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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

38 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 2

Attempted Arson at Bowral Man Arrested by Police

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 4

As related in our previous issue an attempt had been made to burn Mr. Oxley's home at Bowral during the…

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Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 2

At the last sittings of the Moss Vale Police Court, before Mr. M E. Soane, P.P., the following cases were heard and dealt with:—…

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Knowledge of Still May Have Cost Him His Life. Awful Experience of Alexander Johnson. Still Located in the Deep Recesses of Lincoln Gorge. Woman Arrested in Sydney. Man Charged with Assault

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 2

When, in October last. Alexander Johnson answered an advertisement in the Herald for a man to look after a ranch in the country, he…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 2

On Tuesday before Mr. M. E. Soane, P. M, Frauds Eglinton Lamb proceeded against John Ash by for trespass under the Inclosed Lands…

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Unlicensed Wireless Heavy Fines at Bowral Court

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 4

It is costly to instal wireless without taking out a license. The nearest Postmaster must be advised immediately a set is installed and in the…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 March 1933 · page 2

At the Moss Vale Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. M. E. Soane, P.M., John Sayers was charged with carrying passengers on a lorry without…

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After the Show Man Convicted of Stealing

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 3

Mr. C. Sullivan, whose horses gained several prizes at the Bowral Show, reported to the police on Sunday afternoon that a saddle, three bridles…

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Illicit Still Case Fine of Fifty Pounds. Assault Charge Dropped

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 3

The arrest under sensational circumstances of Vida Lila Kennedy, owner of a "ranch" at Wattle Ridge near Hilltop, upon which a…

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Milk Enquiry Mr. Hamilton Ordered Out of Court

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 March 1933 · page 2

There was a mild sensation at the sitting of the Royal Commission on Milk, when the Chairman of the Milk Board (Mr. Hamilton) who is well…

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Milk Enquiry. Mr. Hamilton Ordered Out of Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 March 1933 · page 2

There was a mild sensation at the sitting of the Royal Commission on Milk, when the Chairman of the Milk Board (Mr. Hamilton) who is well…

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Licensing Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 4

Before the licensing Magistrate, Mr. M. E. Soane, P.M., last Wednesday, Mr. Barry, of the Exchange Hotel,…

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Changed Court Day

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 4

Mr. Soane, P.M., informs us that in future the local Courts will be held as under:—Moss Vale: Tuesday after f…

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Arrested for Theft at Picton

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 2

Three men, of no fixed abode, were arrested at Picton last week, and when searched by the police a number of tennis balls and other…

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Czar's Daughter Bogus In "French Police" Pic'

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 June 1933 · page 2

The intriguing theory that a daughter of the last Czar of Russia escaped the royal family's massacre by the Bolshevists in the Revolution of 1917 bobs…

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Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 2

At the Moss Vale Police Court yesterday before Mr. M. E. Soane, P.M., the following cases were dealt with :—…

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Noisy Motor Vehicles Police Action

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 4

The police are conducting a campaign against noisy motor vehicles. Local motor owners would be well advised to make…

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Company Threatens Court Case Alleged Incorrect Statements

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council, the Etna Company, which supplies electrical tap fittings for hot water, wrote and enclosed a copy of The…

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Coroner's Court Death of John Jeffery

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 July 1933 · page 2

The inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. John Jeffery was held at the office of the District Coroner (Mr. A…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 July 1933 · page 2

At the Moss Vale Police Court on Wednesday last, before Messrs N. Binney and E J. Farmer, Js.P. two men were charged with travelling…

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Moss Vale Police Court Joel Strikes Eustace and is Punished

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 July 1933 · page 2

At last sittings of the Moss Vale Police Court, before the Police Magistrate (Mr. M. E. Soane) Joel Moss proceeded against Eustace…

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