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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

69 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 4

34 Years' Service Retiring Police Inspector Not One Day's Absence From Duty

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 3

Thirty-four years' service without a single day's absence from duty is the proud record of Police Inspector Ruffels, who has just commenced…

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Police Courts

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 4

At Bowral Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M. John Vincent Hunter, of Bowral…

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Police Courts Moss Vale

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 2

At Moss Vale Police Court, on Tuesday, Arthur, Meeks, owner of the Gum Nut "refreshment rooms at Penrose,…

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Praise for Police

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 1

POLICE Superintendent Parker thinks very highly of the Force, of which he is a distinguished member. Speaking…

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Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with at the Moss Vale Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr, Forrest, p.m.:—…

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Cross Country Supreme Court Cases

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 3

At recently reported in The Mail, the State Government has brought action in the Supreme Court to re-cover from Australian Iron and Steel…

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Cross Country Railway Supreme Court Cases

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 2

As recently reported in "The Scrutineer," the State Government has brought action, in the Supreme Court to recover from Australian…

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The Four Mails Turf Budget They Can Close the Gates If Occurrences Such As These Are Allowed. Three of the Best-backed Horses in City Tattersall's Cup Put Out of Court. "Regal Star the Greatest Certainty," Said Owner and Jockey When His Injury Occurred

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 5

If the stewards don't take drastic steps to stop the sort of happenings which occurred in City Tattersall's Cup, at Randwick, on Saturday, they…

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Military Court-martial

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 1

Most civilians are probably of opinion that there is only one sort of court-martial by which a soldier on the active list can be…

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Police Court (Before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 2

At the Moss Vale Police Court, on Tuesday, the following cases were dealt with :— TRAFFIC BREACHES…

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Bowral Police Court a Busy Day

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 3

Mr. P. Forrest, P.M., had a busy day at Bowral on Wednesday. A townsman charged with allowing his daughter, aged 13, to drive a car in…

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Bowral Boy Murdered. Mother Charged

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 3

A wave of sympathy for the bereaved family swept over Bowral when it became known that Reginald Beaumont Morgan, aged 141 years…

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Historic Berrima Court House. Renovated and Soon to Be Re-opened

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 5

Much interest is being taken in the re-opening for School of Arts purposes of the fine old Berrima Court House, after standing empty and…

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Historic Berrima Court House. Renovated and Soon to Be Re-opened

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 2

Much interest is being taken in the re-opening for School of Arts purposes of the fine old Berrima Court House, after standing empty and dilapidated…

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Berrima Court House. Historic Relics Found

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 2

Workmen repairing the old Berrima Court House come across many interesting items from time to time as they remove flooring boards, etc…

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Berrima Court House Historic Relics Found

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 2

Workmen repairing the old Berrima Court House come across many interesting items from time to time as they remove flooring boards, etc…

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Moss Vale Court. Four Charges of Stealing. Smoking in Halls

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 3

At Moss Vale Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M., Terence Burns was found guilty of stealing from the dwelling…

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Miss Loseby Cheated Man Charged at Bowral Court. Lost the Money at the Races

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 2

At Bowral Police Court on Wednesday before Mr. Forrest, P.M., Mervyn Price, of Sydney, was charged on three counts of stealing money…

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Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 May 1936 · page 2

At the Moss Vale Police Court on Tuesday last, before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M., a man was found guilty of…

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Berrima Gaol

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 May 1936 · page 2

In a letter to the "Sydney Morning Herald." of 7,4,36, Mr. R. L. White, president of the Berrima School of Arts, says:— "I should like the courtesy of…

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