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South Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

57 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 3

A Great Movement. Police Boys' Clubs Visit of Head Officials

The Bega District News · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 2

On Monday Inspector Schumacher superintendent of the Police Boys’ Federation, Constable Stevens, superintendent at Balmain, and Mr French,…

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Police Boys’ Club Proposal to Build Hall

The Bega District News · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 3

Ald. Foley, deputy Mayor, presided over a meeting held in the School of Arts on Thursday to consider the building of a hall for the Police…

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Nowra Police Court Tuesday, May 20

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 13

Kenneth Wilson and Clifford Bridges were each fined £2 and 8/-costs for having under sized fish in their possession. The first-mentioned…

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Cattle Stealing Charge Case Dismissed

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 8

At the Nowra Police Court, yesterday. before Mr. Balmain, S.M., John McGuire was charged with cattle stealing at the instance of the police,…

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Local and General Police Court

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 2

A man was fined 10/ with 8/costs by Mr, J. A. S. Balmain, S.M., at the Berry Police Court yesterday. He was charged with offensive…

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Police Boys’ Club. Boxing Tournament

The Bega District News · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 2

On Friday night last the Police Boys’ Club gave a boxing tournament in the School of Arts. There was a good attendance, over £9 being taken…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing Well-known Nowra Man Charged Case Dismissed

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 4

At the Nowra Police Court, last week, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M., John Joseph McGuire was charged with that on or about the…

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Bega Court. Heavy Fines for Running Against the Railway. (Before Mr Harris, Relieving Police Magistrate.)

The Bega District News · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 2

At Bega Court on Tuesday, Max D. Nobinson was fined 10s and 5s 6d costs for neglecting to renew his motor license within the prescribed…

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District Court

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 9

A case from Milton occupied the whole of Monday afternoon and part of Tuesday, when Judge Neild heard an appeal by the Milton Municipal…

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Police Objections to Open Orders at Carnival

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Kiama Council, on Wednesday night. Ald. Batty, Council’s representative on the Patriotic Fund, reviewed the…

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Nowra Court News

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 10

Mr. J. A. Harris presided at the Nowra Police Court yesterday, Mr. Balmain being on annual holidays. Proceedings did not commence till 2…

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Police Boys’ Club Boxing Tournament

The Bega District News · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 2

Bega School of Arts was filled on Friday evening last for the boxing tournament by Bega Police Boys’ Club, and about £17 were collected at…

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Mining Warden’s Court

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 8

Mr. Hynes, Mining Warden, was engaged on Monday afternoon in the hearing of several cases affecting the Yalwal field…

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Police Patrols Find Many Faults (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 14

Returns of the mobile police truck patrol and of other traffic officers show that during the month of May an abnormally high number of traffic…

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Friendly Appeal Court

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 2

There were 20 appellants at the Friendly Appeal Court held at the Berry Council Chambers on Wednesday morning last, the aldermen…

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Police Patrols Find Many Faults (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 6

Returns of the mobile police truck patrols and of other traffic officers show that during the month of May an abnormally high number of traffic…

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Mining Warden’s Court

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 9 July 1941 · page 5

As briefly mentioned in last issue, Mr. Hynes (Mining Warden) heard a number of claims at the Nowra Court House last week in connection with…

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Nowra Court News

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 12

A case against Stan Hanson, of consigning undersized prawns for sale, was withdrawn. J. Senior, on a charge of indecent…

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Sequel to Fatal Accident At Berry Police Court

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 2

At the Berry Police Court Wednesday, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M., Albert Nield (alias Gough Wheatley), was charged with…

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Here and There Valuation Court

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 5

At the Valuation Court at. the Berry court house yesterday, with Mr. J. A. S. Balmain on the Bench, the recent decision in tho Friendly…

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