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

Courts & crime, 1939

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Police Patrol "On Job"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 1

Increased activity on the part of the police wireless patrol, which is now on regular duty in the Goulburn district, resulted…

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Use Police Paddock As Hockey Playing Area Deputation to Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 9

The possibility of securing the use of the police paddock for hockey grounds is to be investigated by a deputation…

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Sentenced to Death "Ferocious Murder," Says The Judge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 5

AIRMIDALE, Thursday: John Trevor Kelly, 24, was sentenced to death in the Armidale Circuit Court yesterday for the murder…

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Twenty Years For Bombers Members Of I.R.A. Are Sentenced

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: Without retiring, the jury returned a verdict of guilty in the Hammersmith Bridge bomb explosion…

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P.P. Board and Police Comments On Recent Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 1

At the meeting of the Goulburn Pastures Protection Board yesterday afternoon, reference was made to a case which was…

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Alderman Alleges Special Police Road Safety Patrol Drove in Manner Dangerous to the Public “Drove Without Lights; On The Footpath, And Nearly Crashed Into Children” “Swerved Police Car Across Road on Wrong Side and Nearly Capsized”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 1

Amazing allegations of which it is declared proof can be obtained, were made at Monday night's meeting of the Municipal Council against the conduct of the crew of the special Police Safety Patrol stationed at Goulburn, and…

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Begged Alms Stranger's Return To Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 4

Making his second appearance before the Chamber Magistrate, Mr. V. Johnston, in two days, a middle-aged man who was…

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Auxiliary Police Are Enrolled

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 5

In accordance with a recent request made in relation to the Home Defence policy, the Goulburn police have submitted to the…

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Police Safety Patrol Criticism Levelled At Crew

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 7

Serious allegations were made at tills week's meeting of the Yass Municipal Council. against the conduct of the crew of the…

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Police Choir Concert Musical Treat In Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 4

Presented by the N.S.W. Police Choir, one of the most delightful combinations of the kind in N.S.W., last night's sacred…

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Equity Court Devise To Daughter Forfeiture Clause Regarding Religion

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 2

In the Equity Court before Mr. Justice Nicholas on Friday provisions a will to deprive a daughter of her share in a deceased estate, if she…

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Speedy Arrest Alleged Theft From Car

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 4

Prompt action by a motorist resulted in the speedy arrest last night of two men who, it is believed, stole a man's scarf from…

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Assault on Photographer Police Officers Deny Seeing It

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 5

Two police officers deny having seen Air Force men assault a Daily Telegraph photographer at the scene of a R.A.A.F…

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Beggar Sent To Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 4

At the Goulburn Police Court this morning Sidney Demoser, 58, was sentenced to 21 days' herd labour for having placed…

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Bauxite Search Court Grants Application

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 1

An application by John Marron, of 115 Bligh Street, Sydney, for an authority to enter 80 acres of land at Bungonia to…

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Police Choir Concert Realises £29 For Ambulance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 4

The president of the Ambulance Ladies' Auxiliary, Mrs. T. Wilcox, at a special meeting of the auxiliary held to-day, announced that the…

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Unusual Will Case Court To Test Forfeiture Clause

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 1

In the Equity Court, Sydney, before Mr. Justice Nicholas by originating summons tie Court was asked to determine the validity of a forfeiture…

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Police Have Nothing to Say Wide Inquiries Made In Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Detectives to-day declined to make any statement regarding the sensational developments that have occurred in…

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Police Court (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.m.) Selling Spirits Not True to Label

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 4

Spencer Moon, Inspector under the Pure Foods Act, 1908, proceeded' against Denis Bowler licensee of the Criterion Hotel, Murrumburrah, for…

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Reported Money for Missing Man N.S.W. Police Had No Knowledge Of It

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Premier of N.S.W., Mr. Stevens, replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly to-day, said that the police did not…

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