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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

68 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 4

Licensing Court. Before Messrs. G. R Williams and H. S. Baird, L M.'s

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 4

B. Heininger, of the Illawarra Like hotel, Brownsville, and P. T. Doyle, of the Freemason's bota, Wollongong, wore granted booth licenses for the…

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Son Charged with Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 4

The Coroner's jury at Newport (Monmonth, England) returned a verdict of wilful marder against William Morgan, son of Mrs. Jennie Morgan…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Tuesday, March 13, 1913. Before Mr. G. R. Williams, P.M.

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 4

Wingecarribee Shire Council v John Missingham, jun., and same V. W. Missingham, for disregarding a resolution prohibiting on any…

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Bowral Police Court

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

Messrs G R Williams. P.M..and Aubrey Mowle.J.P..had a busy time at the Bowral Police Court last Wednesday., The cases set down for hearing lasted all day. and then a…

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Bowral Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 2

Messrs. G R Williams, P.M., and Aubrey Mowle, JP, had a busy time at the Bowral Police Court last Wednesday. The cases set down…

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Berlin Crime Women Sentenced

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 4

The amazing Berlin marder case has terminated, Mrs. [?] aged 23, and Mrs. Nebbe, aged 25, being co[?]ted of murdering and attempting to…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Tuesday, April 10Th (Before Mr.G. R Williams," P.M )

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 2

Police v. Donald F. McKay, for selling cigarettes without a license. No appearance of defendant. Fined £2, with 8/ costs…

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A Police Hoax Reported Gruesome Discovery

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

On Friday last the Mittagong police received a ring on the phone from Yerrinboal stating that a person had reported that he had found the dead body of a man in the…

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Hoaxing the Police

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Before Measre H. Mitchell and T.Horton [?] at the mittagong police court,the man named Beacroft, with several aliases, who had hoaxed the police…

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A Police [?]

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 2

Before Messrs. H. Mitchell and T. Horton J's P, at the Mittagong Police Court, the man named Beacroft, with several aliases, who had…

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Country Hotels. Accommodation for Visitors. Magistrate's Criticism

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 4

At Wagga on Wednesday the police magistrate (Mr. W. A. Flynn), speaking from the Licensing Bench, made some caustic remarks regarding the…

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Woman Shot Dead. Husband Charged with Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 4

Alter three years of domestic unhappiness Mrs. Gertrude Applebes was, shot dead at Adelaide on Saturday night in Gibson-street, Bowdon. Her…

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Bowral Appeal Court

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

The court for hearing objections against the assesements of the Bowral Municipal Council was held before Messrs Williams. P M, and Aubrey Mowle, J P on Wednesday…

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"Blot on Civilisation." Published by Arrangement. Dry Laws and Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 4

When America went dry she was warned says the London "Tablet," not only that she was passing a law which was too great an interference…

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Bowral Valuation Court

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1923 · page 2

Messra G R Williams P.M and Aubrey Mowle, J P. presided on the Bench at the Bowral courthouse on Wednesday last. The principal business placed before them was…

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"Eloped With Cook." Plumber Sentenced. a Goulburn Case

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 2

Norman Fitzpatrick, a plumber, was before Mr. G. R. Williams, P.M., at the Goulburn Police Court on Monday morning charged by…

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