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

Courts & crime, 1920

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Revision Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 2

A Court for revising the list of electors for the Goulburn area of the electorate will be held at Goulburn on October 11…

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Germany. Disbanding Military Police. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 4

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that in accordance with the demand [?] the Entente the militarily organised Prussian security police were disbanded…

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4000 Bottles of Beer. Captured in Police Raids. Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 2

The annual sale to-day of goods secured by the Police by means of raids included over 4,000 bottles of beer…

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Yass Police Court. Saturday— Before Mr. Yeo, J.P.

The Yass Courier · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 3

Frederick Groves was charged that he did on October 7th steal one flask of rum value 2s 6d and certain money, to wit, £J, the property of…

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Murder and Suicide

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 2

Wollongong, Monday.—At an inquest held to-day on the bodies of Mrs. Catherine Pope and John Ryley, a verdict was returned that…

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Degrees of Murder a Sermon for the Times. Murder of Infants

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 1

Preaching at St. John's on Sunday evening, the Rector Rev. S. A. T. Champion based his remarks on the Sixth Commandment "Thou Shalt do…

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Captured by Police

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 2

While Constables Dixon and Burgess were on night bicycle patrol at Haber-field early this morning they saw three men moving about in what they deemed…

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Ireland. Llcyd George Emphatic. Police Defended

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 1

London, October 10.—The Prime Minister (Mir. Lloyd George) met with an enthusiastic reception at Carnarvon von when he delivered a speech on…

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Legislator Fined. For Domain Utterance. "Tribe of Police Pimps!" Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 1

The case against Percy Brookfield, M.L.A., who was charged at the Central Police Court with using language in the Domain referring to the…

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Nobility of Character. [Published by arrangement] No Achievement by Police Restraint. Admiral Hall's Wise Words

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 1

Writing in the London " Evening Standard " Rear Admiral Sir Reginald Hall, M.P., declares tho history of prohibition to be one of failure…

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Alleged Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 4

Agnes Collins (25), married woman, was placed on her trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day before Mr. Acting Justice James on a charge of having…

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Murder Charge. Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, Agnes Collins was charged with the murder of Peter Geary, a returned soldier. After lengthy evidence,…

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Police as Milkmen

The Yass Courier · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 4

A series of cattle stealing cases of much public interest have been before the court at Warragul (Vic.) lately, resulting in Thomas Rintoul…

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Police Court. Monday, October 11. (Before Mr. J. McElroy, J.p.) Riotous Behaviour

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 3

Joseph McCormick (57) was charged with riotous behaviour. Fined £2 10s, or one month's imprisonment with hard labor in…

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Telegrams. Goulburn Vacancy. Referred to Full Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 4

The application for a writ mandamus directed to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, calling upon him to issue a writ to the Returning-Officer of…

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Nobility of Character. [Published by Arrangement.] Not Achieved by Police Restraint. Admiral Hall's Wise Words

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 4

Writing in the London "Evening Standard," Rear- Admiral Sir Reginald Hall, M.P., declares the history of prohibition to be one of…

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Police Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 4

A deputation from the Police "Association informed Mr. Dooley (Chief Secretary) that two policemen in the country would not join the association because…

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Police Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 2

With the approval of the Chief Secretary and the Inspector-General of Police, officers have now formed an association…

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Police Officer Departs

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 2

Every member of the local police force that could possibly be spared from duty was present at the Police Station last night to bid farewell to…

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Moral Instability. Divorce Court and Picture Shows

Young Witness · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 2

MELBOURNE,—In the course of a speech before the Municipal Association, Sir William Irvine, Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria, said beyond all…

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