a charge of allowing two horses to stray in North-street. Inspector Monaghan proved the offence…

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Monday’s Court (Before Mr H. M. Cleeve, P.M.)

The Bega District News · Thursday 27 November 1924 · page 3

James King, charged with depositing rubbish in the bed of Bega River, in Mumbulla Shire, pleaded guilty though his solicitor, Mr H…

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Murder at Albury

The Bega District News · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 2

A woman is alleged to have been murdered by her husband near Albury…

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More Pay for Police

The Bega District News · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 2

The Inspector-General of Police will shortly submit to the Chief Secretary a report recommending increases of pay in practically all ranks of the…

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Bogus Clergyman Goes to Gaol

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 December 1924 · page 2

James Haslam, who posed as a clergyman of the Methodist Church, was at Melbourne Police Court yesterday sentenced to nine months imprisonment…

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Monday’s Court (Before Mr H. M. Cleeve, P.M)

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 December 1924 · page 4

(Continued from proceeding page.) Arthur Harold Rolfe, farmer, deposed: Am dairying on Ayrdale No. 2. my partnership with Smith finished…

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Monday’s Court (Before Mr H. M. Gleeve, P.M.)

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 December 1924 · page 3

James Alfred Smith proceeded against Arthur Harold Rolfe for using threatening’ words, and asked that he be bound over to keep the peace…

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Daring Burglary

The Bega District News · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 2

On Saturday night, when hundreds of people were about the streets, a man smashed one of the big plate-glass windows of Grace Bros., and…

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Stealing From Policeman

The Bega District News · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 2

Burglars at Bendigo raided four bedrooms of a leading boarding establishment. One of the victims was Police Superintendent Gleeson, from…

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Murder at Mudgee

The Bega District News · Monday 15 December 1924 · page 2

The dead body of James Dwyer, aged 60, was found on the Mudgee road about four miles from Lithgow, early yesterday morning. The body…

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Murder Suspect Arrested

The Bega District News · Thursday 18 December 1924 · page 2

Last night three members of the Parramatta police arrested man who is believed to be identical with the man whom the police desire to…

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Nowra Police Court. Thursday, December 18. Before Mr. Longfield, P.M.

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 4

Bert Cox was charged with allowing two horses to stray, but Inspector Monaghan said he wished to withdraw the information submitting that a mistake had occurred,…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 5

At the Courthouse yesterday there was only one creditor, Mr. McMahon, at the enquiry into the bankru[?]tey of Veitch. James Gardner Veitch, Junr.,…

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Monday’s Court (Before Mr H. M. Cleeve, P.M.)

The Bega District News · Wednesday 24 December 1924 · page 2

Mumbulla. Shire Council v. B. G. Galli. Amount of claim £3 16s, for? rates. Verdict for amount, with 11s 6[?] costs. Major Bland appeared for…

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Police Court Case at Kiama

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 December 1924 · page 6

At Kiama Police Court Ada Richardson sued Albert Dawes for cruelly ill treatiug a heifer, her property, on the 22nd November Mr. W. A. B. Grainger appeared for…

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