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

Courts & crime, 1935

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Police Praised

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

The Commissioner of Police (Mr. Childs) received from Sir Phillip Game, on the eve of his departure from Sydney, a letter, expressing…

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Prison Escapee Caught. Man Who Was Charged at Young. Echo of Series of Cheque Cases. Broke Out of Cootamundra Gaol

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

Breaking out of Cootamundra gaol, presumable with the aid of a confederate early on Thursday morning of last week, John…

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Police Court Tuesday, January 22nd. (Before Mr Balmain, P.m.) Motor Act

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

Charles W. Ceeney was summoned for not returning expired, motor driver's license.--Fined 26 with 8- costs of Court, or in default two…

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"Charge That to the Police."

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

That Clarkson has the makings of the most difficult type of criminal the police has to cope with was shown by the audacious manner in…

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Police Chase Shots Fired at Car

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 2

ALBURY, Wednesday: After the driver of a stolen car had, the police allege, endeavoured to run down Constable Humphreys…

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Warden's Court. Tuesday, January 22nd. (Before Mr Balmain, P.M., Warden)

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 3

Percy Smith applied for the cancellation of an authority to enter, granted to Francis Kestell. Mr. Macdonald appeared for the…

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Moratorium Court Tuesday, January 22nd. (Before Mr. Balmain, P.m.) Le Roy v. Le Roy

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 2

This was an application by Henrietta Le Roy to re-possess from John J. Le Roy a dairy property, owing to alleged non-payment of…

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Sent to Gaol Posed as Baronet

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday: At the Kandos Police Court to-day John Laurence Baxter, described as an analytical chemist, who was said…

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Callous Murder Ex-Nazi Official

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 5

LONDON Thursday :The Daily Telegraph's Prague correspondent says that a young Berlin. woman with two German Nazis, murdered…

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Burglary. Learmonts Store Entered Goods and Money Stolen Burglars Fail in Their Efforts to Blow Open Safe

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 2

There was considerable excitement in Boorbwa on Thursday morning when the news was spread around that…

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Lost Postal Notes Man Arrested And Charged With Stealing Money Believed to Have Been Spent

Yass Tribune-Courier · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 2

George Williams, also known as Nolan, was arrested this morning by Constable O’Connor. Subsequently he appeared before the Court and was…

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Alleged Theft of Bike

Yass Tribune-Courier · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 2

George Weeks, of Coolalie, was arrested yesterday by Constable Barton, and remanded till Wednesday, on a charge of stealing a bike,…

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Two Months' Gaol For Begging

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 4

For placing himself in Auburn Street for the. purpose of begging on Saturday, Claude Benjamin Ferney, 38, was sentenced to…

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From Everywhere Tallong Police Protection

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 2

The secretary of the Tallong Memorial Hall committee writes that his organisation desires to state that the…

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Murder Charge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 3

BRISBANE. Wednesday John Thomas McQuade. prison warder. in whose motor car the body of Phyllis Reiger was found early, on the…

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BURGLARY Police So Far Unsuccessful

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 2

While the police have been working night and day in connection with the burglary they are satisfied was committed at Messrs. Peterson Bros. Ltd…

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Sydney Assault

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: During t fracas in Thurlow St., Redfern, late last night, Henry Kelly, 54, Was punched by a man and knocked…

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Police Paddock

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. W. F. Ross, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Department of Lands.--Dear Sir.--With reference to your…

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Burglary in Drapery Store Followed by Disastrous Fire Evidence Of Forced Entrance; Stock Practically Total Loss Premises Extensively Damaged; Police Making Investigations

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 1

The stock, premises and fittings of Messrs. Peterson Bros. Limited, one of the leading drapery stores in Cooma Street, were practically destroyed by a disastrous fire on Tuesday morning. Investigations by the police…

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Three Arrested Police Suspicions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 3

After questioning two men and a woman regarding a large quantity of clothing which they had in the possession, Constable…

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