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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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The District Court

Robertson Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 2

The district court was held at Mose Vale on Tuesday before Acting-Judge Dawson. CA SA CASES. David Jones & Co. v. C. J. Nicholson…

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Reduction of Hotels. the Special Licensing Court. Eight Hotels Reduced

Robertson Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 2

The special court, constituted under the liquor Amendment Ac[?]med its sittings at Mose Vale on Wednesday morning to deal with the reduction of hotel licenses in…

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The Murder of Mrs. Laurd

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 6

Major General Luard, whose wife was murdered in a summer bouse in a lonely wood near Seveno[?]ke, Kent, on August 24, was on Friday found dead…

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Moss Vale Small Debts' Court

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 2

At the above court on Wednesday last, Alice Mathews and Amy Stanley for £6 8s 6d wages due. Mr. M'Carthey appeared for palintiff, and Mr. Painc for defendant…

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Revolting Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 September 1908 · page 2

Five of the Indian coolies charged with having murdered Mr. Ben. Hell at Save (Fij I have been sentenced to death, The mu dared men, who about 25 years of…

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Bridegroom in Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 September 1908 · page 4

At Horsham Supremo Court the names of Andrew McKenzie and William J. Barber were called as jurymen The former told Mr.Justice A'Beckett…

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Charged far His "Cheek

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 3

Once in Canada Mr. Rudyard Kipling had a little disagreement with the landlord of the hotel at which he was staying…

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New Zealand Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

A great sensation wu caused in regard to the perjury case at Westport. Connolly, who was sentenced to seven years for perjury, a principal…

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Appeal Court

Robertson Advocate · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 2

A number of appeals against the assessments of the Nattal Shire were before the court. In the following cases, which were in the…

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Bowral Police Court. TUESDAY, 18th OCTOBER. Before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M.

Robertson Advocate · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 2

George N[?]ich pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness on the sports ground at Bowral on 5th instant. The circumstances, as stated by the police, were that defendant,0…

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Bowral Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 2

The charge of wilfully destroying two, trees upon a public road within the area of Nattai Shire was heard by the P.M., Mr. F. H. Galbraith, on Tuesday last…

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Moss Vala Police Court. Wednesday, Oct. 14Th, 1908. (Before Mr. F. H. Galbraitta, P.M.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 2

W. Bowen v. Eric Reed, of Bowral, for assault. Accused did not appear, and the case was postponed to 20th inst. at 10 a.m. Arthur McHugh pleaded guilty to a…

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Nattai Shire Appeal Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 2

At the appeal court held in Bowral on Tuesday there were several cases of appeal against the second year's assessment, and on these the P.M. decided that the court…

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Moss Vale Police Court

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1908 · page 2

Before Mr. Galbraith, P.M., at the above court on Wednesday last, Arthur McHugh pleaded guilty to a charge of using prohibitive language, and was fined£2, with 6s…

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Dangerous Police Horses

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 October 1908 · page 2

Wellington, Saturday.—The recent death of Constable Adle, of Smart Town, who was killed by being thrown from his horse, is causing considerable discussion in the district…

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Murder As an Art

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 3

We have in this country, states an American criminologist, and especially in Chicago and New York, more murder mysteries than in any other part…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, October 31St, 1908. (Before Mr. F. H. Galbraith. P.M.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 2

John Cloutt, Pat. Cloutt, and Samuel Cloutt by the police with riotous behaviour at Bundanoon on 19th inst. There was no appearance of J. Cloutt…

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A Station Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 November 1908 · page 5

Fanny Wilson, wife of Henry Charles Wilton, manager of Carpentaria Downs Station, aged 63, was charged at the George town polios court on Monday with the…

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Child Actress's Wages. Magistrate Insists on Tee. to Save It for Her

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 November 1908 · page 3

When an application was made at Marlborough Police Court yesterday (writes the "Dairy Chronicle" of Affgust 20) for authority to employ a girl at a…

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San Francisco Court Outrage

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 November 1908 · page 5

President Roosevelt wrote a letter of sympathy to the wife of Mr. Francis Heney, District Attorney, who was murderously assaulted in a court at San Francisco by…

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