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Courts & crime, 1940

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District Court

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 2

His Honor Judge Neild had an easy time at Bega District Court on Tuesday there being only one- case, and it lasted only. a few minutes, being,…

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Stealing Charge

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 30 October 1940 · page 3

At the Nowra Police Court, last week, before Mr. Balmain, S.M., Lionel F. Martin, Arthur J. Brown, and Norman Carter were charged with…

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Hotelkeepers Must Police Premises

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 30 October 1940 · page 11

At the Nowra Police Court, last week, R. W. R. Hall, licensee of the Bridge Hotel, Nowra, was charged with failing to keep the door of his…

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Police and Citizens. Movement to Purchase Spitfire

The Bega District News · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 5

In our advertising columns to-day will be seen an advertisement, called by the Mayor of Bega to form a committee to control the…

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Berry Police Court Wednesday, Before Mr J.A.S. Balmsin, P.M.

The South Coast Register · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 5

Walter H. Lilley was charged with appropriating to his own use one sheet of galvanised iron to the value of [?] the property of the…

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Stealing Charge Woman Accuses Mate of Theft

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 4

At the Nowra Police Court, last week, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M., Stella Adeline Vidler charged Sarah Ann Green with stealing a £1…

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Nowra Police Court Tuesday, November 19.(Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Breaches of Transport Act

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 11

S. R. McQuinlan had two charges preferred against him for failing to pay taxes in accordance with the Transport Co-ordination Act…

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For a Spitfire. Enthusiastic Meeting at Bega. Police and Citizens’ Movement. Well Over £100 Subscribed at Meeting

The Bega District News · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 2

There was a representative attendance of town and country people at the meeting called by the Mayor for Monday evening in Bega to…

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Court News

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 18 December 1940 · page 9

At the Nowra Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M., the following cases were dealt with:— In the matter of the F. P…

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Nowra's Traffic Problem “Not Studied by Police” Difficult to Obviate

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 25 December 1940 · page 9

After reading a letter from the traffic branch of the N.S.W. Police pertaining to the problem of controlling traffic in Junction-street…

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