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South Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

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Milton Police Court. Motor Cyclist In Reliability Test Fined

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 6

Arthur Mintram, of Goulburn, who took part in a recent motor cycle reliability test did not answer to his name when called at Milton Police Court on…

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Soldiers' Memorial Gates. Equity Court Approves Scheme

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 7

Messrs. Marriott and Oliver, solicitors, Nowra, have been advised by Messrs. Perkins, Stevenson and Co., their Sydney agents, that the proposal…

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Assault at Jamberoo Magistrate’s Decision

The South Coast Register · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 1

Before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., at the Kiama Petty Serious on Tuesday, Daniel Francis Healy and John Richard Corcoran, both of Jamberoo…

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Poison in Cream Farmers Charged Information Dismissed

The South Coast Register · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 5

At the police [?] rick [?] and John [?] don were charged with having sold [?] at [?] Park [?]…

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Friday’s Court

The Bega District News · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 2

On Friday last, before Mr Forrest, F.M., G. F. Tisdale, baker, sued Mrs Margaret Moran for £48 9s, bread delivered…

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Compulsory Voting Breach Op Electoral Act Newspaper Proprietors Charged

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 6

The first case of its kind in the Commonwealth was heard at the Stanley Police Court recently, when W. Partridge and R. Campbell,…

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Police and Wizards. Old System Banned

The Bega District News · Thursday 22 August 1929 · page 6

In England there was recently a searching and prolonged inquiry into “police powers and procedure,” but it revealed nothing so startling as the…

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Burglary at Port Kembla

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 8

A burglary occurred at the promises of the Moneysavers' Company, at Port Kembla, last week. The first intimation of the…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 4

At the Braidwood Police Court on Monday last, James Joseph Brown, alias M'Grath, was charged with having at unanderra, near Wollongong, on the…

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Nowra Police Court. Wednesday. August 21. (Before Mr. Stevens, S.m.) a Case About Timber

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 4

Forest Guard v. Wm. Herbert Moffitt. Mr. Marriott appeared for defendant, who pleaded not guilty, land the defence set out that his client had 200 odd acres…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday, August 21. (Before Mr. Stevens, L.M.)

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 6

Alfred Davis, for whom Mr. Manion appeared, applied for transfer of license of the Bomaderry hotel from E. Sweeting…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1929 · page 3

At the Braidwood Police Court, on Monday, James Joseph Brown, alias McGrath, was charged with having at Unanderra, near Wollongong, on the…

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Nowra Police Court Wednesday, "August 21 (Before Mr. Stevenson, S.m.) Illegally Cutting-timber on Crown Lands

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1929 · page 1

Alexander Joseph Gallagher v. William Herbert Moffitt. Mr. Marriott for defendant. The charge was that ; by his servant he did unlawfully mark…

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Equity Court (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Harvey). WALKER v. Victorian Yalwal G.M. Winding-up Order Made

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1929 · page 3

On behalf of George Percy Walker, plumber, of Nowra, Mr. Leonard instructed by Mr. K. D. Manion, Sydney agent for Mr. Harold Manion, of…

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Land Court

The Bega District News · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 2

J. The local Land Board sat at Bega on Tuesday. A big fight was anticipated in respect of application by M. Finucane for the opening of road…

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Warden's Court

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 5

The Mining Warden's Court, before Mr. James, M.W., at the courthouse, Nowra, yesterday, when Wm. Fletcher, [?] behalf of others interested as well as…

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Going to Court Engineer’s Assurance to Council Questions of Payment of Wages

The South Coast Register · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 1

The Berry Municipal Council at its meeting on Wednesday had before is again the [?] of Mr. N. Clom’s [?] the payment by the council of wages to men, who were not working to the council, be as the engineer is taking legal proceedings [?]…

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Mining Warden's Court Thursday, September 5. (Before Mr. Warden James). Victorian Yalwal O. M. LEASES

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 3

William Fletcher applied for cancelation of leases of the Victorian Yalwal G.M. Co., No Liability, owing to non-compliance with labor,…

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Friday’s Court. (Before Mr Forrest, P. M.)

The Bega District News · Monday 9 September 1929 · page 2

H. L. Lucas was fined 10s and 8s costs for failing to return motor cycle license within the prescribed seven days after selling it…

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Committed For Trial. Charge Of Horse Stealing

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 8

At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday last week, James Joseph Brown (27) was charged that he did steal one bay horse (unbranded) valued at £35,…

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