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Courts & crime, 1953

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Police Court Sixty Cases Before S.m

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 2

Sixty cases were dealt with by the Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. O. J. Lake, at the Berry Police Court on Friday last…

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Night Tennis Opening of Public School Court

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 2

A beautiful night greeted the headmaster, Mr. S. E. Mallett, to balance the disappointing experience when the date had to…

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Man Killed a Protected Bird FINED £4 at Berry Court

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 1

A rather unusual excuse was given on behalf of a defendant, at the Berry Police Court, on Friday last, when a man was…

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Failed to Register Their Dogs 24 Fines Imposed at Berry Court

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 1

The Berry Police Court had quite a busy lime, on Friday last, dealing with defendants charged with failing to register their dogs…

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Two Sentenced to Three Months’ Gaol

The Bega District News · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 2

Two men, one an aborigine, were each sentenced to three months imprisonment, after having been charged…

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Long Lists For Bega Court

The Bega District News · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 5

With a long list of cases to be heard, and more being added to the list every month, a special sitting of the Bega…

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Jurors Fail To Attend Court

The Bega District News · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 2

Fined on Monday morning for having failed to answer a call for fury service at the Bega Quarter Sessions, a Stony…

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Police And Violent Night At Tathra Dance

The Bega District News · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 7

An incident at the Tathra Hall on the night of July 25 this year, resulted in a Bega labourer being sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in the Bega Court of Petty…

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N.S.W. Police Assn. Sub–Branch Formed In Bega

The Bega District News · Thursday 31 December 1953 · page 2

A sub-branch of the New South Wales Police Association was formed in Bega early this month, when Sergeant Sherlock, of Bega,…

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