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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 9 of 33

Medlow Bath Murder Accused Stands His Trial

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: Robert Stewart Young, 24, challenged 10 jurors to-day at the Central Criminal Court, when he was…

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Police Boys' Club Boxing Bouts Set Down For To-morrow Night

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 8

Finals of the boxing bouts arranged by the Goulburn Police Boys' Club will be decided at the Liedertafel Hall to-morrow night…

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Man Stabbed and Shot Bega Development Youth in Hospital Has Police Guard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: Suffering from concussion and with severe gashes to both arms, a youth, aged about 21, was found…

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Charge of Murder Chatfield Before The Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Eric Gregory Chatfield, 20, a ship's steward, appeared before the Bega Court to-day and was…

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Stealing Money

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 2

Gordon Diley, 21, was charged with stealing the sum of £10, the property of William Joseph Oakes, of Quandialla…

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Police Court. Tuesday, March 22nd. (Before Mr J. A. S. Balmain, P.m.) Resisting Arrest

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 4

Alexander Philp, aged 32 years, was charged that at Harden on 26th February, he did resist a police constable while in the execution of his duty…

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Young Man Charged Alleged Use of Car Without Consent

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 2

In the Court on Tuesday. Frederick Charles Tate (21). operator, residing in Laidlaw Street. North Yass, was charged with using a…

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The Police Force in Goulburn To-day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 19

Back Row (left to right):Constables F. Van Golder, H. Fulten, P. Cummins, J. Brick. J. Scott, L. Le fevre, E. Bullock, W. Addison, B. Simmons, C. Rains. Middle Row: Constable M. Kavanagh, Sergenats P. Barnes, E. Janas, Inspector A. Lavelle, Superintendent J. H. Miller, Sergeants E. Thurnbull, C. Brown, W. Suitor, Constable Bowerman…

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Warden's Court (Before Mr Balmaln, P.M., Warden) Cancellation of Authority to Enter

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 2

Sydney Richard Beazley, of Wombat, being the holder of Miner's Right 193821, issued at Murrumburrah on 11th March, 1938, made application…

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Two Years' Man Sentenced for Manslaughter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Allegations that he had forced a motor cyclist into the kerb, resulting in the man's death, were made against Frederick…

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Amateur Boxing Police Boys' Club Successful Tourney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 1

Excellent sport was witnessed at the Goulburn Liedertafel Hall on Tuesday night, when the semi-final and final bouts of the…

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Complainant Drops Stealing Charge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 5

After lodging a complaint to the police at the Goulburn Showground that he had been robbed of two £1 notes by two Gipsy women, the complainant did not proceed with the case when it came before the Police Court and both defendants were…

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Police Club Boxing Tourney Final

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 7

Bill Dennis won the final of the heavyweight division of the Police Boys' Club boxing tournament at the Police Barracks on…

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Police Missed Pigeon, But Captured Crow

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

Last week Gundagai police received a report that a car had been stolen from Melbourne, and subsequent to the receipt of that information, it…

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River Fracas Eastgrove Man Attacked Court Sequel

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 4

At the Goulburn Police Court this morning Geoffrey James Buckmaster, 26, pleaded guilty to a charge of having at Goulburn…

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Theft From a Bond Store

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: English dress samples worth £300 were stolen at the week-end by thieves who entered a bond store, at Woolloomooloo Bay…

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Luxury Menus in Gaol British Prisoners Benefit

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 8

Better food allowances—bigger portions, more attractive menus—are to be given to convicts in British prisons…

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£400 Claimed Trunkey Woman Alleges Assault Verdict For Defendant

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 2

Damages amounting to £400 for alleged assault were claimed by Mrs. Ruby Irene Howard against Matthew Edward Henry…

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Exchanged Wives Problem For Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 8

LONDON: Even a Solomon might shrink from the problem of a Scotsman, an Englishwoman, a Frenchman and a Frenchwoman, which has…

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Master to Blame Marine Court Finding

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Maritime Court to-day, at the inquiry into the Rodney launch disaster, in which 19 lives were…

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