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

Courts & crime, 1917

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Current Burglary at Young

Young Witness · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 1

An entrance was effected at Mr. A. S. Philip's (timber yard) office last Thursday between 7.30 and 8 p.m., and succeeded in getting away with…

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Police Transfers

Young Witness · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 6

Constable Grinham, who has been transferred from Young to Harden will succeed Constable Stewart. The latter takes up duties at Newcastle…

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Police Court. Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M. Wednesday, April 12th Drunk and Riotous Behavior

Young Witness · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 3

Thos. Tutty was fined 6/ on a charge of being drunk. For riotous be havior he was fined 40/. David O'Mnlley was fined 5/ for…

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Mayor Before a Court

Young Witness · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

At the Hay Quarter Sessions last week Samuel Roger Denanyon who is 71 years of age and the Mayo rof Hillston, was charged with stealing a…

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Three Lads Charged. Albion Patik Sensation (Country Press Talegram), SYDNEY

Young Witness · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

At Albion, Park three Sydney youths were commuted for trial on a charge of inflicting grevlous bodily harm on Peter Collins. The evldence was that…

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Police Court. Friday, April 13. Before Mr. Williams. Stealing Traps

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 6

Before Mr. Williams. STEALING TRAPS. Leslie Simpson was charged with stealing at Tarago on or about March 1, 1917, 18 rabbit…

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Burlesque in Police Court

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

Says the Coonabarabran "Clarion"—A police court is not the place one would expect to see a burlesque enacted, but it sometimes happens that…

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Police Court. Monday, April 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Messrs. Badgery and Mullaney. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Geo. Phillip Greer was charged with using…

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Sentenced to Death. Alexandra Tragedy

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

At Darlinhurst yesterday, Owen Luke Tucker, was sentenced to death for having on February 19th, murdered Alfred Ernest Champion. The…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 4

The quarterly sitting of the Goulburn Licensing Court was held on Monday morning, before the P.M. (Mr. Arnott) and Messrs. Belcher and Badgery. Inspector McIntosh's repot was read…

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Government Foreman Charged. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 2

Eight charges of having obtained various sums of money from the State Government with intent to defraud were listed against Alexander Robertson, who appeared before the Police…

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Alleged Theft of £14,000. Savings Bank Clerk. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 1

Arthur John Leggo, a middle-aged man, was charged at the Police Court today with having stolen £14,000, the property of the N.S.W. Government Savings Bank, where he…

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Charged with Stealing £14,000

Young Witness · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 1

Arthur John Leggo, a middle aged man, was charged at the Central Police Court with having stolen £14,000, the property of the N. S. W…

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Police Court. Wednesday 18Th April. (Before Mr. A. B. Ranclaud, J. P.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 2

Augustine Simlitzsky, pleaded guilty to drunkenness. Sergeant Barnes informed the Bench that scented was found creating a…

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Bungendore Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4

On Tuesday at the above court, before Messrs. J. J. McJannett, F. S. Falconer and Murphy Js.P., Joseph Daniel was charged on summons with assaulting Charles Abdullah Prosecutor…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 2

Before Messrs. Arnett, Badgery and Belcher. SATURDAY, APRIL 21. Mrs. Jessie Sheedy of the Lake Bathurst Hotel, Tarago, applied for a renewal of her…

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The Circuit Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 2

A Circuit Court will open at Goulburn Courthouse on Thursday next, April 26. His Honor Judge Ferguson will preside. The full list of cases is not so for available, but it is…

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Police Court. Monday, April 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 4

C. O. Salmon pleaded guilty to a charge of keeping an excess quantity of inflammable liquid on his premises. Defendant said. he had since taken out a…

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Suicide in Gaol

Young Witness · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 2

Albert Keegan (32), who was serving a sentence of one month, imposed at the Maitland Quarter Sessions last month, for offences at Coonabarabran,…

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Parkes Murder. Edwards Found Quilty

Young Witness · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 4

At the Dubbo Circuit Court Herbert Edwards (21) was charged with felonously and maliciously murdering John Roberts at Parkes on March 5. The…

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