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

Courts & crime, 1924

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Glenferrie Murder. Gaol Breaking Attempt Frustrated

Daily Witness · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

Detectives frustrated yesterday what is believed to be a plot to assist the escape of Angus Murray, who escaped from Geelong gaol on August…

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Attempted Murder. Woman Arrested. a City Sensation

Daily Witness · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

Following an alleged razor attack on a woman in the city on Saturday night, the police last night arrested Ethel Sullivan, 38, on a…

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Larceny As Bailee. Accused Remanded to Temora Court

Daily Witness · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 1

Before Mr. A. S. Wickham. J.P. at the Young Police Court on Saturday, Norman Wilson was charged with that the baileeof certain…

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Arrested in Burrowa Street. Temora Theft Charge

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 1

At the Police Court on Saturday morning, before Mr. A. S. Wickham, J.P. Norman Wilson aged 20, was…

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"My Suit's Gone!" Theft from Hotel Young Man Gets Three Months

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

Discovering a blue crge suit missing from his bedrom a boarder at the Club Hotel at once communicated with the police…

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Telegrams Arms and the Man Waiting Outside the Gaol MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 1

Albert Arms was remanded at the Melbourne Court to-day on a charge of loltering in a public place, also with being in unlawful possession of a…

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Police Appeals Bill Good News for Force

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

The important work of drafting the regulations under the recently passed Police Appeals Bill is procecding at Chief Secretary's office. It is…

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Nurse Drooping Under Murder Charge Accused Woman Remanded MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

Fashionably-attired Nurse Mitchell appeared In the City court to-day for the first time since the charge of having murdered Mabel Hodgkinson was…

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Will Appeal Sarah Boyd Still Hopes Full Court to Decide

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

Sarah Boyd ,who was sentenced to death at the Central Criminal Court on a charge of murder of her Infant child, intends to appeal to tile Full Court of…

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Gaol Escapees. Soon Re-captured

Daily Witness · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 2

A cable, to-day from Auckland (N. Z.) says that three, escapees; from a gao [?]lgang on Tuesday have been recaptured. One was located at…

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Police Dismiss[?]s

The Yass Courier · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 6

Thirty mounted special constables at Melbourne are to be paid off. It had been rumored that these men were being dismissed on…

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"One or 49?" Bogus Ballot Case Court Proceedings Adjourned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 1

When the alleged bogus ballot case was resumed in the Equity Court to-day, Mr. stacy, for defendants, asked for an adjournment for a week as it had…

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"How's It Going?" Contempt of Court. Police Court Witness Reprimanded

The Young Chronicle · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 6

"How's it going?' was the quite natural query witness R. Bell put to a friend when the latter came out of the Armidale Police Court during the…

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Ex-magistrate Dead. Mr. L. S. Donaldson

Daily Witness · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

The death occurred at his residence at Neutral Bay to-day of Mr. L. S. Donaldson, ex-Stipendiary Magistrate, aged 83 years…

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Ex-magistrate Dead Son of First N.S.W. Premier

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

L. s. Donaldson. late Stipendiary magistrate in Sydney, who died at Neutral Bay this morning was the son of Sir Stuart Donaldson, the first…

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Was It Spite? Stolen Tennis Materials Burnt Police Discover Traces of Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 2

A discovery made by Sergeant Noble and Constable Dibden yesterday afternoon points to the fact that the person or persons who stole the equipment from…

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Rough on Doctors Court Defendant's Attitude Will Not Pay One Penny

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

A defendant in the Ryde petty debts court after having an adverse verdict recorded against him threatened to commit suicide. He had been sued for…

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To-day's Police Court. Week-end Drunks

Daily Witness · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

Before Mr. Parker, relieving C.P.S., at the Police Court this morning. Thomas Burns was charged with drunkenness on 19th inst He did…

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To-day's Police Court

Daily Witness · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

Reuben Wright, with a long list of previous convictions, mainly for riotous behaviour, was fined 10/- for drunkenness at the Police Court this…

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Woman Charged with Arson. Fire in a Sweets Shop

Daily Witness · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 1

Rose Gilmour, a widow, at the inquiry yesterday concerning a fire at her confectionery shop in Oxford street, Woollaha, at 3.30 a.m. on…

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