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South Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

140 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 7

Kiama Police Court

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1930 · page 4

At the Kiama Police Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. Chapman, S.M., Aubrey Henry Piercy was charged with offensive behaviour in…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Bega District News · Monday 14 July 1930 · page 2

Andrew Thomas Morgan appealed against the assessment of £10 19s 9d per, foot for 132 feet of Hotel Central, Bega, frontage, claiming that £6 per…

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Equity Court (Before Mr. Justice Long Innes)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 July 1930 · page 8

In the suit by William Dowling, retired civil servant, against his brother, Patrick Dowling, in respect of disputes arising out of certain…

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Municipal Appeal Court. (Before Mr Forrest. P.M.)

The Bega District News · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 4

At Bega Court on Friday last, before Mr Forrest, P.M., the following appeals against Bega Municipal valuations were heard:—…

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Local Court

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 1

At the local Court on Monday the following cases were dealt with by Mr. Forrest, P.M.:— Percy Stewart, charged with being…

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Nowra Police Court Recovery of Premises (Before Messrs. W. G. Lackersteen and R. King, Js.P.)

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 2

Susannah Walton Geoghegan, by her agent, Arthur Roy Geoghegan, proceeded against Bridget Honner. under the handlords and Tenants’…

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Bega Honors a Distinguished Son. Commissioner of Police Harry Childs

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 4

We are told that a prophet is not without honor, save in his own country. But there are exceptions. It would, however, have been a brave…

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Berry Police Court About a Fishing Net Before Mr. A. E. CHAPMAN, P.M., on

The South Coast Register · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 2

Charles Cooper, alias Foster, alias Cannon, was charged that at Jerry Bailey, near Berry, between May 1 and June 4 he stole a fishing net…

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Bankruptcy Court Nowra, Wednesday, July 23 Before Mr. Chapman, P.M.

The South Coast Register · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 1

Timothy O’Sullivan, a slaughterman residing at Nowra, was examined in the Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday. Mr, H. Manion appeared…

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Nowra Police Court Wednesday, July 23

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1930 · page 3

At the local Court House, before Mr. A. E. Chapman, P.M., William S. Kilpatrick was charged with failure to return expired registration plate…

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Bankruptcy Court Wednesday, July 23

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1930 · page 3

The public examination of Timothy 0'Sullivan, who had filed his state­ment of affairs in the Bankruptcy Court, was concluded…

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Language and Assault Cross Actions at Berry

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 29 July 1930 · page 2

Before Mr. A. E. Chapman, P.M., at the Berry Police Court last Tuesday, two cases, in the nature of cross actions, were heard relating to the…

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Nowra Police Court Before Messrs. U. K. Walsh and W. N. Todd, Js.P

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 29 July 1930 · page 2

Harold Green was charged that on or about July 20, at Cambewarra, he did break and enter the dwelling house of Bruce Arthur Smart, and…

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Pleaded Guilty Nowra Stealing Case

The South Coast Register · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 2

At the Nowra Police Court on Wednesday before Messrs. U. K. [?] and W. N. Todd, J’s.P., John Alexander King was proceeded…

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Nowra Police Court Stealing from Butchery

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 5 August 1930 · page 2

In the cast of John Alexander King, charged al the Nowra Police Court with stealing from Morison’s butchery, Nowra, and briefly…

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Nowra Police Court Before Messrs. W. N. Todd and U.K. Walsh, Js.P. Thursday, July 31st, 1930

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 5 August 1930 · page 3

Harold [?] alias Green, and Robert Somerville were charged that [?] about July 20 they did break and enter the dwelling house of…

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Friday's Court, (Before Mr Sorrest, P.M.)

The Bega District News · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 2

Arthur Chapman was charged with smoking in the Lyric Theatre, on May 6th. Sergeant Glass said the offence took…

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Coastal Burglaries Several Arrests Made Police Activities Rewarded

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 2

It is possible that the epidemic of burglaries in Berry and Nowra has been successfully checked as the result of extensive police activities over the past few days. Several men have been arrested and charged with breaking and entering, and a large…

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The Local Burglaries Sensations. Berry and Moss Vale Inclusive. Nowra in a State Of Excitement. A Number of Arrests Made. Loot Recovered from a Cave in a Creek known as Bomaderry, and Nowra Dairy Co.'s Safe Located in a Hole down in a Creek at Cambewarra. Another Burglary at Bomaderry Store on Wednesday Night Last

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 5

It Looks as if Nowra Police Court Officials will be compelled to work overtime next week what with the starting price Bookmakers' Cases, to be defended, and others, in addition to about fifty charges in connection with the alleged Burglaries. Undoubtedly…

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Nowra Police Court

The South Coast Register · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 2

Before [?] on Wednesday. James [?] of the [?] Nowra, was charged with failing…

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