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

Courts & crime, 1922

718 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 15 of 36

Stealing from Shops. Sydney's Yearly Loss, £100,000

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 1

The police report that stock worth fully £100,000 is stolen in Sydney from large firms every year by shop lifting and other means. Quite…

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Rival Murder Gangs Belfast Hororrs. London

Young Witness · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 1

Protestant and Catholica alike are victims to the rival murder gangs in Belfast A man shot in the abdomen in the streets died in a few hours…

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Alleged Breach of Stock and Crop Liens Act. a Grenfell Farmer Charged

Young Witness · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 5

Before His Honor Judge Bevan in the Cowra District Court on Monday, a young Grenfell farmer named Walter Patrick Evans, was charged that…

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Queanbeyan District Court a Sheep Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 4

Before his Honor Judge Hamilton at the Queanbeyan District Court on Tuesday, Swan Bros. claimed 200 from Shedric William Edlington. The…

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Braidwood District Court. Motor Car Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 4

At the Braidwood District Court on Thursday C. H. Husband proceeded against R. H. McCarron claiming £100 damages alleged to have been…

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Knotty Point Raised. Referred to Full Court

Young Witness · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 6

In the Industrial Court on Thursday an application was made by the Master Bakers to Judge Rolin to reduce the wages of bread carters in…

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Alleged Murder. Two Women Charged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 4

Mary Ann Johnson (50) and Ruby Dorothy Johnson (19) were charged at the Central Court with having murdered Ivy Pauline Watts. Defendants were…

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Charge of Assault

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 4

Walter Holland (28) was remanded at the Central Police Court on a charge of having maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm on Joseph Piggott. Sgt…

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Hacksaw Blades Found. Excitement in Gaol

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—After Walter Grant the notorious gaol-breaker, sawed his way to freedom in 1916. and showed how easy it was to get out of…

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Ireland. Coalition Formed. Murder and Arson

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 4

The elections in Irish Free State electorates are to take place next month. This has been agreed to by unanimous resolution of the Dail Eireann. An…

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34,000 Cartridges Missing. Two Men Charged. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 2

David Campbell Froude, aged 18, an employee of John Bromfield, Ltd, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with stealing 30,000…

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Young Quarter Sessions Was there Criminal Intent? Charge of Sheep Stealing. Jury Locked Up

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 2

John West, aged 41 was charged before His Honor Judge Bovan, at the Young Quarter Sessions yesterday with stealing a sheep, the properly…

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A Wages Claim District Court Action

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 4

George Jennings sued Edward Cooper, a well borer for £109, balance of wages alleged to be due, in the Young District Court, before His Honor…

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District Court. Monday May 22. Before his Honor, Judge Bovan. a Dispute About Bags

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 2

Henry G Crick, claimed £12/16/6 from H. G. Radnidge, being amount due on sale of bags. Mr Hogan (Young) appeared for…

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Police Court

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 25 May 1922 · page 5

To-day before Mr G. L. Berry J.P. Thomas Burton, charged with being drunk and disorderly. Pined 20/. or 7 days…

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Murder and Suicide

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 May 1922 · page 2

At the inqest concerning the death of Allan Fenton and Audrey Fenton at Melbourne the Coroner found that both died by the act of the former. There…

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Town Clerk Charged Junee Council Funds SYDNEY

Young Witness · Thursday 25 May 1922 · page 1

Patrick Joseph G[?]iffen, town clerk of Junee, was spending a holiday at Burwood, when Sergeant Kenney, of the local police, came to him and…

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£1000 Bond Stolen. Bank Official Charged. Sequel to Exciting Arrest

Young Witness · Thursday 25 May 1922 · page 2

SYDNEY.—The seqeul to an exciting arrest in the city a week ago was the appearance at the Central Police Court on Tuesday of George…

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District Court. Crick v. RADNIDGE

Young Witness · Thursday 25 May 1922 · page 2

His Honor Judge Bevan, gave his reserved decision on Tuesday morning in the case Crick v. Radnidge, in which Crick claimed £[?]/6 from…

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Hacksaw Blades Found. Excitement in Gaol

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 4

After Walter Grant, the no torious gaol-breaker, pawed his way to freedom in 1916, and showed how easy it was to get…

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