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

Courts & crime, 1918

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

Before Mr. McDougall. DRUNKENNESS AND LANGUAGE. Albert Heath was charged with being drunk in Auburn-street on January 14, and also with…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 4

Before the P.M. and Mr. Badgery, on Monday. Michael J. Mooney, licensee of the Argyle Hotel. Taralga, was granted permission to effeet. improvements to the bar of his hotel…

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Vienna Food Riot. Crowd Breaks Loose. Police Lines Stormed. New York

Young Witness · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

A despatch received from Switzerland reports a gigantle food flot in Vienna on January 1st. Twenty thousand starving people, finding…

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Police Court. Wednesday Afternoon, Jan. 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

Before Mr. Arnett, P.M. BREACHES OF RAILWAY ACT. John Ryan, Harold Leckwooda Hird, and Horace Wildin were charged that on January 16,…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

On Monday aftenoon a meeting was held in Goulburn to take steps to assist the police and firemen's carnival to be held in Sydney during March. The meeting was attended by…

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Police Court TO-DAY. (Before Mr. H. H. Chippendall, P.M.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

W. J. Smith, Stock Inspector for the Young P. P. distrust, proceeded against Robert Russell Davison, of Ballyryan, for being the drover in charge of 428 travelling…

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Still Unsolved Watson's Bay Ferry Mystery Murder, Suicide or Hoax?

Young Witness · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 1

The affair of the pools of blood and a blood-stained razor discovered three days ago is still a mystery, desplta efforts of Plain clothes 'Constables…

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Police Court. Friday, January 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 2

Before Mr. Williams. AGAIN REMANDED. Thomas Gallagher, on remand, was charged that at Goulburn on Dec. 22, 1917, he did…

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Charged with Setting Fire to Motor Car

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 4

James Milne Stewart was before the Police Court charged with having set fire to a motor car in Sandgate-road, Virginia, Queensland, in October last. It was stated that accused called…

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Federal Police

The Yass Courier · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 2

AT a time like the present when the severest economy is necessary it seems strange, if nut bewildering, to find the Prime Minister going on…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

A .Licensing Court, the P.M. and Messrs. Badgery and Belcher presiding, was held at Goulburn Court House on Monday. The quarterly report was road and tile conduct of the hotels…

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Guilty of Murder. Soldier Sentedced to Death

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

Corporal Asher a Lewis gun instruetor, was sentenced to death for the murder of another instructor on Novenrbcr 27. Suicide wan alleged, but…

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Goulburn Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

Before Mr. Arnott, P.M., and Mr. Badgery on Monday, R. S. Russell sued Elizabeth O'Callaghan, of Braidwood, for £8 3/9, and 5/9 costs, for goods supplied. A verdict was given…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 4

Before Mr. Arnett, P.M., on Tuesday afternoon, Peter Hanson, a Norwegian, was convicted of being an alien who bad failed to register. He pleaded ignorance of the law. A…

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The Russians. The Murder of Cadet Leaders. (Published in "The Times.")

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 4

The "Times" 'Petrograd correspondent states that the Red Guards murdered Shingarieff and Cokqshkien former members of Kerensky's Government, while they were lying in a…

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Licensing Court. duesday, January 23. (Before Mr. VV, S. Arnott, Dr. English, and Mr. F. W. Reynolds)

The Yass Courier · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 2

The Inspector stated the only report he bad to make was that every thing was satisfactory. The license of the Australian…

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Sensation at Commercial Hotel. Alleged Burglary

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

On Thursday night, Mrs. Skelton, wife of the Licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Burrowa, heard a noise in the tap room leading off the bar, which was looked up…

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Police Court. Wednesday, January 33, 191[?]. (Before Mr. Fincham, P.m.) a Sore Shoulder

Young Witness · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

For driving a horse with a sore shoulder Mrs. S. Comerford was fined 40/ and costs. Defendant pleaded guilty, but said the sore was caused…

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Children's Court Cases

Young Witness · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 1

In the Children's Court, Young on Wednesday, a defendant charged with deserting his three lawful children, was ordered to pay 8/4 per week for…

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Police Court. Saturday, Jan. 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 2

Before the P.M. DEAR PLUMS. James Ryan was charged with stealing at Goulburn on January 25 a quantity of plums…

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