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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

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Crookwell. Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 4

Before Mr. Arnott, P.M., on Thursday, December 28, John O'Brien pleaded guilty to riotous behaviour in Crookwell on December 23, and was fined 20/, with 6/ costs…

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Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1917

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 2

Before Mr. Arnott, P.M. NO LIGHTS. Thomas Higgins was proceeded against for driving a motor car in Auburn-street without…

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Police Promotions

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 4

The annual last of promotions in the police force has been looked for by the peace army of the State. Usually it is out earller. This year, owing to…

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War on Shipping. Cold Blooded Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 4

An Admiralty communique narrates an outrage in which the German savagery in torpedoing merchantmen appears to have reached its climax. It describes how the British steamer…

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A Son Charged. Father Shot in Sydney. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 2

An elderly man named Alfred Tocmbs was shot at Paddington last night. He is now in hospital. The pollce story is that Toombs was found…

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Small Debts Court. January 2, 1917

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 2

Before Mr. Arnott, P.M. Annie Hughes v. J. Pulbrook.—This was a claim for £1 10s (week's wages in lieu of notice) and 5/ costs. The plaintiff did not appear…

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Police Court. Thursday, January 4, 1916

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 2

Before Mr. Arnott, P.M. DRUNK AND INDECENT LANGUAGE. Thos. Torpy. 48, pleaded guilty to drunkenness in Montague-street, and also to making…

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Petrograd Tragedy. Murder of a Monk. (Published in "The Times")

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 4

A correspondent at Petrograd states that the police traced a bloodstained truck from Prince Yusupoff's [?]lace to a newly-cut ice-hole in the Nova, and divers recovered the body of a…

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Debt Collector Charged

Young Witness · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

Harry W[?]son, on remand from Sydney, appeared before Mr. F. B. Treatt P.M., at the Young Police Court on Wednesday on a charge that "he…

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Burrowa Police Court. Thursday, January 4th, 1917. (Before Mr. B. Morgan, J.P.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

John Croft, aged 61, was charged with having insufficient means of support, and pleaded not guilty. Robert Young deposed: I am a…

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Norwegian Charged. "Kaiser Will Ride Over You Yet.'

Young Witness · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 5

Oscar Nellson' a native of Norway, was charged at the Redfern Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Love, with having made statements likely to…

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Young Licensing Court

Young Witness · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

At a spec[?]al liconsing court, held on Wednesday, before Mr, F. B. Treatt, P.M., Chas. Wright and Jon Forsythe, J.'sP. renewal of publicans…

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Alleged Infected Beads. What the Police Say

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

Some time ago a young lady visited Gosford and other districts and made a house to house, visit for the purpose of selling sets of perfumed beads, which…

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Licensing Court TO-DAY. (Before Messrs. C. L. Hume and W. J. A. MacPherson.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

A renewal of a publican's license was granted to Patrick Dwyer of the Rye Park Hotel. A sunday trading license was…

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Police Court. Thursday, January 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

Before Mr. McDougal. ALLEGED SHEEP STEALING. Francis George Pauley and Alphonsus Legoria Joseph McKenny, both 29 years of age, were…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, January 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

Before Mr. Arnott, P.M. ALLEGED SHEEP STEALING. Francis George Pauley and Alphonsus Legoria Joseph McKenny were charged that they did…

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Police Court. Monday, January 8, 1917

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 4

Before Messrs. Arnott, P.M. Belcher [?] and Badgery, Js.P. MUNICIPAL CASES. Selby Johnson pleaded guilty to failing to…

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Goulburn Licensing Court. Monday, January 8, 1917

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 4

Before Messrs. Arnoth, Belcher, and Badgery. Licensing Magistrates. BUNGONIA HOTEL LICENSE. James Ernest Ward, Licensee of the Bungonia…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, January 8, 1917

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 4

Before Messrs. Arnott, P.M., and Badgery I.P. Foley Bros, Ltd., versus J. T. Carpenter; claim for £34 8/1, and costs 4/9—Verdict for…

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Attempted Murder

Young Witness · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

At Portland, Victoria, Walter Augustus Miller, a bookseller and stationer attempted to murder his wife and commit suicide. He shot his wife three…

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