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

Courts & crime, 1925

413 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 21

In the Cellar Mdnight Intruder Charged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1925 · page 2

Joseph McNamara (25), was committed for trial at the North Sydney Police Court, on a charge of having entered the Imperial Hotel, at…

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Cowardly Assault Two Men Attack Cr. McInnes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1925 · page 6

Councillor Mclnnes, of Roslyn, was assaulted in a cowardly manner outside his home on Saturday night week, says the Crookwell Gazette…

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Thieves in Country Albury Police Report Activity

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1925 · page 6

Sergeant Constantine, in charge of the Albury police station staff, stated on Saturday that the police were in possession of information…

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Denied the Language Young Men Were Celebrating P.M. Believes Police

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1925 · page 5

Ian Alister Cumming, a young man, was charged at the Goulburn Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. G. R. Williams, P.M., with using indecent…

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Early Morning Arrest Story Told in Court Young Man for Trial

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1925 · page 2

James Leslie Grant, the young man who was arrested under sensational circumstances in the early hours of Thursday…

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Robberies at Two Hotels Police Magistrate a Victim Braidwood Sensation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 6

Hotel "barbers" operated at Braidwood on Thursday night last. Robberies occurred at two hotels, and amongst the victims…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. May 20.—(Before Mr. G. R. . Williams, M.P.

The Yass Courier · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 5

William Ross for being drank and resisting the police. Constable Schmitzer stated that defendant resisted when being arrested for…

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£200 Damages Claimed. Sulky and Car in Collision. Mail Contractor's Claim in District Court. Judgment for £20

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 3

His Honor Judge Bevan presided at the sitting of the District Court held at Young on Tuesday. The first case heard was a claim for £200…

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Telegrams Charged with Murder Newcastle

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 8

At the local Police Court this morning Arthur Augustus Oakes (23) was charged with having at Torontc murdered Mona Beacher , (20)…

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Concert at Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 8

Mr. W. S. Corry'a musical and vocal company, with Highland pipers, will given an entertainment at the Goulburn Gaol on Saturday after…

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Man's Home Is His Castle Judge Bevan Explains the Law Recent District Court Action

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 8

The case before his Honor Judge Beyan at the Goulburn District Court last week, when a landowner sued the Mulwaree Shire Council for £100…

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Telegrams Toronto Murder Xylonite Case Found NEWCASTLE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 6

A xylonite case containing two rings was discovered in a creek between Blackalls and Fassifern yesterday. They are believed to be the…

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Toronto Murder Inquest Commenced

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 4

Newcastle, Thursday.— The in quest opened this morning concerning the death of Mona Beacher, whose body was found in a cottage…

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Charge of Murder Rockhampton (Q.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 8

At the trial of Oliver John Duck, charged with the murder of his thirteen year old daughter, medical evidence revealed that there were…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. June 3.—Before Mr G. R. Williams?, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 5

Frank Prior, Allan Wilson, William Norman Cook, and Stephen Shea were charged with letting off fireworks in Cooma street…

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Empire Burglary Grant Gets Two Years

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 4

James Leslie Grant, aged 28, who has three aliases was sentenced by Judge Scholes at the Darlinghurst Sess on one Friday, to two years…

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Charge of Assault Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 8

It is alleged that seven men entered a flat at Elmwood last night, and that a free fight ensued, during which several persons were injured. The…

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(Published by Arrangement.) Seven Thousand Years' Gaol

Taralga Echo · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

In a special article in the New York "Times" A. H. Ulm says that "since the Prohibition Act became effective 203,608 cases involving its violation…

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Published by Special Arrangement. the Shadow of Ravenscliffe Chapter Xx.—lowbarrow Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 1

". . . And now, your Worships having shown, from the evidence or Sir Francis Langdale; his sister, Miss Margaret Langdale; his uncle,…

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Toronto Tragedy Oakes Committed for Murder Alleged Callous Confession

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 8

"He confessed to having murdered Mona Beacher by hitting her on the head with a bammer, later cutting her throat," said Detective Sergeant…

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