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

Courts & crime, 1918

527 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 27

Death Sentence. Tweed River Murder. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 2

Roland Percival Young, was sentenced to death at Grafton Circuit Court yesterday for the murder of Thomas Crompton, at Chindera, Tweed…

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Kaiser's Hallucination. Anxiety in German Court Rome

Young Witness · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 2

Advices through Berne state that the German Imperial entourage is alarmed at the mental condition of the Kaiser…

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District Court

Young Witness · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

The last day for filing plaints for hearing at the District Court is Friday next…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 4

Before the P.M., Mr. W. S. Arnott, and Mr. F. Badgery, yesterday, W. C. Apps was granted a publican's booth license for the Goulburn Patriotic Race Meeting on Friday…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, May 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 4

Before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M., and Mr. F. Badgery. MATTHEWS v. HAWKSFORD. Benjamin Matthews sued Harold Clive…

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Industrial Court. Judge Heydon Andthe Unions (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

In the Industrial Court to-day, Judge Hoydon, delivering his resorved judgment, refused the application for registration by the Blacksmiths Society…

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Provost-marshal Charged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 2

Twenty-five charges against Lieut.-Colonel Mackay, Assistant Provost-Marshal under the Western command, are to be heard at the Westminster Police Court. The charges relate…

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Yass Police Court. Wednesday, 8th May, 1918, (Before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M.)

The Yass Courier · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 5

Police v. John O’Neill—Drunk and disorderly, and using indecent language.—Mr. Howard, for defendant, pleaded not guilty. Constable…

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Stealing Rabbit Traps

Young Witness · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 2

Two lads, each aged 17 years, were charged with, in company, Stealing 20 rabbit traps, valued at 25/, from John French Junior at Memagong on 17th…

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Police Court Wednesday, May 8th. 1918. Before Mr. Fincham, P.M. Motor Traffic Act

Young Witness · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 2

H. Collins, for driving a motor car in Main street without a tail light, pleaded gulltv was fined 20/ and 6/ costs. "W. H. Withers, for…

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Police Court. Friday, May 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 4

Before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M. Denis Roche was charged with permitting a certain person on his licensed premises, the Southern Railway Hotel, on April 5, at an…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

At the Police Court to-day (Tuesday), before Mr. G. R. Williams, Thomas Benedict Brogan, 56, was charged that he did on May 13 use indecent language in Clinton-street. He pleaded…

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Police Court. Monday, May 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

Before Mr. Arnot, P.M., and Mr. Badgery. FAILUE TO ENROL. Frank Brady was fined 2/, with 3/ costs of Court, for failure to comply with the…

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Police Court a Cook Heavily Fined

Young Witness · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 1

Before-Messrs. A. S. Wlckham and R.Rumble, J.sP., at the Young Police Court yesterday morning, Arthur Shoard, 56, a cook, appeared to answer…

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Theft of £279

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

Charles Brookshaw pleaded guilty at the Sessions to-day to stealing 27, the property of Spencer Butler, of Inverell, and was remanded for sentence To a further charge of…

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Concert at the Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

At the invitation of Rev. Canon Howell, members of St. Saviour's Cathedral choir, assisted by other vocalists, gave a concert at the Goulburn Goal on Saturday afternoon. About…

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Local and General. Theft at Railway Station

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent wires that £70 was stolen from the Wollongong railway station early this (Monday) morning. The clerk had placed…

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Goulburn Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

Before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M., and Mr. F. D. Badgery. On Monday Walters Perkins was granted a Sunday trading license. H. Grigg was granted…

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Gentleman George (Copyright.) A Tale of the Australian Mounted Police. Chapter I. a Scoundrel's Chastisement

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

A pleasant landscape is Warego County, South-Western Queensland-- the great "Never-Never Land," as it was called by the blacks, in the…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 4

Before Mr. G. R. Williams, P.M., on Wednesday, Edward Sullivan, a stranger, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Auburn-street on Monday last, and was fined 10/,…

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