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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

125 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 4 of 7

A Peep at the Police Museum

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 4

A small room on the second floor of the Metropolitan Police Department is set apart for the illicit tools that have fallon into the hands of the police. It…

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City Court Idyll. Kisses and Ha'pence

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 4

One of the prettiest scenes ever enacted in the dull surroundings of a City police court took place at the Guildhall Justice Room yesterday (said the…

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Bowral Police Court. Tuesday. 9th July

Robertson Advocate · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 2

Before Maura. F. H. Galbraith, P.M., and H. Foord, J.P. Daniel Wood pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent laguage in Bong Bong…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, 10Th July, 1910. (Before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 2

G. A. Griffin, an inspector under the Board of Health, proceeded against Percy Hallett, licensee of the railway refreshment rooms for having on 20th…

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Bowral Small Debts Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 2

On Tuesday last before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M., the case of ex-inspector F. B. Kyngdon v. the Bowral Municipal Council was dealt…

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Criminals Who Hide in Prison. The Police have the Utmost Difficulty in Finding Them

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 3

Many a cunning criminal, for whom the police have sought half the world over, has been at length run to earth in the place where one would think the legal…

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Quaeterly Licensing Court (Before Messrs. F. H. Galbraith, P.M., and F. C. Stevenson, L.M.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 2

The district inspector's report showed that all the hotels in the district were well furnished, in good order, and well conducted, with one exception, and that…

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Lice[?]ing Court

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 2

At the Moss Vale [?] last week the [?] report showed that [?] district were [?] good…

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Stealing From Graves

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

At the Newtown vestry meeting the rector (Canon Williams) said that a lady had informed him that flowers placed on the Brave of a relative for…

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Clapham Common Murder. Who Committed the Crime?

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 2

A remarkable statement was made in Sydney on Monday by a naval deserter that he and another man were connected with the Clapham…

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Girl's Death. Tale of Lover's Razor. Verdict of Wilful Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

After a coroner's Inquiry lasting six hours n verdict or "Wilful murder" was returned at Hoddesdon, on Thursday (said "Lloyd's News" on April 21),…

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Story of a Prodigal. Aged Twin's Plea. Warned by the Police "Dog."

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

Two little old women—twin sisters—in the police station of the Kremlin-Bicetre district in Paris stood waiting for Mr Commissioner (said the Paris…

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Breaking and Entering and Stealing

Robertson Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 2

At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions on Monday, before Judge Docker. Fitd[?]ck Watson and Thoman Dragger pleaded not guilty to a charge of, on July 5…

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The New York Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 6

New York is stirred by the failure of the police to arrest the murderer of Rosenthal, the gambler, who was shot dead in the street on Tuesday…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 2

At the above court last Wednesday, Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M., gave his reserved judgment in the case, Griffin, Inspector under the Pure…

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The Cale Vale Arrest. the Murder Confession

Robertson Advocate · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 2

The confession made by a naval deserter from H.M.S. Drake who was arrested at Colo Vale, that he and another man were connected with the…

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The Colo Vale Arrest. the Murder Confession

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 2

The confession made by a naval deserter from H.M.S. Drake who was arrested at Colo Vale, that he and another man were connected…

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Mittagong Police Court Tuesday, Aug. 13. Before Mr. Galbraith. P.M.

Robertson Advocate · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 2

George Sharpe was charged by the inspector of nuisances with riding a bicycle without a light on the night of the 21st June. He was fined 5s and…

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Bowral Police Court Tuesday, 13th Aug. Before Messrs. F. H. Galbarith P.M., and H. Foord J.P. Peeding a Horse in the Street

Robertson Advocate · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 2

George O'Brien was charged under the Police Offeces Act with feeding a horse in Station street Bowral to the obstruction of passengers. O'Brien…

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The Clapham Murder. Sailor's False Confession

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 2

Recently a blue-jacket on H.M.S. Drake was arrested on a charge of deserting bis ship. He then stated that he and another man were…

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