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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

55 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 3

Licensing Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

The license of the Royal hotel, Robertson, was transferred from Robert Missingham to John Alexander Hamilton, from Cranes…

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Small Debts Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

Sidney Baler, of Pcnrose v. John Besser and his wife, of Penrose, claiming £10 for wrongfully keeping a dog between 28th August and…

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Moss Vale Police Court. FRIDAY, 3rd JANUARY, 1919 (Before Mr. T. B. Clegg, P.M.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

For felling to renew the annual registration of bis motor cycle, Desmond Hunt was fined Io/-, with 6/- court costs…

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Alleged Wheat Stealing at Goulburn. Three Men Charged

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

The Goulburn Court was crowded on Monday morning to hear the evidence in the case againts William Cross and Neills Juel Jacobson, who were charged…

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Alleged Wheat Stealing at Goulburn. Three Men Charged. (Continued from our last)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 4

John D. Pollard carter for Maguire deposed that during 1918 be drew wheat for Maguire from the Goulburn wheat depot; it was about April…

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Bowral Police Court

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr. T. B. Clegg, P.M., presided at the Bowral Police Court on Thursday last, but the [?] dealt with were not much importance. One person, on a charged of being…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

A public meeting in connection with the above was held at Mittagong on Friday night last. A balance-sheet of the last effort showed…

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Bowral Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 4

Mr. T. B. Clegg. P.M., presided at the Bowral Police Court on Thursday week, but the cases dealt with were not of much importance. One person, on…

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The Taralga Fires. a Woman Charged

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 4

An Taralga Police Court on Thurs-day week, before Mr. Arnott P[?] Annie Spicer (cu[?]) was charged with m[?]licionary set[?] fi[?]e to natural…

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Moss Vala Police Court. Friday, January 31St, 1919. Before Mr. T. B. Clegg, P.M.

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 2

Andrew R[?]ke and John Vogel, two Russians, were charged under the War Precautions (Aliens Registration) Regulations, 1916, the…

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Charge Against Police

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 2

Mr J. Mitchell. Inspector General of Police, has forwarded to Mr Fuller, Chief Secretary, all papers relating to the conduct of certain…

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Gaol for Debt

Robertson Advocate · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

The Local Government Act has the unenviable distinction of being one of the very few statutes under which a person may be sent to goal if he cannot pay his debts. The remedy…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

Robertson Advocate · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

Representatives of the Police, Firemen, B.D. Hospital Committee, and other committees working for the Hospital met at the Town Hall, Bowral. on Tuesday night for…

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Gaol for Debt

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 2

The Government Act has the unenviable distinction of being one of the very few statutes under which a person may be sent to gaol…

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Mittagong Police Court

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

At the Mittagong Police Court on Friday last Caplain Terry, officer in charge of the Fare Brigade, Mittagong, proceeded against George, R[?]hson for having made a fire…

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