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

Courts & crime, 1926

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Police Officer's Conduct (To the Editor)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 2

Sir,—In your editorial in Tuesday's you refer to the lamentable death of the boy Harry Woods, but you fail to do justice to the incapacity of…

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Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Reed, P.M.)

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 4

Inspector John Wallace proceeded against J. H. Wheatland, for permitting an employee to commence work before the statutory hour…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. February 17 —Before Mr. G. R. Williams, P M.

The Yass Courier · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 5

Kingswill Brown was charged with being drunk. Serg[?]ant Smith pleaded for defendant Fined 5/. Three days allowed to pay. The P.M. said…

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Police Defy Constitutional Law (Published by Arrangement.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 6

The special representative of the New York "Times" at Pittsburg recently despatched the following extraordinary message to his paper…

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Show Night Collision Results in Court Case Plaintiff Gets Verdict for £55

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 8

At the Young District Court last week, before his Honor Judge Bevan, Sarah Farrell, wife of Thomas Farrell, of Burrowa, proceeded against…

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A Footballer's Lapse Theft of Rabbit Skins

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 4

At the Bathurst Quarter Sessions, before Judge Armstrong, James Casey, well known as a Western footballer, was sentenced to nine months…

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Veteran Gaol Officer Mr. T. Cole Honoured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 1

Mr. Thomas Cole, who held the position of Chief Overseer of the Goulburn Gaol from September 1, 1912, to July 7, 1923, has been…

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Typhoid Spreads the Gaol Outbreak Two More Admissions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 4

Two more patients from the Gaol were last night admitted to the Goulburn District Hospital, making a total of ten prisoners…

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Guilty of Stealing An Hotel Episode Asleep on the Balcony

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 4

When a man who was sleeping on the balcony of a Goulburn hotel woke up in the early hours of the morning and discovered some money missing…

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Constable's Death Charge of Murder MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 8

The case is proceeding in the Melbourne Criminal Court of Dominica Condello, who is charged with having murdered Constable James Clare, in…

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Shortage of Police More Thefts in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 4

Quite a number of petty thefts have been reported to the Goulburn police during the week. Several arrests were made on…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 6

In the Goulburn Licensing Court on Monday William David Borthwick was granted permission to effect certain improvements to the Hibernian…

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Man's Home Visited Alleged Assault and Robbery SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 6

At the Central Police Court to-day, Edward Mclyneux (20), a labourer, was charged with having assaulted William Hannah and robbed him of…

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Bobbing by Force Stealing Girls' Hair A.P.A. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 2

A youth, William Wright, was charged with cutting off the plaits of hair from two school girls in the East End on Saturday afternoon. He…

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Charge of Murder St. Kilda Tragedy MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 6

The Criminal Court was crowded to-day when Henry Tacke was placed in dock, charged with the murder of Mrs. Rachael Currell (31) at St. Kilda…

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Typhoid at Gaol No Cause for Alarm Outbreak well in Hand

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 2

Dr. F. Suckling, of the State Health Department, was in Goulburn this morning and, in company with Dr. Gillespie, visited and inspected the…

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Police Search for Body Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 2

The police at Mona Vale are scouring the beach for a body in consequence of a man's clothes having been found bearing the name of W[?]…

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Case for High Court Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 2

Formal notice of appearance was filed in the High Court to day on behalf of Mr. T. J. Ley, M.H.R., in reply to the petition of the former…

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Woman Attacked Charge of Attempted Murder SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 6

Elizabeth Cole, aged forty, was admitted to the South Sydney Hospital early this morning with a gash in her threat, which necessitated stitches…

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Post Office Theft Southern Mails Stolen a Well-planned Robbery SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 6

The sorting-room for registered matter at the Central Square branch of the General Port Office was broken into early to-day, and three bags of…

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