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

Courts & crime, 1939

602 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 20 of 31

Fined for Stealing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 16 August 1939 · page 5

Sydney, Wednesday: When Arthur Henry McC[?] carter, was charged at Parramatta Police Court with having stolen a fire extinguisher…

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Woolcott Forbes Case Bush Charged With Conspiracy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 16 August 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: At the Central Police Court Dougles [?]owett Bush, 30, was charged with having conspired with John Woolcott Forbes…

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Gunning's Loss Popular Police Sergeant

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 16 August 1939 · page 8

GUNNING: There is wide spread regret at the pending departure of Sergeant Hammond, who has been transferred to…

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Police Court (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.m.) False Pretences

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 1

Hughle Olliver (29) was Charged with obtaining money by false pretences from Mrs Miskle at Harden, on July 24th…

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Police Officer to Retire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 2

It has now been ascertained that Superintendent J. H. Miller, of Goulburn, will commence annual and extended leave early…

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Gunning News SERGT. E. P. HAMMOND Valedictory to Popular Police Officer

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 4

It was a large and representative gathering which on Friday night, August 11, met in the supper room of the Coronation Theatre to honour…

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What It Costs To "Come Out" At The Royal Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 3

LONDON: "Coming out" has cost less this year. The "debs" who go to Court are as lovely as ever, but £250 would be a closer estimate of the cost of their first season than the £1500 to £3000 of other years…

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Warden's Court Before Mr. Grugeon, P.M., Warden) Authority to Enter

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 4

The following applicants were granted authority to enter private properties:-- Lewis Hall Grattidge, Portion 461,…

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Murder Charge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: Robert Branch, alias Jackson, 31, and George Allen alias Cave, 34, labournes, charged with the murder of Guide Callettle…

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Orwin Charged Negligence Is Alleged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: The Departmental Board appointed by the Federal Government commenced an inquiry in Sydney to-day into the…

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Mock Trial In Court House To-night Younger Set Entertainment

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 2

The Yass Hospital Younger Set are staging a Mock Trial at the Court House to-night. There should a good crowd to witness the law…

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"Ebony Torso" Murder That Baffled Experts New Serial Starting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 3

"Ebony Torso," a new thriller Serial by the author of "Mouseback," John C. Woodiwiss, will start in the Post to-morrow…

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Woman Charged with Killing Child

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: In the Central Court to-day, Marie Riley, 28, a domestic, was remanded on a charge of having murdered her child…

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Police Boys Match

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 1

Young Police Boys' Club defeated Harden-Murrumburrah Police Boys Club by 3 to nil on Sunday…

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Mode Trial Humour in the Court House Latent Talent Displayed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 2

The stately Court House, which down through the years has been the scene of much sorrow in criminal…

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For Hay Gaol Officer Promoted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 4

Mr. Arthur R. D'Ornay, recorder at the Goulburn Reformatory for the past three years, has been notified of his transfer, on…

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Police For Coast

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 5

Called up for special duty as a war precautionary measure, seven Goulburn police officers left for Wollongong…

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Police Told By Wireless

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday: Early this morning the wireless patrol was advised that thieves were trying to break Into the Southern Cross Hotel…

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Divorce Court Witness Sobs In Box

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday: Crying, "Oh, my wound, my wound," a returned soldier sobbed and then collapsed in the Divorce Court witness-box…

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Crookwell Police Court Cases

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 28 August 1939 · page 3

CROOWELL: For the second successive month the Police Magistrate, Mr. M. J. Ryan, did not visit Crookwell for the monthly sitting of the…

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