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

Courts & crime, 1928

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Three Women Sentenced Aged Couple's Savings Stolen SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 6

If I had done the things this woman tried to make me, I would be here on a charge of murder. She tried to persuade me to' ball up Daniels with…

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The Tamworth Murder

The Yass Courier · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 5

The Full Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday dismissed the appeal on behalf of Cyril Matthew Thompson, convicted and sentenced to death at Tamworth…

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Yass Police Court. This Day. Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 5

George Lane (Geebung) was charged with having insufficient lawful visible means of support. He pleaded not guilty…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions April 4—Before Mr G. A. Stevenson, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 5

In the Municipal Appeal Court, Beatrice Johnston applied for exemption from rates on certain shops in the Commercial Hotel buildings…

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Cocaine Menace Leakage From the North Police Commissioner's Fears

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 3

Corraboration of press reports that cocaine is being smuggled into Sydney from the East was supplied by the commissioners of Police (Mr. James…

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Police Court Drunk

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 April 1928 · page 7

James Wright, charged with being found drunk in Goulburn Street, Crookwell, was lined 10- in default 24 hours' hard labor…

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Labourer's Death Allegedly Follows Assault Inquest at Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 April 1928 · page 2

An inquiry into the cause of death of Selvey Oliver Gillett, was opened at the Goulburn Court House, this morning, by Mr. A. Macintosh,…

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Gaol for 22,500 YEARS (Published by Arrangement)

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 April 1928 · page 4

An Associated Press message states that, according to a report issued by the U.S.A. Department of Justice, "the records of the division of the…

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Tamworth Murder Petitions for Clemency TAMWORTH

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 April 1928 · page 3

Petitions are being extensively circulated praying that the Governor Cyril pleased to grant clemency to Cyril Matthew Thompson, who is now…

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Chemist Charged. Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 2

The police last night arrested a chemist and charged him with demanding with menaces £500 from Dr. Leonard Darnely Taylor, of Five…

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Seven Years for Crime Against Girls Youth of 20 Sentenced GRAFTON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 8

At the Supreme Court sittings at Grafton on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice Ferguson, Robert Silver (20), who had pleaded guilty to three…

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Irresistible! Women Besiege O'shea Divorce Court Evidence SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

When the Burt divorce case was resumed this morning Alfred Warner, a priest of the Liberal Catholic Church, said that in 1926 27 he…

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Girl Clerk Charged

The Yass Courier · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 4

Eileen Wall, 25, clerk, appeared at the Brisbane Police Court on Tuesday, to answer a charge that while in the employment of the Perdriau Rubber Co…

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Gaol Sensation Prisoners Mutiny At Bathurst SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 3

During the week-end it was learnt that a section of the prisoners at Bathurst Gaol recently took part in a mutiny. The disturbance, it seems,…

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Chinese Murderer Italian Charged With Crime BRISBANE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 3

A well-known Chinese banana-grower George Dan, of Middle Creek, near Pomona, was stabbed to death over the heart early yesterday morning,…

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Murder Charge Alleged Confession BRISBANE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 4

Mackay Gordon Dunn appeared at the Police Court yesterday morning charged with the wilful murder of Henry Huggins on March 29…

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Omeo Murder Trial Criminal Court Crowded MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 2

The second trial began this morning of Ronald Geeves Griggs, formerly Methodist minister at Omeo (Victoria) on a charge of murdering his wife…

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Former Policeman Arrested On Assault Charge SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 3

Plain-clothes Constable Kimber yesterday arrested a man who was formerly in the same physical exercises squad as he when he joined the police…

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N.Z. Criminal to Be Deported Man Who Lived by Theft

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 2

A New Zealand criminal who has been in Goulburn for several weeks posing as a commission agent was at the…

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Police Chief on Trial Alleged Torture of Suspects KOVNO (Russia)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 2

The trial is proceeding of the Chief of Police, Redchs, and several of his staff for torturing political suspects. It is alleged that the victims were…

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