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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

204 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 11

Bowral Police Court. Friday, 27Th December

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 2

Before Mr. W.. S. Caswell, P.M. and Mr.. R, S.. Mackenzie, J.P…

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Our District Court Houses

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 4

Another growl from the Scrutineer. "It's an ill wind that blows no one any good" bas come to be regarded as an axiomatic truism, and that is the kind of…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, 27Th December. Before Mr. W. S. Caswell, P.M. and Mr. E. S. Mackenzie, J.P. Unlawful Detention of Property. NAPIER v. GALLAGHER

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 4

Captain John Napier, of Bowral H Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment, proceeded against Senior-Constable James Gallagher for unlawfully detaining and refusing to…

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Bowral Police Court. FRIDAY, 3rd JANUARY, 1902

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 3

Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell P.M. and R. S. Mackenzie J.P. Francis Henry Lymer, a man rather above middle age, and who has been…

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A Brutal Assault

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 1

Robert Simpson, narrated at the Water Police Court on Friday the experiences he met with on Boxing Day in the Rocks resumption area. He…

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Alleged Criminal Assault

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 5

On Thursday, an alleged criminal assault was committed at Bowral by a young man well-known in the district, on a girl nine years of age. The…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 2

Thomas Ferguson (aged 15) was charged with indecently assaulting a young girl aged 10 years on the morning of the 8th instant. Both art; residents of Bowral, and the alleged assault took place in the…

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Bowral Police Court. FRIDAY, 10th JANUARY, 1902

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 2

Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and R. S. Mackenzie, J.P. Two small debts cases were postponed…

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WILLIANS v. HARVEY.—ASSAULT

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 2

William Williams charged Frederick Harvey with assault on New Year's Eve. Mr. Paine (of Gale and Paine), who appeared for defendant. pleaded guilty under extenuating…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, 8Th January, 1902. Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., George Tate, and E. Hewison, J's.P

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 2

James Draper was before the court charged with having at Bundanoon, on Saturday last, assaulted Mrs. Seewald, the wife of the licenses of the…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2
Also in The Mittagong Express

Thomas Ferguson (a boy between the age of 14 and 15 years) was charged with committing at Bowral an indecent assault on a girl nine years of age…

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Moss Tale Police Court. Wednesday, Jan. 8

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2

Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., George Tate, and E. Hewison, J’s.P. ALLEGED ASSAULT. James Draper was charged with…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, Jan. 10. Before Messrs. W. S Caswell, P.M., and R. S. Mackenzie, J. P. Alleged Assault

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2

William Williams charged Frederick Harvey with assault. Mr. Paine (of Gale and Paine) appeared for the defendant, who pleaded guilty under…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, Jan. 10. Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and R. S. Mackenzie, J.P. Alleged Assault

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2

William Williams charged Frederick Harvey with assault. Mr. Pains (of Gale and Paine) appeared for the defendant, who pleaded guilty under…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, Jan. 8. Before Messrs. W.S. Caswell, P.M., George Tate, and E. Hewison, J's.P. Alleged Assault

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2

James Draper was charged with assaulting Mrs. Seewald, the wife of the licences of the Tourist Hotel at Bundanoon. He pleaded not…

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Bazaar at Bowral. Opened by Mr. McCOURT

The Mittagong Express · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

For some considerable time past the ladies connected with the congregation of St. Thomas’ R. C. Church, Bowral, have been working assiduously in…

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A Charge of Cattle Stealing

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 3

John William Norman and Henry Oliver Sehofield were charged with stealing at Bowral, on 7th November, one colt, and on 10th November one cow, the property of Samuel Hordern. A second count…

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Alleged Attempted Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 3

Melbourne, Wednesday.—What at present appears to be an attempt at a deliberate murder took place this evening at Cheltenham, a suburb of…

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Alleged Indecent Assault at Bundanoon

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 3

Arthur Chapman, a young man, was charged with indecently assaulting Alice Elizabeth Thomas, a domestic at Bundanoon, on 2nd December last. Accused pleaded not guilty, and was defended by…

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