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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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

Car Stolen From Garage Recovered by Local Police

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 8

Some time on Saturday night or Sunday morning, while the occupants of a house wore asleep, a car was stolen from…

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Witness Must Give Evidence in Coroner's Court Incident at Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 6

At an inquest held at the Court House, Moss Vale, on Thursday afternoon, March 4, a solicitor, appearing for a witness, said no further evidence would he offered other than a statement made by the witness to the police…

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Man Surrenders to Police Alleges Wounded His Brother

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 4

At Bowral Courthouse on Wednesday, Jonas Leonavicius, aged 18 years, a junior porter of 28 Fletcher Street…

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Stolen Car Recovered Man Charged with Stealing

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 9

A Holden car, owned by Mr. Jim Henry of the Shell Depot at Bowral was stolen from Mittagong on Wednesday of…

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Bowral Court [?] Mr. Finlay. S.M.

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 8

[?] were fines [?] £10 to [?] load [?]. The…

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Illegal Use of Cars Man Charged on Nine Counts

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 2

A Mittagong resident, Edgar Wallace Edwards, aged 21 years, was arrested by Detective Constable G. Woodman…

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Traffic Problems Discussed Superintendent Talks to Local Police

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 7

On Tuesday last, Superintendent Snowden, officer in charge of the traffic section of the police force, visited Moss…

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Bowral Court BEFORE Mr. FINLAY, S.M.

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 7

At Bowral Police Court on Thursday of last week Edgar Wallace Edwards of Spring Street, Mittagong, was…

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No Gaol Penalty Magistrate Expresses Regret

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 7

At Moss Vale of Petty Sessions on Friday, the Magistrate (Mr. C. N. Finlay, S.M.) in imposing a maximum penalty…

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Five Years Gao Mittagong Resident Sentenced

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 1

At Bowral Court of Petty Sessions last week, the Magistrate, Mr. C. N. Finlay, S.M, imposed three sentences on one defendant, who will now…

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Bowral Court General Cases

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 8

The visiting Stipendiary Magistrate (Mr. C. N. Finlay, S.M.) spent two days last week in dealing with various…

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Traffic Breaches' Several Defendants Before Court

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 3

Several cases in which defendants were charged with various breaches of the traffic regulations were heard before…

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Traffic Crossings Advice From Police

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 10

We continue the series of articles on traffic regulations kindly prodded by Constable K. Woods, of Miss Vale:—…

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Additional Court Davs Endeavour to Overcome Congestion

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 8

There has been considerable [?] sittings of [?] Petty Sessions, [?] to overcoming…

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Chase Ends in Court Motorcyclist Fined

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 6

At Bowral Police Court last week, evidence was given of the chase by a police motor-cyclist of a young…

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Bowral Court Before Mr. C.N. FINLAY, S.M.

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 9

There was a large number of cases listed at the sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions at Bowral last week, and several…

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Taxi Stolen Police Search for Driver

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 11

A taxi cab, owned by Mr. I. Roberts, was stolen from Moss Vale on Thursday night of last week. It was…

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Search for Lost Boy Police Grateful for Help

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 2

The Commissioner of Police (Mr. C. J. Delaney) has written to the Mail expressing appreciation to all who…

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Bowral Court New System in Operation

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 11

The first of the additional courts to be held at Bowral was on Wednesday of last week. As the circuit of the…

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Bowral Court Negligent Driving on Motor Cycle

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 7

At Bowral Court last week, Kevin Furphy, of Oxley Street, Bowral, was charged with driving a motor cycle negligently…

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