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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

74 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 4

Alleged Murder. Constables on Trial. Missing Trackers Found

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 July 1927 · page 4

The most striking part of the, evidence given in the Perth Police Court, West Australia, on Wednesday, in relation to the charge against Denis…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Tuesday 12Th July Before Mr. C. Nott, P.M.

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

James Alexander Squires, for failing to return his certificate of registration end number plate of his motor vehicle to the…

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Manchester Square Tennis Court Opening

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 July 1927 · page 4

A very enjoyable afternoon was spent at the residence of Mr. J. Wheeler, senior, on 16th instant, when the Manchester Square Tennis…

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Unemployed In South Australia. Demonstrators in Adelaide Police Take Action

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 4

Serious trou le with members of the unemployed and the police occurred in Adelaide on Saturday night. A large crowd assembled round a…

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Children's Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 2

Three boys under 14 years of age, residing near Penrose, were proceeded against for breaking telegraph insulators. They were each…

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Fair Rents Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 2

The first application in Moss Vale under the Fair Rents Act was heard before Mr. Stevenson, P.M., on Tuesday last, when Mrs. C. C…

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Moss Vala Police Court. Tuesday, August 9, 1927. (Before Mr. G. A Stevenson, P.M.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 2

A case of drunkenness from Sutton Forest on Saturday night, 6th instant, was dispensed with, the delinquent being fined 10/ or 48 hours…

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Of Local Interest. Children's Court

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

Three boys under 14 years of age, residing near Penrose were proceeded against at Children's Court, Moss. Vale, for breaking telegraph…

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Bowral Police Court. Wednesday, August 17. (Before Messrs Aubrey Mowie and J. Stokes, J's.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 2

At Bowral Court of Petty Sessions three men were charged with haing travelled in a railway carriage between Campbelltown and Bowral…

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Of Local Interest. Police Transfer

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 August 1927 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

Sergeant G. W. Loome, officer in charge of the police at Mittagong for the past three years, has been transferred, to Penrith…

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Game of Garde. Played in a Train. Three Men Sentenced

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 August 1927 · page 2

At the Junee Police Court on Monday Reginald Poff, 25, Albert Henderson, 32, and, John Mason, 40, were each charged with having…

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Undermining the Police. (Published by Arrangement)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 4

"I find it altogether impossibly to make the people of Britain realise what prohibition means in America," writes Mr Shaw Desmond in the…

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Horse stealing. Three Months' Sentence

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 September 1927 · page 2

Charles Robert Pilley was sentenced to three months' hard labor at the Goulburn Police court last week on a charge of having stolen…

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District Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 September 1927 · page 2

Judge White presided at the above court at Moss Vale on Thursday and Friday, The following cases Were dealt with:—…

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District Court

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 September 1927 · page 3
Also in Robertson Mail

Judge White presided at the District Court at Moss Vale on Thursday and Friday. The following cases were dealt with :—…

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Assault Upon Referee an Unfortunate Incident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 2

At the Rugby league meeting in Sydney on Monday night a communication was received from Mr. F. Delaney, hon. sec. of the Referees'…

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District Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 2

The only other case decided on Friday last by Judge White, in addition to the one reported in last issue, was one in which Ada Eliza…

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