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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 2

The hearing of appeals against the assessment by the Moss Vale council was commenced on Wednesday last and a large amount of conflicting evidence…

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Moss Vala Police Court. Wednesday, 28th April, 1909. Before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M.

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 2

Warwick Lumley was charged with swimming in the reservoir of the Moss Vale water supply on 2nd March. He pleaded guilty, but said that he had…

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Moss Vale Police Court

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 2

At the above court on Wednesday last, before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M., Warwick Lumley was charged with swimming in the reservoir of the Moss Vale…

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Friendly Appeal Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 2

Arising out of the recommendation of the P.M. to the Moss vale council to hold a conference with the ratepayers and thereby try and adjust the errors…

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Mittagong Police Court Tuesday, May 11.[Before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.m) Discharging Fireworks

Robertson Advocate · Friday 14 May 1909 · page 2

Joseph Hunter was charged with discharging firework in main street. Fined 10s and 6s costs of court, is default 7 days in [?]Mittagong lock-up. Fourteen days were…

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Moss Vale Police Courts. Wednesday, May 12, 1909. (Before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.m.) Railway Cases

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 2

Thomas Alexander was charged with haling travelled on the railway without having paid his fare and with the intention of avoiding payment of the…

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Moss Vale Police Court. (Before Mr. F. H. Galbraith. P.m.) Wednesday, May 26, 1909

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 2

A collector's license was granted to Thomas Frederick Clayton of Moss Vale. LICENSING COURT…

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Amy Bock Sentenced

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1909 · page 2

Amy Book, who masqueraded as a man, and married a young woman, was sentences at Wellington (N.Z.) last week to two years' imprisonment. She will be medically…

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Bowral Police Court. Monday, 31St May

Robertson Advocate · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 2

Before Messrs, H. Foor[?] and J. Stokes, [?]P. Albert Henry Barlow, on remand from Penrith, was charged with stealing, on or…

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Items of Interest Murder of Miss Duffy

Robertson Advocate · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 2

The hearing of the Carpentaria case against the aboriginal Billy Wilson, charged with the murder of Miss Duffy, was con[?]ded at Townsville (Q) on Tuesday…

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Bowral Police Court

Robertson Advocate · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 2

At the above court on Wednesday, before Messrs. H. Foord and J.[?], J'a.P., L[?]lie Jones (20) and Myl[?] Jones (17) were charged with breaking and entering…

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Appeal Court

Robertson Advocate · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 2

A court for the hearing of appeals against the Bowral municipal [?] was held at the courthouse. Bowral, on Tuesday afternoon, before Messre. F. H. Ga[?]braith,…

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Bowral Appeal Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 2

A court for the hearing of appeals against the Bowral municipal assessments was held at the courthouse, Bowral, on Tuesday afternoon, before…

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Bowral Police Court. Alleged Burglary

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 2

Before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M., at the above court on Friday afternoon last, Leslie Jones (20) and Myles Jones (17) were charged with breaking and entering…

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Alleged Burglary

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 2

At the Bowral police court on Friday last, before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M., Leslie Jones (20) and Myles Jones (17) were charged with breaking and entering the dwelling of…

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Attempted Murder & Suicide

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 4

An attempted marder sad suicide took place in Hyde Park; Sydney, shortly after half-past 10 on Wednesday night, when a yoong man, whose…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, 23Rd June, 1909. (Before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 2

Wm. Garbutt was charged by the police with having cut down a number of trees under the regulation size on Crown lands. He pleaded guilty, but…

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Moss Vale Police Court. WEDNESDAY, [?] JUNE

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2

Before Mr. F. H Galbraith, P.M. W m. [?] was charged by the police with having out down a number of trees under the regulation [?] crown lands…

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Burglary

Robertson Advocate · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 2

The business establishment of Mr. J. B. Hill (late of Bowral) was broken into at Coff's Harbor on Monday night. Tobacco, [?] seeds and [?] to the value of…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 2

At the Moss Vale police court on Friday afternoon before Mr. Albert A. Carter. J.P. three charges were preferred against John James Wlison For having obtained money…

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