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

Courts & crime, 1920

712 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 26 of 36

Sentenced to Death

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 2

The jury, in the case of Sydney Hubert, aged 39, charged with wife murder, returned a verdict of guilty against Hubert. The Chief Justice…

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Murder Charge

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 2

REMANDED TO PERTH. James Maher (engineer) has been remanded to Perth on a charge of murder…

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Alleged Misappropriation. Burrow a Police Court. Friday, 10Th September. (Before Mr W. S. Arnott, P.M.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 4

Harold Mitchell was charged that between the 28th April and 3lst July, 1920, having at Binalong on 23rd December, 1919, and 10th…

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The Missing Spuds. Police Charge Fails

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 3

At the Burrowa Police Court on Friday, 10th inst., before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M., Augustus Menary was charged…

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Warden's Court. Tuesday, September 11th. (Before Mr. G. R. Williams.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 2

Walter H. Worrey applied for authority to enter 5 acres, portion 22, parish Olney, County King—Granted for 6 moths to search for Wolfram…

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Drink Easy to Procure. Supreme Court Ruling Ignored. All You Want Is Cash. (Published by Arrangement)

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 4

The New York correspondent of Montreal "Star" writing on June 12th last said:— In the middle of the week we…

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Lighting of Young Gaol

Young Witness · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 2

The Young. Gaol has now been wholly electrically lighted, 40 lights being installed by the Young Municipal. Council last week…

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Police Appreciated

Young Witness · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 2

A letter of thanks has been authorised by the Young Council to be sent to the local police for the excellent manner in which the traffic…

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Telegrams. Hubert Convicted. Sentenced to Death. SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 4

The jury in the case of Sydney Hubert, charged with wife murder, after being locked up all night returned into court this morning with a verdict of guilty…

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Wife Murder Charge. Strychnine in Stout

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 4

At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, before the Chief Justice, Sir William Cullen, the trial was continued of Sydney Hubert, 39, a railway…

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Country Police for Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 4

As the result of a conference between the Chief Secretary and the Inspector General of Police certain divisions of the metropolitan police district where…

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Poison in Stout Husband Sentenced to Death. SYDNEY, Friday Night

Young Witness · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 2

The Jury returned a verdict of guilty against Sydney Hubert, charged with the murder of his wife by placing strychnine poison in stout…

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Charge of Murder. a Remand Granted. SYDNEY, Friday Night

Young Witness · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 3

James Maker, an engineer, who was arrested on a warrant charging him with murder in West Australia, appeared at the Central Police Court…

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Hubert Murder Case. Smart Goulburn Police Work

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 2

The conviction of Sydney Hubert, formerly employed at the Goulburn round house, on a charge of murdering his wife at Auburn by putting strychnine in…

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Alleged Assault on Shopkeeper

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 4

Paul Grierson was charged at the Police Court to-day with having inflicted grievous bodily harm upon Mark Berg. Sergt Spyer said if was alleged that…

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Spurious Half Crowns. Police Warning. Sydney, Monday Night

Young Witness · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 2

The police issued a warning, today. to the public that spurlous half-crowns were in circulation…

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A Partner's Story. Told in the Bankruptcy Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 2

In the Goulburn Bankruptcy Court before the District Registrar, Mr. Arnott on Monday, the public examination was commenced of Lionel Walter Michael and…

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Police Court Wednesday, September 22 (Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.)

Young Witness · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 2

Arthur Bennett, who failed to appear, was charged with being drunk and using bad language at Bendick Murrell…

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Yass Police Court. September 22—(Before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M)

The Yass Courier · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 2

Vincent Pearce was charged with being found on licensed premises at unlawful hours. Constable Woodlands deposed to seeing him is a parior of…

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Quarter Sessions. Criminal Cases Heard. Youth Admits Stealing

Young Witness · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 4

A youth—Claude Milton Phillips—pleaded gullty before Judge Bevan at the Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, when charged with having stolen…

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