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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

18 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Arms Impressment Weapons Must Be Given to Police

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 3

Under an Arms Impressment Order issued on 1st January, any person in possession of the following arms and ammunition, whether the legal owner…

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Arms Impressment Weapons Must Be Given to Police

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 2

Under an Arms Impressment Order issued on 1st January, any person in possession of the following arms and ammunition, whether the…

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Police Stations are Blacked Out DISTRICT A.R.P.

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 2

Police stations throughout the district are being blacked out in preparation for air raids. The work is being done by a representative of the…

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A Robertson Case Carrier Bound Over for Assault

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 3

Alleged non-payment for a load of timber slabs resulted in Burnett Harding Booth, carrier, of Robertson, appearing before Mr. M. J…

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As They Were Residents of Sutton Forest in Court

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 2

Charges and counter-charges of assault and threatening behaviour by two Sutton Forest families occupied the attention of Mr. M. J. Ryan,…

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Stealing Our Honors

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 3

Overseas authorities on bowls always claim that Scotland was the first country to form a National Bowls Association in 1892. That honor…

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Soldiers Charged Committed for Trial

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

Two youths dressed in the uniform of the A.I.F. were brought into the Moss Vale Police Court on Wednesday, under custody of the police, and…

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Eternal Triangle Mittagong Assault Cases

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

Family troubles occupied the attention of Mr. Ryan, P.M., at Bowral Court last week, for most of the day. It appears that Hr. and Mrs…

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Bowral Court

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 3

Mr. Ryan, P.M., had a busy day at Bowral on Friday. He sat until 8 p.m. without completely clearing the list…

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Stealing Their Jobs

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

THE Labor Government's proposed solution of the Sydney milk problem will be strange news for the milk-carters…

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Alleged Assault on Females

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 4

At Bowral Court on Thursday, Douglas Gordon McLeod was charged with having assaulted two young women on Bowral Railway Station on…

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Alleged Assault on Females

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 June 1942 · page 2

At Bowral Court on Thursday, Donglas Gordon McLeod was charged with having assaulted two young women on Bowral Railway Station on…

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Tail-lights Must be Shown Police Ordered to Enforce Regulations

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 2

A long string of offenders against traffic regulations faced Mr. Ryan, PM, at Bowral Court on Friday. Most numerous were those who had…

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Police Reservists

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 3

Twenty-eight Police Reservists, who for some time past have been receiving special instruction, have been sworn in for the Moss Vale Police…

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Police Reservists

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 August 1942 · page 2

Twenty eight Police Reservists, who for some time past have been receiving special instruction, have been sworn in for the Moss Vale…

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Stealing Our Thunder

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 1

THE Anzac Flying Squadron is not commanded by an Australia! Whilst Ministers boast of being Australians,…

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Berrima Gaol Fire Coroner Returned Open Verdict

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 2

Evidence given before the District Coroner (Mr. W. Terry) indicated that the fire at Berrima Gaol last month might have been caused by…

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Burglary

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 2

Moss Vale residents are now being disturbed by thieves in the night. Last Monday night, about midnight some thieves manipulated the lock of…

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