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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 27 of 36

Goulburn Presbytery Ratable. Appeal Before Magistrate. Rate Reduced

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 2

The adjourned appeal on behalf of Dr. Gallagher against the rating of the Goulburn Catholic Presbytery was called at the Goulburn Court…

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Young Quarter Sessions Criminal Cases Heard.-- Youth Admits Stealing

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 5

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

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Police Reprisals in Ireland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 2

Constabulary in uniform sacked Balbriggan (County Dublin), following upon the murder of two police officers. Two civilians were dragged from their houses,…

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Yass Small Debts Court

The Yass Courier · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 2

At Yass Small Debts Court yesterday, before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M., Ada Isabel Morrissey sued Thomas James Clarke and Bertha Tere[?]…

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Police Court. Wednesday, Sept. 15th. (Before Messrs P; O'Brien, and J. McElroy, J's.P.) INSANITY

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 3

John Armstrong (45), was brought before the Court with being a person deemed to be i[?]saue, being found wandering at large. The…

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Young District Court. Sharefarrier's Dispute

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 5

Appealing for an order for payment for goods sold and delivered, Herbert Liebich proceeded against Collingwood Ltd. before Judge Bevan in the…

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Mining Warden's Court. Authorities Granted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 4

At the Mining Warden's Court, Goulburn, on Monday, before Mr. G. R. Williams, Ernest Hibbert, Alfred W. Railton, J. Hooper, and Jas…

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Mrs. Spreckles' Jewels. Millionaire's Son-in-law Arrested. Theft of 25,000. New York

Young Witness · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 2

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of William Barratt, the son-inlaw of an American millionaire, who has been accused of the theft of…

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Ireland. More Police Killed. Balbriggan Disturbances. London, Sept. 22nd

Young Witness · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 2

Police Inspector Burke and Sergeant Burke, brothers, were shot dead in Balbriggan. At midnight uniformed men sacked Balbriggan…

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A Woman Gaoled. Contempt of Court. (Brisbane

Young Witness · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 1

Catherine O'Brien was found guilty of contempt of court in Brisbane yesterday, before the Chief Justice, for disobeying an injunction restraining…

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Reform and Education. System at Young Gaol. Humane and Liberal. Vital Reforms Suggested. Speech From Judge Bevan

Young Witness · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 2

Speaking with the insight into human nature necessary to a judge, and with statesmanlike forseight, Judge Bevan last night addressed the Young…

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Murrumburrah Court. Tuesday, September 21st. (Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.)

Young Witness · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 2

Frederick Smith was charged with using indecent language. Fined £2 or 14 days. William Lemon, also charged with…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, September 21st. (Before Mr. H. Maloue, P.m.) West V. MCDOUGALL

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 3

Walter West, bootmaker, Harden sued Annie Maria Rye McDougall, nurse, Harden, claiming, £6126. for goods supplied, work done, etc…

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Police Court a Woman Goes to Gaol

Young Witness · Saturday 25 September 1920 · page 1

Stella Whyte, 56, described as a cook, was found drunk in [?] street, Yong, on Wednesday, and subsequently, fined 10/ or 7 days in Young [?], before Mr. R. Rumble, J.P…

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Burglary in Dublin. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 September 1920 · page 2

Wages of the Dublin postal staffs, amounting to several thousand pounds, were stolen last night from the parcels' office by two armed men, who covered the…

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Disrespect to Court. When Witnesses go to Shows

Young Witness · Saturday 25 September 1920 · page 1

Owint to the [?] that the [?] did not appear when called in the claim of William Kerr against Wilfred Heffernan, in the District Court,…

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Cattle In The Haystacks Plaintiff Gets Verdict. District Court Dispute

Young Witness · Saturday 25 September 1920 · page 2

Claiming £100 for trespass and damage to haysiacks by cattle, William, Kerr. of Grogan, proceeded against Wilfred Heffernan, of…

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Assault in Railway Yards. Man Admitted to Hospital

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 4

Alphonsus L. J. McKenny, who drives the Crookwell train, and who is a Goulburn resident, was admitted to the district hospital on Saturday…

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Trouble in Ulster Murdered Police in Protestant Towns

Young Witness · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 2

Sinn Fein persists in provoking trouble in Ulster by the murdering of police in Protestant towns, thus hoping to discredit Ulster by arousing…

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Not on the Roll. Case at Goulburn Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 4

Mr. McKeon, Commonwealth Electoral Officer at Goulburn, proceeded against Alexander Abbott at the Goulburn Court before Mr. Arnott, P.M., on Monday, for…

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