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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

202 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 11

Bankruptcy Court Friday, June 12 1903. (Before Mr. Aubery Mowle District Registrar in Bankruptcy.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 2

A single meeting of creditors in the estate of Win Carberry, Stone and monumental mason, of Moss Vale was held at the courthouse on…

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Murder of an Infant

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 3

An inquiry was held at Newcastle on Monday, regarding the death of a female infant, aged about 3 months, which was found on the railway line…

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Alleged Theft

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 June 1903 · page 3
Also in Robertson Advocate

At the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions on Tuesday Hugh M'Hugh pleaded not guilty to a charge of having, on April 15 last, stolen a spirit…

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Moss Vale Musings. Police COURT.(Before Stephen Murphy, P.M., E. [?]and A. D. Badgery, J. P.)Wednesday, June 24, 1903

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 3

Gordon Dillon and Richard Dillon were charged on separate informations by J. W. Cunninghame, with rescuing 15 milking cows seized for…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, 24TH June, 1903. (Before Messrs S. Murphy, P.M., A. D. Badgery. and E. Hewiaon. J's.P

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

Francis Lyons was before the court on a charge of leaving a dead horse on the sutton Forest road on 13th June, wad thereby creating a nuisance…

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Mittagong Police Court. (Before Mr. Murphy, P.M., AND . Mr. Bonynge, J.P.)Tuesday, June 23rd, 1903. Edith Welsh v. Nellie Coe. and Vivian Comer v. [?] COE

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

This was a case of using insulting language in a public place to wit, Alexandra Park, whereby a breach of the peace “might have been…

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Police Court News

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Francis Lyons was before the Moss Vale Police Court on Wednesday last on a charge of leaving a dead horse on the Sutton Forest road on 13th June,…

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Murder of a Baby

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 1

Two men were arrested late on Thursday night in Melbourne in connecyion with the finding on Sunday of a well nourished infant…

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Action for Trespassmm Witness Sent to Gaol for PERJURYm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 6

An action to recover £1000 damaged fro allegeg trepass assaulted and wrongful [?]of goods had asensational ending on Friday in the Banco court mmm…

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Kiama Court of Review

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 3

The following appeals were heard in connection with the Land Tax Assessment Arthur. W. J. Grey appealed against…

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ways of living the Thames Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 5

SOMETIMES the court is moved to laughter in which even the witnesses who are there on more services eriands than that of a…

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A Cowardly Murder Suspected

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 July 1903 · page 2

Melbourne, Monday.-It it strongly suspected that the old man named Wm. Ford, who was, found dead id his hut at Lyndhurat, near Doodenong was…

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[Now First Published.] William Blacklock, Journalist. a Story of Press Life. (Copyright.) Chapter Xi.—sandy Mactippie's Court-ship, and Warning Lessons Drawn There-from

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 4

Influenced by Grott's observations on the alleged matrimonial expectations which the visit of an eligible young man awakens in the bosoms of the family possesed of marriageable…

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The Dandenong Murder a Cold-blooded Crime

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 1

Melbourne Friday.—The young Frenchman named Fossard, who was arrested as a suspect in connection with the murder of an old man named…

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Mittagong Police Court

Robertson Advocate · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 2

At the Mittagong Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. S. Murphy, P.M., Edith W[?] and Vivian Comer proceeded against [?] on a charge…

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Murder of a child

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 2

Melbourne, Wednesday.-The trial of Charles Glanfield and Henry Harvey on a charge of murdering on infant child at North,cate last month was commenced at the…

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Mittagong Police Court. Tuesday, 21st JULY, 1903. (Before Mr. Stephen Murphy, P. M.)edith Welsh v. Nellie Coe and Vivian Comer V. Nellie Coe

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 2

This was a case of using insulting language in a public place, to wit, Alexandra Park, whereby a breach of the peace might have been…

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Murder of Two Gaolers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 3

Fifteen prisoners at Fulsom in california broke out of gaol and after killing two of the gaclers escaped to the woods The sheriff troops went…

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