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

Courts & crime, 1932

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Mean Theft

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 4

Crookwell: While a six-valve wireless set is left for a few moments in a sulky, which had been left standing in the street, a sneak thief,…

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Brutal Assault Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 3

Walter Loftus, a tram conductor, was the victim of a brutal assault and robbery last night. First news of the affair was when…

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"Gaol Cure" Sessions Sentences

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 6

"You said that gaol has done you good, so I'll give you a little more," said his Honour, Judge Coyle, at the Goulburn Quarter…

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Bomb Thrown at Police Calcutta

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 3

Four police sub-inspectors, two head constables, and three passersby were slightly injured last night, when a bomb was thrown at a police…

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Auburn Street Burglary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 3

Tobacco and cigarettes worth £12 were stolen from the Goulburn Cafe, owned by James Poulos, at 153 auburn Street, between the hours of…

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Gaol Concert Good Programme

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 3

When the concert party organised by Mr. George Bridges appeared on the platform at the Goulburn Reformatory on Saturday afternoon, it was…

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“God Bless You!” Woman To Magistrate

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 4

“God bless you, sir!” said a woman defendant at the Goulburn Police Court, when the P.M., Mr. M. E. Soane, had displayed some leniency in…

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Death of Youth Man Charged SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 3

The inquest concerning the death of the youth Cecil Budsworth Baker who was shot dead while chasing a suspect after a hold-up at the…

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Costly Porridge Two Months' Gaol Young Man's Bad Record

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 2

Theft of a packet of Breakfast D'Light earned William Smith, 23, two month's hard labour when he appeared at the Goulburn…

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Failed to Quit Tenant in Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 3

Failure to vacate a house at 44 Grafton Street after receiving a notice to quite led to the appearance of Alexander Chessor at the…

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Stealing Charge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 1

At the Goulburn Police Court this morning, Arthur Charles, Kenton was charged with stealing a bicycle, valued at £16, the property of Jack…

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To Stand Trial Yagoona Murder Man Committed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 3

Graphic evidence, including the production of an alleged confession by the accused, led to a verdict of murder being returned by the Parramatta…

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Chinese Make Attack Japanese Claim Success Heavy Losses on Both Sides Foreign Police Shelled Shanghai

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 3

After relying on defensive tactics since the outbreak of hostilities, the Chinese to-night launched a fierce attack along practically the whole of the Chapei fronts, concurring the Japanese marines…

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A.N.A. in Court Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 3

To allow the parties in the Kingsford Smith case to meet With a view to coming to some arrangement. Mr. Justice Kenneth Street allowed an…

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KIDNAPPED! Strange Story Two Men Charged Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 3

At the Central Court to-day, Henry Edward Messervy, 43, an engineer, and Allan George Kelly, 32, a plantation…

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Thief Calls on Police Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 3

While Constable Wright, a well known member of the Darlinghurst police Station, was temporarily absent from his home at Enmore last…

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Charges Fail Hotel Case Magistrate's Remarks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 2

Charges arising from a visit by the police to the Hotel Gordon on the night of January 16 were heard at the Goulburn Police…

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He Called Her a Liar Court Sequel to Quarrel North Goulburn Episode

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 2

Domestic troubles involving John Bryant ,and his wife were freely aired during the hearing of a case at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday. Ethel Mary Chalker charged ,Bryant with having used insulting…

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Murder of Woman Brisbane

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 2

In the Police Court before Mr. W. E. H. Ferguson, P.M., the hearing was continued of the case in which Frederick Emanuel Lewis. 24, shop…

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Dress Rehearsal Japanese Activity Assault of Chapei Likely Chinese Crack Troops Shanghai

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 3

A dress rehearsal similar to those performed in the Great War, preparatory to an attempt to capture difficult enemy positions, was performed early this morning by the Japanese infantry and machine-gunners at…

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