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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

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

District Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 2

Judge White was engaged at the District Court, Moss Vale, on Monday and best part of Tuesday morning in determining the following…

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District Court

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 2

At the District Court at Moss Vale on Monday and Tuesday, before Judge White, the following cases of local interest were disposed of:—…

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Moss Vale Police Court Wednesday, 2Nd May. Before Mr Stephenson, P.M.

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 2

Sam Barraclough (27) and William Glen (45) were charged with stealing two pairs of boots, a tin of flour, 68 rabbit traps and 16 dozen rabbit…

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Children's Court. a Serious Charge

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 2

The man (43) arrested in connection with the case at Robertson was brought before Mr. Stevenson, who committed him to stand his trial at…

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Police at Robertson

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 2

Is it a fact that only two policemen are stationed at Robertson, where a large number of workers are now employed? Yes…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 May 1928 · page 2

Judge Pike, who presided last week at the Valuation Appeal Court at the courthouse, Moss Vale, formally opened the court and…

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Moss Vale Police Court Tuesday, 13TH May Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, P.M. Breaches of Motor Traffic Act

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 May 1928 · page 2

Lilly I. M. Smift, for tailing to return an expired certificate of registration and number plate, was fined 10/, with costs 8/…

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Bowral Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 2

At the above court on Wednesday, the police magistrate Issued more than one warning to those who disregard the traffic regulations…

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"Worse Than Sydney Slums." Father Cusack Describes the Horrors of the "Baby Lane "Case. Extraordinary Inaction of Police and Health Authorities

Robertson Mail · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

Aid. Parish rendered good public service when he called attention to the "Baby Lane" case. Enquiries disclose that the facts are even worse than he stated. The family has left a trail of filth behind…

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Wealthy Man's Daughter. Application Made. for Court's Assistance

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 May 1928 · page 2

When Robert John Coghill Maddrell, of Braid wood, died in February. 1917, he left an estate valued at £111,853…

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Lost His Temper. What Really Happened at Cootamundra. a Brutal Assault

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 June 1928 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

One of our readers, who was an eye witness of the incident, has no sympathy with Bowman, the English footballer, who was ordered off the…

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The Robertson Case. Crawford Sentenced to Two Years' Imprisonment

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 June 1928 · page 2

"The girl said she would cut her throat with a piece of glass. I said I would bump my head with a rock or some other thing." With such…

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Too Fond of Court

Robertson Mail · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 1
Also in The Southern Mail

A CASE which has been before the Court at Bowral on two occasions and before the District Court at Goulburn on…

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Police Officer's Warning. (Published by Arrangement)

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 5
Also in Robertson Mail

Mrs. E. Field, Protective Officer of the Providence, Rhode Inland (U.S.A.) Police, is thus reported in the Providence News:-…

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Of Local Interest. New Magistrate

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

Congratulations to Aid. W. Terry, Mayor of Mittagong, upon his appointment to the Commission of the Peace…

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