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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

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

Miss Loseby Cheated Man Charged at Bowral Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 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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Berrima Court House Reply to Critic

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 2

A letter having appeared in the Herald criticising the conversion of the old Berrima Court House into a School of Arts, Mr. R. L. White…

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Historic Building. Old Court House at Berrima Official Opening As School of Arts

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 May 1936 · page 2

An event of considerable historic Merest will take place at Berrima on Sunday, when the old Court House will be officially re-opened as a…

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Historic Building Old Court House at Bereima Official Opening As School of Arts

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 May 1936 · page 2

An event of considerable historic interest will take place at Berrima on Sunday, when the old Court House will be officially re-opened as a School…

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Food Relief. Nothing to Complain About. Police Entitled to Praise rather than Blame

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 2

Some aldermen have a bad habit of giving backyard scandal publicity at the Council table without bothering to investigate or thinking of the…

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Historic Building Restored. Berrima Court House Re-opened as School of Arts by Sir George Fuller. Distinguished Company Includes Many Descendants of Pioneer Families

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 2

It is not often that old times are so faithfully recalled as was the case at Berrima on Sunday, when descendants of leading pioneer families came…

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Berrima Court House Historic Building Restored and Opened as School of Arts

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 2

Sir George Fuller reopened the old Court House building at Berrima on Sunday, in the presence of a representative gathering of…

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Price Sentenced. Eighteen Months' Jail

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 3

"You are so used to humbugging people that you tried to humbug the court," said his Honor, Judge Coyle, when he imposed sentence of 18…

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Eighteen Months' Gaol SENTENCED

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 June 1936 · page 2

"You are so used to humbugging people that you tried to humbug the Court, said his Honour, Judge Coyle, when he imposed sentence…

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All Out! Supreme Court Decision. Ousts Most Aldermen

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 2

Aldermen who vote for concessions to organisations with which they are associated are breaking the law and incur a minimum penalty of fifty…

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Shire Councillors and Aldermen Ousted by Supreme Court Decision

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 2

Shire Councillors and Aldermen who vote for concessions to organisations with which they are associated are breaking a law and are…

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Alleged Thefts. Well-known Residents Charged

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 2

For some time past, Mr. E. F. Davis has missed goods from his produce store in Banyette Street, Bowral. The police were communicated…

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Alleged Thefts Accused Before Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 June 1936 · page 2

For some time past a produce store proprietor at Bowral, has been missing goods from his premises. The police were communicated…

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Mr. J.W.T. Forrest. P.M. Promotion to Special Magistracy in Children's Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 June 1936 · page 4

At Goulburn Court House last week an informal gathering of the legal fraternity and court officials assembled to…

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A Lenient Magistrate

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 2

A chill wind blew through No. 1 Court at Central Court last week, and even the overcoated habitues felt its unfriendly breath. There…

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Police Ball Fixed for Tuesday, October 20

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 July 1936 · page 2

Our readers who have been anticipating the Police Ball will be pleased to learn that the function has been fixed to…

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Police Ball. for Hospital and Ambulance

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 2

Over 20 persons responded to the invitation of Sergt. Follent, of Moss Vale, to be present at a meeting on Wednesday night to make preliminary…

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Alleged Stealing. Magistrate Takes Lenient View

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 4

At the Bowral Police Court on' Wednesday morning before Mr. C. W. Swiney, P.M., William Clarence…

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Bowral Police Court Traffic Cases

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 3

At Bowral Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. G. W. Swiney, P.M.— Ernest King, of Burradoo, was…

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Police Methods

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 1

THE Victorian Cabinet has a nice little problem to solve when it deals with the report of the Commissioner on the…

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