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

Courts & crime, 1934

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Stupid Prank Police Hoaxed Man's Story of Suicide Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 3

A ridiculous hoax, in which it was suggested that a young girl had committed suicide, was perpetrated by a man at Northbridge…

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Fight at Dance Police Court Sequel

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 6

A disturbance which occurred near the end of a dance held in the Masonic Hall on the night of January 3 resulted in the appearance…

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Wagga Murder Accused Remanded WAGGA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 3

At the Police Court to-day Edward Henry Morey, who is charged with having murdered Percy Smith, was again remanded until January 31, on…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Three Men Charged. Cases Dismissed

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 2

AT the Police Court on Tuesday before Mr. Balmain, P.M.) Roy Sidney Dick. Victor James Brown, and William Gordon…

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Missing Cars Dealer Charged SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 3

At the Central Court to-day, Theo Walters, 42, a motor dealer, was remanded on three charges, two of having had in his posses…

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Window Smashing. a Defendant Charged. Case Dismissed

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 2

William Speering was charged at the Police Court on Tuesday (before Mr. Balmain, PM.), with maliciously damaging aa…

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Police to Lecture

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 6

The Department of Education has notified the N. R. M. A. that approval has been given for senior officers of the police force to lecture to children…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 16th (Before Mr Balmain, P.m.) Eight Liquor Charges

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 1

Eight charges under the Liquor Act which have been pending for several months past, were again mentioned. The…

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Hypnotic Doctor Scene in Court

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 7

Judge Desort has issued an injunction in Chicago, America, prohibiting Dr. Ernest Bossow from hypnotising his divorced wife, after she had…

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Police Party Visit to Collector

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 2

Visitors to Collector earlier in the week could not help but notice the large number of stalwart; magnificent specimens of…

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Bad for Health "Condemned Years Ago." the Local Police Station

The Young Chronicle · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 2

"I don't know how the members of the Police Force manage to live there," said Ald. Bray, at last night's meeting of the Young Municipal…

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Caught It The Act Alertness of the Police. Sheep Slaughter

The Young Chronicle · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

The continued slaughter of sheep in paddocks adjoining the town of Orange, and the theft of the carcases, has been agitating the police…

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Free From Serious Crime. Minor Faults and Peccadillos Of The Young District. Vigilance of the Local Police Ensures Constant Clean-up; Erring Strangers Get Prompt Arrest

The Young Chronicle · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 1

Police statistics covering Young and district for the year 1933 show that the area is remarkably free from crime of a serious nature. Much of this is due to the law abiding qualities of the people, but the figures, showing, as they do the constant vigilance of the local police, under…

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Man Hunt Bandits Sought Police Murdered Terrified Residents BASLE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 3

Four hundred policemen, assisted by an aeroplane, are searching the Jura Mountains for the two German…

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No Evidence in Assault Charge

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 1

At the Young Police Court yesterday Herbert Taylor (38) was charged with assaulting one William Brown. Taylor pleaded not guilty…

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Rail Thefts Confectionery Rifled Accused Sent to Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 5

Imprisoned on Monday last for trespassing on railway property three accused were again brought before the Moss Vale court on…

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Police Chiefs Go First in Paris Clean-up Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 3

The wholesale dismissal and suspensions of police heads were agreed upon by the Chamber of Deputies to-day as the first step…

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Fijian Murder Suva

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 3

An Indian named Karingan was arrested to-day on a charge of having murdered an Indian woman named Dhanraji by cutting off her head with…

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Island "King" Sent to Gaol Downfall of a Monarch of High Finance

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 8

After a trial which lasted for 17 days at the Old Bailey and which dealt with complicated transactions of high finance, involving huge sums…

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Police Court Traffic Breaches

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

A number of breaches under the Motor Traffic Act were heard before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, P.M., in the Court yesterday morning…

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