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

Courts & crime, 1920

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The Latest Boy Charged with Murder SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 2

Arthur Sprague, aged fifteen, was to-day charged at the Central Court with the murder of Ernest Weeks, a State child aged ten, whose body was found [?]…

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The Holt Place Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 2

The jury on Monday returned a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to mercy, against Daniel Ligores, charged with the murder of his wife, and…

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Telegrams. Holt Place Murder. Ligores on Trial

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 4

The trial was commenced at the Central Criminal Court to-day of Daniel Ligores, who is charged with the murder of his wife in Holt Place. Ligores…

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Sinn Fein Murder Gangs Ruthless Crimes in Dublin

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 2

London, Nov. 22.—Irish Republican gangs of gunmen murdered 12 officers sod two civilians in Dublin on Sunday morning…

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Taralga Licensing Court

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 November 1920 · page 5

The Licensing Court was held on Monday last, Messrs Chas. Ross and H. B. Whiting, J.'sP., occuping seats on the Bench…

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Petty Thieving. Stealing Hospital Vegetables

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 November 1920 · page 2

The thief who was this morning seen stealing vegetables from the garden at the Goulburn District Hospital has surely touched the lowest rung…

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Sprague Discharged. Boy Charged with Murder. Remarkable Evidence. Dream Leads to Arrest. Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 25 November 1920 · page 1

The hearing was continued to-day in the Central Criminal Court, before Acting-Justice James, of the case in which Arthur Sprague, a boy of 15…

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Stole From His Father Young Man Charged

Young Witness · Thursday 25 November 1920 · page 4

Selby Louts Armith, a young man of 2[?], pleaded guilty at the Cootamundra Quarter Sessions to a charge of breaking and entering the residence…

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Wheat Bags Charges of Stealing. Losses From a Bulk Store. Man and Woman Committed

Young Witness · Thursday 25 November 1920 · page 4

The Young Police Court resembled a produce store yesterday. Wheat bags were stacked in three piles before the bench. Joseph Carrabot…

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Engineers' Claims. Application to Federal Arbitration Court. Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 25 November 1920 · page 1

The Amalgamated Society of Engineers applied to the Federal Arbi[?]ration Court, before Mr. Justice Higgins for a new award as from July 1…

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Woman's Right of Self-Defence Acquitted on Murder Charge. Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 1

A young woman, M[?]y Noonan, was charged at the Central Crim inla Court to-day whith having feloniously state William Simons on September…

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International Court Eleven Judges Suggested. French and English Official Languages. London

Young Witness · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 2

The Australian Press representative at Geneva states that the draft scheme for the International Court provides for the election by the…

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Another Big Murder in Yass

The Yass Courier · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 3

Do you know that him Weather by is [?]dering the Boot Trade in Yass. Just[?] at the Terrible S[?]ghtr of Prices this Windows. It at[?] the Boot…

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Telegrams. Charged with Murder. Labourer on Trial. Teeth Marks on Arms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 4

John Matthew Ellis Bland, 38, a labourer, was placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day charged with having murdered Elizabeth Brown, 62, a…

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Indecent Assault Alleged Second Trial

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 2

James Stewart was placed on trial for the second time at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having committed a serious offence…

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Not Guilty Walgett Murder Case

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 2

The Hearing of the Walgett murder case has concluded. Accused, in a statement, denied murdering the woman. He always treated her…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 4

Thomas Clog proceded against Joseph Chuck at the Goulburn Small Debts Court on Monday, before Mr. Arnott, P.M., for £6 6/, alleged to…

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Walgett Tragedy. Charge of Murder. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 1

John Bland was charged with murder of Elizabeth Brown at Cumborah, near Walgett, at the Central Criminal0 Court to-day…

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Lovelorn or Insane? The Duddo Wells Murder. Evidence at the Inquest

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 1

MELBOURNE.—An Inquiry into the death of Mrs. Isabella Morrison, at Duddo Wells, on 18th inst., was held at Murayviile, before Mr. Conlon,…

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Seamen's Union Secretary. High Court Injunction. Melbourne

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 2

In the High Court to-day the Federated Seamen's Union issued a writ against Thomas Walsh, of Sydney. They claim an injunction…

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