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

Courts & crime, 1935

668 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 34

Noisy Bike Police Prosecute Defendant Denies Undue Noise

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 6

“The noise from some motor bikes in the town has been such that I have asked the police to take action. I have been in my…

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BINALONG Theft of Explosives

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 3

BINALONG: The-powder magazine at Illalong Creek railway quarries was broken into recently and a quantity of explosives…

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Three Arrested. Police Suspicions

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 7

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

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Burglary and Fire No Further Development

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 2

There has been no further development in connection with the alleged burglary prior to the fire at Messrs. Peterson Bros. Limited, last week. It…

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District Court

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 2

Judge W. T. Coyle did not attend the District Court which was set down for last Friday as the cases listed had been settled. Mr. E. J. Forrest,…

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Vandalism Damage at Showground Police Aid To Be Sought

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 2

At the meeting of the P. and A. committee on Saturday night Mr. Frank Venables drew attention to the damage that was being done…

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Prominent Footballer Charged With Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 3

CAPETOWN Monday: Detective-Sergeant J. H. Coetzee, of the South African Railway Police has been charged at Pretoria with the murder…

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A Costly Spanner Charge of Stealing Dismissed by Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 1

A spanner valued at 2/6, the property of Harold James Ovendon, occupied over an hour of the time of the Goulburn Police Court…

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Five Years' Gaol "Menace to Society" Quarter Sessions Begin

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 3

"You are one of those men who are a horrible menace to society, and it would, have been better for the community if you had…

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Sales of Taralga Wool Sydney Buyer Before Court Four Charges: Large Sum Involved

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 2

Four charges of having obtained wool to the value of over £1600 by false pretences were preferred against John Gilbert Snelling, a Sydney wool buyer, at the Taralga Police Court, before Mr. J. W .T. Forrest, P.M…

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Transfer Likely Gaol Boot Department

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 4

It is understood that the Prisons Department is contemplating the transfer of the boot manufacturing department at the…

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Arsenic Witch Poisoned Relatives Goes to Gaol for Life

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 5

DEBRECZEN, Hungary, Tuesday: There was an extraordinary sensation in the court here to-day when Mrs. John Nagy, 72, popularly known as the…

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Herald in Court Charge Dismissed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: M. Justice Evatt dismissed the application for contempt ordered against the Sydney Morning Herald and ,the editor,…

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Sheffield Riot Police Use Batons

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: Six thousand demonstrators against unemployment relief scale rioted outside Sheffield Town Hall today after the…

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Safe Blown Police Form Cordon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 5

A safeblower who broke , into Bushby's store at Boorowa last night obtained about £100 in cash from the safe, which he blew…

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Wedding Bells COURT--CUSACK

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 2

St. Mary's Church, Young, was the scene of a pretty and popular wedding on Saturday evening, 26th ult., when Gladys, B. Cusack, third…

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Burglary at Murrumburrah the Rectory Broken Into Three Suspects Arrested. Smart Work by Sergeant Searson

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 2

On Sunday night last, the Church of England Rectory at Murrumburrah, was broken into by burglars. Some residents who live in the…

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About Potatoes In the District Court Claim for £40/0/3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 8

A claim for £40/0/3, being money alleged to be due under a potato-share-farming agreement was made by arthur watson…

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Theft At Binalong Explosive Taken

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 7

The powder magazine at Illalong Creek Railway Quarries was broken into recently and a quantity of ecplosives stolen…

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Another Burglary. Central Emporium This Time Second Within A Fortnight Office Safe Blown Open Large Sum of Money Stolen

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 4

Burglars made a good job of the iron safe in the office of Bushby's Central Emporium on Wednesday night or the early…

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