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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

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

Military Court-martial

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · 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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Turkey Stealing Bowral Resident Bound Over

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 2

At Bowral Police Court on Friday, before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., Christopher Ernest Martyn pleaded guilty to stealing two turkeys valued at £3,…

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Lorries Collide on Gib. Damages Awarded in District Court

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 2

At the District Court, Moss Vale, on Thursday, David Fyfe, of Penrose, proceeded against Robert Nelson Moen, of High Range, Mittagong,…

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Military Court-martial

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · 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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Bowral Police Court Betting in Bar

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 3

At Bowral Police Court on Friday, before Mt H. J. Ryan. P.M., Merryn Rolfe pleaded guilty to betting in the [?] of the Bowral Hotel. A…

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Police Boys' Club Committee Formed at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 2

A public meeting convened by Mr. W. Judd, was held in the Town Hall, Bowral, on Thursday night, to discuss a proposal to form a Police Boys'…

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Police Allege Noise Was Unnecessary

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 2

At Bowral Police Court on Friday, Frank Bate, a company director, of Sydney, was charged with making an unnecessary noise with the horn of…

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Trading After Hours Two Bowral Publicans Before Court

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 3

Two Bowral hotelkeepers appeared at Bowral Police Court on Friday on charges in connection with after-hours trading…

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Unusual Case at Bowral Court Disposing of Beer by Tickets

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 2

There were unusual features of a case at Bowral Police Court on Friday, when Horace Clough, licensee of the Imperial Hotel, Bowral, was…

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Insulting Words Bowral Publican Before Court

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 6

At Bowral Police Court on Friday last, Mr. Harris. P.M., after hearing the evidence in a case in which Horace Clough was charged with the…

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Enemy Alien Before Bowral Court Claims He Is Being Persecuted

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 6

At Bowral Police Court on Friday last. Karl Wilhelm Becker, an enemy alien, alleged that following hu dismissal as caretaker of a military…

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Posed as Air Force Officer Bowral Chauffeur Before Court

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 2

A young Bowral chauffeur, who had made himself popular in many homes in Bowral by posing as a Flight-Lieutenant of the Royal Australian…

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Had Rabbits on Their Properties Court Cases at Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 2

At Moss Vale Police Court on Wednesday last, fines totalling £29/10/- with professional fees £15/15/-, and court costs £5/4/-, were inflicted on…

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Alleged Use of Insulting Words Electrical Engineer Charged

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 2

At Hou Vale Police Court on Wed­nesday, Stanley Manning Alcorn, ? Moss Vale builder, proceeded against Robert David Davison, electrical mad waterworks engineer of Wingecar-…

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Water Dripped Into Can of Milk Bowral Vendor Before I Court

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 4

At Bowral Police Court on Friday. Wilfred Morrow ma proceeded ?tiimt by the Pablie HeaK* Depart­ment for having adnhcratcd milk on hit delivery waggon, bapeetor Thomas, who amearcd for the de-…

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Military Court-martial

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 July 1941 · page 1

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

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Bowral Police Court

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 3

The visiting Magistrate (Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M.) had his easiest task for some years at Bowral Police Court on Friday last. The only case he had…

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Brief Mention Licensing Court

The Southern Mail · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 2

At the Licensing Court at Moss Vale on Wednesday, the licence of the Royal Hotel at Bowral was transferred to Percy Stewart Ballans. The…

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Bowral Court Illegal Use of Car

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 2

At the Bowral Police Court on Friday morning before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., Eric [?] was charged with using a motor was without the…

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Government Charged With Centralisation Move Technical Education Legislation Crit1cised Mr. Drummond Outspoken

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 October 1941 · page 2

Claiming that the Technical Education Nullification Proclamation Amendment Bill was the most reactionary step ever made in the…

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