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

Courts & crime, 1921

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Auburn-street Burglary. Hincksman's Broken Into. Panel Smashed with Brick

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 2

Burglars forced an entrance to Mr. A. Hincksman's tailoring premises in Auburn-street (Royal Hotel buildings) some time during Wednesday night…

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Police Court. Tuesday, February 22. (Before Mr. H. Malone, P.m.) the Liquor Act

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 4

A. W. Patterson was charged with being the licensee of the licensed premises, known as the Carrington Hotel, Harden, on…

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Ex-police Officer. Charge of Receiving. Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 2

The police have arrested, an expoliceman named Francis Donnelly and charged him with having in hit possession a large quantity of stoler…

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44 Hours Week. Application to Court. Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 4

Judge Beeby in a special industrial Court to-day continued the hearing of applications for inquiry into the hours of labor. He proceeded with the…

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Milk Trouble. Farmers Refuse to Deliver. Butter Price to Be Considered by Profiteering Court Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 4

The supply of milk from the country continues to shrink. Catering arms are suffering from the shortage. Practically the whole of the…

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Coley Before Court. North Shore Murder. Remanded to Sydney. Brisbane

Young Witness · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 1

Wilfred Coley appeared at the Brisbane Court to-day charned with the wilful murder of Miss Gertrude McGrath at North Sydney on Christmas…

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Kett in Gaol. Two Stranded Australians. Indignation in Capetown

Young Witness · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 2

CAPETOWN, Friday.—Two Aus tralians named Frederick Lawrence and Henry Waltford applied to the Supreme court for release from gaol…

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Remanded Again. Mrs. Mort Still in Gaol Hospital. Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 2

Mrs. Mort, who is charged with the murder of Dr. Tozer, is still an inmate of the Long Bay Penitentiary. She was before the gaol court to-day…

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Ireland. Military Court Rules

Young Witness · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—In the implication for a writ of habeas in the case of John Allen, who was sentenced to death by a military court, the Chief…

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North Sydney Murder. Coley Charged. Avoiding the Crowds. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

Wilfred Coley, who stands charged with the murder of Miss McGrath at North Sydney on Christmas Eve, appeared before Mr. Adrian, S.M., at the…

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The Darlinghurst Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

No arrest has yet been made in connection with the murder of Mrs. Mulcahy in Darlinghurst last night, but the police expect to locate the wanted…

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The North Sydney Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 4

Wilfred Coloy appeared before the Central Police Court to-day charged with having murdered Gertrude Mc Grath and was remanded to the…

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Brutal Assault. Dying Depositions Taken. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 1

Frederick Seale, John Charley, and William Ryan were charged at the Central Court to-day with assaulting Edward Ryan…

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League Police. Why Switzerland Refused

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.—A Paris message states that at the League of Nations Council, M. Dunant, the Swiss Minister to Paris, defended…

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Four Robbers. Long Chase by Police

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Monday.—Constable Tibbett was on [?] on Saturday night when he heard crtes for help Investigating, he was told that four…

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Police Pay. Increases Justifiable, But Money Scarce. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 1

The first conference of the Police Association took place to-day. The Inspector-General told delegates who waited upon him to-day that…

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Cyclists in Court. Sequel to Bourke-street Raid. Breaches Cost 18/

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 4

On February 9 Constable Gorham and Mr. Godfrey, of the Municipal Council staff, made a raid in Bourke-street on cyclists committing breaches of the…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. a Forbes Case. Forbes

Young Witness · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 1

At the Forbes Police Court on Tuesday, Harry Pepper was again before the court charged with attempting to administer poison to Masie…

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Man in the Room. Alleged Indecent Assault. Commercial Traveller's Dilemma. Cootamundra

Young Witness · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 1

Before Mr. Malone, P.M. [?] commercial travellor named Michael Joseph Bourke, salesman for the Stanmore Rubber Coy, Melbourne,…

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Out His Throat. Rather Than Face Court. Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 2

Cec[?] Herble was to have appeared at Paddington court to-day on it charge of assault, but this morning he was found with his throat cut…

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