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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

202 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 7 of 11

Desperate Fight with the Police

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 August 1903 · page 3

The 13 prisoners at Folsom, California, who succeeded in escaping from gaol, and who were surrounded , by the police, have,, had an encounter…

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Bowral Police Court

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 2

At the above Court yestarday (Friday), before Mr. W. Murray, J.P., a stranger named Nathan Gould (who we understand has come over from Victoria) was brought up on a charge of stealing a pair of…

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Attempted Murder of a Woman. a Mysterious Affair

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 3

A sensational occurance was reported from Balmain on Thursday night. It appears that a man named Walter William Walsh, aged about 27…

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Bowral Police Court. Tuesday, August 11,1903. Before Messrs S. Mourpby P.M., and T.Bohynge, Stealing Boots

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 2

Nathan Gould (a stranger) was charged with stealing a pair of boots, vatue 7/6 the property of Herbert E[?]st Garside. Constable. Dingwall deposad: On 6th instant,…

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Anarchy In Russia. Strikers and Police Fight

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 3

London, August 9 -In the disturbances caused by strikes at Nikolieff on on estuary of the Black Sea, Russia an attempt was made by rioters to…

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Bowral Police Court. Tuesday, Aug 11. Before Messrs. S. Murphy, P.M., and T, Bonyage, J.P. Alleged Theft

Robertson Advocate · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 3

Nathan Gould (20), a tramp, was charged with stealing a pair of boots, valued at 7s 6d, the property of H. E. Garaide, of Bowral. From the evidence…

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Bowral Police Court. Tuesday, Aug. 11. Before Messrs. S. Murphy, P.M., and T. Booynge, J.P. Alleged Theft

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 3

Nathan Gould (20), a tramp, was charged with stealing a pair of books, valued at 7s 6d, the properly of H. E Garside, of Bowral. From the evidence…

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Moss Vale Police Court. (Before S. Murphy, P.M., and E. Hewison, J.P.) Wednesday, August 12

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 3

Ernest Rofe and Henry Lansdowne pleaded guilty to an information charging them with not having a travelling statement in the prescribed form…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, August 12,1903. Before Messrs. L. Murphy, P.M., J. A. Budgery and E. Hewison, Je.P

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 2

[?]ce v. Ernest Role.—The accused was summoned for travelling with cattle without a travelling statement of the required form. The statement was produced by Constable…

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Alleged Murder on the High Seas

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 6

At the Newcastle police court on Tuesday, before. Mr. Love, S.M., William Moore, aged 22, seamen, was charged with having on July 22, whilst…

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Robertson Police Court. Friday, Aco[?] 31, 1003

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 2

Before messers. W. N. Dove, P.M., W. white, and Jas. Aloorn, Js.p. An old offender was fined 20s and costs for using obscene language…

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Robertson Pollee Court. Famay, A[?] 21, 1905

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 2

Before Messrs W. N. Dove. P.M., W. White, and Jas. Aloora, Js. P. An old offender was fined 20s and costs for using ob[?] language…

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Robertson Police Court. Friday, August 21, 1903

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 2

(Before Messre. W. M. Dove. P.M.W. White and Jas. Alcorn. J's P.James Logan was fined 10/- with 7/4 costs and 21/- witnesses' expenses…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, August 26,1903. (Before Messrs.S.Murphy. P.M., and E. Hewison. J.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 2

The Inspector of Stook v. Arthur Bowell Wild. The accused was charged with travelling with cattle without a travelling statement properly filled up. Mr. T. A. F…

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Mittagong Police Court. (Before Mr Murphy P.M., and Mr Mealing J P.) G. IZARD V. William and Spencer Dowling

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 2

The defendants (father and son) were charged with stealing at Comerton Park, near Mittagong, certain, cultivated roots (otherwise spuds) used…

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Burrawang Police Station

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1903 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

Mr. Alex. Campbell, M.P., has received the following from the Public Works Department and has forwarded it to the press for publication Sir,—…

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Stealing Dogs for Vivisection

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 5

For some time the people of Hyde Park, Chicago, the section in which the university is located, had been missing their pot dogs and cats. At length a man,…

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The Bowral Free Press And Berrima District Intelligencer. Wednesday, September 2, 1903. New Police Magistrate

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 4

Mr. E. D. Maitland, who for four years past has been police magistrate at Broken Hill, has received notice of his appointment to Goulburn, and will leave Broken…

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Police Station for Burrawang

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 1

Mr. Alex Campbell, M.P., has forwarded to the press the following official correspondence:—"Public Works Department, Syd21st August, 1903.—Sir,—With reference…

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