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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Police Superintendent's Protest. (Published by Arrangement.)

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 4
Also in The Southern Mail

The Superintendent of Police, Boston, Michael H. Crowley, thus gave his opinion to the New York Herald Tribune, on the seventh anniversary…

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No Nora Court Photos

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 2

British yellow journalism has received a stunning blow with the coming Into force of the Criminal Justice Act. No more may divorce…

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Moss Vale Police Court. (Before Mr. G. A. Stephenson, P.M)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 4

Richard Alfred Chapman was charged with stealing a motor [?] and side car, valued at £50, the property of Eric Mark Hughers. Accused…

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Police Pay. South Australian Claims

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 4

The South Australian Press Association has lodged claims for pay and conditions with the industrial Court, and it is expected that they will be…

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Moss Vale police Court. Monday, 9Th May, 1927. (Before M. R. E. Harvey, J.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 2

James O'Callaghan, Otto. Kohl, Robert H. McPherson, Edward Sullivan, Alexander John McConnell, Michaef Daley, Arthur Davis…

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Alleged Thieves. King Street Arrest. Crowd Hampers Police

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 4

By dashing oat of a doorway of the King's Hotel, at the corner of Pitt and King streets, and mingling with a crowd which bad gathered, a young…

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Police Pay. Deputation Asks for Rise

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 4

Representatives of the New South Wales Police Association, who waited on Mr. Lozz[?]rini (Chief Secretary) last week, asked that the…

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Moss Vale Polios Court. (Before Mr. E R Harvey, J P)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with during the past week: Bertrand [?]kerissen, Edward Jacques, Patrick O'Grady, James…

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Shocking Tragedy. Police Constable Killed. Run Down by Car

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 June 1927 · page 4

Auburn street was on Friday night the scene of one of the most shocking fatalities in the history of Goulburn…

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Mine Months Gaol. Sentence for Hotel Theft

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 2

The Goulburn Police Court on Tuesday morning (says the "Post") resembled portion of a pawnbroker's establishment or a laundry…

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Fair Rents Court. First Case in Bowral. Is Municipal Valuation Too Low ?

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

In deciding the first case brought before the Fair Rente Court in Bowral, the Court fixed the value of land in Bong Bong Street at nearly four…

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Goulburn Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 2

The following cases came before the above court on Monday:—Because he had the skins of two protected animals, a wallaby, and a…

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Children's Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 2

A defendant who was charged with theft, was bound over to the custody of her husband to be of good behaviour for twelve months…

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Petersham Crime. McPHERSON in Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 3

Norman Clyde McPherson, aged 27 years, a labourer appeared before Mr. McMahon, S.M,. at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Monday…

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Fair Rents Court. First Case in Bowral

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 2

Miss Mary Ferris, tenant of a brick shop and residence, owned by Mr. P. Engelbert, for which she paid £3 15s…

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Licensing Court Before Mr. Nott, L.M.

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 2

Special licenses under Section 57 of the Liquor Act, to supply liquor with bona file meals were granted to the Hotel Ranelagh Robertson…

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Police Force. Fifty More Men to Be 'Appointed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 June 1927 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Gosling) referring on Sunday night to the Government's decision to increase the strength of the police force said that…

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[?]stealing Rabbit Skins

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 2

At the Mittagong Police Court, before Mr. M.C. Nott, P.M., Leslie Arthur Hagon, 'Oswald Bernard Scales and Matthew Francis Lynch…

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