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Courts & crime, 1925

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Bega District Court

The Bega District News · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 4

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Two-up School Raided. Police Successful. But Miss a Big Haul

The Nowra Leader · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 1

For a long time a Two-Up "School" had been operated on the hill overlooking the Wollongong Railway Goods Sheds every Sunday morning reports…

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District Court. Thursday, June 4. Before His Hon­­or Judge White. CONDIE v. DAVIS

The Nowra Leader · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 4

This was a claim for payment of £337 by Alexander Bain Condie against Alfred Daniel Davis. Mr. Crawford (Barrister, instructed by­­­…

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Local Court

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

In the local Court on Tuesday. before Mr Adams, P.M., John O'Brien sued David Wilson for the value of three fowls, which he valued at £1/1…

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District Court. Thursday, June 4. (Before His Honor Judge White)

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 4

MAGISTRATE SWORN IN. Mr. J. Quinn was sworn in as Magistrate of the Territory…

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Saturday’s Court (Before Mr Adams, P.M.)

The Bega District News · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 2

Two youths, Alexander Robert George Taylor and Jack Wallace Munro, were charged with breaking entering and stealing one cask of…

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District Court

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 6

At the District Court held at Nowra on Thursday last week, be[?] His Honor Judge White, Fred. son sought to recover £22193…

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Nowra Police Court

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 4

At Nowra Police Court, before Mr. Longfield, S.M., yesterday. Richard Solway was proceeded against by the Municipality of Nowra for…

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Hotelreeper Charged with Shooting Wife

The Bega District News · Monday 29 June 1925 · page 2

Alfred Henry Reid, licensee of the Carrington Hotel, Surry Hills, has been arrested and charged with shooting his wife with intent to…

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Magistrate Tells Tales “Out of School”

The Bega District News · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 2

The financial controversy between Fuller and Lang continues. The former declared last night that Mr Lang was engaged in manipulating…

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Supreme Court judge’s Protest

The Bega District News · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 2

Mr Prank H. Norcross, ex-Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, declares, reports the New York ‘Sun,’ the tuniversal contempt for the…

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Alleged Assault. Two Boys Arrested

The Bega District News · Thursday 9 July 1925 · page 2

Something of a sensation was caused yesterday by the report that a girl named McCauley, residing with her parents at Tarraganda, had been…

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Supreme Court Judge's Protest. (Published by Arrangement)

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 1

Mr. Frank H. Norcross, ex-Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, declares, reports the New York 'Sun,' that universal contempt for the law…

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Local Court. (Before Mr Adams, P.M.)

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 4

In the Wardens Court at Candelo on Tuesday, A. Robinson and P. Hefferan were granted permission to enter Portions 194 and 210, parish of…

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Queensland Court Refuses 40 Hours to Builders

The Bega District News · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 2

In the Queensland Arbitration Court Mr Justice Webb refused the building trades employees a working week of 40 hours in place of 44…

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Bega Police Court. (Before Mr. Adams, P.M.)

The Bega District News · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 2

At the Court on Friday the following cases were heard:— Henry Dixon pleaded guilty to riding a motor cycle with the cut-out…

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Alleged Stealing At Kiama

The Nowra Leader · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 8

At the Police Court on Tuesday, last week, before Messrs. Jonas Price and F. Loan, Js.P., James David Wall was charged with stealing the…

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Bega Police Court

The Bega District News · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 4

At Bega police court on Wednesday before Messrs. E. I. Pell and W. A. Smith, J’s.P., James Fleming was charged with cruelly [?]-treating…

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Football Referee Attacked Police Escort Him Away

The Bega District News · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 2

During a football match at Ben digo the umpire was threatened with violence by a crowd of 150. Many blows were aimed at him, and one…

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Chinamen Committed for Murder of Wife

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 2

The inquest concerning the death Ruby Yen, at Perth, was concluded yesterday. The Coroner found that death was due to poisoning and…

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