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

Courts & crime, 1932

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Youths Charged Impudent Theft

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 3

Efforts by two youths to sell to one chemist empty medicine bottles which they had stolen from another led to their…

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Imagined It Man's Story to Police HOPEWELL (New Jersey)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 3

HOPEWELL (New Jersey), Tuesday, Colonel Schwarzkops, Superintendent of the State Police, announced to-day that John Hughes Curtis, one…

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Jumped the Rattler Four Men Before Court "Right to Travel Without Paying"

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 5

At the Court of Petty Sessions, Crookwell, this morning four men, James Davidson (28), John McElroy (25), Albert Pepper (21), and David…

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Women's Letter Queen's Lead—Empire Goods—Court Wear—The Blues—Many Shades

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 4

Her Majesty Queen Mary, has taken a decided stand in regard to Empire goods and she so closely supervises the control of her household that few…

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Police Court Tuesday, May 17th. (Before Mr. E. Harrison, P.m.) the Liquor Act

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 4

David K. Arblaster was charged with being found on the licenced premises of the Grand Hotel, Harden at an unlawful hour…

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Impostors Warning by Police

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 3

Sub-Station Fire Brigades Officer, Mr. Knox, has been notified by the police that an impostor or impostors have been visiting various towns in…

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Nudists Go to Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 4

Nelson, British Columbia, Thursday. Fifty-five Donkhobor men, admitting their guilt of parading in the nude last Sunday, were sentenced to three…

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Gaol Concert Party Well Received

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 1

One of the most successful and most enjoyable, concerts heard at the Goulburn Reformatory was given recently by a party…

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Youth Charged Alleged Theft

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 1

Alleged to have been found at the till in Mulligan's butcher shop at North Goulburn on Thursday, a youth was given in charge and…

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Sent to Gaol Theft of Overcoat "Spoilt War Record"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 1

"It's a pity you spoilt your war record by what you have done since," commented the P.M. Mr. M. E. Soane, at the Goulburn…

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Bakers Before Court Breach of Award Union's Action Criticised

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 May 1932 · page 2

The action of the Breadcarters Union in bringing several charges against a firm of Goulburn bakers and its employees on one set of facts was strongly commented upon by the P.M., Mr. M. E. Soane, in the Industrial…

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Alleged Asssault Three Men Charged SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 3

Jack Purnell, 45, motor driver, and Ernest James Colver, 26, labourer, were remanded at the Central Police Court this morning till June 1, on a…

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Murder Charge Woman Concerned SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 3

At the Central Police Court this morning, Muriel Lena Nolan, 22, was charged with having murdered Helen Endean at Bondi yesterday and with…

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CROOKWELL Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 May 1932 · page 2

At the Crookwell Police Court before Mr. M. E. Soane. P.M., Wm. A. McCauley was charged, on warrant with stealing the sum of £8 at…

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Attempted Burglary Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 May 1932 · page 3

Early this morning detectives received a telephone message that three men were acting suspiciously outside a hotel at Waterloo. The police…

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Police Inspector

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 May 1932 · page 2

On June 7, Tuesday week, at 4 p.m. the police magistrate, the C.P.S., members of the legal profession and members of the local police force will…

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Murder of Mrs. Sims Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 30 May 1932 · page 3

The trial of Alfred Patrick Ball, a carter, for the alleged murder of Catherine Joanna Sims, was commenced this morning at the Central…

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Alleged Theft Youth Remanded

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 3

Alleged to have been caught by the caretaker climbing out of a window of the Masonic Hall last night at about 7.30, a youth was…

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Alleged Murder At Sutherland Camp SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 3

The trial commenced at the Central Court to-day of Thomas Jenkins, 33 a hairdresser, who was charged with having murdered Michael Desmond…

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Allegations Fail Constable Charged P.M. Dismisses Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 1 June 1932 · page 4

With no corroborative evidence to support the allegations, a charge brought by Robert Thomas Lay against Constable Newham,…

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