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

Courts & crime, 1937

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Warden's Court. (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.m.) Application for Authority to Enter

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1937 · page 3

James H. A. Gordon applied for an authority to enter land, the property of the Estate of Chas Coddington, to prospect for gold. Granted…

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Police Raid Visit to Bin Along Cafe Case to Be Heard at Yass

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 June 1937 · page 2

Following a visit by the police to the White Rose Cafe on Saturday afternoon, Archie Regan, the proprietor, was brought before the Court…

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Police Call-boxes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 28 June 1937 · page 3

Police call-boxes, or "pill-boxes" 'as they are known in Sydney, are to be established in Orange to improve the service of the police to the public…

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Police Chase Car Hits Fence, But Men Escape

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 28 June 1937 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: Early this morning police chased for several miles a motor car which had been reported stolen from Newcastle…

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Minister Goes To Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 30 June 1937 · page 5

BELFAST, Tuesday: The former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. T. M. Johnstone, was fined 100 for contempt of court,…

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Relieving Magistrate Welcomed To Crookwell

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 June 1937 · page 4

Mr. S. A. Thornton, who dispensed justice at the Crookwell Police Court on Thursday last, has only recently been elevated to…

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Mala's Owner Awarded £1500 Jury's Verdict In Supreme Court Case Alleged Negligence

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 July 1937 · page 8

After having dellberated for three and a quarter hours, a jury in the Supreme Court yesterday gave a verdiet for £1500 to Henry Edgar Russell…

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A Murder a Day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 7

NEW YORK : The Now York Police report for 1936 shows that there was a murder in the city every day during the year…

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Car Goes To Gaol

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 4

In Chicago, not the reckless driver but his car is being sentenced to prison, one judge having started the practice of impounding cars involved…

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Binalong Police Dance

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 2

The N.S.W. Police Orchestra has been engaged to play for the Police Dance at Binalong on Friday next, July 9. The floor is in excellent…

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Divorce Court Nash v. Nash

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 2

On Tuesday last in the Divorce Court, Sydney before Mr. Justice Roper, a decree nisi was made in favour of Thomas Bernard Nash, of…

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Police Ball On Thursday Night Large Gathering Anticipated

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 2

The Police Ball to be held in the Memorial Hall next Thursday night, July 8, promises to be an outstanding success. The function has been…

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Boy Charged Recent Shooting At Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 4

A charge of manslaughter was preferred in the Children's Court against a 14½-year-old boy. He was remanded…

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Police Search for Missing Chinese

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 1

Two Europeans driving a large car south were detained by Goulburn police at the week-end and questioned about the alleged…

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Haul by Police at Hotels Nineteen Men Face Charges Arising From Liquor Act Breaches "After Hours"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 1

Visits paid by the Goulburn police to hotels in Goulburn and at Tarago between June 3 and 11 last had sequels at the Goulburn…

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Allegations in Court "Squaring" a Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 7 July 1937 · page 7

SYDNEY Wednesday: Allegations that Francis Hunt, 31, had asked him whether he would stop divorce proceedings. for 1000 were made by…

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Shearers in Court Sentenced to One Month

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 3

NYNGAN, Thursday: Seven shearers, Samuel Harper, Bertram ram Dixon, Patrick Purcell, Thomas Flynn, Horace Milton,…

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Police Ball To-night

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 2

The Police Ball—the first to be held in Yass—at the Memorial Hall to-night, promises to be one of the most attractive and popular…

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Sergt. Thornton Retiring From Police Force Hay—hell—and Booligal

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 2

The sergeant of the Yass Police Force, Mr. A. W. Thornton, goes on 18 days leave on August 8, after which he has extended leave to May…

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To Go Back Prohibited Chinese Immigrants Gaol Also

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: At the Central police Court to-day three Chinese who were round at Burwood could not say at what port…

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