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

Courts & crime, 1927

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Domain Orator Charged Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 2

Harry Meatheringham (30), the well-known Domain orator, was at The Central Police Court to-day charged with addressing in the…

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Burrowa Court. Two Successful Appeals

The Yass Courier · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 3

At the Burrowa Police Court on Thursday, August 18th, before Mr G. A. Stevenson, P.M., Walter Thomas Merriman appealed against…

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Police and Strikers Union Secretary's Letter CAIRNS

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 2

Members of the police force at South Johnstone held a special meeting last night to discuss a letter which had been received from the…

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Demonstration Avoided Fascists Surprised by Police BERLIN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 2

A special train conveying 435 adherents of the Fascist National Socialistic Party from Nurnburg, where they had held celebrations, was suddenly…

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Appeal Upheld Judge Reverses Magistrate's Decision Boundary Fence in Dispute

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 10

An appeal arising out of a decision given in the Crookwell Police Court under the Pastures Protection Act of 1912 was before Mr. Justice Campbell…

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To-day's Cables Indian Murderers Four Sentenced to Death CALCUTTA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 2

The biggest revolutionary movement in lndia during recent years reached its climax to-day when the Chief Court of Oudh confirmed the…

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The Condon Murder

The Yass Courier · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 2

The police have not given up hope of arresting the murderer of the money-lender, Daniel Condon. A squad of detectives, working under…

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"Pampered Unions" Arbitration Court Protest SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 2

While Mr. Wright, representing the South Australian Employers' Federation was. addressing Judge Beeby in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court…

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Appeal Upheld Judge Reverses Magistrate's Decision Boundary Fence in Dispute

Taralga Echo · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 2

An appeal arising out of a decision given in the Crookwell Police Court under the Pastures Protection Act of 1912 was before Mr. Justice Campbell…

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Murder Conspiracy Sean McBride Accused DUBLIN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 4

Sean McBride son of Major Mc.Bridge, who was executed for participation in the 1916 rebellion, has been charged under the Public Safety. Act…

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Tributes in Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 August 1927 · page 2

Feeling references to the untimely death of Sergeant Waugh were made prior to the opening of Proceedings at the Goulburn Police Court this…

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Murder Charge Accused Still In Hospital Battered Body in Hut ROCKHAMPTON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 August 1927 · page 2

Patrick Fitzory Salemon was charged at the Mount Morgan Police Court to-day with the wilful murder of Patrick Dowling at Barners Farm last…

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Crookwell Police Court (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, P.M.)

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 31 August 1927 · page 5

Several Traffic breaches occupied the attention of the Court on Thursday last and convictions were recorded in five cases. The breaches…

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Petersham Murder Accused on Trial SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 31 August 1927 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court to-day the trial was commenced of Norman Clive McPherson, who is charged with te murder of Martha Quinn…

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Swift Justice Murder and Execution All Within 37 Days

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 31 August 1927 · page 3

Justice worked exceedingly swift in the case of Jamess Federick Stratton, aged 26, a packer of Homerton (England). Within 37 days of having…

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Stealing

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 4

At the Murrumburrah Police Court on 23rd ult. (before Messrs W. II. Powell and P. O'Brien, J's.P.), Cecil Frederick Stanley…

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O'higgins Murder Accused Is Re-Charged DUBLIN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 2

Scan McBride has been discharged in connection with alleged conspiracy for the murder of the former Free State minister for Justice, Kevin…

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Death Sentence Petersham Murder Case Accused's Defence Fails SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 4

"I am innocent of wilfully murdering that girl; her death was accidentally caused by me. The loss of that girl's a grievance to my heart. No…

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Undermining the Police (Published by Arrangement.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 6

"I find it altogether impossible to make the people of Britain realise what prohibition means in America," Mr. Shaw Desmond in the…

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Installation of Telephone at Rugby Police Station

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 9

In answer to his representations to the Chief Secretary's Department with regard to the installation of telephone at the Rugby Police…

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