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

Courts & crime, 1938

643 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 11 of 33

Mill Burglary Boys Believed Responsible Little Reward

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 4

Boys are believed to have been responsible for an attempted robbery at the flour mill of Wm. Conolly Limited, in Sloane-street,…

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£40,000 SHORT Engineer Charged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Allegations that a deficiency of about £40,000 had been discovered in the funds of the South Head General Cemetery…

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The Court House

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 4

We are glad to see that the Chamber of Commerce lost no time in making its protest against any possible structural change to…

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Twice Before Court in Two Days

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 1

Ernest Lahiff, 50, received his third conviction in two days when he appeared at tile Goulburn Police Court this morning…

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Police Ball

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 5

There will be scarcely standing room in the Guild Hall on Tuesday, 3rd May, when the Boorowa Police will hold a…

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Three Months' Gaol Illegally Using Car

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 2

Frederick Charles Tate (21), biograph operator at the Memorial Hall Talkies, and residing in Laidlaw Street, North Yass, was sentenced to…

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Police Are Warned of Women

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 1

Detectives should not gamble or become over-fond of the company of women, declared the Assistant-Chief of the…

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Man Hindered Police

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 1

"It is not very serious. I think he is an inoffensive fellow," remarked Sergeant Turnbull at the Goulburn Police Court on…

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Prince's Modernity Upsets Serenity of Dutch Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 5

Minor differences, it is reported, have arisen between Queen Wilhelmina,…

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P.M. Was Also in England Grand Prix Winner Before Traffic Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: In the Traffic Court td-day Peter Nield Whithead, the English motorist, who won the Grand Prix at Bathurst on…

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Compensation Court Sitting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 5

Four cases are listed for hearing before the Workers' Compensation Commission of N.S.W., which Will hold a sitting at the…

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Palestine's Police Dogs

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

Dobermann Pinschers, the dogs the Palestine police recently used to hunt the murderers of Squadron- Leader Alderson, have been in…

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London Police May Be Armed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 1

London: Attacks on policemen by gunmen have caused Scotland Yard to reconsider the question of providing policemen with guns…

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Girl Has Her Own Way Legal Marriage Without Consent Father's Stubborn Opposition Romantic Story in Police Court

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 1

A complaint from Emma Ellen Sheather (19 years) that her father, Oliver Norman Sheather, would not consent to…

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Court House Will Not be Altered

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 5

As a result of spirited protest from public bodies, notably the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce, it has now been decided not to interfere with the structural beauty of the Goulburn Court House…

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High Court Judge for 25 Years

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Sir George Rich, this month, has completed 25 years as a judge of the High Court of Australia. Sir George has had a long and…

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Strange Story In Probate Court Husband's Disappearance

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 3

On the morning of December 13, 1931, Gardiner Morton Cousins, produce merchant, while sitting with his wife in the Botanical Gardens,…

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Plain Clothes Police Officer Pays a Visit to Boorowa Alleged S.p. Betting

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

At a result of Burrowa over the holidays of a Plain Clothes Police Officer Constable Holland from the…

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Heavy Fine on Storekeeper Breach of Terms of Spirit License Police Evidence Accepted

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 5

Imposing a fine of £30 on George Louez, well-known Griffith storekeeper, for selling nine bottles of beer, whereas his license as a wine…

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Father Opposes Marriage Daughter Appeals To Court

Yass Tribune-Courier · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 3

A complaint from Emma Ellen Sheather (18 year.) that her father, Olivier Norman Sheather, would not consent to her…

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