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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1940

45 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 3

Dispute About a Fence. Mittagong Case at District Court

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 3

At the District Court at Moss Vale last Thursday, Arthur Godkalns claimed from Allan J. Maguire £25 for erecting a fence on his property at…

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District Police Organise Meeting at Moss Vale

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 June 1940 · page 2

Every police station within the Moss Vale Division was represented at a meeting held on Tuesday night at the Moss Vale Police Station, for…

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Embezzlement Charge Railway Clerk Before Court

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 3

At Bowral Police Court on Friday before Mr. M.J. ryan P.M., frederick John Davis, a railway coaching Clerk, formerly stationed at Bowral,…

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Motor Cycle Stolen and Wrecked Two Youths Before Court

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

The sequel to a motor-cycle accident near Tahmoor, in April, and a subsequent police vigil at the bedside of an injured youth at the Berrima…

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Two Youth Before Court Motor Cycle Stolen and Wrecked

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 August 1940 · page 2

The sequel to a motor-cycle accident near Tahmoor, in July, and a subsequent police vigil at the bedside of an injured youth, at the…

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Praise for Bowral Police. Supervision of Week-end Shooters

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 2

Our Barrallier correspondent writes:— Bowral Police are to be commended for their good work in putting a…

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Military Court-martial

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 August 1940 · 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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Patrol Truck for District Police. Vehicle Is Fully Equipped

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 4

Sergt. Burton, of Moss Vale police, who is officer in charge of the subdivision which includes the Berrima District, has taken delivery of…

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Patrol Truck for District Police Vehicle Is Fully Equipped

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 September 1940 · page 4

Sergt. Burton, of Moss Vale Police, who is officer in charge of the subdivision which includes the Berrima district, has taken delivery of a motor…

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Troop Horse Was Wrongly Detained Case at Bowral Court

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 4

At Bowral Police Court before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., on Friday, Doug­las Sydney Donkin, on behalf of No. 4 Troop, 7th Light Hone, proceeded…

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Street Fight Ends in Bowral Court. Charge Against Defendant Dismissed

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 6

As a result of a fight in Bong Bong Street. Bowral, on 24th August, John Edward McCarron proceeded against Leonard Earle Handley, of Bowral,…

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Supreme Court Action Verdict for Plumbing Contractor

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 2

Last week in the New South Wales Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Maxwell, George Pearce, plumber and drainage contractor,…

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Garage Burglary at Robertson. Young Man Committed for Trial

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 2

At Robertson Police Court on Wednesday, before Hr. J. S. Balmain, P.M., Christopher Harold Morgan, aged twenty-two years, of Kiama,…

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High-handed Action Milk Board Sought to Ruin Farmer. Magistrate Upheld Appeal

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 2

In compliance with the Milk Board's requirements, Arthur Williamson, dairyman, of Victoria Road, Parramatta, built new dairy premises, cost…

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Young Man Committed for Trial Garage Burglary at Robertson

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 November 1940 · page 2

At Robertson Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. S. Balmain, P.M., Christropher Harold Morgan, aged twenty-two years, of…

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High-handed Action Milk Board Sought to Ruin Farmer Magistrate Upheld Appeal

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 November 1940 · page 2

In compliance with the Milk Board's requirements, Arthur Williamson, dairyman, of Victoria Road, Parramatta, built new dairy premises,…

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Driving Under the Influence. Man Fined at Bowral Court

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 3

At Bowral Police Court on Friday before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., James Bissaker, of Randwick and Bowral, was found guilty of driving a motor…

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Load of Logs Was Too Long. Lorry Driver Before Court

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 2

At Bowral Police Court on Friday before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., James Beaumont, of Mittagong, was charged with driving a lorry and trailer with…

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Man Charged With Murder of Family. Shocking Tragedy at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 2

As a sequel to the discovery of the dead bodies of Mrs. Jean Marquette Esma O'Hara, aged 25, and her two children, Joy (3) and William James…

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Dairyman's Hard Luck. Twice Before the Court

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 December 1940 · page 2

It will be remembered that some time ago, Mr. Hansen, a Bowral dairyman, had the bad fortune to be prosecuted for selling milk below the…

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