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

Courts & crime, 1937

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Bus Strike Court of Inquiry's Reports Sent to Minister

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: The Court of Inquiry into the Central London bus strike has handed a long report to the Minister of Labour in which it was…

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Young Man Sentenced to Three Months Blamed Bare-footed Child Electrical Alarm on Till

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 2

A young man was sentenced to three months hard labour in the Court this morning, on a charge of being found in the garage of…

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Wanted to Buy Right of Assault

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 10

SHANGHAI, Thursday: Convicted of assaulting a woman, a Romanian second-hand shop proprietor who appeared in a Chinese court escaped…

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District Police Ball Committee Appointed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 2

At a meeting held in the lecture room, Memorial Hall, last Thursday night, , the following members of the Yass Ambulance Executive attended…

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Daring Theft From Ferry Office

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Great daring was shown by a thief who stole £115 from the Port Jackson and Manly S.S. Coy., Ltd., yesterday…

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Detective Wins Case on Appeal to Full Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Full Court of the Supreme Court yesterday set aside a verdict for £200 which a jury had awarded to Elma Hill, a…

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Police Court Tuesday, May 18th, 1937. (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.m.) Not Return Number Plate

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 3

Oscar J. Smith was summoned for not returning expired motor car number plate, and pleaded guilty. Fined 5, with 8 costs…

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Relief Men Clothing Distribution in Police Hands

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 3

A distribution of clothing for the winter, and the provision of free dental treatment for emergency relief workers at present excluded, were…

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Drill Hall to Be Used by Police Boys’ Club

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 2

Mr. Tom Collins, M.P., has received a letter from the Defence Department stating that approval had been given for the Police Boy’s Club to…

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Dalton Reservoir Dam To Be Cleaned Out Police Supervision Requested

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 3

It was decided at Monday’s meeting of Gunning Shire to clean out the water supply dam at Dalton, which is used by residents for…

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Warden's Court Tuesday, May 18th, 1937. (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.m.) Authorities to Enter

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 3

James Henry, A. Gordon applied for authority to enter the Estate of Chas. Coddington, deceased. There was no appearance on behalf of the…

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Police Inspector's Explanation

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 10

Inspector O'Connell, officer-in-charge of Forbes police district, stated after the meeting that two officers attended in plain clothes, and did…

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Praise For Police

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 2

Public servants are regarded as fair game, and it seems to be a case of the Chinaman beating his joss, said the police magistrate (Mr. H…

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Police Attend Meeting Pastoral Workers Protest

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 10

At a meeting of pastoral worker held at South Circle Park, Forbes, to further consider the position in regard to the…

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Man of 83 Charged with Wife Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 5

Union (West Virginia): M. W. Arritt, an eightysthree-year.old farmer, has been indicted for the murder of his wife, aged eighty-one…

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Went to the Police Station

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 2

When, in an unsteady condition, Patrick O’Dea, 62, entered the Young police station, he was accorded a hearty welcome, charged with being…

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German Party of Freedom Secret Police Start Investigation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 5

Berlin: The German secret police have started an investigation into the source of the leaflets sent to foreign correspondents proclaiming the…

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Stealing Charge Against Moss Vale Youth

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 7

Norbert Hoare, of Moss Vale, was charged before Mr. Sheridan, P.M , at the Bowral Police Court last week, with fraudulently appropriating the…

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P.M. Comments on Bad Brakes Two Defendants Fined In Police Court Cars and Traffic

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 1

''It strikes me they will have to bring out compulsory inspection of these vehicles every so often. There are quite a lot of vehicles…

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Stole a Bicycle and Asked Police for Money

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 1

William Thomas, 37, was sentenced to two months' hard labour at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to counts of…

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