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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Bowral Police Court. EMBEZZLEMENT

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 2

Thomas William Murdock as brought up before Messrs. R. S. Mackenzie and W. Murray, J's. P., at the Bowral Police Court on Friday last, on a charge of embezzling…

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Apprentices before the Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 6

A case of considerable interest was resumed on Saturday morning at the Water Summons Court, before Mr. W. M. Maclarians, S.M. in which…

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Extraordinary Murder Story

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 6

Thomas Kerr, caretaker of the golf links at Grahamstown, Cape Colony, has been re-arrested in connection with the outrage and murder of a little…

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Riot in Calcutta. Indian Agitator Sentenced. Students Attack Police

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

Another riot (writes the "Daily Mail" of 13th September) has occurred in Calcutta following the sentence of six months' rigorous imprisonment on the…

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Local Option Court's Decision

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 2

At Monday morning's sitting of the Local Option Court, composed of Judge Backhouse (President) and Messrs. Smithers and Macfarlane, S.Ms., the reserved…

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Attempted Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 2

At the Central Criminel Court on Thursday, before Mr. Acting Justice Sly and a jury, Cecil Forbes, a middle-aged man, was charged with having feloniously wounded…

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Monte Carlo Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 2

The trial of Vere Goold and his wife on a charge of murdering Madame Levin at Monte Carlo concluded in that town on Wednesday Goold was…

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Bowral Police Court. [?] Dec. [?] Before Mr. Mal[?] CARBTI[?]

Robertson Advocate · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 2

Charles Adams [?] charged with carrying fire[?] on a Sunday. The defend and pealed guilty, but stated that he had been petered by hawks, and…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 2

On Wednesday last before the P.M. and the magistrates residing within 10 miles of the court the jury list was revised…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 2

A case of some local interest was heard at the Murrumburrah police court on Monday last. Frederick William Bridge and John Francis Heavy, who were remanded from…

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Bowral Police Court Tuesday, December 10Th, 1908. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, P.M.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 2

Charles Adams was charged, with carrying firearms on a Sunday. He pleaded guilty, but stated that he shot a hawk which was interfering with his…

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Friendly Appeal Court

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1907 · page 2

The Nattai Shire Council held a Friends Appeal Court at Bowral on Friday last. The full council and the valuer (Mr. W. Murray) were present, together with a…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 December 1907 · page 2

On Monday last before Messrs. Aubrey Mowle and E. Hewison, J's.P., Albert Mete was charged with being a person of unsound mind…

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Friendly Appeal Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 December 1907 · page 2

The Nattai Shire Council held a Friendly Appeal Court at Bowral on Friday last. The fall council and the valuer (Mr. W. Murray) were present, together with a somber of the…

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Moss Tale Police Court

Robertson Advocate · Friday 20 December 1907 · page 2

At the above court on Monday last, Albert Metz was charged with being t person of unsound mind. Dr. Stevenson stated that about a fortnight are he had examined…

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